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Haynes and Boone and Brazil's MMA Lawyers Ink Cooperation Agreement

The Am Law Daily

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Add Haynes and Boone to the ever-growing list of international law firms vying for a slice of the work in the emerging market of Brazil.

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Impact Players — PTO to Big D: Max Ciccarello and Lisa Evert

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 17, 2012

It all started simply enough last year, when Thompson & Knight secretary Amanda Seward told her boss Max Ciccarelli about a Facebook post from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). That post announced that the agency was looking for new cities in which to open its first-ever satellite offices.

SNR Denton, Vinson Advise on Total's $2.5 Billion Sale to Sinopec

The Am Law Daily

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Vinson & Elkins and SNR Denton have taken roles on the French energy giant's sale of a 20 percent stake in an offshore Nigerian oil field to China's Sinopec for $2.5 billion.

Commentary: Why Foreign Physicians May Just Say No to Texas

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 29, 2012

New licensing requirement for foreign physicians should raise red flags for immigration lawyers, as well as other attorneys interested in equal protection and access to quality medical care.

FCPA Compliance: Who's a "Foreign Official"?

Corporate Counsel

Monday, September 3, 2012

When it comes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act's prohibition on bribing a foreign official, just who does the U.S. government consider a foreign official? For the first time, that question is being considered at the appellate level.

Apple Sanctioned in East Texas Over Deposition Flap

The Am Law Daily

Monday, August 20, 2012

A judge has sanctioned Apple Inc. for the conduct of one of its lawyers in a high-stakes patent case in Tyler. In an 11-page order in VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems Inc., et al., handed down Aug. 8, Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas granted a motion for sanctions requested by VirnetX Inc. and its lawyers at McKool Smith.