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Asked & Answered with Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis: From Pet Peeves to Surprises on the Bench - In this edition of Asked & Answered, Third Court of Appeals Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis shares how she sees AI impacting the appellate process and dishes on what lawyers practicing before her shouldn’t do. Justice Theofanis, who is the first sitting judge to participate in Asked & Answered, joined the all-female panel in January 2023. June 3, 2026Jury Trial Begins in Dispute Over Property Next to Mavericks New Home - A jury trial began in Dallas County Judge Maria Aceves’ courtroom Wednesday in a breach of contract and fiduciary duty case over two men whose business partnership soured. The property at the center of the suit was once an LA Fitness next to the old Valley View mall, which the Dallas Mavericks have announced will be their new arena and an entertainment district. June 3, 2026
Indiana Pharma Research Company Files Chapter 11 in Houston - The analytical drug discovery and development services and research company Inotiv and 18 of its affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas.
Inotiv, which cites $500 million to $1 billion in both liabilities and assets, hired Ropes & Gray and Hunton Andrews Kurth as its lead legal advisors. June 3, 2026
Inotiv, which cites $500 million to $1 billion in both liabilities and assets, hired Ropes & Gray and Hunton Andrews Kurth as its lead legal advisors. June 3, 2026
Lanier Firm Expands in Texas - The Lanier Law Firm announced Tuesday it was opening an office in southwest Fort Worth, marking the firm’s fourth office nationwide. The Houston-based firm also has outposts in New York and Los Angeles. June 2, 2026
Dallas Mural Artist Sues FIFA for $25M - The artist who freehand painted a massive mural of whales in downtown Dallas has filed a federal lawsuit against FIFA over its decision to paint over and “permanently destroy” the work of art. June 1, 2026
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX to Hear Lawyers’ Sanction Appeal - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, investigators with the SEC’s Fort Worth regional office accuse a Houston-area man of running a Ponzi-like scheme that defrauded about 150 investors out of $12.3 million, and the fight between Texas and Discord heats up. June 1, 2026
Dallas Judge Suspends Trials, Goes to Virtual Court Hearings Over Face Mask Dispute - The Dallas judge embroiled in a controversy over her rules requiring those in her courtroom to wear face masks announced Monday that “all proceedings will be conducted virtually and jury trials will be temporarily suspended until an appropriate alternative solution can be implemented.” June 1, 2026
Retired Texas Judges, Susman Godfrey Challenge Trump v. IRS Dismissal - Three retired federal judges from Texas joined 32 of their former colleagues on the federal bench last week urging a Florida judge to examine whether there is anything fraudulent behind the decision by President Donald Trump and his family to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for those they maintain were mistreated by the Biden administration. June 1, 2026
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GC‑Minded, Fort Worth‑Rooted: Quintin Cassady’s Plan for Munck Wilson’s New Office - Munck Wilson Mandala is staking out new ground in Fort Worth with a familiar face to many of the city’s tech and life sciences companies leading the charge. Veteran GC Quintin Cassady's arrival signals a push to keep more of that legal work from ever leaving Fort Worth.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Cassady to talk about his move back to a law firm, why it made sense to do it now and more. June 2, 2026
Dentistry Dreams to Megadeals: Dallas Native Powers AI Infrastructure Gold Rush - Melissa Kalka once imagined herself in a white dentist’s coat, peering into mouths across bicuspids and middle molars.
Instead, now she examines balance and term sheets, drilling into multibillion‑dollar deals for hidden risk and opportunity. A transactional partner at the richest law firm in the world, she has become one of the firm’s go‑to architects for complex, capital‑intensive energy and infrastructure deals.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with her about her upbringing and career and the deals she's leading now. May 31, 2026
Expert Voices
Excerpt from The Outperformers: Lessons from Top Law Firm Leaders - This selection courtesy of Globe Law and Business describes eight key markers of the rapidly changing competitive landscape for top corporate law firms. June 1, 2026
Business Court: May 2026 Decisions - May was the Texas Business Court’s busiest month yet. Even with a record-setting number of decisions across the court’s divisions, the Court maintained its principled and stalwart deference to the text of the contract. The month also continued a familiar stream of jurisdictional disputes testing the Business Court’s $5 million amount-in-controversy threshold, among other jurisdictional questions. June 1, 2026
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‘The Golden Age for Corporate Law in Texas is Now’ (Updated) - Never in history have Texas corporate lawyers worked so many hours, charged such enormous rates and raked in more revenue and profits than they are right now. The Texas offices of more than three dozen law firms scored record-high revenues in 2025 — and many of them surpassed their old records by tens of millions of dollars, according to new Texas Lawbook 50 data.
Citing increased demand for legal services and healthy hourly rate increases, 48 of the Lawbook 50 law firms generated more revenue and more profits in their Texas operations in 2025 than they did in 2024. April 30, 2026
