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Texans Reflect on Justice Ginsburg and Her Potential Replacement
Texas lawyers mourned the death Friday of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg whose contributions to the rights of women and the rule of law were fundamental and historic. Mark Curriden asked a few of them to reflect on her impact and how her loss could reshape the court.
After Leading Successful Chapter 11, Dallas Bankruptcy Partner Makes Lateral Move
Aaron Kaufman, who recently guided Gold’s Gym and its affiliates through bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas, has left Dykema for Gray Reed.
Latham, HuntonAK Team up for Upcoming Bankruptcy
Fort Worth-based Lonestar Resources US Inc. plans to wipe $390 million in debt with an upcoming bankruptcy filing and a restructuring agreement it has reached with its largest stakeholders, the oil producer announced Tuesday.
Four More Sexual Assault Survivors Sue Austin Police Chief & DA
A new class action lawsuit filed by lawyers at Thompson Coburn claims more than 11,000 reports of sexual assault by women in Austin languished in the system without “even being afforded the minimum diligence or care.” The suit identifies four lead plaintiffs by name and details their horrific allegations of rape.
King & Spalding Adds Two More Corporate Partners from Baker McKenzie
The move comes almost one month to the date that the Atlanta firm announced the addition of Jonathan Newton from Baker McKenzie, who worked closely with the new additions.
Jing Bian ‘Proves that Nice People Can Finish First’
International corporate mergers often hinge on the meaning of a single term or the interpretation of a response. Enter Energy Transfer senior counsel Jing Bian, a Chinese-born, Harvard Law-educated M&A lawyer used her knowledge of Chinese culture and fluency in Mandarin to help guide the pipeline giant through a crucial joint venture. Citing Bian’s extraordinary success in less than two years in-house, Jing Bian is the 2020 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Rookie of the Year.
Angst in Quarantine: Five Ways For Lawyers To Cope With An Already Stressful Life
Lawyer life begins with stress. Nearly half suffer with depression. Six in ten suffer anxiety. Add pandemic. Add quarantine. The stresses can be overwhelming, even to the hardest boiled among us. Chris Ritter, director of the Texas Lawyer’s Assistance Program offers some simple advice on coping with COVID-19.
Suit Over 2019 SunCoke Merger Dismissed in Delaware
A federal judge in Delaware last week dismissed a class action investor lawsuit against SunCoke Energy Partners that was brought after a 2019 merger that involved lots of Texas deal lawyers. The lawsuit threw stones at the companies involved as well as individual directors who allegedly did not make a fully-informed, non-conflicted vote when they approved the transaction.
Dallas Litigator Taj Clayton Moves to Kirkland
The move is the latest example of the increasing competition among elite law firms for high-level litigation partners in Texas.