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  • February 10, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    R. Allen Stanford Civil Litigation Hits the Stage

    Edward Valdespino, a partner in the San Antonio office of Strasburger & Price who represents the putative class of investors, said recent rulings against Greenberg Traurig and Hunton & Williams—combined with the start of the first "clawback" trial—means the long-pending Stanford civil cases are finally hitting the litigation stage.

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  • February 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Holland & Knight Heads to Denver, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Fresh off successful financial years in 2014, Holland & Knight opens a Denver office with six lawyers from Lathrop & Gage; Akin plucks a practice leader from Paul Hastings; Covington & Burling adds a former federal prosecutor; a handful of departures from Dickstein Shapiro; Kirkland & Ellis grows in London; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • Stubblefield v. Stubblefield

    Publication Date: 2015-02-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Polly Stubblefield and Holly Stubblefield, Lakewood Ranch, Fla., proceeded pro se. Allen S. Willingham and Thomas F. Wamsley Jr. Taylor English Duma LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Ariel D. Zion Bloom Sugarman Everett, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S14A1908; S14A1910

    The Florida-resident defendants were subject to personal jurisdiction in Ge under the Long-Arm Statute, as the plaintiffs' claims were related directly to the defendants' purposeful acts in Ge

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS, L.C., PETITIONER, v. FPL FARMING LTD., RESPONDENT

    Publication Date: 2015-02-06
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    Date Filed: 2015-02-06
    Court: SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
    Judge: Paul W. Green
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    Case Number: 12-0905

    SUPREME COURT OF TEXASENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS, L.C., PETITIONER, v. FPL FARMING LTD., RESPONDENTp class="hea

  • BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff - Appellee v. ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION, INCORPORATED, Defendant - Appellant

    Publication Date: 2015-02-05
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    Date Filed: 2015-02-05
    Court: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    Judge: EDITH BROWN CLEMENT
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    Case Number: 13-11274

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUITBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff - Appellee v. ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION, I

  • February 4, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord Lures Boies Litigator, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Locke Lord, currently digesting Edwards Wildman Palmer following the completion of a merger with the Am Law 100 f

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  • February 3, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord Lures Boies Litigator, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Boies Schiller & Flexner partner Kathleen Smalley is headed to newly merged Locke Lord; Davis Polk poaches Greenberg Traurig's real estate chair in New York; three DLA Piper finance lawyers depart; Littler Mendelson heads to Maine; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • February 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Partnership

    View the Digital Edition of this Special Report. a href="http://newyorklawjourna

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  • Anten v. Superior Court (Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, Law Corporation)

    Publication Date: 2015-02-02
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-30
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Parker Mills, David B. Parker, and William K. Mills for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, Joel E. Boxer, Mark T. Drooks, and David H. Chao for Real Party in Interest.
    Case Number: No. B258437

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1199 LEWIS ANTEN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES C

  • February 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Partnership

    In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal: We analyze trends in new partner promotion numbers, and provide insightful articles discussing how to create value with technology, the opportunities of diversity, the importance of company culture, achieving growth through practice diversification, and being a leader from the front line.

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