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Facing Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ IP Suit, My Chemical Romance Quickly Concedes - Just hours after the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders sought an emergency restraining order in Collin County, counsel for rock band My Chemical Romance agreed to stop using alleged knockoff uniforms on tour, a move that canceled a scheduled Wednesday temporary restraining order hearing. October 28, 2026Michelle Casady
Hearing Set on Freeman’s Bid to Drop $258K Fee Request in IEH Bankruptcy - Facing a looming discovery deadline, former Jackson Walker partner Elizabeth Freeman has filed an expedited motion to drop her $258,000 fee request in the IEH Auto Parts bankruptcy, heading off a fight with the U.S. Trustee. October 28, 2026Michelle Casady
Major Lenders Form $63B SPV to Lease Broadcom Equipment to Anthropic - On a day when Anthropic's IPO went public, one of its largest vendors and largest lenders moved to shore up its AI compute chain in a buy/lease arrangement with four major AI investors. October 26, 2026Allen Pusey
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Will Hear Dallas’ Short-Term Rental Dispute - In this edition of Litigation Roundup Jackson Walker and Quinn Emanuel are hired by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to pursue trademark violation claims, the Texas Supreme Court agrees to wade into a dispute involving the municipal regulation of short-term rentals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determines a federal law regulating switchblades is unconstitutional. October 26, 2026Michelle Casady
Up to $250 a Day Plus Lunch: Why Some Business Court Litigants Are Paying Jurors Extra - Parties in Texas Business Court jury trials have been adding to jurors’ $58 daily pay, with total compensation ranging from $120 to $250 per day with lunch provided. A judge and a veteran trial lawyer say the extra money recognizes the hardship of jury service. It also keeps jurors from resenting litigants fighting over millions of dollars. October 26, 2026Alexa Shrake
Power Pause: Abbott’s Data Center Freeze Slows Texas Dealmaking - Texas M&A volume and value fell together in the third quarter, the first such drop since 2025, and dealmakers point to Gov. Greg Abbott’s pause on data center grid connections and permits. Some investors, even those with behind-the-meter power, are using the pause to make sure their billions in power infrastructure investments will pay off. October 26, 2026Allen Pusey
EQT, Range Resources Merge in Stock Swap to Form $50B Natural Gas Company - Kirkland and Gibson Dunn advised on the $13 billion all-stock deal to create the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. Both companies hold substantial Appalachian assets poised to supply natural gas for power to the largest concentration of data centers in the world. October 26, 2026Jason Philyaw
CDT Roundup: A Diverse Week for M&A and a Low Moment for Capital Markets - In a week where there were no discernible data center deals and the power transactions were limited to a single deal for wind farms, the M&A legal market had a different look. Capital markets deals, however, were no where to be found. October 25, 2026Jason Philyaw

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When It Comes to Ethics, Vericast’s Shelayne Clemmer is ‘Not Afraid to Speak Up’ - As deputy general counsel and compliance officer at Vericast, Shelayne Clemmer built the company’s centralized compliance framework from scratch amid the COVID-19 disruptions. Outside counsel and corporate peers praise Clemmer as a principled, fearless leader whose commitment to transparency and ethical decision-making has defined her 18-year career in San Antonio. She has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lee Cusenbary Ethical Life & Leadership Award by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s San Antonio Chapter and The Texas Lawbook. October 27, 2026Mark Curriden
Frost Bank’s Nick Munro Bridges Pro Sports Sponsorships and Digital Banking Governance - As a third grader in El Paso, Nick Munro wrote that he wanted to be a lawyer for a professional sports team. After helping negotiate the arena naming rights for the San Antonio Spurs, he joined Frost Bank in 2024 — steering high-stakes sports partnerships, rewriting digital banking contracts and crafting AI governance frameworks. Now, he has been named the 2026 San Antonio Senior Counsel of the Year. October 27, 2026Mark Curriden

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Tried and Tested: What the Texas Business Court’s First Trials Reveal About Its Emerging Jurisprudence - Operating since September 2024, the Texas Business Court has swiftly moved from a statutory innovation into an active, high-stakes commercial trial forum. The court's first nine completed bench and jury trials reveal a bench defined by strict contractual textualism, evidentiary discipline requiring proof of actual loss, measured remedies and rapid trial timelines. October 27, 2026Jarod Stewart
In a World Drowning in AI Content, Trust Wins Cases - In an era saturated with synthetic content, the outcome of high-stakes trials will once again turn on "personal advocacy"—where candor, mastery of the record and unshakeable human credibility will decide cases. October 23, 2026John Adams

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  • Energy Boom to Space Race: The Stellar Career of Hillary Holmes - In a wide-ranging interview, Gibson Dunn capital-markets leader Hillary Holmes takes Texas Lawbook subscribers inside a career that placed her at the center of SpaceX’s historic public offering this year. But that is only the latest chapter in a much deeper Texas story that charts her rise from the Houston “deal room” of her childhood to one of the country’s top corporate lawyers, known for her instinct to see beyond the transactions themselves. September 24, 2026Allen Pusey

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