News
Jul, 01
2014
Gibbs & Bruns’ Kathy Patrick is featured in Benchmark Litigation‘s special directory: Top 250 Women in Litigation. Kathy was also voted one of the Top Ten Women Litigators in the US by her peers in this year’s directory. For the third straight year since the directory’s inception in 2012, Benchmark Litigation recognizes Kathy as […]
Jun, 23
2014
In its inaugural “Texas Powerhouses” feature, Gibbs & Bruns was selected on the shortlist of firms highlighting “regional power players and nationally recognized brands that have established themselves as forces to be reckoned with in Texas as firms compete for work in one of the nation’s hottest legal markets.” Gibbs & Bruns was one […]
May, 30
2014
The Texas Lawyer named Gibbs & Bruns LLP the mid-size firm winner for General Litigation in its 2014 Litigation Department of the Year awards. The awards highlight Texas trial lawyers, their respective firms, based on recent client successes. Gibbs & Bruns was honored for its $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America: Scott Humphries, Gibbs […]
May, 15
2014
The National Law Journal recently presented “America’s 50 Outstanding General Counsel” report highlighting some of the most “important companies and organizations in the world” and the general counsels who “exemplify top lawyering skills and professionalism.” PIMCO’s General Counsel, David Flattum, was among the in-house lawyers featured. In a companion piece to this NLJ feature, “Counsel […]
Apr, 07
2014
HOUSTON, April 7, 2014 – Today, 18 institutional investors represented by Gibbs & Bruns LLP (“Institutional Investors”) announced they have reached an agreement with Citigroup (“Citi”) under which Citi will make a binding offer (“Offer”) to the Trustees of 68 RMBS Trusts issued by Citi to settle mortgage repurchase claims. The Institutional Investors support the […]
Apr, 03
2014
In March 2011, Judge Daniels in the Southern District of New York approved the plan of distribution supported by client Carnegie Mellon University in the $815 million Westridge Capital receivership case, SEC v. WG Trading Investors, L.P. et al., 09-CIV-1750 (S.D.N.Y). During the March hearing, Scott Humphries, representing Carnegie Mellon University and speaking on behalf […]
Nov, 15
2013
HOUSTON, November 15, 2013 – Today, 21 institutional investors represented by Gibbs & Bruns LLP (“Institutional Investors”) announced they have reached an agreement with JPMorgan under which JPMorgan will make a binding offer (“Offer”) to the Trustees of 330 RMBS Trusts issued by JPMorgan, Bear Stearns and Chase to settle mortgage repurchase and servicing claims. […]
Nov, 02
2013
Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Plaintiff, a Euromoney publication, named Gibbs & Bruns in the top tier of “Highly Recommended” litigation firms in its respective directories. 2014 marks the seventh consecutive year that the firm is recognized for its commercial litigation experience and client successes. Robin Gibbs and Grant Harvey are renowned across Texas. Kathy (Patrick)’s […]
Aug, 01
2013
Gibbs & Bruns partner Kathy Patrick was named one of The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) “2013 Distinguished Alumni.” Each year, UTEP honors select alumni who “stand out for their achievements, dedication, integrity and hard work.” During her tenure at UTEP, Kathy was a history major with a concentration in Soviet and […]
May, 06
2013
Gibbs & Bruns’ Kathy Patrick was interviewed by Reuters’ Karen Freifeld regarding her bond investor clients, recent cases, trends in securities litigation, and more. Kathy recently secured an $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America on behalf of 22 institutional investors, including BlackRock and PIMCO, in connection with 530 securitization pools that issued over $424 […]