During a hearing Wednesday morning before U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. in Houston, Brockman’s attorney told the court her client is not doing well. Brockman, who has dementia, is facing a criminal trial in which the government alleges he concealed about $2 billion in income.
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The four companies are supporting Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which have been sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an organization that claims that Asian Americans are being discriminated against when colleges consider race or ethnicity as a factor in admitting students.
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Kastner Gravelle founding partner Ryan Gravelle wasn’t always a tech lawyer, but he says he got there as fast as he could. In this Q&A, the Austin corporate lawyer talks about the climate for startup funding and M&A for tech companies, competitors that have moved to Austin and how a potential recession will affect Austin’s tech community.
CDT: 2022 Capital Markets Transactions
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Texas Panel Tosses Al Hill III’s Suit Against Prominent Dallas Litigators
The First Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an opinion affirming a trial court’s dismissal of malicious prosecution and derivative claims against Lisa Blue, Stephen Malouf, Charla Aldous, Mike Lynn and Jeff Tillotson. It wasn’t clear Tuesday whether Hill III would take the long-running fight to the Texas Supreme Court.
CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 9 Firms, 78 Lawyers, $6.9B
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Litigation Roundup: Private Planes, Insurance Claims, Patent Suits Against Big Names
A lender that recently emerged from bankruptcy sues its insurance company. An out-of-state bank defeats a Dallas-based homebuilder in a dispute over an airplane. Patent infringement litigation begins against two giants in the smartphone and beverage industries. This week’s Litigation Roundup details it all.
Abortion, Texas Republicans and the Slaughterhouse Cases: A Collision Ahead
Despite the recent threats of conservative lawmakers to impose civil and criminal penalties on Texas residents seeking an abortion in another state, the privileges-or-immunities clause and the dormant commerce clause can protect interstate travel for those parties. But will they given the current makeup of the federal courts?
August Lateral Hiring Off to Sizzling Start
Baker Botts gained and lost a corporate partner; Polsinelli picked up a former assistant U.S. attorney and health care fraud expert; Gibson Dunn added a corporate debt finance partner; and BakerHostetler signed an energy litigation partner.
Sources: Veteran Dallas Prosecutor Front-runner To Be Next NDTX U.S. Attorney
Federal prosecutor Leigha Simonton, head of the Northern District of Texas’ Appellate Division, is widely praised by colleagues as smart, hard-working, and an exemplary leader. ‘She would be a great choice,’ says Erin Nealy Cox of Kirkland & Ellis, Simonton’s former boss.