The firm has recruited two partners to the firm this month who represent oil and gas clients in different areas of the law.
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Houston GC Joins Bradley’s Construction Practice
Kenneth Milne has left his post as vice president and general counsel of Houston-based Way Service, Ltd. for the Alabama-based law firm.
Fifth Circuit Slaps Down TCPA Use in Federal Court
The ruling ends substantial confusion in Texas federal courtrooms, where use of the Anti-SLAPP defense varied from judge to judge and court to court. Allen Pusey has the story.
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder to Receive 2019 Chief Justice Jack Pope Award
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics announced this month that Greenberg Traurig shareholder Charles “Skip” Watson is the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award.
Frost Brown Todd Adds Three Members, Including Longtime GC of State Fair of Texas
The Cincinnati-based law firm adds depth to its corporate, real estate and blockchain practices with the new laterals.
Munsch Hardt Lands Senior Bankruptcy Attorney from McKool Smith
The move comes as nearly two-dozen corporate law firms jockey to recruit restructuring attorneys in time for a predicted wave of business bankruptcies in Texas.
Weil Corporate Lawyer Jumps to Polsinelli in Dallas
Natalie Fortenberry, who was an associate at Weil for nearly nine years, joins Polsinelli as a shareholder.
Bell Nunnally Gets First New Leader in 20 Years
Bell Nunnally has had the same managing partner for two decades. That changes Sept. 1 when trial partner Christopher Trowbridge takes the reins of the 63 lawyer corporate firm. But he knows there will be many challenges ahead.
Fifth Circuit Puts Pier 1 Shareholder Suit to Bed
Not only is the decision likely to save the Fort Worth retailer millions of dollars in legal fees, Pier 1 Imports’ legal team says; it frees up Pier 1’s in-house team to focus on something essential: running the business. Natalie Posgate elaborates.
Fifth Circuit: Sachse Police Denied Immunity, Face Jury Trial in 2010 Shooting
Eighteen federal appellate judges. An 11-6-1 split. A majority decision by Judge Patrick Higginbotham. Five separate blistering dissenting opinions. Some dissenters even poke at each other. In all, 75 pages of wisdom from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit about qualified immunity. The result: two Sachse police officers will stand trial for allegations that they used excessive force and fabricated evidence in the 2010 shooting of Ryan Cole of Garland.