/pulse/texas-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Texas Pulse Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:44:48 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353096 As general counsel continue to see their role evolve, some are relying more heavily on professional organizations like the L Suite and Ready Set GC that are looking to create communities for legal leaders seeking advice and recommendations, and aiming to become more successful strategic business partners. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:53:07 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353127 The Institute for Justice, Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP, Spears & Filipovits LLC and attorney Lisa Lambert lead this week's edition of 极速赛车 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:34:31 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352059 Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced plans to release a book in the fall detailing its new "Apex" legal strategy to combat nuclear verdicts that focuses on minimizing juror anger throughout a trial. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:30:02 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2345809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2345809 A team of Mayer Brown LLP attorneys fought for decades to get the death sentence of a Houston man commuted to life in light of the inmate's intellectual disability, in a case that shows how legal standards have evolved in an area once known as "death county." Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:07:01 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353316 A former bankruptcy judge and Jackson Walker LLP have been hit with another lawsuit over the judge's secret romance with a former firm partner, this time a proposed class action from a group of bondholders of financial company GWG Holdings Inc. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:44:39 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2353082 Holland & Knight LLP has fortified its financial services team in Austin, Texas, with a former Goodwin Procter LLP partner who boasts a blend of private law firm and in-house legal experience. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:18:51 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352943 Matador Resources Co. announced that the oil and gas company has tapped its general counsel to step into the chief legal officer role, among a host of other leadership changes across the company. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:04:30 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352741 The legal industry had another action-packed week as lawyers took on new roles and law firms expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse's weekly quiz. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:47:19 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351644 Clark Hill PLC has added a former legal leader in the U.S. Army Futures Command to the firm's Austin office, strengthening its government contracts and regulation team with an attorney who has handled federal government contract law matters for 20 years. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:35:44 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352725 A reduction in new construction and office vacancy has led more firms to renew their office leases in recent years, while others are spending significantly more than the original asking price on leasing new luxury offices, according to a recent report. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:09:21 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352396 When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:13:11 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352373 The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is expanding the services offered in its four-year-old Houston office, announcing Wednesday it is opening an International Arbitration Center there. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:16:40 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352381?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352381 Aaron Reitz, a top U.S. Department of Justice official who works on judicial nominations, announced Wednesday he's resigning after being confirmed for the role on March 26. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:26:05 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348916?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348916 Rabicoff Law LLC reclaimed its status as the most active firm for patent plaintiffs, having filed more than twice as many cases in 2024 as it did in 2023, according to a new report from Lex Machina. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:38:17 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352180 A Houston attorney accused of stealing another lawyer's files in an attempt to recruit clients to file malpractice suits told a Texas appellate court that his rival "misrepresents facts to support his false narrative" that the information constituted trade secrets. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:53:24 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2352093 J.C. Penney has called on a Texas bankruptcy court to knock down Jackson Walker LLP's bid to escape a fee suit prompted by a yearslong secret romance between a former firm partner and a onetime bankruptcy judge, saying the firm's dismissal bid is "riddled with implausibility, excuse and contradiction." Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:14:00 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351716 Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has created a chief people officer role, tapping Venable LLP's former vice president of human resources for the job, the firm announced on Monday. Here, Sheila Turybury talks to 极速赛车 Pulse about her goals in the new role and her ongoing tour of the firm's offices. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:32 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351539 Norton Rose Fulbright announced Wednesday that it has fortified its corporate finance offerings with a former Holland & Knight LLP partner who will share his time between Dallas and Chicago. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:31 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2351416 Paul Hastings LLP announced Wednesday that the former chief executive for energy transition company聽8 Rivers has joined the firm's global energy and infrastructure practice in Houston, bringing decades of in-house and private practice experience to the firm. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:28:07 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349384?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349384 The federal judiciary's top policy panel Tuesday propelled revamped rules regarding numerous hot legal topics, including artificial intelligence, "dark money" groups bankrolling amicus briefs and the subpoena powers of courts and defense counsel.