When financial services firms offer their representatives special incentives related to a specific product or service, they often draw the attention of securities regulators. But Ronak Patel of Winstead argues that a recent action by the Massachusetts Securities Division signals a shift in enforcement strategy and that financial firms in Texas should take note.
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Patent Board Allows McKool Client Challenge of Immunex
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board refused to deny a challenge by a French pharmaceutical to a patent held by Seattle-based Immunex. The ruling sets the stage for a full-scale challenge to a patent on drug treatment for allergies, rhinitis and other immune system problems. Natalie Posgate has the details in The Texas Lawbook.
Take-Nothing Arbitration Win Ends 10-year Hurricane Dolly Claim
A take-nothing arbitration ordered by the Texas Supreme Court effectively ends 10 years of litigation over a storm-damaged condominium project on South Padre Island. The dispute, over insurance coverage after Hurricane Dolly, saw an endorsement of oft-cited arbitration waiver rules. The Texas Lawbook fully explains.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Officially Announced
The long-expected merger between Virginia-based Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon was announced publicly Wednesday. The combined firm will be called Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Updated – Former International Trade Practice Leaders at Gardere Jump to Akerman
Michelle Schulz and Elsa Manzanares have joined Akerman with three additional team members from their Gardere practice.
Houston Bar Foundation Announces New Chair
Barrett Reasoner is a partner at Gibbs & Bruns.
National Trial Lawyers Names Mark Lanier President
The National Trial Lawyers honored Lanier with its “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2016 and 2017.
ERISA Expert Leaves Big Law for Scheef & Stone
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Mergermarket: Texas M&A Dealmaking Evolves Over a Decade
Exclusive new data examining mergers and acquisitions during the past eight years involving Texas-based companies shows that a dramatic shift has taken place in the corporate legal marketplace. Mergermarket shows that 28 of the 40 law firms advising Texas businesses in the most M&A deals from 2010 to 2017 are based outside Texas.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 14 Firms and 111 Texas Lawyers Advise on 15 Transactions Worth $5.5B
Transactions were all over the map last week involving a major acquisition by a chemical giant, a major oil and gas purchase by a company in pre-packaged bankruptcy, capital funding for a medical device manufacturer and a merger by two companies in the infrastructure business just as the Trump administration announced plans to pump $200 billion into public works projects. Claire Poole has deal details and weekly totals in her CDT Weekly Roundup in The Texas Lawbook.