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September 30, 2013 |

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: The Key to the Win: A Treasure Map for Black Gold

While explorers traditionally use treasure maps to find a pirate's hidden bounty, San Antonio's 4th Court of Appeals recently used one to preserve a victory for Joe Cohen's clients in a trade secret dispute in an oil and gas case.
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March 25, 2013 |

MOVERS

Karen Spilka joins Day Pitney's corporate and business law department as of counsel to the Boston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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January 16, 2006 |

Most BigTex Associate Bonuses Mirror Last Year's

Associates with BigTex firms presumably looked with envy at their counterparts at Houston�s Susman Godfrey when the 76-lawyer litigation boutique paid year-end bonuses to its associates ranging from $86,000 to $150,000.
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March 04, 2013 |

Newsmakers

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September 30, 2002 |

Newsmakers

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December 31, 2012 |

Branding Hot in Texas: Managing Partner Survey Spots Trends in Texas

While a relatively healthy Texas economy, driven by an energy boom, continues to attract firms to the Lone Star State, firms are looking for ways to differentiate themselves in a crowded legal market. "As of late, we can barely keep track of the firms setting up outposts in Houston," says Douglas Atnipp of Greenberg Traurig.
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December 03, 2012 |

Newsmakers

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February 05, 2002 |

Last-Minute Deal

The year 2001 was a big one for Texas plaintiffs' attorney Mikal C. Watts. In trials covering a wide variety of claims, Watts won nearly $100 million in judgments, including $43 million in this first plaintiff's victory in a case involving the diabetes medication Rezulin. However, had it not been for an 11th-hour settlement while the Corpus Christi, Texas, jury in the Rezulin case was deliberating punitives, the total would have been $100 million more.
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April 07, 2006 |

Texas Hiring Shows Healthy Lateral Market

Lateral recruiting is a courtship, whether it starts with a casual comment at a pub or a whisper from a recruiting firm. Lateral hiring at Texas law firms increased in 2005, while the attrition rate held steady. Eighteen of the largest firms hired 463 laterals. Reasons for moves vary, and aren't always tied to dissatisfaction. Take Mike Graham, for example: He was happy at Baker Botts, but moved to Jones Day because he wanted to lengthen his practice's reach.
9 minute read
June 16, 2008 |

Insurance Doesn't Cover Punitives for Wrongful Death

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in February that public policy does not prohibit insurance coverage of punitive damages, but it left the door open for a different analysis in "extreme circumstances." Now the 5th Circuit has concluded that such circumstances existed when a woman died from chemical burns. David Pruessner says the ruling could encourage insurers to contest coverage in more punitive-damages cases.
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