May, 24
2012
Gibbs & Bruns partner Kathy Patrick was named “Best in Litigation” by Euromoney Legal Media Group inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards on May 24, 2012. The Women in Business Law awards recognize leading women lawyers from around the nation who were nominated by their peers and selected for the depth of experience in their areas of practice.
May, 15
2012
Robin Gibbs was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by TEX-ABOTA, the Texas chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, for 2012. Robin is the founding partner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, a premier litigation boutique focused on high-stakes business and commercial litigation matters. ABOTA members select the “Trial Lawyer of the Year” […]
May, 14
2012
HOUSTON, May 14, 2012 –Today, seventeen institutional investors (RMBS Holders) represented by Gibbs & Bruns LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP announced they had achieved an agreement with Residential Capital LLC and its affiliated debtors (Debtors) to grant an $8.7 billion allowed claim to 392 residential mortgage backed securities trusts (the “Covered Trusts”) issued by […]
Apr, 02
2012
Chambers Global 2012 ranks Robin Gibbs on its list of top, globally recognized U.S. trial lawyers. Chambers shares that Robin Gibbs “is well regarded across the country and wins praise for his depth of trial exposure.”
Mar, 08
2012
Gibbs & Bruns LLP was lauded with multiple honors at the inaugural Benchmark Litigation Awards – South presented on Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. Published by Euromoney, Benchmark Litigation is the only legal industry directory to focus solely on the U.S. litigation market. Over 200 litigators were in attendance for the event. Gibbs & […]
Mar, 05
2012
Read Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” Thomson Reuters article about this latest development for Gibbs & Bruns’ noteholder clients in the $1+ Billion NCFE Trial Against Credit Suisse here: The Countrywide mortgage-backed securities investors who have accused Kathy Patrick and her firm, Gibbs & Bruns, of being patsies in Bank of America’s proposed $8.5 billion MBS […]
Mar, 02
2012
Law & Politics published their 2012 list of Texas Super Lawyer “Rising Stars” in a special stand-alone issue. Gibbs & Bruns partners Sam W. Cruse III and Brian T. Ross, and associate Mike Absmeier, were honored for excellence in the area of Business Litigation. View the publication here.
Feb, 02
2012
Highlighting the firm’s $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America, The National Law Journal named Gibbs & Bruns LLP to its inuguaral “Litigation Boutiques Hot List” for 2012. Gibbs & Bruns’ recent $196 million judgment for a plaintiff client against Trevor Rees-Jones and Devon Energy following a five-week jury trial is also highlighted. Gibbs & Bruns’ […]
Jan, 31
2012
HOUSTON (January 31) – Gibbs & Bruns LLP announced today that its clients have issued instructions to US Bank, Wells Fargo, and Deutsche Bank, as Trustees, to open investigations of ineligible mortgages in pools securing over $25 billion of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) issued by various affiliates of Morgan Stanley. Collectively, Gibbs & Bruns’ […]
Jan, 17
2012
This lawsuit arose out of the purchase by Plaintiff, an individual investor, of approximately $35 million of asset backed sewer revenue securities from defendant JPMorgan. When the value of the securities suffered a significant drop in value, Plaintiff filed suit against JPMorgan alleging violations of the Texas Securities Act. Specifically, Plaintiff alleged that JPMorgan was selected […]