Capps will receive her 2016 Most Powerful & Influential Woman award on April 14 at the Council’s 12th Annual Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference in Houston.
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Beck Redden’s Kat Gallagher Receives 2016 Women in Law Award
The award given by Lawyer Monthly magazine recognizes the achievements of women that have challenged, influenced or changed the practice of law over the last 12 months across the globe.
Beck Redden's Kat Gallagher Receives 2016 Women in Law Award
The award given by Lawyer Monthly magazine recognizes the achievements of women that have challenged, influenced or changed the practice of law over the last 12 months across the globe.
Fifth Circuit Clarifies Standards for Standing and Ratification
A federal appeals court reinstated a million-dollar jury verdict for a severely disabled Keller Independent School District student who had been abused by a former special education teacher. In doing so, the Fifth Circuit provided litigants and judges a much clearer road-map about when parents or other parties may bring civil claims on behalf of minors who are unable to competently make legal decisions on their own.
FuelFix: Williams Sues Acquirer Energy Transfer over Equity Sale
Pipeline giant the Williams Cos. has sued its potential acquirer Energy Transfer over a private equity offering, the company announced Wednesday.
FuelFix: Williams Sues Acquirer Energy Transfer over Equity Sale
Pipeline giant the Williams Cos. has sued its potential acquirer Energy Transfer over a private equity offering, the company announced Wednesday.
Kate Cassidy Takes You Out to The Ballgame
Lawyers boast about the view from their office windows, but none can match the scene from Kate Cassidy’s desk: home plate at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Baseball Wisdom for Lawyers
A lawyer’s career will have some peaks and plenty of valleys, writes Winstead shareholder Talmage Boston.
Boston looks to the valleys two Texas Rangers position players found themselves in last season as case studies in dealing with adversity. One completely turned around his season at the plate after a conversation with his wife. Another is hoping a new hitting approach and perspective will help him rebound from a disappointing end to his major league debut.
Lessons from Opening Day: Enjoy the Ride and Have Hope
Craig Budner grew up “one heck of a baseball fan.” His walls were filled with autographed pictures and baseballs signed by the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins and Connie Mack. His great-grandfather traveled for one month of every season for 48 years with the Philadelphia Athletics and was named “The Greatest Fan in Baseball” by Sporting News.
As the global integration and strategic growth partner at K&L Gates, Budner works with lawyers across the globe on professional and client development efforts. What does Opening Day have to do with practicing law in an increasingly global and complex profession? Budner explains.
Dallas Jury Awards $20.3 million in YouTube Gaming Channel
A North Texas federal jury has rewarded two businessmen with a nearly 6,800 percent return on their $1,500 investment four years ago in a Dallas-based gaming channel on YouTube. A four-woman, three-man jury ruled Friday that Videogames YouTube Channel and two of its owner/operators conspired together to breach their contract agreements with two outside investors and defraud the men of profits from the business they were promised.