Legal Roundup
Federal Law Update: the Corporate Transparency Act is Now in Effect
One of the many ways McCathern works to improve the lives of our clients is by always keeping our clients out of trouble and in full compliance with all applicable laws.
Bio Break: Dallas’ Monthly Life Sciences Happy Hour on January 11, 2024
Celebrate the New Year with us at Pegasus Park!
Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment Partner Traci Clements Joins Fox Rothschild in Dallas
Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Traci M. Clements to the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Employee Benefits & Compensation and Labor & Employment departments.
Former Shook Partner Named to USPTO Leadership Team
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has selected former Shook Partner Sharon Israel as its chief policy officer and director for international affairs.
Clark Hill Promotes 12 Attorneys to Member
Clark Hill announced the promotion of 12 attorneys to Member, effective Jan. 1, 2024. The new Members represent eight offices and nine practice areas.
BoyarMiller Elects Taylor Gaver & Travis L. Johnson to Shareholder
BoyarMiller is delighted to announce the election of Taylor Gaver and Travis L. Johnson to Shareholder, effective January 1.
Bradley Elevates 13 Attorneys to Partner or Counsel
Bradley is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been elevated to partner and one attorney has been elevated to counsel, effective January 1, 2024.
BoyarMiller Promotes Adebola Akisanya & Alex Wolf to Senior Associate
oyarMiller is pleased to announce the promotions of Adebola Akisanya and Alex Wolf to the positions of Senior Associate, effective January 1.
The Employee Retention Credit: A Look at the Past, Present and Future of IRS and DOJ Civil and Criminal Investigations on Jannuary 4, 2024
Join us for an overview of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a COVID-19 aid program designed to help businesses weather the economic headwinds of the pandemic.
Texas Appeals Ruling That Would Cripple State’s Ability to Settle Lawsuits
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has appealed a recent ruling in a case involving former agency employees, noting that the decision would cripple the state’s ability to settle lawsuits.
Locke Lord Partner Rick Morrow Receives Connect CRE’s 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Award
Rick Morrow, Partner and Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group, has been honored with Connect Commercial Real Estate’s 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Award.
Gene Besen Named to D Magazine’s “Dallas 500” List
Bradley partner Gene Besen, who serves as the Dallas office managing partner, was named as one of D Magazine’s “Dallas 500.”
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google for Anticompetitive Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from all states and several territories, has secured a $700 million agreement with Google over anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store.
Bradley Adds Four Associates to Houston Office
Bradley is pleased to announce the addition of associates Miatta C. Echetebu, Samuel P. Gillaspie, Charles Hutchison and Nick E. McTarnaghan to the firm’s Houston office.
UHLC 3L Yoon gains experience through U.S. Attorney’s Office and private practice internships
University of Houston Law Center 3L So Yoon recently interned with U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison in the Southern District of Texas and with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas as well has clerked at Fogler, Brar, O’Neil & Gray LLP.
Don Jordan Retires From Board of Stcl Houston After More Than Three Decades of Extraordinary Leadership and Service
Don D. Jordan — energy executive, civic leader, and highly respected family man — served South Texas College of Law Houston and its board of directors with unfailing devotion and leadership for more than three decades — serving from December 1991 to December 2023.
Statement on the Third Anniversary of Jason Landry’s Disappearance
Three years ago this week, a Texas college student named Jason Landry disappeared. Attorney General Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit wish to reaffirm their unwavering commitment to this investigation and to pursuing all credible information received from the public.
UH Law Expert Available to Discuss Latest Abortion Ruling from Texas Supreme Court
Seth Chandler, constitutional law professor at the University of Houston Law Center, is available for expert commentary on the recent ruling by the Texas Supreme Court in Cox v. State of Texas, in which the court said a Texas woman did not qualify for a medical exception to the state’s abortion ban to terminate her pregnancy, as well as how the ruling could impact other state legislatures considering abortion bans in a post-Dobbs climate.
St. Mary’s University appoints Winston Erevelles as its 14th president
Following a national search, the St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Winston Erevelles, Ph.D., as the next president of St. Mary’s University, beginning June 1, 2024.
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce is among latest to argue that ambiguity in Texas abortion laws is bad for businesses
Reed Smith filed a supplemental amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in the case of Zurawski v. Texas, welcoming an additional eight business organizations and three individuals who have stodigned on in support of the brief.