Spears was formerly the partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin office.
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Texas Legal Aid Then and Now
With IOLTA revenues still in the toilet, advocates of legal aid have been forced to seek funding from conservative Texas politicians who once demonized the effort as supporting a liberal agenda. But last week, the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Access to Justice leaders celebrated their success in depoliticizing the issue, which has meant that tens of thousands of low-income Texas could get necessary legal representation.
J&J Hip Implant Trial Score: Locke Lord – 1, Mark Lanier – 0
A Dallas federal jury stunned plaintiffs lawyers Thursday when it ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a massive seven-week defective hip implant trial.
J&J Hip Implant Trial Score: Locke Lord – 1, Mark Lanier – 0
A Dallas federal jury stunned plaintiffs lawyers Thursday when it ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a massive seven-week defective hip implant trial.
Porter Hedges Expands Energy Practice to Oklahoma
Houston-based Porter Hedges has opened an office in Oklahoma City and added four energy lawyers in the law firm’s first expansion outside of Texas in its 33-year history.
Exclusive – Xerox GC Don Liu to Texas Law Firms: “No Excuse” for Lack of Diversity
Don Liu minced no words over last week’s God-awful findings by the Dallas Diversity Task Force. “There is no excuse. None,” Xerox’s GC said. “The demographics of Dallas and Texas make hard for any law firm to justify these results.” Liu, who hires dozens of Texas lawyers to handle his company’s legal business, recently fired a law firm because it refused to take diversity seriously. Clay Scheitzach says his boss “understands that a lot of law firms talk about being committed to diversity but their actions don’t back it up.”
TX Lawyers Advise in Three Deals Worth $12.6 Billion
Texas lawyers at Porter Hedges, Locke Lord, Latham & Watkins and McGuireWoods were involved in three deals that totaled to $12.6 billion.
Misconduct Charges Against Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones Rejected
A special three-judge panel has dismissed multiple allegations of misconduct against Judge Edith Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.
V&E Advises Targa Resources in $7.7 Billion Acquisition of Atlas
Houston-based Targa Resources Partners LP and Targa Resources Corp. are acquiring Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP and its Pennsylvania-based master limited partnership, Atlas Energy, LP, for $7.7 billion.
V&E Advises Targa Resources in $7.7 Billion Acquisition of Atlas
Houston-based Targa Resources Partners LP and Targa Resources Corp. are acquiring Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP and its Pennsylvania-based master limited partnership, Atlas Energy, LP, for $7.7 billion.