Five men and a woman have pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal thousands of barrels of crude oil from Permian Basin producers and often selling it to other defendants in the conspiracy for a fraction of its value, according to U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas.
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Austin IP Director Moves to Kane Russell
Trevor Coddington, an intellectual property attorney, has joined Kane Russell Coleman Logan as a director in the firm’s Austin office. He will focus his practice on patent prosecution, patent litigation, trademark and copyright counseling, and intellectual property strategy.
How to Prepare Your Client for Mediation (So it Actually Works): A Former Judge’s Perspective
Many attorneys and clients simply show up and hope the mediator magically makes a deal for them. That’s a mistake. Here’s a closer look at why diligently laying the groundwork with clients improves your chance of success at mediation and ideas for executing this.
CDT Roundup: A Week of Data Centers, LNG and Consistency
Constance and consistency remained the nature of dealmaking last week, as Big Money continued to flow into infrastructure, energy projects and everything that supports data center development.
That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.
Megadeals on Top, Middle Market Grind Below: Inside Texas’ 1H Deal Sheet
With 799 deals in just the first six months of this year, and nearly a trillion dollars in value attached to those transactions, Texas lawyers advised on everything from data centers to drill pads. At the center of it all sits the Texas Triangle of Austin, Dallas and Houston, where energy, software and finance grab the headlines.
‘Heaven’s 27’ Families Seek Clarity from Bankruptcy Court
A majority of the families whose daughters died in the Camp Mystic flooding last summer asked a bankruptcy judge this week to clarify whether the automatic stay of litigation that went into effect after the camp filed for bankruptcy impacts their ability to continue pursuing claims against certain individual defendants.
P.S. — Sidley’s Ostolaza Named Latina Trailblazer; Rusty Hardin Gets Pro Bono Win at the Fifth Circuit
In this edition of P.S., civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF has honored Sidley Austin Management Committee Chair Yvette Ostolaza with a 2026 “Latina Trailblazer” award; representing a former Houston police officer on a pro bono basis, Rusty Hardin and John MacVane secured a unanimous victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a lawsuit stemming from the high-profile 2019 Harding Street raid; and Akin Gump recently announced the winners of its annual firmwide Bruce McLean Pro Bono Awards.
Platt Richmond Promotes Three to Partner
Platt Richmond has promoted Joseph Kim, Kinsey Lakey and Christopher Harbin to partner, recognizing their contributions to the firm’s commercial real estate, litigation and bankruptcy practices, the firm announced.
Corporate Lawyer Named Shareholder at SA Firm
Jake Pylman, a corporate lawyer, has been named a shareholder at Elder Bray & Bankler in San Antonio. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, buy/sell transactions, capital investments, startup and working capital financings and other commercial contracts.
West Texas Jury Awards $229M in Patent Case
For infringing one patent held by Viasat that covers technology used in flash memory, jurors Thursday afternoon determined Kioxia owes $229 million in damages in the form of a running royalty.