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Houston’s Gibbs & Bruns Negotiates $2.4 Billion Lehman Bankruptcy Agreement

A $2.4 billion agreement with the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy over the valuation of mortgage-backed securities is the latest in a string of such pacts negotiated by Houston-based Gibbs & Bruns. The deal takes the massive bankruptcy, now eight-and-a-half years old and counting, one small step toward resolution. It also burnishes the reputation of the Houston litigation boutique as a go-to firm for mortgage-backed securities claims. Here are details of the latest deal.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Houston’s Gibbs & Bruns Negotiates $2.4 Billion Lehman Bankruptcy Agreement

A $2.4 billion agreement with the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy over the valuation of mortgage-backed securities is the latest in a string of such pacts negotiated by Houston-based Gibbs & Bruns. The deal takes the massive bankruptcy, now eight-and-a-half years old and counting, one small step toward resolution. It also burnishes the reputation of the Houston litigation boutique as a go-to firm for mortgage-backed securities claims. Here are details of the latest deal.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Two Insurance Litigation Attorneys Join Cozen O’Connor

Stephen Pate, who was at Norton Rose Fulbright, and Lauren Figaro, who was previously with Thompson Coe, join as member and associate, respectively.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Two Insurance Litigation Attorneys Join Cozen O'Connor

Stephen Pate, who was at Norton Rose Fulbright, and Lauren Figaro, who was previously with Thompson Coe, join as member and associate, respectively.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

DLA Piper Picks Up Two Lateral Partners in Austin

The firm announced this week that real estate attorney Carey Gunn Venditti and tax expert Caryn Smith have joined its Austin office as partners.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Ogletree Deakins Signs Team Led by Dallas Shareholder Jonathan Wilson

Wilson and associates Jeffrey Leslie and James McBride were previously at Littler Mendelson.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Holland & Knight Grows Houston Corporate Practice, Adds David Taylor

In the past two years, Taylor has served as lead securities counsel on more than $1 billion in privately placed securities offerings, according to a firm announcement.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Holland & Knight Grows Houston Corporate Practice, Adds David Taylor

In the past two years, Taylor has served as lead securities counsel on more than $1 billion in privately placed securities offerings, according to a firm announcement.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Sedgwick Selects Maria Karos for Dallas Office Managing Partner

Karos has chaired the firm’s Women’s Forum, a women’s leadership program, since 2004.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

Androvett Hires Former Yahoo News Senior National Reporter

Jason Sickles has nearly 30 years of experience in newspapers, broadcast news and online reporting.

April 5, 2017 Mark Curriden

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  • P.S. — ‘Our Bar Card Is Not Merely a Ticket to a Better Bank Account,’ Retired Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice Kenneth Molberg Says Accepting Dallas Bar Foundation Award - In this edition of P.S., retired Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice Kenneth Molberg urged lawyers to defend the rule of law and ensure their efforts extend beyond the privileged to those most in need, while accepting the Dallas Bar Foundation’s 2026 Fellows Justinian Award. 

    “Our bar card is not merely a ticket to a better bank account,” Molberg said to a room of about 350 attendees. 

    In Austin, Jackson Walker is hosting the 5th Annual Hispanic National Bar Association Region XII Summit at the firm’s office there. 

    In Houston, the nonprofit outreach program Girls Inc. of Greater Houston honored Pye Legal Group President Stacy Humphries with its Melanie Gray Vanguard Award for her “unwavering commitment to community leadership and philanthropy” at its 2026 Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon last week. 

    And back in Dallas, the much-anticipated opening of South Dallas’ Halperin Park is set for May 9 with lawyers from Greenberg Traurig, T-Mobile and Cienda Partners among those leading the transformative project.

    Also, TODAY is the deadline to nominate an appellate lawyer or judge for the Texas Center for Legal Ethics 18th annual Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award. The award will be presented at the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Dinner in September. Find details for how to nominate in this column.
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  • A&O Shearman Adds Another Partner in Houston - W. Andrew Lanius is joining A&O Shearman in its energy, natural resources and infrastructure practice in Houston and will serve as the head of U.S. energy and infrastructure finance. He comes to A&O from Simpson Thacher & Barlett where he was a partner in that firm's banking and credit practice.
  • Clifford Chance Promotes 28 to Partner, Including Two Dealmakers in Houston
  • Aimee Fagan’s IP Practice Is a ‘Natural Fit’ at Winston & Strawn  
  • Jones Walker Adds a Pair of Maritime Lawyers
  • Veteran-Led Trial Firm Ryman Clark Announces its Opening
  • Lawbook Catches Up with Top Appellate Lawyer About Move to Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Dallas M&A Partners Join O’Melveny 
  • Munsch Hardt Scores New Addition for Sports & Entertainment Practice
  • O’Melveny Adds SMU’s Laura Burstein as First Texas Pro Bono Counsel 
  • Carrington Coleman Strengthens AI/Technology Practice
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Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
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Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
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Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
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Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
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Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
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Skadden
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