McIntyre says it was an “easy decision” to return to his old firm.
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Nossaman Beefs Up Austin Office with Environmental and Land Use Team
Alan Glen, J.B. Ruhl, Rebecca Barho and Brooke Wahlberg joined the Los Angeles-based firm from Sedgwick LLP.
Dallas City Manager Emphasizes Importance of Scholarships, Laments Lack of Hispanic Lawyers in Texas at DHLF Luncheon
A.C. Gonzalez says the discrepancy between the number of Hispanics in the state and the number of Hispanic lawyers in the state has numerous negative implications for the community-at-large.
SEC Director Woodcock Joins Jones Day
David Woodcock, the regional director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth office, plans to join Jones Day as a partner in its securities litigation practice at the end of June, the law firm announced Thursday.
DHLF Nets More than $106K at Annual Luncheon
More than 200 lawyers, judges, law school deans and law students were in attendance at the Belo Mansion Thursday to celebrate the future generation of Hispanic lawyers and veteran Hispanic lawyers at law firms and corporate legal departments that have “paid it forward.”
Liberty Invests $5 Billion in Charter-TWC Merger, Bright House Acquisition
No Texas lawyers were on the deal, but New York and Washington, D.C. attorneys from Houston-based Baker Botts advised Liberty.
SCOTUS Awards Gruber Hurst Client Precedent-setting Victory
In 2005, a Chicago man filed a lawsuit against Plano-based Wellness International, a maker of nutritional products. For a decade, the case alleging fraud bounced around. Nearly every court that review the case tossed it for lack of evidence.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court may have finally ended the litigation by issuing a precedent-setting decision stating that federal bankruptcy judges are able to decide legal issues outside of their normal authority if the parties in the case consent. This article examines the decision and the history behind it.
Texas Supreme Court Removes Obstacle to Corporate Cooperation in DOJ and SEC Investigations
Texas justices, in its recent opinion in Shell Oil v. Writt, provide comfort that information shared with the government will not form the basis of a defamation claim by an individual identified in that information (at least in Texas), thus alleviating the potentially untenable position faced by companies that ostensibly had to choose between seeking cooperation credit and defending related defamation claims. The opinion also serves as an important reminder that concrete steps should be taken to preserve claims of privilege during the course of the FCPA investigation.
Munsch Hardt Turns 30 and has a Story to Tell
In March 1985, six fourth year associates at Winstead decided to start their own firm. They had no clients, no management experience and minimal business development training. “Just about any law firm consultant would say that’s crazy and stupid,” says Dallas business litigator Steven Harr.
At a time when most smaller middle market full service law firms are struggling for survival or seeking a merger, Munsch Hardt has witnessed steady growth by creating a niche in the Texas legal market.
Texas Businesses Oppose ‘Crazy, Wacky Bill’ Protecting Insurance Companies from Property Owners
Texas legislators are on the verge of passing a new law that could encourage out-of-state insurance companies to sue Texas property owners for making coverage claims regarding damage caused by severe weather. Business leaders opposing the legislation, which legal experts say places expensive and time-consuming burdens on business and individual property owners who want to legally challenge their insurance carriers for wrongly denying their claims, flooded state legislators with letters, emails and phone calls this week in an effort to kill the proposed law, which is expected to come up for a final vote before the legislative session ends Tuesday.