As out-of-state midsize firms solidify their bases in Texas, Tyson & Mendes, with offices in Houston and San Diego, opened an office in Dallas, and Kaufman Dolowich tapped two women partners to lead its Houston and New Orleans offices. Recognizing the strength of the Texas legal market, about half of…

D.C. Circuit Stops Texas LNG Projects, Blames FERC’s ‘Insufficient’ Review | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/08/08/d-c-circuit-stops-texas-lng-projects-blames-fercs-insufficient-review/ Conceptual illustration of the Rio Grande LNG terminal at Port of Brownsville. Credit: NextDecade Two multi-billion dollar liquified natural gas projects have been put on hold because of a court ruling that FERC…

Universal Music Hit with Copyright Claim Over Use of Song in Pitbull Recording | The Recorder Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/08/08/universal-music-hit-with-copyright-claim-over-use-of-song-in-pitbull-recording/ Pitbull (Credit: Nick Biemans/Shutterstock) NEWS Composer Aaron LaCanfora contends his song “Samir’s Theme” was shared with artist DJ White Shadow years before the release of Pitbull’s 2021 song “I Feel…

A former London income partner at Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault has won an unfair-dismissal case against the firm. The firm failed to convince U.K. Employment Tribunal Judge Farin Anthony that it had to let Allan Reason go because it didn’t have enough litigation and arbitration work.

Judge Gary Brown Will Vacate Carceral Sentence If Defendant Assigned to MDC | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/08/08/judge-rules-he-will-vacate-white-collar-carceral-sentence-if-defendant-assigned-to-brooklyns-mdc/ The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York Photo: Ryland West/ ALM U.S. District Judge Gary Brown said an extrinsic factor “looms large in nearly every bail and sentencing…

It’s not so long ago that branding for a legal practice amounted to having a brass plate at the entrance to its building and an elegant letterhead that never changed. Each partner had their own roster of clients, whom they dealt with exclusively, and these relationships superseded any idea of…