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V&E and Sidley Advise in Energy XXI – EPL Oil Deal
The gusher of large oil and gas deals keeps coming, as Houston companies announce $2.3 billion acquisition.
Mark Cuban to ETP: Big Trials Often Focus on Confidential Emails
(March 12) – Juicy email messages have been at the heart of two of the biggest trials in Texas during the past six months. Mark Cuban’s emails supported his claim that he didn’t violate federal securities law on insider trading, but emails in the Energy Transfer Partner case against Enterprise Products led the jury to award ETP $319 million in damages.
Emails can undercut inconsistent trial testimony or buttress the credibility of testimony that is consistent with the electronic record. A collection of such messages can frame the chronology of a dispute and take the jury back in mind from the time of trial to the time when the controversy arose. This article explains in detail how good trial lawyers see past the discovery headaches and spend appropriate time in trial preparation planning for their admissibility and effective use.
Legal Recruiter to Host Free Poker Tournament for Dallas Attorneys, with Special Guest Randy White
Which attorney is the best poker player in Dallas?
The answer will come on Saturday, April 26th at a free Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament presented by Performance Legal Placement and Heritage Auctions.
Akin Gump Nabs Michael Byrd
The lateral recruiting wars between Houston law firms seem to be heating up.
Breen Haire Jumps to Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher is expanding its corporate energy practice in Houston with the addition of a new partner that sat across from the firm in a $700 million M&A deal in 2012.
The Behind-the-Scenes Story in Mark Cuban’s Insider Trading Trial
As Tom Melsheimer gave his closing argument to the jury last October, his client slipped him a piece a paper. “He wanted me to tell something to the jury,” Melsheimer said. “He’s Mark Cuban, so I told it to the jury.”
Melsheimer’s comments were part of a 90-minute CLE program hosted Thursday evening by The Texas Lawbook, SMU Dedman School of Law and the General Counsel Forum.
The program, which also featured Cuban Companies General Counsel Robert Hart, litigation consultant Jason Barnes, Bell Nunnally white-collar defense expert Jeff Ansley and SMU Dedman law professor Linda Eads, focused on behind-the-scenes moments involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading trial against Cuban.
Texas Lawyers Play Key Role in SCOTUS Securities Litigation Debate
When the U.S. Supreme Court conducted oral arguments this past week in a case that could potentially significantly restrict large class action securities lawsuits across the country, there was a very strong Texas flavor. The lead lawyer arguing the case was from Baker Botts in Houston and the lawyer who authored a legal brief that many experts predict will be decisive in the justices’ ultimate decision was from Vinson & Elkins in Austin.
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The Ends Do Not Justify the Means: Pre-trial Asset Freezes Increasingly Paralyze the Defense
Imagine you are a respected businessman or licensed professional but you suddenly learn through media reports that you are under investigation for fraud. Nothing has been proven but the federal government, without warning, convinces a judge to freeze all of your and your family’s assets.