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DRI: A Strong Voice Of The Defense Bar, A Strong Advocate For The U.S. Judicial System
Editor: Tell us about your practice and your history 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 do some commercial litigation...
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Questions To Ask When Your Director Or Executive Officer Wants To Join Another Board
Introduction Counsel for public companies are often asked to assist in vetting new candidates for a board of directors. Just as important is reviewing the issues that arise when a current director or executive officer (the candidate) of a public company (Company A) is asked to join the board of...
Read MoreLCJ: Great Accomplishments
Editor: Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) works to improve the civil justice system. What do you see as cause for reform? Martin: There are many reasons to reform the civil justice system, some of which have become even more apparent in recent years. The costs and burdens of electronic discovery...
Read MoreThompson & Knight Files First IPO Of A REIT-Like Security In Mexico
Editor: Please tell us about your background and Thompson & Knight's Mexico City office. Uribe: I started my career by working on securities issues as a clerk in a brokerage firm. I was later appointed Director of the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) in connection with...
Read MoreFight Runaway E-Discovery Costs: How You Can Help
Editor: Why do you believe that it is appropriate to pursue fundamental revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Martin: Large, complex, and difficult-to-manage cases often result in excessive legal fees and costs, much wasteful and unnecessary discovery, and abusive litigation tactics...
Read MoreLessons From Texas Medical Malpractice Reforms
Editor: John, we congratulate you for being a leader in so many organizations dedicated to relieving corporations from the burden of unmeritorious litigation and its costs. What has been your role in some of these organizations? Martin: I served as chairman of the Dallas Association of...
Read MoreBrazil: Economic Development Fueled By A Growing Market
Editor: Alex, how did your firm come to be part of Thompson & Knight? Chequer: Having moved back to Brazil to take care of my father's business after he passed away, I joined a small new firm with three partners and six or seven lawyers - some were former Petrobras international lawyers,...
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