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August 21, 2023
Baker Botts LLP's courtroom wins and major transactions work this year — including a $1.6 billion restitution deal for victims of a long-running Ponzi scheme and a South American telecommunications merger — burnished the nearly two-century-old institution's reputation as a leading Texas firm.
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August 18, 2023
From energy deals and tech-related transactions to patent disputes with millions at play, Law360's 2023 Texas Powerhouses successfully guided clients across finish lines and to courtroom victories while also stepping into matters like the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting and voters' rights in Beaumont.
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August 18, 2023
The law firms on Law360's list of 2023 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across 11 states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.
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September 09, 2022
The Fifth Circuit on Friday rejected a Guatemalan man's bid to cancel his deportation on the basis that it would cause his stepchildren extreme hardship, saying he didn't provide evidence strong enough to prove they were U.S. citizens.
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August 12, 2022
Vinson & Elkins LLP is currently Texas' largest law firm, and it's looking to hang on to its place at the top of the heap in its home state as BigLaw firms from across the country expand into Texas.
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August 11, 2022
Norton Rose Fulbright made waves this past year by successfully defending clients in high-stakes antitrust and tortious business interference litigation and guiding companies through billion-dollar deals that changed the makeup of Texas' and the world's energy market.
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August 10, 2022
Locke Lord LLP traces its roots in the Lone Star State back nearly 135 years, but amid the unprecedented challenges of the last few years, the firm has worked to future-proof its strategies and culture, crafting tools to help its leaders adapt to shifting pandemic circumstances and empowering its attorneys to meaningfully connect with their communities.
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August 09, 2022
Kirkland & Ellis LLP set up shop in the Lone Star State eight years ago to better serve clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors and quickly established itself as a top firm for energy deals in the state, all while continuing to build out its offerings to meet clients' diverse needs.
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August 08, 2022
From overseeing energy giant Holly Energy Partners' multibillion-dollar purchases to working toward obtaining a $1.6 billion judgment against IBM, Texas' Bracewell LLP had a banner 2021, which the firm's leaders said reaffirmed to existing and potential clients its strong track record of providing legal services in myriad practice groups.
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August 05, 2022
In a year when law firms across Texas continued to reconcile with and adapt to a post-COVID-19 world, Houston-based firms stood out, nabbing three of the five Texas Powerhouse spots by playing major roles in multibillion-dollar deals and scoring huge courtroom victories for clients.
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July 31, 2022
The law firms on Law360's list of 2022 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across nine states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.
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August 06, 2021
Vinson & Elkins LLP attorneys have continued to handle major transactions and litigation around Texas throughout the pandemic, solidifying its presence as a major player in the Texas legal market.
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August 05, 2021
Munck Wilson Mandala LLP attorneys leaned into the firm's emphasis on teamwork to guide major transactions and secure litigation wins that earned it a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse, including a $2.3 billion technology acquisition and $85.9 million trade secret trial verdict.
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August 04, 2021
Whether it was representing clients in International Trade Commission investigations or taking on Apple and Comcast in intellectual property fights, McKool Smith PC's Texas attorneys brought home a steady string of victories that earned it a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse.
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August 03, 2021
Haynes and Boone LLP continued to show strength amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasingly competitive legal market, reversing a $110 million fraud verdict against BBVA, reforming the death sentence of pro bono clients and leading clients through bankruptcies and transactions that boosted Texas' legal market during the pandemic, landing it a spot among Law360's 2021 Texas Powerhouses.
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August 02, 2021
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP landed a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse by showcasing its penchant for innovation as it convinced a Texas appellate court to overturn a record-setting $740 million state trade secrets jury verdict and advised on a first-of-its-kind sustainability-backed bond offering.
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July 30, 2021
In a year when outside firms continued the trend of launching Texas outposts, five firms with established roots in the state bested the competition to be recognized as Texas Powerhouses, scoring courtroom victories in bet-the-company litigation and leading deals that reshaped the market.
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July 30, 2021
The law firms on Law360's list of 2021 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across eight states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.
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September 09, 2019
Vinson & Elkins LLP has kicked off its second century in business notching major victories in its home state and beyond for household names in the energy sector. Its successes in the past year include helping Anadarko revive a Deepwater Horizon insurance dispute at the Texas Supreme Court and securing a Fifth Circuit win for Plains All American in an investor suit stemming from an oil spill.
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September 06, 2019
Susman Godfrey LLP attorneys reached a landmark deal to reform the cash bail system in Harris County, took home the largest jury verdict ever rendered in Bexar County and won a complete victory for a client in a dispute with an oilfield services company.
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September 05, 2019
McKool Smith PC continued to demonstrate its prowess both in and outside the courtroom this past year, scoring a $10.6 million patent infringement verdict for PanOptis, convincing a jury that licensing fees charged by Ericsson were fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, and invalidating a patent Sanofi was accused of infringing.
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September 04, 2019
Kirkland & Ellis LLP hasn't had roots in Texas for long, only moving into the market in 2014, but it made quick work of establishing a reputation for handling some of the biggest energy deals statewide, including a recent $12 billion combination that created one of the largest offshore drillers in the world.
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September 03, 2019
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's attorneys have continued to handle major transaction and litigation matters around Texas, including assisting with AT&T's megapurchase of Time Warner and facilitating Diamondback Energy's $9.2 billion acquisition of Energen Corp.
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August 30, 2019
The law firms on Law360's list of 2019 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across eight states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.
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August 30, 2019
In the competitive Texas legal market, five firms stand out for playing major roles in reshaping the state's energy landscape, bringing home blockbuster trial victories and defending clients' trade secrets in bet-the-company litigation.