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Dykema’s Austin Office Adds Mike Toth and Ashley Shapiro Bunyard

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Dykema has added attorneys Mike Toth and Ashley Shapiro Bunyard to its Austin office, both in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Why Trump Impeachment Could Be a Nightmare for Chief Justice; Recusal Rumblings Heard

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Chief Justice John Roberts, a man known for his temperance and modest view of judicial power, could find himself in an uncomfortable place: at the direct center of a bitter political battle.

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Compile Best Firms List

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Presented in tiers, the rankings give designations to firms in 75 major practice areas nationally and in 127 practice areas regionally.

Conspiracy Theorist Loses Case Against Robert Mueller

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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against former special counsel Robert Mueller, rejecting a conspiracy theorist’s claim that Mueller pressured him to commit perjury.

Spying on Defense Lawyers Preparing for Trial? You Can’t Do That, Court Tells Prosecutors

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A New Jersey appeals court kicked county prosecutors off a drug case after the office spied on a defense attorney preparing for trial.

Louisiana Operator’s Bad Faith Does Not Preclude Recovery

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Charles Sartain summarizes the background of Apache Deepwater, LLC v. W&T Offshore, Inc., a conflict between parties to a joint operating agreement for operations on offshore deepwater wells.

Stephanie Gaston Joins Bradley’s Houston Office as Labor and Employment Partner

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Stephanie C. Gaston has joined the Houston office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Greensfelder Ranked in 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’

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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has been highly ranked nationally and in St. Louis and Chicago in the 2020 edition of the U.S News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”

Dallas-Based Deans & Lyons Earns Place Among ‘Best Law Firms’ in America

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Dallas-based Deans & Lyons LLP has earned recognition among the Best Law Firms in the country for 2020 by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.

Freeborn Ranked By 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’

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Freeborn & Peters LLP has been ranked nationally in seven practice areas, and awarded high rankings for multiple practice areas in Chicago; Richmond, Va.; and Tampa, Fla, in the 2020 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”

Bradley Wins Top Honors in 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has been named the nation’s “Law Firm of the Year” for Construction Law in the 2020 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Bradley was awarded Tier 1 national rankings for four practice areas.

Crawford, Wishnew & Lang Adds Christopher Hamilton in Dallas

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Christopher E. Hamilton has joined Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC in its office in Dallas.

Signature Page Mixing-and-Matching Leads to Trouble in Delaware Case

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D.C. Toedt III, writing in the On Contracts blog, describes how parties to a contract often circulate just signature pages to be signed, and the problems that can arise with that practice.

NDAs Do NOT Work for China But NNN Agreements Do

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The China Law Blog has published part one of an expected series of posts setting out exactly what foreign companies should do (and not do) to protect their intellectual property in China.

Court Enforces Arbitration Clause in Clickwrap Agreement

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The defendant’s terms of service, which were hyperlinked in the sign-up box, contained a clause providing for arbitration of disputes with a class-action waiver.

Special Order Your Forum Selection Clause

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Author Glenn D. West takes a look at a recent Delaware ruling on an anti-suit injunction attempting to prevent a suit being prosecuted in Texas.

On-Demand: The Role of In-House and External Counsel in Managing Open Source

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What is your role as legal counsel? How can you lead the charge to set license compliance policies, manage and remediate security vulnerabilities, and protect company IP?

Another Trump Judicial Pick Rated Unqualified Advances

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Three other federal district court nominees also advanced, but action on two controversial appeals court picks was again deferred.

‘Patent Death Squad’ Judges Can Be Fired, U.S. Appeals Court Says

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges had so much authority they should have been appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, the court ruled.