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December 04, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Mitchell v. Shane

Listing Agent May Have Treated Black Plaintiffs Differently From White Prospective Purchasers
30 minute read
June 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

Texas Two-Step: Giuliani and Houston's Bracewell Learn the Politics of Dancing

When Houston's Bracewell & Patterson hired Rudolph Giuliani as partner two years ago, they got a real catch who would bring instant name recognition to the firm's fledgling New York office. In return, Giuliani got a pile of cash, an easy job and partners with ties to Texas Republicans. But politics can test the best of unions. In recent months the political spotlight has become increasingly uncomfortable for the former New York City mayor, the firm -- now known as Bracewell & Giuliani -- and its clients.
29 minute read
May 03, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Raising the Bar: How Moms' Counsel Helped Form Future Lawyers

Regardless of whether lawyers win a $100 million verdict, close a huge international deal or fight the good fight in the criminal justice system, there is one person most attorneys should thank for their legal accomplishments: mom. Assistant Williamson County Attorney Melissa Hervey is pictured at left as a child with her mother Barbara Barbara in 1984. Barbara Hervey is now a judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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March 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review

New Partners 2013 listings

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October 27, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

High Court Candidates Make Their Cases as Election Nears

With record voter turnout expected in a state that's not looking as red as it once did, lawyers who follow politics are asking: Can a Democratic candidate break through and win a seat on the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court? Three Republican incumbents on the Supreme Court will face off against three Democrats and three Libertarians in this year's Nov. 4 general election.
19 minute read
July 27, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Some upcoming changes to bankruptcy law are making attorneys nervous

Roundtable discussion: Significant changes to the bankruptcy law will become effective before the end of the year. The result of a decade of Congressional lobbying and amendment, these changes ostensibly were an attempt to streamline and increase the efficiency of the bankruptcy process.
51 minute read
February 22, 2007 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. have decided to join forces. The $13 billion deal states that the companies will combine in a tax-free, all-stock merger of equals. Also, Triad Hospitals Inc. has entered into a merger agreement with CCMP Capital Advisors and Goldman, Sachs & Co. affiliate Goldman Sachs Capital Partners for a total of $6.4 billion, including the assumption of $1.7 billion debt.
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February 28, 2002 | Law.com

Complaint in 'Olofson v. Winnick'

In his suit against officers of Global Crossing Ltd., Roy Olofson, former Vice-President of Finance, claims damages for defamation, interference with his employment contract, interference with prospective economic relations and a substantial reduction in the value of his retirement savings plan as a consequence of defendants' alleged accounting scheme.
52 minute read
June 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Tapping Big-Firm Talent Breaking the Marriage Barrier Tapping Big Firm Talent An overview of same-sex marriage litigation The S.

red truck flying American flags slowly circled San Francisco City Hall, passing a long line of same-sex couples waiting to get married. "Stop the Insanity"-"Shame on America"-"Marriage Is One Man, One Woman," the signs on the truck proclaimed. Across the street, inside San Francisco's superior court, chief deputy city attorney Therese Stewart faced a throng of cameras and reporters from around the nation. "This is not just about San Francisco, it's about the whole country," said Stewart, the city's top liti
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April 07, 2011 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has agreed to acquire drug-delivery system provider Capsugel from Pfizer in a cash deal valued at $2.375 billion. Also, power management technology company National Semiconductor will be purchased by Texas Instruments Incorporated in an all-cash transaction worth $6.5 billion.
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