Vault just came out with its 2015 rankings of the Best Law Firms.
In the Litigation Boutiques category, Susman Godfrey L.L.P. won top honors. Vault's Overview notes:
Count Susman Godfrey . . . as one of the true boutiques. The litigation star maintains five offices — its Houston headquarters, a smaller Dallas branch, two
A Chance to Shine
How often do fourth-year associates get an opportunity to argue before a U.S. court of appeals?
That sort of thing occurs a lot at the place where Blawgletter has worked since 1985.
It happened most recently to Amanda Bonn, an associate in Susman Godfrey's Los Angeles office. Let us tell you the story.
If you'd like to read about the Chambers and Partners recognition, you can find it here.
Walter Brennan (1894-1974) played Will Sonnett.
In 1967, at the tender age of eight, Blawgletter started watching a new TV western, The Guns of Will Sonnett. It lasted two seasons. We loved it.
The namesake of Will Sonnett handled a pistol as well as any man alive. He revealed his skill by citing his son ("the
I recognize that my partners are essentially unmanageable.
Neal Manne, "Lawyer Limelight: Neal Manne", Lawdragon, May 20, 2012 (interview by Xenia Kobylarz).
On Saturday, the partners in Blawgletter's firm voted to make five associates partners as of January 1, 2011.
Congratulations to each of them:
Matt Berry (Seattle)
Daniel Charest (Dallas)
Ryan Kirkpatrick (Los Angeles)
Stephen Shackelford (Dallas)
Arun Subramanian (New York)
Two of Blawgletter's partners, Terry Oxford and Ophelia Camina, today brought in a verdict for $250 million on behalf of Dillard's.
At the end of a trial that started on May 17, a Dallas County jury found i2 Technologies, a software company, liable for fraud and awarded Dillard's about $100 million in actual
The second phase of Blawgletter's trial ended last Wednesday. How'd it go? Like this:
DALLAS, June 15 /PRNewswire/ — Susman Godfrey lawyers again teamed with colleagues from Kelly, Hart & Hallman and Energy Future Holdings Corp. ("EFH"), this time in defeating a $50 million breach of contract claim by Alcoa against Luminant in
You may have noticed that Blawgletter hasn't posted much since early May. The following tells you why:
DALLAS, June 4 /PRNewswire/ — Susman Godfrey lawyers led a trial team that cleared Luminant of charges that the company breached a major power supply contract with Alcoa and acted in bad faith.
Alcoa claimed that Luminant
The Federal Circuit yesterday upheld almost all of a $240 judgment against Microsoft Corporation for willful patent infringement.
U.S. District Judge Leonard A. Davis presided over a jury trial on i4i's claims. He accepted findings of infringement and willfulness and the jury's verdict of $200 million in damages. He also enhanced the award by $40 million, in part due to