Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Every business leader, from a Fortune 500 CEO to a sole proprietor of a neighborhood business, is looking out on a business landscape utterly transformed by events beyond their—or anyone’s—control. As a result, the next three or four years will not bring “normal” litigation. What is coming will be tough and brutal, as it was at the height of the 1980s banking crisis. Mike Lynn explains.
Allison Stewart has interviewed close to 50 women leaders in the legal industry, from the chief judge of the Seventh Circuit to the vice president of legal at Google to several Texas-based in-house attorneys. In this article looking back at the beginnings of her podcast, the Greenberg Traurig attorney shares personal highlights and some of the most frequently-asked questions she receives about the project.
Josh Horwitz of cybersecurity firm Enzoic looks at how an opinion issued by the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility underscores the importance of responding to a data breach with legal and ethical guidelines.
The new proposed changes to advertising rules for Texas lawyers will be presented to the state bar's board of directors in January as they move their way to final passage. Bruce Vincent of Muse Communications discusses how the proposed changes could affect some of the more notable lawyer advertising rules.
With the global economy slowing and debt obligations in the energy sector coming due, many experts foresee a wave of bankruptcies hitting Texas very soon. Law firms looking to bulk up their bankruptcy practices can turn to litigation finance to help them grow and compete in Texas’ busy restructuring market.
Akin Gump investment management lawyers Jim Deeken and Gechi Tesic address some of the common stumbling blocks encountered on both sides of the negotiating table and offer suggestions for general partners and prospective limited partners to "get to 'yes.'"
Whatever comes to mind when you think “dodgeball," you probably don’t imagine corporate America battling it out on the floor of the American Airlines Center in the name of philanthropy. Weil partner David Gail shares details about an annual fundraiser that does just that.
The Tribute Portfolio Hotel has made enhancements to all meeting & event spaces, rooms and public spaces. The revival of the Magnolia Houston pays homage to its roots as the former Post Dispatch building and rich history as an iconic Houston building.
To celebrate the completion of this renovation, the Magnolia Denver is offering special incentives for groups including the Wall Street of the West meeting package and “The Reclaim Your Weekend” package for guest travelers. This story has the details.
It looks like the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature will likely enact a variety of changes to the state's business entity laws. Texas lawyers can find out what these changes could mean at the 17th Annual “Choice, Governance & Acquisition of Entities” course to be held on May 24, in Dallas at the Park Cities Hilton.
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