In the two years since Judge Alan Albright took the bench, the Western District of Texas has risen to one of the busiest courts in the country for patent litigation. With approximately 20% of all new patent cases now being filed in Waco, it is important to understand key procedures and trends that will impact your case in this latest patent litigation hot bed, whether as a plaintiff or a defendant.
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CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 10 Firms, 110 Lawyers, $7.8B
You know you’ve been through a tough year when Thanksgiving signals the beginning of its end. But a look at Texas transactions over the two weeks that included the holiday offers a glimpse of The Future. And it doesn’t look so bad. The CDT Roundup explains.
NRF Lands Houston Corporate Partner Debra Gatison Hatter
Hatter, who was previously at Clark Hill, shares why she is optimistic for mergers and acquisitions in 2021.
The Texas Lawbook Lawyer of the Year: SDTX Chief Bankruptcy Judge David Jones
Most lawyers in Texas simply tried to survive 2020. A small handful thrived. One lawyer – a judge – has had a year for the ages. David Jones, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of Texas, is a disruptor of law and business. No judge in the U.S. in 2020 has had more impact on corporate boardrooms, C-suites and tens of thousands of day laborers as Judge Jones. Citing the extraordinary, commonsense reforms for complex corporate bankruptcies implemented by Judge Jones and the impact they have had on the practice of law in Texas, The Texas Lawbook is naming David R. Jones as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year.
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Texas Lawbook Adds Houston Energy and Corporate Transactions Writer
The Texas Lawbook, which is entering its 10th year of operation as an online newspaper for business law and business lawyers in Texas, is pleased to announce that veteran energy reporter Caroline Evans is joining the legal publication as a writer in Houston.
A former writer and editor with two energy industry trade publications, Caroline will cover corporate transactions – M&A activity, CapM, corporate finance and some regulatory matters – for The Lawbook, which now has 13,000 paid subscribers, including more than 2,800 corporate in-house counsel. Here is a Q&A with The Lawbook’s newest writer.
State Bar Discipline: 15 Lawyers, 2 Disbarments
The State Bar of Texas released its list of attorneys who have been disciplined in the course of the last three months. There were two disbarments, one resignation in lieu of discipline, 10 suspensions and three public reprimands involving 15 different lawyers — including a half dozen from Houston.
Circuit Judge Tom Reavley, ‘Pope of the Fifth Circuit,’ Has Died
Thomas Reavley preached his first sermon against racial discrimination in East Texas in 1935. He was a Naval officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a prosecutor in Dallas. Governor John Connally appointed him to a Travis County district court and later to the Texas Supreme Court. President Jimmy Carter appointed Reavley to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1979.
Judge Reavley, who was believed to be the oldest serving federal appellate judge in the U.S., died Tuesday in Houston. He was 99.
A Word With Rodney Acker: ACTL’s New President
The Texas Lawbook recently visited with Norton Rose Fulbright partner Rodney Acker, the American College of Trial Lawyers’ newest president. Acker follows a legacy of Fulbright lawyers who have led the prestigious organization during an unprecedented year for the College.
Kylie Loya – Keeping the Legal Trains on Time
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County lawyer Kylie Loya was born in a refugee camp in Manila. She was still a baby when she was granted asylum and was still in high school when she represented herself in court. Today, Loya is a rising star in the Texas legal community; she is a legal expert on drone usage and helped bring Wi-Fi to public transit customers in Houston. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Senior Counsel of the Year for a Midsized Legal Department.
Q&A: Kylie Loya
The Texas Lawbook provides unique and substantive content to our Premium subscribers. In this exclusive interview, METRO staff attorney Kylie Loya discusses the mentors in her life, discusses her best day on the job, provides insight what she looks for when hiring outside counsel and the need for more diversity in the legal profession.