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Litigation

Texas Supreme Court: Decisions Of Interest To Business

Editor: Please tell us about your practice. Stolley: I have been practicing law for 31 years, all of it in Dallas, Texas. I did trial work for the first ten years, after which I transitioned my practice to appellate law. I have been board certified in appellate law since 1995 and with Thompson...

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Real Estate

Do We Really Need To Hire Local Counsel For Our Texas Real Estate Deal?

The answer to the title of this article is an unequivocal, “yes!” Historically, Texas local counsel played a major role in Texas real estate transactions involving out-of-state parties. In recent years, the role of local counsel has diminished significantly, primarily because the...

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Civil Justice

Observations On Policy Issues Discussed At The Lawyers For Civil Justice November Meeting

Editor: Tell us about us about your practice and your association with LCJ and with DRI. Martin: I have been a defense lawyer for over 30 years, handling primarily cases involving airlines, aviation products and pharmaceutical products and defending law firms in legal malpractice cases. I...

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Energy | Real Estate

PACE: A Smart Way To Finance Retrofits For Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation

Suppose your company wishes to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs by retrofitting its existing properties. What if the retrofit costs could be paid without diverting funds from the company’s capital budget, impairing growth capital, reducing cash reserves or drawing on...

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Technology | Telecommunications

Traditional Media In The World Of Bloggers, Tweeters And Anonymous Speakers: Any Lessons For Non-Media Businesses?

When the Internet came on the scene, traditional media sources, including newspapers, magazines and television stations, created websites and began posting the content that they were selling to subscribers and newsstand purchasers while laboring to find an Internet advertising model that worked....

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

When In Rome (Or Cairo, Or Shanghai, Or Caracas … )

The statistics are telling: the number of international investment arbitrations has doubled in a mere two years;[1] various institutions administering international commercial arbitration have reported similarly robust growth in caseload over the past several years.[2] The steady – and...

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Energy

Tax Controversies, Tax Reform And Oil & Gas

Editor: I note that you were named the best Dallas lawyer of the year for litigation & controversy-tax. Tell us about your background and experience. Parker: I joined Thompson & Knight after graduation from Southern Methodist University Law School in 1973. I was the first woman hired by...

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