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FisherBroyles Adds Partner Wayne Bunch in Houston

FisherBroyles Adds Partner Wayne Bunch in Houston

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Wayne P. Bunch, Jr. has joined FisherBroyles, LLP as a partner in the Franchising practice group, based in the firm’s Houston office.

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Labor and Employment Partner Gray Mateo-Harris Joins Barnes & Thornburg

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Gray Mateo-Harris as a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department.

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Download: Study Shows 4X ROI With Digital Discovery Pro

Download: Study Shows 4X ROI With Digital Discovery Pro

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Zapproved and Hobson & Company recently partnered to research the average return on investment (ROI) that businesses gained by implementing Digital Discovery Pro for in-house ediscovery.

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Biglaw Firm, Former U.S. Attorney Accused of Hacking Cover-Up

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The allegations are in a suit against former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, the global megafirm where she is now a partner, according to Bloomberg Law.

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Joint Ventures in the Oil and Gas Industry: Upstream Joint Ventures

Joint Ventures in the Oil and Gas Industry: Upstream Joint Ventures

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This Latham & Watkins series explores market trends driving recent joint ventures, as well as structural options, potential challenges, and other considerations related to joint ventures, within both the midstream and upstream spaces.

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Banks Cannot Skirt Contract Remedies in Data Breach Suit Against Retail Merchant

Banks Cannot Skirt Contract Remedies in Data Breach Suit Against Retail Merchant

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The financial institutions sought to recover some of their costs from the grocery store chain that was allegedly responsible for the loss of the data.

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Trial Lawyers with Law Offices of Frank L. Branson Make Best in Dallas List

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D Magazine has selected Frank L. Branson, Debbie Branson and Chip Brooker of The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson to the 2018 Best Lawyers in Dallas list.

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DLA Piper Announces New U.S. And Regional IP and Tech Practice Leaders

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DLA Piper announced appointments of a co-head of the firm’s Patent Prosecution practice, co-heads of the Chicago Intellectual Property and Technology practice, and head of IPT in Boston.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Labor and Employment Partner Amy Zdravecky

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Amy Zdravecky as a partner in the Labor & Employment Department.

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Sayles Werbner Recognized in Chambers USA for Commercial Litigation

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Chambers USA has honored Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner and its commercial litigation work in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

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Is Your Insurance Provision Meeting Its Full Potential?

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Careful review should go into contracts’ insurance provisions, as it could have enormous effect on your protection from risk and liability, advises Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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Trump’s Medical Records: Any Privacy Law Violated?

Trump’s Medical Records: Any Privacy Law Violated?

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A thornier lapse may have been committed by the doctor when he revealed to the New York Times that Trump was taking a drug that promotes hair growth.

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Collective Bargaining Agreements Must be Interpreted According to ‘Ordinary Principles of Contract Law’

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Lower courts found in favor of retirees in the dispute over union retiree health benefits, but the U.S. Supreme Court reversed.

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Analysts: Giuliani’s Media Blitz Gives Investigators New Leads, New Evidence

Analysts: Giuliani’s Media Blitz Gives Investigators New Leads, New Evidence

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Giuliani’s comments to media outlets underscore a growing tension for the White House: The FBI investigation of Cohen presents a legal problem for the president that his own lawyer might have exacerbated, according to The Washington Post.

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Tone-Deaf Memo: Biglaw Firm Doesn’t Think Men Get Nearly Enough Credit

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If you’re trying to promote diversity, giving (mostly) white men center stage is doing the very, very least you can do, advises Above the Law.

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‘Not Looking for Old White Guys’: Restaurant Chain Must Pay in Age Bias Suit

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The EEOC said applicants who were turned away were told they were “too experienced,” as well as, “we are not looking for old white guys.”

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No-Poach, No-Solicit Provisions of Corporate Agreements Now Face Criminal Prosecution

No-Poach, No-Solicit Provisions of Corporate Agreements Now Face Criminal Prosecution

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A nearly ubiquitous element of corporate conduct, thought to be legal and competitively harmless, now faces the prospect of criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department. of Justice, according to Locke Lord.

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Perkins Coie Adds Litigator in Dallas

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Mark L. Johansen has joined Perkins Coie’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in Dallas.

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Sidley Adds Tax Partner in New York

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Audry X. Casusol has joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in its Tax and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice in the New York office.

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Foley Gardere Adds Litigation Lawyer in Dallas

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Foley Gardere announced that Orrin Harrison III has joined the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as of counsel in the Dallas office.

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