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Texas Lawyer

Ex Parte Communication Does Not Necessarily Terminate a Settlement

Had the trial court decided Tran violated the professional ethics rule and sanctions were warranted, "the Mai parties still would not have raised a question of material fact as to whether the settlement agreement remains enforceable," Chief Justice Tracy Christopher wrote.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bad Faith Prosecution: 5th Circuit Skewers DA in Netflix Child Porn Case

The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Las Vegas Sands Comps Its General Counsel to Stay at the Table

The operator of gambling resorts with hotels, restaurants and bars has been anteing up millions of dollars to keep Zac Hudson on board through the end of 2029. His contract had been set to expire in March 2026.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leadership Is About Getting the Best Out of the Overall Team,' Says Eleanor M. Lackman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

"If you want to be a practice group leader because you think it will help you, or it means everything will go your way, or that it's some kind of trophy title, you really should let someone else do it."
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Madison Square Garden 'Lawyer Ban' Remains Intact as Lawsuits Dwindle

"I was like Moses; I carried them to the promised land even if I didn't go in," said Larry Hutcher, whose firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron was the first to sue over the ban. They have since dropped the suit.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fast-Rising Music Label Promotes 'Game-Changer' to GC

Blake Brown-Grakal is taking the legal reins of 10K Projects, a startup that has won praise for discovering and promoting talent.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Skill' Games Are Not Gambling, Pennsylvania Appeals Court Says

"It makes statewide, what we think has been the state of the law and the facts for years," Kleinbard's Matthew Haverstick said. "Now even the doubters can't deny that the Pace-O-Matic game is a legal skill game anywhere and everywhere it is in the commonwealth."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

35-Year Veteran of Buffalo Law Firm Takes Bills' Legal Reins

Hodgson Russ partner Terrence Gilbride specializes in real estate, expertise likely to serve the team well as construction gets off the ground for a new $1.4 billion stadium for the NFL franchise.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

State High Court Refuses to Suspend Seminole Sports Betting

The Florida Supreme Court denied a motion by West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. to "immediately suspend the sports betting provisions" of a law that carried out a 2021 gambling deal between the Seminole Tribe and the state.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sean Combs Faces Sexual Abuse Lawsuit In New York Federal Court

The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, brings eight counts against Combs and his companies, including claims of sexual assault, battery, gender-motivated violence and gender-based discrimination.
3 minute read

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