Regional law school enrollment experienced a decline of less than 1% between 2018 and 2019, according to the American Bar Association. However, two schools increased enrollment by more than 6% and neither of them was the University of Texas.
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CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 10 Firms, 84 Lawyers, $3.7B
Healthcare M&A may be down but transactions are growing larger while deal activity in cybersecurity is rising despite a fall in technology deals overall. That plus last week’s dealmaking by Texas lawyers, including a big cybersecurity divestiture by Dell.
SCOTX Tosses Bridal Shop Ebola Claim
An Ohio bridal shop lost its claim against Dallas Presbyterian Hospital Friday for its handling of the 2014 Ebola scare in Dallas, when the Texas Supreme Court decided unanimously that the shop’s claim failed to meet an essential requirement of the Texas Medical Liability Act. The court ruled, in effect, that when it comes to medical claims bridal shops are people, too.
‘The Law Lost a Giant Today’
Jim Coleman, one of the most respected trial lawyers in Texas history, died Saturday at the age of 96.
UT, OU Top 2019 Bar Passage Rates
The American Bar Association reports that more than 90% of the 2019 law school graduates at the University of Texas, the University of Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor University passed their bar exams the first time they took it. More than 69% of UNT Dallas graduates in 2019 passed the bar.
Haynes and Boone Nabs Two V&E Finance Partners in Dallas
The additions are part of the firm’s strategic growth plans for its finance practice.
Goldman Rebounds as King of Texas Dealmaker Dollars
Jefferies was at the top of the list for deal count followed by Houlihan Lokey and Goldman, according to Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
Sale of ‘Strong Arm’ Firm Ends Loncar Estate Battle
Two plaintiffs’ attorneys have completed a $13 million purchase of Loncar & Associates from the estate of the celebrity attorney once known as “The Strong Arm.” The deal closed in January and Natalie Posgate has the details.
White & Case Expands Houston Office with Two Hires from V&E
The two follow three V&E departures since the beginning of this year, including two attorneys to Perkins Coie’s new office in Austin and one to Kirkland & Ellis in Houston.
Chapter 11 for Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy overnight in Delaware. The Irving-based nonprofit has reached out to a Chicago law firm to advise in the development of a trust to deal with the legal fallout from lawsuits claiming decades of sexual abuse.