Parties in Texas Business Court jury trials have been adding to jurors’ $58 daily pay, with total compensation ranging from $120 to $250 per day with lunch provided. A judge and a veteran trial lawyer say the extra money recognizes the hardship of jury service. It also keeps jurors from resenting litigants fighting over millions of dollars.
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Power Pause: Abbott’s Data Center Freeze Slows Texas Dealmaking
Texas M&A volume and value fell together in the third quarter, the first such drop since 2025, and dealmakers point to Gov. Greg Abbott’s pause on data center grid connections and permits. Some investors, even those with behind-the-meter power, are using the pause to make sure their billions in power infrastructure investments will pay off.
EQT, Range Resources Merge in Stock Swap to Form $50B Natural Gas Company
Kirkland and Gibson Dunn advised on the $13 billion all-stock deal to create the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. Both companies hold substantial Appalachian assets poised to supply natural gas for power to the largest concentration of data centers in the world.
CDT Roundup: A Diverse Week for M&A and a Low Moment for Capital Markets
In a week where there were no discernible data center deals and the power transactions were limited to a single deal for wind farms, the M&A legal market had a different look. Capital markets deals, however, were no where to be found.
Dallas Real Estate Broker on the Hook for $1.1M for Fraud Against Commercial Property Owner
Dallas County jurors ruled in favor of a commercial property owner and awarded $1.1 million in damages after finding a real estate broker committed fraud and breached its fiduciary duty. Dallas County District Judge Eric Moyé presided over the three-day trial.
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Texas Lawbook: What do you look for in hiring outside counsel? Alex Miller: We look for the right fit for that specific case. It definitely helps if we have experience
A ‘One-Man Hands-on Army’: Valero’s Alex Miller on Managing a Nine-Figure Docket and Taking the EPA to SCOTUS
Valero Energy Corp. senior counsel Alex Miller, an appellate specialist who initially joined the refiner on a two-day-a-week schedule, now directs a worldwide nine-figure docket spanning environmental, commercial and tax disputes. Over the past 18 months, his strategic oversight guided complete defense trial verdicts in Oklahoma and Louisiana, as well as a 7-2 victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. Miller has been named Senior Counsel of the Year for a Large Legal Department by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s San Antonio Chapter and The Texas Lawbook.
Asked & Answered with Baker Botts IP Litigator Doug Kubehl: Erasing a $847M Verdict and 30 Years in Dallas
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Baker Botts partner Doug Kubehl shares how a temporary move to Dallas became a 30-year patent litigation career, highlighted by overturning an $847 million jury verdict. He also discusses emerging legal risks for data centers and renewable energy, and how fronting a law firm rock band keeps him grounded.
Baker Botts Marks 25 Years in Riyadh with Office Move
The Houston-based firm’s ties to Saudi Arabia are “rooted in the legacy” of former U.S. Secretary of State and Baker Botts senior partner James A. Baker III, and Robert Jordan, who served as U.S. ambassador to the kingdom from 2001 to 2003. The firm now has 22 lawyers and business professionals in the office.
Surf’s Up: Haynes Boone Heads to San Diego
Haynes Boone Chair and Firmwide Managing Partner Taylor Wilson discussed his firm’s most recent office opening with The Lawbook. “We’re particularly bullish on California.”