Firm Profiles

High Court Weighs Deeper Scrutiny of New-Trial Decisions

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Angela Morris : Texas Lawyer : January 14, 2013

How much deference should an appellate court give a trial court's new-trial order? The Texas Supreme Court faces that question in a mandamus case Justice Debra Lehrmann described during Jan. 8 oral argument as having "long-reaching ramifications." Thompson & Knight partner Scott Stolley is relators' counsel.

MOVERS

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: The National Law Journal : January 7, 2013

Fredrik Henriksson joins McGuireWoods' mergers and acquisitions and cross-border transactions department as partner in the London office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.

Branding Hot in Texas: Managing Partner Survey Spots Trends in Lone Star State

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Jeanne Graham : Texas Lawyer : December 31, 2012

While a relatively healthy local economy, driven by an energy boom, continues to attract firms to the state, firms are looking for ways to differentiate themselves in a crowded legal market. "As of late, we can barely keep track of the firms setting up outposts in Houston," says Douglas Atnipp of Greenberg Traurig.

Branding Hot in Texas: Managing Partner Survey Spots Trends in Texas

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Jeanne Graham : Texas Lawyer : December 31, 2012

While a relatively healthy Texas economy, driven by an energy boom, continues to attract firms to the Lone Star State, firms are looking for ways to differentiate themselves in a crowded legal market. "As of late, we can barely keep track of the firms setting up outposts in Houston," says Douglas Atnipp of Greenberg Traurig.

A momentous year for the business of law

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: The National Law Journal : December 24, 2012

Between bankruptcy, new blood at the top, mergers and the odd criminal conviction, the picture for law firms shifted during 2012.

Texas Lawyer's Top 20 of 2012

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: Texas Lawyer : December 17, 2012

The 20 most-viewed stories on texaslawyer.com during the year.

MOVERS

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: The National Law Journal : December 17, 2012

James Evans Jr. joins Alston & Bird's litigation team as partner in the Los Angeles office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.

Impact Players ? PTO to Big D: Max Ciccarello and Lisa Evert

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John Council : Texas Lawyer : December 17, 2012

It all started simply enough last year, when Thompson & Knight secretary Amanda Seward told her boss Max Ciccarelli about a Facebook post from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). That post announced that the agency was looking for new cities in which to open its first-ever satellite offices.

Quotations From Judges and Lawyers During the Last Year

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: Texas Lawyer : December 17, 2012

With Changes Afoot, DLA Lands Role on Dual Discovery Deals

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Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : December 14, 2012

DLA Piper is advising Discovery Communications on a pair of big deals in Europe as the world's largest nonfiction media company moves to expand its reach on the continent. The assignment caps a busy 2012 for DLA, which made a spate of lateral hires this year while launching a strategic review of its U.K. and Pacific Rim operations that is likely to result in a reduction in lawyers and staffers.