From Guns to Hemp to Immigration: Texas’ Top Legal Stories of 2019
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Texas legal news in 2019 reflected the debates and court disputes being heard all across the country, according to this year’s list of Top 10 stories highlighted by Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Eighth Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Clause in Retainer Was Unconscionable
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The Eight Circuit has rejected a plaintiff’s claim that an arbitration clause in a retainer agreement she signed with a law firm was unconscionable, according to Carlton Fields.
Farrell Fritz Promotes Four Attorneys in Its Uniondale Office
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Farrell Fritz announced the promotions of two lawyers to partner and two others to counsel.
Aldous\Walker Earns Elite Trial Lawyers Finalist Honors for 2020
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American Lawyer Media and The National Trial Lawyers have named the Aldous\Walker law firm a finalist for a 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year honor.
Eden Doniger Joins BitPay to Lead Legal and Compliance Department
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Eden D. Doniger has joined BitPay as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
Greensfelder Chicago Officer Among ‘Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting & Law’
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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., officer Upneet S. Teji is among the 2019 “Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting & Law” as determined by Crain’s Chicago Business.
Freeborn Partner Lawrence Ingram Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
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Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that Lawrence P. Ingram, managing partner of the firm’s Tampa office, has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Foley Announces New International Network of Corporate Compliance and Anti-Corruption Law Firms
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A new international alliance of law firms and lawyers called the Concilium Global Compliance, Investigations & Defense Network officially launched, Foley announced.
Campbell Conroy & O’Neil Member Joins International Association of Defense Counsel
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The International Association of Defense Counsel has announced that Michelle I. Schaffer, a member at Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C., in Boston, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC.
Craig Gilley Joins Venable’s Communications Practice in Washington, DC
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Craig A. Gilley has joined Venable LLP in Washington, D.C., as a partner and leader of the communications practice.
Bradley Partner J. David Pugh Elected to National ABC Leadership
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner J. David Pugh has been elected to serve as the Southeast Region chair on the executive committee of the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Texas Litigation Powerhouse Smashes the Biglaw Bonus Scale
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Bonuses range as high as $235,000 for Susman Godfrey associates in the 2011 law school graduation class.
Biglaw Partner Who Said She Worked 3,173 Billable Hours is Suspended for Overbilling
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Doreen Zankowski conceded to a hearing committee that “her billing practices were inadequate, careless, rushed and error-prone.”
Bed Bath & Beyond’s C-Suite Shake-Up Claims Longtime Legal Chief
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The home goods retailer named a former subordinate of Allan Rauch’s to succeed him as general counsel on an interim basis.
Webinar: Top 2020 Risk & Compliance Trends
Webinar, Jan. 15, 2020
Participants in the webinar will hear how experts are predicting upcoming trends will provoke, shape and inspire organizational shifts and program improvements.
Forecast Sees Robust 2020 for Law Firms, But Sees Reason for Caution
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Citi projects that 2020 top-line growth for the industry will be in the range of between 5 to 6 percent, , with profit per equity partner growth in the mid-single-digit range.
NYC Litigation Boutique Sued for ‘Absurd’ Fees
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Plaintiffs claim the firm charged “almost $1.9 million over a three year period, without engaging in any discovery, or document collection, whatsoever.”
University of Phoenix Reaches Landmark Agreement to Forgive Student Loans
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The university will pay $191 million, of which $141 million will be used to forgive some student loans for certain borrowers who attended the university.
2020 Renewable Energy Outlook: Waning Incentives, Redevelopment Opportunities, and Community Opposition
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Authors of the Schiff Hardin post discuss three key issues facing the industry for the coming year.
Effectively Using Letters of Intent in Real Estate Negotiations
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An LOI that is unclear as to what, if anything, it obligates the parties to do can invite uncertainty, disagreements and even litigation.
