Archive for June, 2015
Oil and Gas Midyear Forecast and Review 2015
EVENT, July 10, 10 a.m. CDT
Special report will project oil and gas markets through the end of the year worldwide, analyze demand product by product in the United States, and forecast drilling activity in the United States and Canada.
Today’s Contracts Enforceability Issues, Part III: Decoding Indemnity Clauses
White Paper
Parties with leverage may be unyielding when it comes to their negotiation, raising questions of whether certain risks may be allocated through insurance.
Corporate Divorce: Treat Your Employment Contract Like a Prenup
White Paper
While it may seem incongruous to think about the end of the employment relationship at the beginning, this is where the prenup concept becomes relevant.
White Paper: Trips, Slips & Falls – New National Standards Certain to Be a Game Changer
White Paper
The Expert Institute has produced a white paper that’s labeled as “everything attorneys need to know about new national standards for slip and fall liability.”
Jeffrey Hart Joins Wilson Elser’s Michigan Office as Of Counsel
NEWS
Jeffrey C. Hart has joined Wilson Elser’s Detroit Metro office in Livonia, Michigan, as of counsel.
Bridgeway Offers Matter Management and E-Billing Buyers’ Guide
E-Book
Bridgeway Software is making available copies of its first ever, in-house, matter management and e-billing buyers’ guide.
AZA Again Ranked Among Top Commercial Litigation Firms in Chambers USA
NEWS
Chambers USA says one client describes AZA as a “very results-driven law firm, and the results they’ve given us are outstanding.”
Insured Contract: Coverage for Breach of Warranty Claims
NEWS
The court addressed one of the most misunderstood issues in the commercial general liability policy: Does an obligation to indemnify trigger insurance coverage?
Quarles & Brady Obtains WILEF 2015 Gold Standard Five-Peat
NEWS
Quarles & Brady LLP has achieved Gold Standard Re-Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the fifth consecutive year.
Negotiating Enterprise Licensing and Cloud Service Agreements with Microsoft
EVENT, June 30, 11 a.m. CDT
This CLE will discuss traditional and newly developed licensing models, principal concerns about current licensing models, types of license agreements, and primary causes of exposure in enterprise-level software audits.
Coats Rose Welcomes Associate Matthew Simmons to Houston Office
NEWS
Matthew L. Simmons has joined Coats Rose as an associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group in the Houston office.
Gardere Lobbying Team Earns Top Ranking on Texas Lawyer Lobbying Scorecard
NEWS
Gardere Wynne Sewell represented more lobby clients and reported more compensation than any other firm in the state during the 84th Texas Legislature.
AZA Named Among Top U.S. Patent Firms in International IP Guide
NEWS
Guide to the world’s top patent lawyers in key jurisdictions also named AZA partner Amir Alavi a silver-level recommended Texas patent litigator.
Houston Attorney Mark Lanier Earns National Lifetime Achievement Award
NEWS
The American Association for Justice will honor Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier with its Lifetime Achievement Award in July.
Latham & Watkins Represents KKR in Sale of Capital Safety to 3M
NEWS
3M has entered into an agreement to acquire fall protection equipment manufacturer Capital Safety from KKR.
Cyber Crime Forensics Joins eTERA as New All1ance One Partner
NEWS
Richard Plummer, CEO of Cyber Crime Forensics, has joined the All1ance One Partner Program of data and technology management company eTERA Consulting.
Texas Jury Hits Chinese Company with $31.5M Patent Infringement Verdict
NEWS
A Texas federal jury found ZTE USA infringed on two of the plaintiff’s patents, awarding $31.5 million in damages, court records show.
Hospital, Doctor to Pay $18M Over Deadly Diagnostic Test
NEWS
A New York State hospital and doctor who treated a college student who went into a coma and died two years later have reached an $18.1 million settlement with the young woman’s parents.
A Settlement Agreement May Be Enforceable Even When Executed After the Signing Deadline
White Paper
A recent court decision may have implications for enforcing settlement agreements in litigations when the other party tries to renounce.
China Contracts: Why Even Bother?
White Paper
There are three reasons why it makes sense to have a contract with your Chinese counterparty, and only one of those reasons is enforceability, writes Dan Harris in Above the Law.
