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December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Susman Godfrey Raises the Bar High With Associate Bonuses

Susman Godfrey, the Am Law 100 firm founded in Houston, is paying bonuses on a scale that reaches a median of $220,000 for its most senior associates, a level well above the Big Law market rate.
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December 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Trump Mulls Big Changes to Banking Regulation, Unsettling the Industry

“The FDIC is the glue that holds the whole banking industry together. Getting rid of it is a very bad idea," said Bill Isaac, who was FDIC chair from 1981 and 1985.
5 minute read
December 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Elite Boutiques Competing More With Big Law Bonuses, With Several Going Above Market

The small number of boutiques offering above-market and eye-popping bonuses appears to be growing.
9 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Overtime Rewind: Texas Court Ruling Unravels FLSA Salary Level Increases

Unless and until the Fifth Circuit overturns the vacatur, the 2024 Rule is not in effect, and the minimum salary levels under the EAP and HCE exemptions have reverted to their prior levels.
4 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Freeport LNG Explosion: Zachary Industrial Evades $400M Damages Claim in Bankruptcy Court

A Houston bankruptcy judge dismissed a consequential damages claim against Zachary Industrial Inc., finding there was no gross negligence involved in the Freeport LNG Terminal explosion.
2 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Attorney General Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Abortion-Related Telemedicine

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against a New York doctor to enforce state law outlawing abortion and prevent out-of-state telemedicine providers from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
2 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Step 1 for Successful Negotiators: Believe in Yourself

“We all negotiate every day, whether it’s with ourselves, with our families, friends and colleagues,” said Damali Peterman, an attorney and arbitrator at JAMS.
3 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

The Buzbee Law Firm Accused of Client Abuse in Two Louisiana Lawsuits

Former Tony Buzbee clients, now represented by Mississippi-based law firms, allege Buzbee used improper accounting to cheat them out of their fair share of settlements.
4 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Capital Markets Partner Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth in Dallas

Also: Spencer Fane IP team adds partner in Austin, and IP attorney joins Bell Nunnally.
5 minute read
December 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former High-Ranking Manhattan Prosecutor Is Representing Luigi Mangione

Karen Friedman Agnifilo served as chief assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office between 2014 and 2021. Before that she was chief of the office’s trial division.
2 minute read

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