Legal Roundup
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Immigration and Innovation: Bringing Together the Best of Both Worlds
While the U.S. leads the world in innovation in many areas of business and technology, savvy employers know that drawing on the experience and culture of other countries is often a creative way to jump start growth.
BAKER & HOSTETLER: Register for the Digital Transformation and Data Economy Four-Part Webinar Series starting on May 6
Join BakerHostetler’s NEW Digital Transformation and Data Economy Team (DTDE) for a four-part webinar series where attorneys will cover legal implications surrounding COVID-19 for business leaders and provide practical answers and actionable advice.
REED SMITH LLP: Privacy + Security Forum Spring Academy
Join us at the Privacy + Security Forum virtual spring academy.
BAKER & HOSTETLER: Jones Day partner Samir Kaushik named to Global Investigation Review’s 2020 "40 Under 40" list
Samir Kaushik, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement partner in Jones Day's Dallas Office, has been named to Global Investigation Review’s (GIR) 2020 "40 Under 40" list.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Three Bradley Partners Named to D Magazine's List of 'Best Lawyers in Dallas'
Bradley attorneys Shawn Long, Wendi Rogaliner and Dick Sayles were named among the “Best Lawyers in Dallas”.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 95 Bradley Attorneys and 28 Practice Areas
Bradley is pleased to announce that 95 attorneys and 28 practice areas at the firm have been highly ranked in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious, independent legal industry referral guide.
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Applauds Fifth Circuit for Prioritizing the Health and Safety of Medical Professionals Combating COVID-19 Crisis Over the Demands of Prisoners
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ordering a stay that blocks a lower court order sharply limiting state officials’ ability to respond to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic in Texas prisons and across the State.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLCC: Chambers USA Ranks Dykema in 11 Practice Areas and Recognizes the Firm With 24 Individual Attorney Rankings for its 2020 Edition
Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema practices.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Five Practice Areas and 19 Attorneys Ranked by Chambers USA 2020 Guide
Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that five practice areas have been ranked in Chambers USA 2020 guide, up one from 2019 with a first-time ranking for Energy & Natural Resources.
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Urges Fifth Circuit to Block District Court Ruling That Prioritizes Felons Over Frontline Warriors in Fight Against COVID-19
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to stay with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging the court to block a lower court’s order that prioritized the demands of prison inmates over the safety of medical professionals.
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Based on Disability Reserved for Texans With Actual Illness or Medical Problem Rendering Them Unable to Vote In-Person
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter in response to Representative Stephanie Klick’s request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Awards 2020 Diversity Scholarship to Vanderbilt and University of Houston Law Students
Bradley was pleased to announce that the firm has awarded its 2020 Diversity Scholarships to law students Jessie Manzewitsch Pulero from the University of Houston Law Center and Bria Smith from Vanderbilt University Law School.
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Urges Fifth Circuit to Once Again Uphold Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Suspending Elective Medical Procedures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, asking it to stay a lower court’s order preventing Texas from suspending certain abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appeals court upholds "take nothing" ruling
A Texas appeals court panel has upheld a lower court’s “take nothing” ruling in a dispute between a fired executive and his company.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: We Are Girls Houston Conference
Greenberg Traurig is proud to sponsor Houston's 2020 We Are Girls Conference produced by Girls Empowerment Network.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Prohibiting Nonresident Homeowners from Occupying Their Property is Unconstitutional
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter to the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services in Colorado, warning that its Fifth Amended Standing Health Order violated the United States Constitution by unlawfully discriminating against nonresident homeowners by demanding they vacate Gunnison County.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Asks Fifth Circuit to Once Again Uphold Governor’s Order Halting Unnecessary Medical Procedures After District Court Enters Second Injunction in One Week Granting Special Treatment to Abortion Providers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a second, immediate appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to once again enforce Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 09) postponing any unnecessary medical procedures to preserve desperately needed medical supplies for the health professionals combating the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
MCCATHERN LAW FIRM: Coronavirus Task Force: Letter From Estate Planning Attorney Matthew Gilpin
McCathern partner Matthew Gilpin recently sent a letter to clients and friends of the firm about several ways that estate planning is of particular importance during the Coronavirus outbreak and some of the ways that he can assist families during this challenging and at times confusing period of time.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Postponed: Center for Women in Law 2020 Biennial Award Luncheon
Greenberg Traurig is a proud sponsor of the Center for Women in Law 2020 Biennial Award Luncheon.