Legal Roundup
Greenberg Traurig Secures Summary Judgment for Houston Art Studio in Copyright and Trademark Dispute
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP helped secure a summary judgment victory for Houston art studio Mix Creative Learning Center, LLC in a copyright and trademark dispute brought forward by mixed-media artist Michel Keck in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
Operation Lone Star Takes Historic Action Throughout 2022
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to take historic action in 2022 under Operation Lone Star to secure the border and stop cartels and criminals from smuggling deadly drugs, weapons, and people into Texas.
Litigation Update Institute 2022 (REPLAY) (webcast) on January 9 - 10, 2023
All members receive free access to the resources at Litigationsection.com, in addition to receiving the respected quarterly journal, The Advocate, featuring updates and analyses of issues by some of the state’s most distinguished practitioners
Paxton Demands that Apple and Google Raise TikTok’s Maturity Rating on Application Store Sites
Attorney General Paxton has joined a pair of Montana-led letters sent to Apple and Google demanding that the Big Tech companies increase the maturity rating of TikTok in their application stores.
Locke Lord Named to Global Restructuring Review's 2022 Top 100 Firms for Fourth Consecutive Year
Locke Lord has been listed in the Global Restructuring Review's 2022 edition of the GRR 100, the publication's guide to the world's leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.
Reed Smith pro bono team helps achieve release of Texas maternal mortality report
A pro bono team from Reed Smith has advised the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in urging the release of a Joint Report from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMMRC) containing findings and recommendations for addressing the state’s maternal health crisis.
Holland & Knight Adds Energy and Corporate Securities Partner Paul Monsour in Houston
Holland & Knight has bolstered its leading Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of energy attorney Paul Monsour as a partner in Houston.
Bradley Adds Partner Meghan McElvy to Houston Office
Bradley is pleased to announce that Meghan Dawson McElvy has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Construction Practice Group and Energy Practice Group.
Bradley Adds Kelsey Shofner to Corporate and Securities Group in Dallas
Bradley is pleased to announce that Kelsey Shofner has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a senior attorney in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group.
(Applies Aftershave) ‘AHHHHHHHH!’
Even before Home Alone came out in 1990, I recall noticing my dad’s Brut aftershave.
Paxton Leads Coalition to Defeat DACA After Biden Administration Attempts to Salvage the Illegal Immigration Policy
Attorney General Paxton is leading a coalition of states in pushing back against the Biden Administration’s attempts to save the illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program.
Eight men indicted for $114 million securities fraud scheme orchestrated through social media
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment that was unsealed charging eight men with conspiracy to commit securities fraud for a long-running, social media-based “pump and dump” scheme.
Office of the Attorney General Provides Update on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Disappearance of Jason Landry
Marks the second anniversary of Jason Landry’s disappearance.
Jones Day earns "Most Recommended" law firm status for 20th consecutive year
Jones Day has been chosen as one of the law firms most recommended by clients to their peers for the 20th consecutive year, the only law firm to achieve this sustained consistency.
Reed Smith welcomes oil & gas deal lawyer Luke Burns to global energy team in Houston
Luke L. Burns has joined Reed Smith as a partner in the firm's global Energy and Natural Resources Group.
Locke Lord Dallas Partner Steve Bolden Named Diversity and Inclusion Champion Honoree by Texas Lawyer
Steve Bolden, Partner in Locke Lord’s Dallas office and member of the Public Finance Practice Group, has been recognized as a Diversity and Inclusion Champion by Texas Lawyer at the 2022 Texas Legal Awards, recognizing minority lawyers who overcame insurmountable odds to achieve success or had an outsized influence on inclusivity initiatives.
Global Arbitration Review Selects Locke Lord International Partner Ann Ryan Robertson to Who's Who Legal: Arbitration 2023 List
Ann Ryan Robertson, C.Arb FCIArb, International Partner in Locke Lord’s Houston office, has been named to Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2023.
Bradley Adds Jera L. Bradshaw to Its Banking and Financial Services Team in Dallas
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jera L. Bradshaw has joined the firm’s Dallas office as counsel in the Banking & Financial Services Practice Group.
Nine Reed Smith lawyers recognised in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2023
Nine lawyers from across global law firm Reed Smith’s 30 offices have been named in a list of the top international arbitration lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2023.
Greenberg Traurig Texas Strategically Adds Shareholder James Peacock to Growing Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice with the addition of James Peacock as a shareholder in the Dallas office.