Texas Business Litigation 2017

Texas Business Litigation, edited by Sofia Adrogué and Caroline Baker, is a comprehensive handbook for  litigators and transactional attorneys. Written by a stellar panel of veteran TX litigators, judges and arbitrators, Texas Business Litigation allows the reader to focus research, save preparation time, field quick client questions, and follow specific areas of law and procedure as they develop year to year. From ADR to appeals, learn from the collective wisdom, experience and practical advice of these notable lawyer-authors.



In Texas Business Litigation you'll find thorough treatment of:

Discovery--Kim J. Askew, K&L Gates, LLP

Speech-Based Torts: Libel, Slander, Business Disparagement and Invasion of Privacy--Chip Babcock, Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Damages--David J. Beck, Beck Redden, LLP

Experts--Maria Wyckoff Boyce, Baker Botts LLP

E-Discovery--David Chaumette, Chaumette, PLLC

Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Litigation--Charles Everingham IV, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP

Criminal Law in Business Tort Cases--David Gerger, Gerger & Clarke

Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Business Transactions--Robin Gibbs, Gibbs & Bruns

Bankruptcy Ramifications in Business Litigation Cases--Elizabeth M. Guffy, Burleson LLP

Contorts--Lamont A. Jefferson, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Ethics--Randy Johnston, Johnston Tobey PC

The Liability Case--Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm

Alternative Dispute Resolution--Alice Oliver-Parrott, Alice Oliver-Parrott, P.C.

Selected Causes of Action Unique to the Oil and Gas Industry--James J. Ormiston, Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.

Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation--Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin LLP

Evaluating Commercial Cases: Avoiding Icebergs--Harry Susman, Susman Godfrey

Corporate Governance and Regulatory Proceedings--Patricia J. Villareal, Jones Day

Employment Law Litigation--A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Cozen O'Connor

Preservation of Error--Appeal Tactics--Marie R. Yeates, Vinson & Elkins

Antitrust--R. Paul Yetter, Yetter Coleman LLP

Third-Party Litigation Financing --W. Bradley Wendel

Business Divorce --Ladd Hirsch

Innovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas --Stephen D. Susman



NEW FOR 2017

 The final three chapters are new and an indicia of the state of business litigation and global economic realities--third-party litigation finance, business divorce, and jury trial innovations.