Mary Alice Robbins
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Team Garners Victory at the Highest LevelIn 2014, the 16 attorneys in the Texas labor and employment practice helped employers with a wide variety of workplace disputes and scored a "game-changing" victory in one case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Beck Redden Reins in 'Gotcha' TheoryIn 2014, Beck Redden defeated a citizens' suit seeking $642 million in civil penalties from ExxonMobil for admitted unauthorized emissions and deviations from its clean air operating permits. Beck Redden attorneys convinced the Texas Supreme Court to find enforceable choice of law provisions allowing forfeiture in the corporation's executive bonus-compensation incentive programs.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing More Than a 'Tough Name'AZA helped an Austin-based software company secure a $391 million judgment in 2011.
By Mary Alice Robbins
5 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Breadth of Vinson & Elkins' Energy Practice Displayed in Diversity of ClaimsSome of the claims V&E has defended include a range of cases across the United States, including in Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Sidley Austin Litigation Practice Finding Continued Success in TexasThe litigation department in Dallas has handled intellectual property litigation in 25 years. A year and a half ago, the firm expanded its litigation practice in Texas and is now a full-service department.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
May 31, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
The Lanier Law Firm a 'Hired Gun' in Case With $9 Billion VerdictThe case was the first to go to trial over the link between prescription diabetes drug Actos and bladder cancer.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
May 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing More Than a 'Tough Name'AZA helped an Austin-based software company secure a $391 million judgment in 2011.
By Mary Alice Robbins
5 minute read
May 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Beck Redden Reins in 'Gotcha' TheoryIn 2014, Beck Redden defeated a citizens' suit seeking $642 million in civil penalties from ExxonMobil for admitted unauthorized emissions and deviations from its clean air operating permits. Beck Redden attorneys convinced the Texas Supreme Court to find enforceable choice of law provisions allowing forfeiture in the corporation's executive bonus-compensation incentive programs.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
May 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Bickel & Brewer Knock Unconstitutional Housing OrdinanceBickel & Brewer's long-running effort helps defeat ordinance adopted by a Dallas suburb to block illegal immigrants from renting property in that city.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
May 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Sidley Austin Litigation Practice Finding Continued Success in TexasThe litigation department in Dallas has handled intellectual property litigation in 25 years. A year and a half ago, the firm expanded its litigation practice in Texas and is now a full-service department.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
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