A federal jury in Sherman tossed claims late Friday by Denver-based Evicam that an Allen-based competitor had violated two of its patents related to the technology in law enforcement video surveillance equipment.
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Kelly, the late Fort Worth lawyer and founder of Kelly Hart & Hallman, received his law degree from George Washington University in 1954.
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Kip Brar lateraled over from Strasburger & Price.
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Woodruff says he was impressed with Polisnelli’s growth nationally over the last 15 years and in Texas more recently.
Patent Suits Dwindle As New Era Dawns In EDTX
A Supreme Court ruling helped steer more plaintiffs to places like Delaware, though experts believe East Texas’ efficient justices will maintain the district’s popularity as a place to settle patent spats. The Texas Lawbook has the stats.
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The Texas market has seen 15 consecutive quarters with about 200 or more deals. “Before the third quarter of 2013, 200 deals was the high water mark. Since then, 200 deals has been the floor,” says Mergermarket M&A analyst Chad Watt. “We’ve had so many deals completed [during the past couple years] that the market may need a period to digest it all. “There’s a real danger of developing M&A congestion or heartburn.”
Appellate Law Firm Opens in Houston with Jeff Nobles
Nobles is jumping to the Smith Law Group, an appellate boutique with five lawyers based in Austin.
Reed Smith Lures Global Energy Transactions Pro J. Todd Culwell in Houston
Culwell has handled projects in Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Exall+Wood Adds Trial Lawyer
Kimberly Annello, a former shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Dallas, focuses her practice on corporate and real estate disuptes.
Experts: Texas M&A Activity Unpredictable for H2 2017
How will M&A activity shape up in the second half of the year? The Texas Lawbook interviewed nearly a dozen of the leading corporate and private equity lawyers in the state to gauge their view on the M&A market for the first half of 2017 and what they forecast for the remainder of the year. This is their analysis.