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M&A Deal Count by Law Firm (Q1-Q4 2016)
M&A Deal Count by Law Firm (Q1-Q4 2016)
Corp. Deal Tracker: M&A Firm Leaderboard Played Musical Chairs in 2016
For most Texas-based M&A lawyers, 2016 was not in line with one of Charles Dickens’ most famous lines: it was neither the best of times nor the worst of times for corporate transactional work. But some changes occurred among the law firm leaderboard.
New data from The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker reveals which firms stayed at the very top for handling the most M&A work in 2016 and which firms got booted out of the top by others. This report provides a full analysis on the new rankings and insights from firm leaders for how deal flow is looking in 2017.
Corp. Deal Tracker: M&A Firm Leaderboard Played Musical Chairs in 2016
For most Texas-based M&A lawyers, 2016 was not in line with one of Charles Dickens’ most famous lines: it was neither the best of times nor the worst of times for corporate transactional work. But some changes occurred among the law firm leaderboard.
New data from The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker reveals which firms stayed at the very top for handling the most M&A work in 2016 and which firms got booted out of the top by others. This report provides a full analysis on the new rankings and insights from firm leaders for how deal flow is looking in 2017.
AZA Firm Scores $9 Million Verdict Against Motorola Mobility
A federal jury in Marshall on Friday ordered Motorola Mobility to pay $9.17 million for deliberately infringing on a small Plano-based licensing firm’s patents for technology that helps create high-definition voice for cell phones. The win is the latest for Saint Lawrence Communications in patent fights in the U.S. and Germany against seven of the world’s largest cell-phone makers.
Chief Judge Stewart Appointed to Judicial Conference Executive Committee
Chief Justice John Roberts has appointed Carl Stewart, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to the seven-member Executive Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference.
Humble Surgical Files for Ch. 11 After Aetna Scores $51 Million Judgment
Houston-based Humble Surgical Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, three weeks after U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes entered a multi-million judgment against the specialty, five-bed hospital.
Texas Law School Deans Join Support for Federal Legal Services Funding
Six deans from Texas law schools have signed a letter to leaders of Congress asking that they “maintain funding for the Legal Services Corporation” during the upcoming federal budgeting process.
Headquarters? Law firms take the Fifth
What’s the one question law firms don’t want to hear? “In which city are you headquartered?”