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Ivy League Justice
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be. -
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice. -
The Clark Hill-ABA Connection: Deep Roots & A New Leadership Role
The Clark Hill-ABA Connection: Deep Roots & A New Leadership Role. -
Former DOJ Trial Attorney Jose Vela Jr. Joins Clark Hill Healthcare Practice
Former DOJ Trial Attorney Jose Vela Jr. Joins Clark Hill Healthcare Practice. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Announces 37 New Partners
Steven Sonberg, Managing Partner of Holland & Knight, announced that 37 attorneys in the firm have been elected to partnership effective January 1, 2021. -
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Husch Blackwell Partner Arturo Michel Named Houston City Attorney
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Arturo Michel, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been selected to serve as the City Attorney for the City of Houston. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Lewis Brisbois Strengthens Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capabilities in Dallas With New Partner Hire From Healthcare Industry
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Funk to its Dallas office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. -
Validity Finance says Texas civil docket booming and in need of funding - adds Kirkland Ellis, retired Magistrate Judge Henry Jones joins investment committee
According to Validity Finance, the Texas civil trial docket is booming and the growing case backlog suggests more need for funding. Validity reports demand for funding nationally up nearly 50 percent in 2020. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Propels National Expansion of Healthcare Practice with Partner Hires in Dallas and Houston
Holland & Knight issued the following announcement on Feb. 20.Holland & Knight has expanded its national healthcare practice into Texas with the hiring of three new litigation partners. -
BAKER & HOSTETLER: BakerHostetler Announces 17 New Partners.
BakerHostetler announced that 17 lawyers have been elected to the partnership. -
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Shook Announces 2019 Fall Class
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that 19 new law school graduates have joined the firm in its Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Attorneys David Roth, Andrew Bell and Phillip Morgan Join Bradley's Houston Office
Bradley is pleased to announce that David R. Roth has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner, and Andrew W. Bell and Philip J. Morgan are new associates in the office. -
Getting Over the New Deal with Janus
Last year’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME (2018) is properly seen as a landmark ruling in the area of compelled speech (e.g., here and here), but it is more than that. By overruling Abood v. Detroit Board of Education(1977), the Supreme Court in Janus acknowledged that its extension of private-sector labor law precedents concerning union-security clauses to the public sector was erroneous. I have previously written about “the road to Abood” (here and here), and explained why the Court’s poorly-reasoned decisions under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) should not govern arrangements involving government employees. Justice Alito, who authored Janus and the decisions leading up to it, scathingly dissected the Court’s NLRA precedents, most of which were issued during the heyday of the Warren Court. -
HUSCH BLACKWELL: Husch Blackwell Adds Three Partners in Houston
Husch Blackwell LLP issued the following announcement on Jan. 28.Robert Eckels, Arturo Michel and Sandy Hellums-Gomez join the Houston office of Husch Blackwell. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Grows Firm With 14 Associates
Fish & Richardson has added 14 first-year associates. Associates joining the Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Group. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Four Fish & Richardson Attorneys Named 2018 “Rising Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property
Fish & Richardson announced that four attorneys – Elizabeth Brenckman, Kelly Del Dotto, Dr. Tasha Francis, and Daniel Gopenko – have been recognized as 2018 “Rising Stars” in the U.S. by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). -
The Mau-Mauing of Justice Kennedy
The cowardice of Fisher II suggests that Justice Anthony Kennedy fears another confrontation by the “Wise Latina.” -
Legally Speaking: Teaching what matters
At a March dinner commemorating the 40th anniversary of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a speech in which he proclaimed modern legal education a “failure.” -
Class action cy pres awards give judges a slush fund, critic argues
Judge Richard Posner calls cy pres awards "purely punitive." -
Legally Speaking: Doogie Houser, J.D.
Television viewers fond of the "Doogie Howser" sitcom that launched the career of actor Neil Patrick Harris may never have gotten to meet a young medical prodigy in real life, but they just might encounter a legal wunderkind.