March 25, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
How to Run a Successful Immigration Practice During COVID-19Just as immigration lawyers around the country started getting the hang of the ever-changing immigration policies and politics, such as navigating…
By Irina Plumlee
6 minute read
March 24, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Insights from First Securities Fraud Class-Action Suit Against a Drug Manufacturer Developing a COVID-19 VaccineThe claims made in McDermid, et al. v. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., No. 2:20-cv-01402-GJP (E.D. Pa., filed March 12, 2020), a securities…
By Michael E. Clark and Matthew S. Chester
6 minute read
March 20, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
The Families First Coronavirus Response ActOn Wednesday, Congress approved and President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). FFCRA provides new benefits…
By Sameer Karim, Devon Sharp, and Brenna Lermon
5 minute read
March 19, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Employment Law and COVID-19Even though the nature of work is evolving due to the COVID-19 outbreak, employment law issues will still continue to pop up within this framework, says Michael P. Maslanka is an assistant professor of law at UNT Dallas College of Law.
By Michael P. Maslanka
6 minute read
March 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
How Law Firms Can Harden Their Data Security During COVID-19 CrisisLaw firms, already an attractive target for cybercriminals, now face a workforce operating from informal home environments.
By Sheryl A. Falk
3 minute read
March 13, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Next Steps for Energy Commodities Marketing and Trading CompaniesTo be attractive to investors, lenders and other stakeholders, there are several things energy commodities marketing and trading companies need to do.
By Deanna Reitman, Glenn Reitman and Sonal Mahida
13 minute read
March 11, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Former Texas Congressman Francisco "Quico" Canseco to Lead New Election Integrity InitiativeFormer Texas Congressman Francisco "Quico" Canseco will lead the Texas Public Policy Foundation's (TPPF) new election integrity initiative. Canseco…
By Kenneth Artz
3 minute read
March 10, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Akin Gump Experts Expect More Green to Be Pumped Into RenewablesRenewable forms of energy will have a greater role to play in the Texas energy platform, but we must be sensible about their limitations and potential when we start crafting energy policy.
By Matt Kapinos, Andy Lehman and David Sweeney
22 minute read
March 06, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Employee vs. Independent ContractorA fierce fight is unfolding in employment law. A fight that goes to a key threshold issue: Is a worker an employee of an employer or an independent…
By Michael Maslanka
5 minute read
February 28, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Protecting Avatars (Not the James Cameron Kind) and Publicity RightsVideo games have come a long way from the days of arcades, joysticks and blowing into cartridges to fix the game. It's an industry now worth more…
By Andrea Perez
6 minute read
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