Schulte has joined the firm from Thompson & Knight, where he worked for nearly 15 years.
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Baron & Budd Opens Shop in Washington
Prominent Dallas-based plaintiffs’ firm Baron & Budd has expanded its operations to Washington, D.C. with the addition of Scott Simmer, Andrew Miller and Thomas Poulin.
Dallas Judge Considers Whether to Seal Toyota’s Privileged Docs
Lawyers for Toyota Motor Corp. fought hard in a Dallas district court Thursday to keep sealed a set of documents leaked years ago by a former in-house lawyer that are resurfacing in a defective product case. The Japanese automaker is arguing that the documents, though readily available on the Internet, are protected by an attorney-client privilege that the company has never waived.
Latham’s Tim Fenn Rings NYSE Closing Bell
Fenn was joined by representatives from BP Capital Fund Advisors.
Analysis: Is Dallas Appeals Court Ready for a Shake Up?
There are 31 different appellate judgeships on primary ballots across Texas. But the Fifth Court of Appeals should get more attention than the rest. Eight of the 13 seats on the Dallas appeals court are up for election. There are two vacancies, the chief judge’s chair is open and Democrats have narrowed the vote margins in recent years. With an unprecedented number of judicial spots up this election cycle, the Fifth Court has the potential to undergo dramatic and transformational change.
Wick Phillips Adds IP Partner from Conley Rose
Kristin Jordan Harkins is a former chair of the IP Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
K&L Gates Promotes Two to Partner in Dallas
The law firm has promoted 34 to partner firmwide.
Texas Courts’ Passion for Arbitration Continues in Payday Lender & Dallas Topless Club Cases
Proponents of binding mandatory arbitration scored two huge victories this week in the Texas appellate courts. In two separate and unrelated rulings, the Texas Supreme Court and the Dallas Court of Appeals ordered plaintiffs in two cases – a group of customers alleging they were illegally victimized by a payday lender and an exotic dancer suing a strip club for gross negligence – to litigate their claims through private arbitration instead of the public court system.
A Quarter Life Without the Crisis: LPCH Turns 25
Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst is celebrating 25 years on Friday. But unlike the woes of uncertainty many twenty-somethings feel when contemplating what the hell they are doing with the rest of their lives, firm founder Mike Lynn has never felt better about his litigation boutique’s future. And even despite elite national firms rapidly changing the landscape of the Texas legal market, Lynn thinks the future is where the firm’s best days will be. He explains why in this article.
Latham Names New Houston Partner
Jesse Myers is one of 16 counsel that have been promoted to partner firmwide, according to a Latham announcement Thursday.