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 […]
May, 02
2013
Gibbs & Bruns LLP is ranked a top-tier U.S. law firm for General Commercial Litigation in Chambers USA’s 2013 directory. Chambers’ editorial includes: This outstanding litigation practice is praised for its expert command of litigation in areas including complex commercial, energy-related and professional malpractice litigation. The team has handled matters for clients in the technology, […]
Apr, 04
2013
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 of […]
Mar, 14
2013
GIBBS & BRUNS ANNOUNCES $400 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN NATIONAL CENTURY FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LITIGATION
HOUSTON, March 14, 2013 – Gibbs & Bruns LLP announced today that it reached a $400 million settlement with Credit Suisse Securities LLC (“Credit Suisse”) on behalf of its clients in the National Century Financial Enterprises (“NCFE”) Securities Litigation. The $400 million settlement was reached two weeks before jury selection was slated to begin in […]
Mar, 14
2013
On March 14, 2013, Gibbs & Bruns reached a $400 million settlement with Credit Suisse Securities LLC on behalf of its clients in the National Century Enterprises (NCFE) Securities Litigation. The settlement came two weeks prior to jury selection in what was expected to be a six-week trial in the Southern District of New […]
Mar, 02
2013
Seven Gibbs & Bruns partners are named on Thomson Reuters’ 2013 list of “Texas Rising Stars” in Super Lawyers magazine. The annual list includes top talent across the state as recognized by peer nominations and editorial research. Gibbs & Bruns partners named on this year’s list in the Business Litigation and General Litigation categories include: […]
Jan, 31
2013
Gibbs & Bruns LLP received multiple honors at the inaugural US Benchmark Annual Awards presented on Thursday, January 31, 2013 in New York City. Published by Euromoney, Benchmark Litigation is the only legal industry directory to focus solely on the U.S. litigation market. Gibbs & Bruns’ Benchmark Litigation Awards for 2013 included: · Kathy Patrick named […]
Dec, 28
2012
Gibbs & Bruns achieved a favorable settlement on behalf of DaVita, Inc., one of the world’s largest providers of dialysis services. DaVita had been sued in a substantial and complicated qui tam lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas, in which a private individual pursued claims on behalf of the United States government. The claims involved […]
Nov, 29
2012
The Financial Times released its “US Innovative Lawyers 2012” special report on November 29, 2012, listing Gibbs & Bruns LLP as the “Top US Litigation Firm” in the feature publication. Financial Timesassessed 320 submissions from law firms and in-house legal teams for the 2012 report and conducted over 400 interviews with lawyers and their clients to […]
Nov, 02
2012
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Gibbs & Bruns LLP was prominently featured on the third annual list with both national and metropolitan ranking recognition. Gibbs & Bruns ranked in Tier 1 in the Metropolitan Rankings for Houston, Texas in the following litigation categories: Commercial Litigation […]