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Clyde & Co. to Merge with Dallas’ Tillman Batchelor - Clyde & Co., a global law firm based in the UK, announced on Jan. 2 that it is expanding into the Texas legal market by merging with Dallas' Tillman Batchelor, an insurance litigation-focused firm. January 2, 2025
Fort Worth Boutique Firms Merge - Vartabedian Hester & Haynes and Forshey Prostok are ringing in the new year by adding expanded services for their clients through the combination. January 1, 2025
SCOTX: Cities Not Liable for Cop Car Crash Injuries - Rulings in the two latest cases and a third decided in May set up a demanding standard for when police officers can be sued over injuries and deaths caused while pursuing suspects or responding to calls for help. Although the circumstances varied, the court said none of the cases met the emergency exception to governmental immunity. December 31, 2024
Litigation Roundup: Fifth Circuit Rules Against NFL HOF’er LaDainian Tomlinson - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Match Group draws a shareholder class action lawsuit in California, Medicaid fraud whistleblowers get a piece of a $212.3 million settlement, and a Harris County District Court judge sees a public reprimand against her vacated by a court of special review. December 31, 2024
Experts: Antitrust, Employment, International Trade and Energy — What to Expect Under Trump 2.0 - In a CLE event hosted by The Texas Lawbook, lawyers from Akin, Baker McKenzie and Capital One discussed various topics related to how they are preparing themselves and their clients for the transition between administrations in January when Donald Trump assumes office in his second term as president. December 30, 2024
Lawbook Hires Nick Peck to Cover M&A, Restructuring - Earlier this month, The Texas Lawbook hired Nick Peck as its new M&A and restructuring reporter, stepping into the role previously held by veteran deals newshound Claire Poole, who retired in August. December 30, 2024P.S. — Dallas Cowboys’ Kaleisha Stuart, SPCA’s Chris Luna Win DFW Corporate Counsel Awards - The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are awarding the 2024 DFW Corporate Counsel Award for Diversity and Inclusion to Dallas Cowboys Deputy General Counsel Kaleisha Stuart and the Creative Partnership Award to SPCA of Texas CEO Chris Luna and Jones Day partner Joseph Van Asten. Also in this P.S. column, Munsch Hardt and Paul Hastings share the holiday spirit with those less fortunate. December 27, 2024
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How Texas M&A Lawyers Are Preparing for 2025 - Now that the new year is here, many Texas M&A lawyers are preparing for potential developments in the upcoming year and identifying their focus areas. Many law firms are optimistic about the deal space in 2025, anticipating increased activity; however, they also plan to closely monitor how the new presidential administration may affect deals and their clients. January 3, 2025
Keurig Dr Pepper, Taxwell Finalists for 2024 DFW Corporate Legal Department of the Year - The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have created a new award category for the 2024 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards. The DFW Corporate Legal Department of the Year honor recognizes in-house working as a team to achieve extraordinary success. This year, two corporate legal departments stood out from all the rest.
“We’ve honored GCs of the Year, Senior Counsels of the Year, Business Litigation and M&A Deal of the Year, but we realized that there are situations where corporate legal departments may have major initiatives on multiple fronts or facing a significant crisis while also dealing with major transitions within their companies,” said Texas Lawbook publisher Brooks Igo. “We needed an award that looked at the bigger picture by examining all the different challenges.” January 2, 2025
“We’ve honored GCs of the Year, Senior Counsels of the Year, Business Litigation and M&A Deal of the Year, but we realized that there are situations where corporate legal departments may have major initiatives on multiple fronts or facing a significant crisis while also dealing with major transitions within their companies,” said Texas Lawbook publisher Brooks Igo. “We needed an award that looked at the bigger picture by examining all the different challenges.” January 2, 2025
Expert Voices
Top 10 Texas Legal News for 2024 - Judge-shopping claims, a surrogacy scam, and the opening of the Texas business courts were among the Androvett Legal Media team's top five legal stories in Texas for 2024. But they didn't top the list. January 1, 2025
Legal Hiring Trends: A Look Ahead to 2025 - Russell Newhouse, founding principal of legal search firm Newhouse + Noblin, shares insights into which sectors and industries corporate legal departments are focusing post-election and heading into the new year. December 26, 2024
