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May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
28 minute read
April 19, 2010 |

The Efficiency equation

30 minute read
July 23, 2007 |

Ex-Cowboy's Worker's Comp Bid Fumbles in Case of First Impression

The career of Chad Hennings, a former lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, ended in 2000 after a spine injury sidelined him. Now the 10th Court of Appeals, in a case of first impression, has rejected Hennings' worker's comp claim, holding "that a professional athlete who accepts the benefits available under his contract or collective bargaining agreement cannot recover under [the Texas workers'] compensation law."
6 minute read
April 29, 2013 |

Who's Hiring Lawyers? Texas Law Firms Growing, Shrinking

Rising client demands and a market offering abundant lateral hiring opportunities helped swell the number of lawyers at two Texas firms by more than 40 percent during 2012. Meanwhile, percentage drops at firms losing lawyers were much lower than they were two years ago in 2010.
10 minute read
August 10, 2006 |

England Poised to Reform Legal Market

Picture lawyers idling away potentially billable hours tracking their firm's stock price rather than poring over their firm's PPP rankings or the results of the latest associate-satisfaction survey rankings. Sound far-fetched? It may happen soon in England if a draft bill that would allow outside investment in law firms and let firms go public makes it into law. And although the bill hasn't yet been the focus of too much hand-wringing in the United States, it is "on the radar screen," says one consultant.
7 minute read
October 04, 2010 |

Adult Film Company's Suit Shows Texas Is Good for Copyright Cases

Evan Stone (pictured) and his client would love to obtain the names of 670 Texas Internet users. Why? Because Stone wants to subpoena and eventually stop John Doe defendants who allegedly are copying and distributing his client's adult film via the Internet, according to a recent complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
5 minute read
April 27, 2006 |

Even With $74M Victory, TiVo's Patent Fight With EchoStar Plays On

Earlier this month, a federal jury awarded TiVo nearly $74 million after finding that EchoStar, the parent company of the DISH Network satellite TV provider, had infringed on TiVo's "multimedia time warping system." However, acting on a request filed last year by EchoStar, the USPTO has now ordered a re-examination of TiVo's patent -- a strategy that attorneys say is becoming increasingly common. TiVo's general counsel, Matthew Zinn, says he isn't concerned.
6 minute read
August 23, 2000 |

Texas Bar Developing Web Portal for Members

State Bar of Texas members soon may have a new "junior partner" to assist them with everything from conducting case law searches to collecting fees -- all for the cost of their Bar dues. The State Bar is working to develop a Web portal that will provide its membership access to services via the Internet. Expected to be available by next year, the new program has been dubbed "Junior Partner."
5 minute read
July 28, 2003 |

Newsmakers

2 minute read
November 01, 2006 |

By Any Other Name . . .

As if the nuances of corporate governance aren't tough enough to fathom, now the government is playing word games.
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