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Susman Godfrey's New Partner/Associate Announcement and 2012 in Review
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Dear Clients and Friends:
You don't hear from us often, so we thought we'd use the occasion of announcing
our new partners and associates to tell you something about the year we had in 2012.
Meet Our Newest Partners and Associates
With offices in Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York, about 100 lawyers,
and lots of happy clients, we pay close attention to developing an ever-deeper bench
of first-class legal talent. Although we don't have a rigid partnership track, associates
generally graduate to partner much faster than at other firms - after six years
with the firm following a clerkship with a federal judge. We had an especially good
crop in 2012, when we elected three partners: David Peterson [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbS9_5IruUGq8rlHw9KgW7KctraERr6znoGC4mQjndGMyqzZUyfkeidswg7qbrbzPMI2BVFXTSfiSY2UJrs_X4mpUTSY8NeD3HibemWV-M62Alv7hEappEzgX3hRFNMZWb3ExScK1I7TH15KYl-yDHVNRH5LckVaxw=],
Joseph [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBa2oyiELgDom5dxlBuynaZPZ91KUcCMMKpKTDI0AN42sgGlzFmgyCfCR36xJbVM8nmLvNOTfSa899i_065roZWVzPsT_jPha09xZW1G5n8obKXWiG-HwTorufJIRxWmS6h7SQuXBxxfAlXRnWc5Ked1qHQYzoPwh-w=]
Portera [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBa2oyiELgDom5dxlBuynaZPZ91KUcCMMKpKTDI0AN42sgGlzFmgyCfCR36xJbVM8nmLvNOTfSa899i_065roZWVzPsT_jPha09xZW1G5n8obKXWiG-HwTorufJIRxWmS6h7SQuXBxxfAlXRnWc5Ked1qHQYzoPwh-w=]
and Genevieve Vose [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBY4IVzm-sTBCMj1jE0EGRK0KjGm8j2lpxIzKOaxHVa569Rm2-WcUo61HJ-9mxyLTWbtXolptXXpVlrEw6XRY0NN_npRr11rXDJY3srHG9jIuNhjRJzkyIkuH3OvTCTUKaWXl4AgA_wIsWM8Hqyw8dPTsaocpx28GRM=].
We also brought 12 new associates on board: Davida Brook [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbXBlrKagE4N4ONjUC0iJdAFZzFRjp0AVe-d2MpOouPoQEfjYZZGiWqTc7vrQESn4UYLs0zluYv4bZDfi_TO-WIXdC99sjqFw8znZNg9DPJXRG_uCQqEwb6wdYlBJVUClKMdH4M4O9U_iaz-XGh_3LKWulytDCn8VI=],
Corey Buland [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYPn5JnX6Zr2juTt0buvrRXcAWOp_DjBPEesVRCHybatSXloUbZXKioutAyZs5opTVLj15jMcW5K6uIwa4NIGjL22vdbC5DP9jKke2_GpX1HZQuT6W8vdJFhQ10Rk9fXVn5_T6a3bJZZABrIDZUIwIHRD0AK0G8nF0=],
Audrey Calkins [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZC3dbOFjh6BWGp3O8_85jR8cm4xh7a8xlzpKcA2Wry56Wtxsk_YsilqwSMm_BLcK7c1IHoxJAUcPgMcm0ChDnJZrArTYOtu3-85hQOsnDGqC3LuCmoYZUZnLPYIPboYlB8alVPHKhdmJ-sds0IlrCjIZqM6FhXs6w=],
Adam Carlis [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbXZTKK8EUl88GLmV1LTtxIXJlIi818XtkYFFt1MKBhw-6WXiNpLtUPPVojluTi_95c-4ByMxpQcmmWcqC_j-SjWwiiIVNSXXHIY58KAjNwzzZjBkc1Eq02g7Gtx5PVR91pZ_Mp0gruXTumj-eV6vnN_so8OFWAnEc=],
Zenobia Harris [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbfgVr2zLnX3_9yM7OTDMHDF5EZM6SXQpWM8i9BBkpRPzeAU_1YMaxHd0lq9bI_5moJUpDd8ZJootVJ0L3XGv5SPEFxXJxK5Z5Gyo2UoiONjEfcPHg9FbzOSl2RzjqPKBcAzsyn7ZjrYfsyqR7kgj94qohmcZ5KD-I=],
Mark Hatch-Miller [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZDdwBlVBQWw3vGB9cjsv_PW0f2eIKxvNHfeYhiMqmbkwOkIxrMguFDWLq15T668y-a_bV2Dbixx3nVKw-BLe79a99xm_peJu5QIKVtVTyNEBDmJwiFvdCFA8v3fMCup0isbGMTiBvTRgNrlLmTWGWhF-3mDGL5e1c=],
Andres Healy [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZH3rf8zns_tPuFPK8wfBO_0mVAl50exZIE3rwIRLdE-zAa3RazUMfyyNvGiTKZreyifNaEBAscqVHmymzuPFrZQEn8JuZpffjGT1Xu0b16owhIxXgdgRuECw7b204rXpqLaGlvqdbtYbXNj0it4To6lskSFbglUfo=],
Katherine Kunz [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZ4BmP9wWEkRrBDr3UzNdN4HJzniAXM54SyCb883XmGNoLrnZfMEGLIOlxkN33ULB7SYjM_RJmrwFWlcQa46Pgs83Mjec0UFZhO5a6N1I63sQAMN-p3SpPLF5qJxqJRERuBECFS8VkeL2s40RtGn2qY6x8epVPvT6U=],
Frances Lewis [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBaelz6L-Usi7Urhb0084gIYO1IFxD1D0WRhI2OIwkux5usP4Joy0vlfHTLNMEQtn6t3lU2H1tGTBaNRr0NM5zyEmz49nCu_vDTYse3xBddCoiQcqFw770d3TM8WEh4_DkzeUMdmoKqYkmihbLq-Ihy-d5rdOTUgSL4=],
Kristen Schlemmer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYaPy9-xqUmk6gPYfhWcj6ywyRh4zqINDYG-mmte5zU6NhdItWWDzRpm95epSBNGFmy4E9Sy1hnm9R59uAYUof3lfYGfalki6J4ZJcvYqP3B9xUrOqEU6I9m3ZlBg6Y6deH6On6rLbYPw-XDNud4jiPP7C_sj751e3hNGaOH8QMDw==],
Ashley Simonsen [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBaUZpyyxqTcq7xJg5GtS99Eov_siy-50WnwsbC04WiDcHRiFTFGVcIhfpRgD8pe6owfj75qbBue0MS-zb8KBMAeKu7H10ZK9JIdtkneTV_nL0B5MDlRuKwKpa5zM-iIfJ9Y5BI7fuGhfkzTEucwfhRR1Tw-gUryjFc=]and
Jordan Talge [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZyXu309kuFNJQunIlS0OOjZYwpeDXjEcH5WmpO3FOE6b9Aid0xf6V6MnOURqImm9RDb2doAfO4bvVs6SMtAcHpNhjQy24cjckPZ9qN8D49-AwF0LcnjZ1IfgG3AWFjK_l1DsWq3dEXYCP5tk9SjlIv4DnCgnhRIXM=].
The future looks bright.
A Brief Review of 2012
Our clients scored major successes with our help in 2012. Read about a sampling
of them below.
* More than $1 billion settlement in sudden acceleration case against Toyota. Susman
Godfrey partner Marc Seltzer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBY0FLEP0hmMNi2TVbqBeuU60Ti2be-PtdZfr1pPX_c50WzEuBtqyV270x04uvvJAT1LwPvjSUu10DFAVBIdh8zKdAi1ZgDDdGPDWffQG6G8kcOoWs1HGBygrRod7gVqpO15XN9pRkPWQd1mBvUBsS7kgXIJqmlFUwQ=]
in our Los Angeles office serves as co-lead counsel for the class of people who
owned, bought, leased, or insured the residual value of certain Toyota, Lexus, and
Scion vehicles. He and the other co-leads negotiated a settlement for in excess
of $1 billion on behalf of the class. The district court grantedpreliminary approval
of the settlement on December 28, 2012. In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration
Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, No. 8:10-ml-02151
(C.D. Cal).
* Affirmance of license for $200 million prostate cancer drug. Partners from our
Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles offices teamed up to defeat the efforts of Medivation,
a $3.5 billion dollar pharmaceutical company, to secure exclusive rights to develop
a promising prostate cancer drug. Matt Berry [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbdY4M8U3QQWzjr0iXrzvcmnJHLeGlStDZ7ev3s7KsPYM9hzj0VOwj35X74C5uB_v30yCWXrsqiSKcp-HHNhYeauI2vGkkH0fUHZhoU-6W1OQ97OWiZYy-YtspbRY_2RfWbAjuMq0cXmkHlOcZ3qkwfT7ikyBu2OMw=],
Bill Carmody [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZ_-U-lE9No57lvbn4vxUIOL_6fVJ192coBOyB68cKzd1dgAJ1SCgxp9rKblpyOZLI-CXjvBZnh_UNRlxXDwcDmS2gC76QGlAEDcpg8qZcln9_TsqzClhnD7PmrvgotuZ8_Tmoc6VHvWsBm-mLNRXPN],
and Jacob Buchdahl [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBawcEEotamYdvau27tjQqdPD16HtTQDIogC1WcAiVxXCJL9TScLgdY9DuWj_6aCnNfna85VUXWN0mFsYMBjWw9d_yLi7U7_vtMHsk4SypAtXPpJ5Fqyo5BJsw3EsKcB9NZhzwCjqt49haKU0Fz24LtWYgINlw0cHf4=]
persuaded the San Francisco Superior Court to grant summary adjudication in favor
of our start-up client, Aragon, on December 20. Medivation had valued the drug at
more than $200 million. Medivation, Inc. v. The Regents of the University of California,
No. CGC-11-510715 (Cal. Super. Ct. San Francisco).
* Fifth Circuit wins in dispute over KBR, Inc.'s proxy materials and Poly-America's
use of the color yellow. Houston partners Geoff Harrison [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZIPKjg7TbHnd0uLEc97OvDlVpuOSCUssmYHg160zVs95YxAyMDTxylvByTsJ3ap17AYGEuwT8FQHhvBuYDfY-8-ku-Cb8yMgfXKIsdQnhNhZ_nIHqOv1exbIoRJ5ELZ6ngnGUQwPjtb91ze48rZQeA-QOP0cF2qhPHCzwFswBbnA==]
and Chanler Langham [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbaScUuFMOUHKyUR7IptUP9RvP7pmJKPFpObXy9iPptm_LV4T9fkDFBJijOUij72ZtdBDgDLYV7TB9VovV2mfdt_QqFvNGcczJAdry6YkC_J3yA5_WmFeLWvuf-IgT3mhn5Jtc0lcBuFaHh13Whdtycai2hlYHD8gL7OHHKMrmu3w==]
handled the case for KBR, a global engineering, construction, and services company,
and persuaded the panel to uphold the district court's ruling that allowed KBR to
reject a shareholder activist's improper proposal. KBR v. Chevedden, 478 Fed. Appx.
213 (5th Cir. June 11, 2012). Another Houston partner, Erica Harris [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZZtQDnwxHGVE6HizxoCn6sBVzXKUbnAxuWkh2NyuE4HPpD63UMJI20DXEI9WWXaxWkHzSVu0cqTd2Yvbf213_YX9JhV2YXIDR4rCv-HzT1pIKWOocKxr3YD_VIZHbjAx8Ay6eVet2F17Gt_NdBgoRAilUKIwhQha0=],
won affirmance of a district court's ruling after trial in favor of client Poly-America
on claims that its use of the color yellow in plastic sheeting did not infringe
the plaintiff's trademark and that the plaintiff's trademark was invalid. Poly-America,
L.P. v. Stego Industries, LLC, 482 Fed. Appx. 958 (5th Cir. Oct. 27, 2012)
* Patent infringement victory. Houston partner Joseph Grinstein [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYmmKPf4PsYa_38vxko_NIvHDh3_q0G2RXA9vzXdO4_eXL_gGOzFqKIh9FzSxyND6YdhV7QLXP6b10zCBoKYb29BGGDk9-gXGfYpqLnFjThjpB1KlPc6xQ2dOMg2TtL5VRFye7HwsYX5Lmm7PapX1LQdPQVhSZOSD7QnKTNgTL13Q==]
led a four-firm trial team that last May won a $15.4 million patent infringement
verdict - and a finding of willfulness - in the Eastern District of Texas in PACT
Technologies XPP, AG v. Xilinx, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-563 (E.D. Tex.)
* Voluntary dismissal of government's $300 million False Claims Act lawsuit. Partners
Vineet Bhatia [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZiBRBJr2t9RFPmlTco7tfJAzUHCijLEFmCC-Sn6jxMVzKjqpIDDUQRs3tr_l1x6l_IEu_ZheTM2ZIYsevfFKiqSN0jcwGg_ol-zcq_5JkTJGI2xTmuUzP7Z4-uYW86MpEYPmPSs6_g32vgNgZRHpCAQBzgVx1fz7M=],
Geoff Harrison [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZIPKjg7TbHnd0uLEc97OvDlVpuOSCUssmYHg160zVs95YxAyMDTxylvByTsJ3ap17AYGEuwT8FQHhvBuYDfY-8-ku-Cb8yMgfXKIsdQnhNhZ_nIHqOv1exbIoRJ5ELZ6ngnGUQwPjtb91ze48rZQeA-QOP0cF2qhPHCzwFswBbnA==],
Shawn Raymond [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYZjZAePmVXxOt0vdMgyrthKiai4ONn3mRycSOY_8oyQ9qFYWhZy2Wf-E6XvZ59w_T3-fLh58MFX3my3KrdNZjEEBnJc1WhB_jxQE62iCAlDP6AAwYnqMup82-tmbTMNfJx4tgzp5TsFIhjWV7JUJfkywvF3yoeA0Y=],
and Rick Hess [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBb300qxzXPRKoONAAkOF3UBO1x7pyDQGp64o5p1Y_ruZm4wJtoDSdbfwMBsGi8RDY6TSiXDKpWXfpJsF9eCff3bjeJDLju4GWS_QfWt3OTwkZ3nIq0xj9hJ1Hh6rj8dwE00646h92E-3uH6H-02lunZ_b_bima_iQ4=]
in the Houston office and Genevieve Vose [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBY4IVzm-sTBCMj1jE0EGRK0KjGm8j2lpxIzKOaxHVa569Rm2-WcUo61HJ-9mxyLTWbtXolptXXpVlrEw6XRY0NN_npRr11rXDJY3srHG9jIuNhjRJzkyIkuH3OvTCTUKaWXl4AgA_wIsWM8Hqyw8dPTsaocpx28GRM=]from
Seattle persuaded the U.S. government to dismiss without prejudice a lawsuit concerning
our client's charges for private security in Iraq under a contract with the Army.
United States v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc., No. 1:10-cv-00530, Docket
No. 143 (D.D.C. Nov. 15, 2012).
* Oil & gas win. In Olympia Minerals, LLC v. HS Resources, LLC, No. C 2005-0927,
in the 36th District Court of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, Dallas partners Barry
Barnett [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZEk4cfP73MODUgW7uxp5M1KXH8lOmytg0nAHMrNr0L1KzU7U9xjWMJdYt6NhQNhkkXvi_OXKK3QmamFgebWt23N4pqhpkUuimXUAEXYnTDmTPr1dxGh9JBwJZgsA619nXbDqT7j2hSvUH9G6XEU7qgnvw2o9MoQvQ=]
and Daniel Charest [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBb0J5Lg6ssfsTG24oYe1DLiaIwfOZx49S7T36RLD5pI1_nbBa-H2sBvdXQCaZkdW5Q47HhKumCUkWfMZHwXrvupKzhRPNJcLVdk-XE6c-n5giS96toHQrfT6gytl_tmgi6-l1YYfRO6R407Vog64z8fnHlO0j2Zmko=]
captained a trial team that in March 2012 obtained a judgment, after trial, for
Louisiana mineral owners that claimed breach of a project agreement for development
of oil and gas prospects across more than 100 square miles. The court awarded the
firm's clients damages of more than $14 million while rejecting defendants' $70+
million counterclaim alleging theft and misuse of 3D seismic data.
* Arbitration shut-out. Houston partners Vineet Bhatia [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZiBRBJr2t9RFPmlTco7tfJAzUHCijLEFmCC-Sn6jxMVzKjqpIDDUQRs3tr_l1x6l_IEu_ZheTM2ZIYsevfFKiqSN0jcwGg_ol-zcq_5JkTJGI2xTmuUzP7Z4-uYW86MpEYPmPSs6_g32vgNgZRHpCAQBzgVx1fz7M=],
Shawn Raymond [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYZjZAePmVXxOt0vdMgyrthKiai4ONn3mRycSOY_8oyQ9qFYWhZy2Wf-E6XvZ59w_T3-fLh58MFX3my3KrdNZjEEBnJc1WhB_jxQE62iCAlDP6AAwYnqMup82-tmbTMNfJx4tgzp5TsFIhjWV7JUJfkywvF3yoeA0Y=],
and Rob Safi [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBa7_BzWFbdzq28T915-4wPRDHmN--HS9kxXKoNwuBIyqC0ZWcS0QnqHYtmW_9gA29LPqchj5p9eeJ9QtPG_nzKKONqwcwA1DX0cME4hrVbva6ZFW-DTcfNcsTM5rjAFhFpyKPF09ebtCNxh7GpDuSg5zHr9_98uWfg=]
defended a large electric utility company in a dispute with one of the world's largest
energy companies concerning power production losses at a 100 MW wind farm. After
a hearing on the merits, in January 2012, an arbitration panel issued a unanimous
decision in favor of our client, rejecting all of the claimant's liability theories
and denying all relief that it sought. The panel later awarded our client all of
its attorneys' fees.
* Recovery of hundreds of millions in value for Washington Mutual shareholders.
Seattle partners Parker Folse [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZfpgwpqNwDO1Zl2D2FfpajQJfw35y1YoGaDKSOlRrtilwf2Xc9oJfpYeigAqwNzktG4aInEadBQEoK4PFfkWkqwfoNFdFXKCJA-zETlZGoKX8JWaus1CZDJ05B_u9tWmhYpPqTWXYaWzaDZqgV0polGc0yfJFNwoQ=],
Edgar Sargent [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZOJJs0_EIY1nPQR67jS2jlQTqYeF8slwpVDu2rusw-SKXNHnFdy8iD_6q5thmatQc48ZJFEiWwMDnJa968c8H3pdXks9SAVOm8BLZjxSf9j51IcuSaPfj2jDMy4cgKknFhzWl8IaJQxB9x0hgMoTbqXvGS_Hskb98=],
and Justin Nelson [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBYzDc25xlr7KBiwcD2Zmw0jffKAv8qtO5QdbfxghtzQBTcnpkAwhZ0ud-dWDGwIvOukYoMuSb7e7NZxeK0CGRlPehMWTzY-xuUCnX0HUxtFSf7MajzZ0pK-0TcaIl__5lc7dfbvqgrjoeIRq4iDNE6E4530W4Ob7p4=]represented
the Equity Committee in the WaMu bankruptcy. After defeating two reorganization
plans that would have wiped out equity completely, they negotiated with the debtor
and certain key creditors a resolution that provides shareholders with 95 percent
of the post-bankruptcy WaMu plus other assets in a package worth hundreds of millions
of dollars. In re Washington Mutual, Inc., No. 08-12229 (Bankr. D. Del.).
Other Items of Interest
Our lawyers did a great many other things during the last year to make us better
lawyers, to help our clients, and, yes, to enhance the profession, aid our communities,
and improve our system of justice.
Most notably, two of our partners - Neal Manne [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBbv3IFSKx2Q2FCKysP18jvvXncRn50TtoGfflzzvgoeBq7M62QNGWWxGpxqygDxRWy3lUZWPZBOrQwIshD8t_jwytHr828bQCCRLCZtaNmSYQVHHHwMNNCvocDFvvvmbgSjev9RAnakIMXjffZw6hWhKBLHt0QyZKA=]
in Houston and Parker Folse [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZfpgwpqNwDO1Zl2D2FfpajQJfw35y1YoGaDKSOlRrtilwf2Xc9oJfpYeigAqwNzktG4aInEadBQEoK4PFfkWkqwfoNFdFXKCJA-zETlZGoKX8JWaus1CZDJ05B_u9tWmhYpPqTWXYaWzaDZqgV0polGc0yfJFNwoQ=]
in Seattle - won election in 2012 to the American College of Trial Lawyers, which
people widely consider the premier legal professional organization in America. No
other firm had more than one.
And in December 2012, the Chief Justice of the United States appointed Parker [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZfpgwpqNwDO1Zl2D2FfpajQJfw35y1YoGaDKSOlRrtilwf2Xc9oJfpYeigAqwNzktG4aInEadBQEoK4PFfkWkqwfoNFdFXKCJA-zETlZGoKX8JWaus1CZDJ05B_u9tWmhYpPqTWXYaWzaDZqgV0polGc0yfJFNwoQ=]
to the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules for a three-year
term.
Founding partner Steve Susman [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBa6WprnrkeqK6AuWYHCSoummpCbCGEUeg3Gny2SAsiAP97E0w1m1ZLJ_gVSLwAlg23znOaM2KWswQcdq3Q_zxndaEtPI9CIlyxlyPWqLLiyQWPQBp0hA33P4Svg5A2d-kNdME39FQzqGYPLMJWJGLpAlPGl-XbuWKw=]
in November spoke to a wall-to-wall audience at the University of Pennsylvania Law
School about the joy of lawyering.
Steve [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBa6WprnrkeqK6AuWYHCSoummpCbCGEUeg3Gny2SAsiAP97E0w1m1ZLJ_gVSLwAlg23znOaM2KWswQcdq3Q_zxndaEtPI9CIlyxlyPWqLLiyQWPQBp0hA33P4Svg5A2d-kNdME39FQzqGYPLMJWJGLpAlPGl-XbuWKw=]
and Houston partner Trey Peacock [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBaZcWUqncMcq6WNzRlXDBjN7jPgYvQFxZta8jTd0cB1fnEmq9AOWJ0D0BQ8nGa5b8EGr0PnlUWQmALfxl9eP3cw_gWyqE6rnMcolkWjbH0fPW78vxwD8tMJ9G8haa7_V5vdz7GtqQc0Nq3dPLkXafQRV7Y7MIhp1xFVLVyjY-4wgA==]
also led the "Swift Justice" cycling team - a squadron of SG lawyers from every
office - in raising $180,000 to fight multiple sclerosis.
Partner Marc Seltzer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBY0FLEP0hmMNi2TVbqBeuU60Ti2be-PtdZfr1pPX_c50WzEuBtqyV270x04uvvJAT1LwPvjSUu10DFAVBIdh8zKdAi1ZgDDdGPDWffQG6G8kcOoWs1HGBygrRod7gVqpO15XN9pRkPWQd1mBvUBsS7kgXIJqmlFUwQ=]
received the Los Angeles Jewish Federation's 2012 Bruce I. Hochman Maimonides Torch
of Justice Award.
Dallas partner Barry Barnett [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZEk4cfP73MODUgW7uxp5M1KXH8lOmytg0nAHMrNr0L1KzU7U9xjWMJdYt6NhQNhkkXvi_OXKK3QmamFgebWt23N4pqhpkUuimXUAEXYnTDmTPr1dxGh9JBwJZgsA619nXbDqT7j2hSvUH9G6XEU7qgnvw2o9MoQvQ=]
did something few trial lawyers ever get to do - he argued a case to the U.S. Supreme
Court (in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (U.S.), which the ABA Journal called
the class action case "that the business community and plaintiffs bar are watching
most closely" this Term).
We've won plaudits from every organization we know of that relies on peer reviews
to identify excellence in the legal profession - including top national ratings
of the firm by Best Lawyers (Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual
Property, and Litigation - Patent) and top marks by Chambers and Partners as well
(Band 1 for Antitrust and Litigation: General Commercial).
In June of last year, Vault announced that its survey of 17,000 law firm associates
from throughout the United States ranked Susman Godfrey no. 1 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pdkfiOhBsBZFz-gYzsgxCThxeALKDMti0tNuq4LOXL2OSgUt49tmcRd_P5dHo7IrHka2X9q7tLrQuZBobJhllpcn7SJ0oR4rlm2jzaf7UyvLWBuDL1isXwPRr2T2k9EitsLdMQQ10ppFqtVNbQFEHMwCr_VWhrAtLI-_nRr_xxKjZzNcDiRxS_t06zJdEhOQSBC-aVbH2UoRBd1ZWlYARClZ_CvPTd69gFr0c1z0qz-psMlVz2dP5DNKKiaf-OeWIKraUz0wwuG2g0OrKM_sY1HGbvdPRRhL]
- by a huge margin. SG received 45.6 percent of the associates' votes while the
no. 2 firm got only 26.1 percent.
Our lawyers continue to gain individual recognition. By Benchmark Litigation, Best
Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, Lawdragon, Legal 500, Martindale-Hubbell, Super
Lawyers, and Who's Who Legal, to give a partial list.
Our Thanks to You
We never forget that we have challenging, interesting, and - yes, for us - fun work
to do because clients and friends like you entrust us with cases that matter very
much to you. They matter very much to us, too. Thank you for letting us help.
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