Miriam Rozen

June 20, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

The gig economy — specifically, the short-term rental industry that includes HomeAway, Airbnb, and VRBO — is under attack by the city of Austin, Texas, according to a lawsuit filed in state court June 20, which was sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

June 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will officiate his first same-sex wedding this weekend, marrying his former law partner Scott Segal, who leads Bracewell's policy resolution group in its Washington, D.C. office, to Travis Hatch, an interior designer.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

June 16, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Has Donald Trump, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently refined his rhetoric enough to satisfy a well-known Texas litigator who has long his hung well-financed his hat on advocating for religious freedoms?

By MIRIAM ROZEN

10 minute read

June 15, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

"I'm a former Marine recon officer who served in the Persian Gulf and Somalia," the Houston lawyer said.

By Miriam Rozen

1 minute read

June 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Yelp.com, Koch Industries' CEO Charles Koch, and a Dallas couple who own a dog and pet fish all have chosen the same side in a growing debate about the free-speech rights of online reviewers.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

June 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In his bankruptcy case, onetime billionaire and Texan Sam Wyly asked the court this week to exempt from the clutches of claimants, including the Internal Revenue Service, his annuities, his 401(k), his religious books and his $9 million-appraised Dallas home. Federal prosecutors, however, argue that because Wyly had been found liable in a New York federal court for securities fraud, he should not get to keep such a high-priced abode away from claimants.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

June 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller might be taking multiple victory laps when he makes a July 6 scheduled speaking appearance at a conservative Washington, D.C. think tank's post-term symposium review of U.S. Supreme Court rulings. If the high court rules in the Lone Star state's favor in two pending cases, Keller will have achieved in his first 18 months as Texas' top appellate lawyer a 4-to-1 record before the justices. The cases he has argued are about controversial legal questions, which have generated plenty of nationwide attention.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

June 09, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Austin's Slack & Davis represents both suits and, if the law firm's proposed class actions succeeds, it hopes plenty of others who once drove in Austin, Texas for the ride-hailing companies will follow. In twin law suits filed in San Francisco federal court on June 9, Johnston, Thornton, and their Slack & Davis lawyers have crafted a novel approach to pursue Uber and Lyft.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

June 09, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Such original lawsuits rank as a rare breed at SCOTUS.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

12 minute read

June 07, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In a cease and desist letter, first assistant to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office overreached, according to ethics experts and other lawyers familiar with the specifics.

By Miriam Rozen

10 minute read