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November 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Big Law Gathers for Case Allowing Insurers to Avoid $78.5M Payout

Icahn Enterprises wants a judgment vacating an order that let its insurers avoid paying a $78.5 million settlement.
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November 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

DLA Piper Sued by 2 Houston Companies, Alleging a 'Fake Lawyer' Represented Them in Argentina

Two Houston companies filed a lawsuit against DLA alleging that once the firm discovered that the individual was not licensed, they fired him and attempted to cover up the situation.
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November 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Immigration Law Special Section 2024

This year's Immigration Law Special Section offers two timely perspectives on how the new Trump administration may affect immigration, particularly in the business world.
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November 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

A 'New' Era for Business Immigration

"As with Trump’s initial administration, we will likely see the reintroduction of more restrictive policies on employment-based immigration," writes Baker Donelson's Brandy Williams.
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November 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

The Politics of Immigration and Its Impact on Business

"The economic benefits of business immigration are clear," writes Sang Shin of Jackson Walker.
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November 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

From ‘Deep Sadness’ to Little Concern, Gaetz’s Nomination Draws Sharp Reaction From Lawyers

"The attorney general will be able to stop things from being done a lot easier than making prosecutions where they can't make them," noted one white-collar defense lawyer.
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November 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Leaves Texas Patent Case After Client Stops Paying

A magistrate judge allowed the firm to drop its representation of a company suing Samsung for patent infringement.
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November 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Are 'Pinching Themselves' Amid Double-Digit Profit Growth and Billing Rate Hikes

Billing rate growth continues to drive law firms' performance in 2024.
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November 19, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

O'Melveny, Bracewell Add Lawyers to Texas Energy Teams

O'Melveny & Myers hired McDermott Will & Emery energy transactions partner Jibin Luke as a partner in Houston, while Bracewell brought on Vinson & Elkins tax counsel Peter Rogers as a partner in Dallas.
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November 19, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court to Review "Implied" Performance Controversy in Oil-Gas Leases

Mineral rights owners around the country are watching a West Texas lease termination dispute the Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear.
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