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Texas Lawyer

DLA Piper Lands Longtime K&L Gates Partner in Dallas

DLA Piper sought out well-known employment and commercial litigator Kim Askew to strategically build its fast-growing Dallas office.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former USAA General Counsel Becomes Top Lawyer at Con Edison

Deneen Donnley replaces longtime general counsel Elizabeth Moore, who retired from the company after serving as general counsel for 10 years.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Blank Rome Takes Vinson & Elkins White-Collar Practice Co-Leader in DC

William "Bill" Lawler, co-head of Vinson & Elkins' government investigations and white-collar practice group, moved to Blank Rome on Monday.
3 minute read

Law.com

Women Hold Editor-in-Chief Positions at the 16 Most Elite Law Reviews

The work that law schools and law journals have done in recent years to foster more diverse memberships is paying off with women taking the top editorial post of the flagship law journals at the highest-ranked schools in the country.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Need a Judge Removed From a Case? 8 Tips—From Judges—on How To Do It

Texas Lawyer reached out to the judges who handle recusals and judicial disqualifications to gather their advice for attorneys who file these motions.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Akin Gump, Munsch Hardt Tap New Office Heads in Houston

Mary Koks is the new managing shareholder for Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr in Houston, while John Goodgame is now partner-in-charge in Houston for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Appellate Court Sides With Incumbent Judge in Primary Ballot Fight

The Harris County Democratic Party must place Houston Judge George Powell's name on the ballot for its primary election. Natalia Cornelio is challenging Powell for the 351st District Court in Harris County.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judges Don't Like Your Recusal Requests—And There's Data to Prove It

Statistics show the majority of motions to recuse or disqualify judges fail. In fact, judges granted only 20 of the 370 motions filed across Texas during fiscal year 2019.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trump Nominates Houston Attorney to Federal Bench

"It's great for him. It's a capstone of a stellar career," Baker & Hostetler partner Dennis Duffy said about the nominee. "The bad news is I lose him as a colleague."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

BP Loses Bid to Avoid Paying $15M to Walmart Over Oil Spill Losses

Tuesday's ruling is among the largest payouts BP has challenged, and Walmart is among the most high-profile businesses to make oil spill claims in a class action settlement now valued at more than $10 billion.
5 minute read

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