Imagine knowing what a jury is going to do — whether they will find liability, how they will apportion it and how much they will award in damages — before voir dire even begins. “The last five trials I’ve gone to I’ve been armed with the answer to those questions before the trial even starts,” Brent Walker of Brent Walker Law told The Texas Lawbook in a recent interview. “It’s sort of like playing poker and knowing what the cards are going to be.”
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Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Clarifies Limitations Period in Attorney Discipline Case
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a lawsuit is filed against the organizers of a cheer competition that took place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and ended in what plaintiffs call a chaotic stampede, and the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling that rescinded punishment doled out by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline.
Sunnova Energy Selects Kirkland, Bracewell to Lead $10B Bankruptcy
Only a week after a subsidiary of Sunnova Energy International filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Southern District of Texas, the residential solar corporate parent itself filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, citing more than 100,000 potential creditors and liabilities or debts exceeding $10.6 billion.
Baker Hughes Sells its PSI Business for $1.15B
Baker McKenzie and K&L Gates advised on the transaction, the second in a week involving Baker Hughes. The Houston-based company is in the process of divesting or streamlining its involvement in non-core businesses.
Troutman Pepper Locke Snags Two Key Houston PE Partners
Troutman Pepper Locke has strengthened its private equity and investment funds advisory capabilities by hiring Brian Rose and Allison Pearce as partners in its Houston office, the firm announced in a news release Monday.
CDT Roundup: A Week of Energy Deals, Suicide Drones, Cybercurrency PIPES and Another $20B
Yes, the streak is still alive: for five weeks in a row transactions have totaled more than $20 billion. The menu of deals reported last week was heavy on power and energy entrees. There was a $19 billion merger of fluid motion control products. A simpler $4 billion upstream deal. A midstream JV buyout. Another JV formed. And a whole new energy E&P funded with some familiar faces. A deal for emergency power grid infrastructure services. And another for a power plant rehab firm. But there were also some interesting side dishes.
Jackson Walker Hires Bracewell Partner to Lead Appellate Group
Roughly one month after adding former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht to its ranks, the firm has tapped Jeff Oldham to be the firmwide chair of its appellate section. Oldham had most recently been an appellate partner in Bracewell’s Houston office.
Husch Blackwell Hires Veteran Real Estate Partner in Dallas
Husch Blackwell has expanded its real estate, development and construction industry team, the firm announced in a news release, by hiring veteran partner Steven Katkov.
Injured Man Gets $9.45M Jury Verdict Against Dallas Hotel
While walking his dog at a hotel in Uptown Dallas, a man fell and suffered serious injuries. A Dallas County jury has awarded him more than $9 million for the incident.
P.S. — Raising the Bar: Lawyers Fight Food Insecurity, Support Veterans and More
In this week’s P.S. Column, the Dallas-area legal community is recognized for raising more than $145,000 and donating nearly half a ton of food to the North Texas Food Bank through the annual Food from the Bar campaign, with top-performing firms honored at a recent awards celebration. In Houston, Bracewell and Cheniere Energy recently worked a free legal clinic at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, assisting 23 veterans with challenges such as housing disputes. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis and AlixPartners have launched the first-ever Knock Out the Need blood drive to address summer shortages. Other notable updates include nonprofit board appointments, scholarship awards and Communities Foundation of Texas presenting its 2025 Vester Hughes Award to Holland & Knight’s David Rosenberg.