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Braddock v Braddock
Publication Date: 2009-01-06 Practice Area:
Industry: Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 4373
Jonathan Lippman, P.J. David B. Saxe David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rolando T. Acosta, JJ. 4373 Index 600430/07 John C. Braddock, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
Number of Big-Firm Minority Lawyers in Austin Increases
Austin`s largest firms continued to show slight gains this year in the number of minority lawyers employed, leaders of two minority attorney groups say. Of the almost 1,200 attorneys employed by Austin`s 26 largest firms, 126 - or 10.6 percent - are African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native-American, according to figures compiled by the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin and the Austin Black Lawyers Association. That`s up from 9.8 percent in 2001, says ABLA vice president Brian Jammer, deputy general c
Bankruptcy Trims Waiting Period for M&A Antitrust Review
The current economic environment offers companies with access to cash, financing and strong equity values increased opportunities to seek mergers and acquisitions from distressed businesses, writes Millie Aponte Sall. A company filing for bankruptcy is ripe for the picking, with assets or stock others can acquire at discounted values. An in-house counsel's company can obtain assets at lightning speed, free and clear of liens, claims and encumbrances. But one benefit that may be less apparent to in-house attorneys is this: Governmental approvals of mergers and acquisitions also are shorter in bankruptcy.
Astra Oil Trading NV v. PRSI Trading Company LP, 08 Civ. 10467
Publication Date: 2009-04-14 Practice Area: Civil Practice
Industry: Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District Judge: Naomi Buchwald Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 08 Civ. 10467
District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Counsel for Plaintiff: Scott Newman, Esq. David S. Versfelt, E
BigTex Roots: Some Large Firms See the Lone Star State as a Hot Hub For Economic Growth
Fewer than half the lawyers at the 25 largest firms in the Lone Star State actually work in Texas offices. And only five of those 25 firms are 100 percent Texas-based, meaning all their lawyers work in Texas offices. Jackson Walker, with offices in six Texas cities — Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo and San Antonio — is the largest of the Texas-only firms.
New Partner Numbers Increase at Many Large Firms in Texas
For most of the partners in the largest firms in Texas, the partnership track ranges from 6.5 to 12.5 years, according to the firms that participated in Texas Lawyer's annual New Partners Survey. Twenty-three of the 25 largest firms in the state report promoting 146 attorneys to partnership in their Texas offices for 2007. That's 6.5 percent more than the 137 attorneys promoted to partnership by the same firms in 2006. "The legal business has been booming," says recruiter Robert A. Rowland.
Offer Rates Rise for Next Fall's First-Year BigTex Associates
As autumn begins, many large Texas firms already have made permanent job offers for the fall of 2013 to students who worked at the firms during the summer.Headcount Numbers Flat at Largest Firms in Texas
In 2010, one Texas firm grew due to an oil rig explosion and another shrank due to the timing of birthdays. Godwin Ronquillo increased its lawyer count by almost 50 percent during the last eight months of 2010, primarily to meet the needs of one client, says Donald E. Godwin, chairman and chief executive officer of the Dallas-based firm. The firm represents Halliburton Energy Services Inc. of Houston in litigation related to the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by BP PLC of London.