After more than 20 years of practicing at Susman Godfrey, Houston litigator Charles Eskridge has agreed to join global litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a partner.
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Dean Foods Names Marc Kesselman New GC
Kesselman has left PepsiCo and Frito Lay to be the new general counsel and Executive VP at Dallas-based Dean Foods. In exclusive comments to The Texas Lawbook, Kesselman said that “Dean Foods provides a perfect opportunity for me to employ my legal and government experience in food and agriculture to help drive business growth.”
Branson to Appeal Court Reversal in $10.7 Million Doctor v. Doctor Business Dispute
Prominent trial lawyer Frank Branson will ask the Texas Supreme Court to reinstate a $10.7 million jury verdict favoring his client in a case accusing a fellow physician and a business associate of breaching their fiduciary duties in their joint ownership of two medical imaging centers in Plano. If the justices refuse, Branson said he will retry the case and he believes they will get the same or an even better result for his client.
Forshey Prostok Represents Life Partners in Bankruptcy
Life Partners decided to pursue the Chapter 11 restructuring as a means of protection as it appeals the $46.9 million judgment against U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fogler Leaves Beck Redden to Start New Boutique
Houston commercial trial lawyer Murray Fogler is joined at the new firm by four former Beck Redden associates – two of them are only three years out of law school – who are now named partners at the new boutique, which is called Fogler, Brar, Ford, O’Neil & Gray.
Strasburger & HayBoo Win Appellate Reversal in $10.7 Million Doctor v. Doctor Business Dispute
The Dallas Court of Appeals tossed a $10.7 million jury verdict in a high-profile civil case in which a North Dallas neurologist accused a fellow physician and a business associate of breaching their fiduciary duties in their joint ownership and operation of two medical imaging centers in Plano. The Dallas appeals court ruled that the trial judge made critics errors during the trial that unfairly and negatively impacted the jury’s decision against them.
Strasburger & HayBoo Win Appellate Reversal in $10.7 Million Doctor v. Doctor Business Dispute
The Dallas Court of Appeals tossed a $10.7 million jury verdict in a high-profile civil case in which a North Dallas neurologist accused a fellow physician and a business associate of breaching their fiduciary duties in their joint ownership and operation of two medical imaging centers in Plano. The Dallas appeals court ruled that the trial judge made critics errors during the trial that unfairly and negatively impacted the jury’s decision against them.
10 Quick Tips to Keeping In-House Counsel Happy
McGill was in the corporate legal department at JC Penney and HMS Holdings, where she hired and managed outside counsel. In this article, she shares insights and experiences about the important relationship between in-house and outside counsel.
Fifth Circuit: Lawyer Avoids Contempt in E-Discovery Dispute
It’s a litigator’s nightmare; Jumping into a fast-paced TRO case about trade secrets, with expedited discovery requests and orders everywhere – with a new client who doesn’t tell the whole story about what he took from his former employer. In a Fifth Circuit case called Waste Management v. Kattler, a lawyer was caught in the crossfire of a situation like this.
T&K Closes $5.3 Billion Private Equity Fund for NGP
Irving-based NGP Energy Capital Management has hit its hard cap with the final closing of its private equity fund, with $5.3 billion in total commitments.