Mark Bauer

Mark Bauer

Mark Bauer is the bureau chief of Texas Lawyer. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarkBauer

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June 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Work Matters: Splitting Hairs in Immutable/Mutable Analysis

I am not a fan of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." (Why was Captain Picard always yanking down on his uniform? You'd think he would have a bespoke…

By Michael P. Maslanka

5 minute read

May 30, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

6 Litigation Lessons Learned As Temporary Prosecutors

Such a concentrated amount of trial experience has a way of surfacing key takeaways applicable for any civil trial lawyer working in a large law firm.

By Brennan H. Meier and Molly E. Whitman

5 minute read

May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Partner or Parent Track? How Women Approach Family Planning in the Legal Profession

Individual factors come into play when deciding whether and when to have children. But for women lawyers, particularly those on the partner track, the legal profession isn't exactly the most conducive to starting a family.

By Mark Bauer

6 minute read

May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Work Matters: 4 Danger Signs to Recognize We're Losing Our Way

Each of us will lose our way. Doing so is all too human. But finding our way back, with the help of friends and counselors, is the flip side of the coin. Be a friend. Be a counselor.

By Michael P. Maslanka

6 minute read

May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Law Students, Faculty Aid Honduran Woman in Escaping Human Trafficking

Terrorized for years by a human trafficker, a Honduran woman and her children now live in peace after escaping their tormentor as a result of efforts…

By Mary Alice Salmon

5 minute read

May 20, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Are No-Poach Agreements Becoming Extinct?

Whether set forth in stand-alone agreements, corporate acquisition agreements, or employment agreements, these types of restrictive covenants have become the subject of a recent flurry of government enforcement actions and private class actions.

By Stephen Fox and Theanna Sedlock

5 minute read

May 15, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Mergers in the Age of Populism

Was Robert Bork right in decreeing that mergers almost always lead to lower prices? Or is this the wrong question to ask, as the New Brandeis School argues in positing that institutions can become so large that they distort not just markets, but the fabric of American life?

By Randy Gordon

5 minute read

May 10, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Prosecutors Drop Charge Against V&E Practice Leader Stemming from Boat Accident

Douglass McWilliams' attorney disputed the account that the V&E practice leader left the scene of a crash.

By Mark Bauer

2 minute read

May 10, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Prosecutors Drop Charge Against Vinson & Elkins Practice Leader Stemming from Boat Accident

Douglass McWilliams' attorney disputed the account that the V&E practice leader left the scene of a crash.

By Mark Bauer

2 minute read

May 09, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The Antitrust Lion at Esports' Door: An Impending Threat

Soon, the competitive video game industry must address its own growing market share—either voluntarily or in the form of lawsuits and regulations imposed from the outside.

By William Stark, Steve Walkowiak and Katie Tipper-McWhorter

5 minute read