Feb, 02
2011
Gibbs & Bruns LLP’s founding partner Robin Gibbs and senior partner Kathy Patrick were named “Leading Dispute Resolution Lawyers” in the 10th anniversary directory: 2011 Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Handbook. The directory is published by Practical Law Company (PLC) and focuses on dispute resolution law and top lawyers in key jurisdictions worldwide.
Jan, 28
2011
Countrywide RMBS Initiative Houston, January 28, 2011 – Counsel for BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP and Gibbs & Bruns LLP on behalf of certain investors including those who signed the previously-reported October 18, 2010 letter with respect to private label residential mortgage-backed securitizations, as well as counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon, as […]
Nov, 29
2010
We defended the City of Houston in a lawsuit brought by Southern Crushed Concrete (SCC) challenging the constitutionality of the City’s Concrete Crushing Site Ordinance. In October 2009, the court issued an order and final judgment granting the City’s motion for summary judgment, denying SCC’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissing SCC’s claims with prejudice. […]
Nov, 01
2010
We represented over 200 funds and clients of PIMCO in a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities involving $500 million of RALI mortgage-backed notes in which the prospectus contained an erroneous description of the credit support and principal payment sequence for the notes. Within days of filing the case, we obtained a […]
Oct, 28
2010
We represented Pioneer Natural Resources Company in an insurance dispute with certain underwriters at Lloyds of London and Zurich American Insurance Co. who Pioneer alleged did not fulfill their contractual obligations to compensate Pioneer for an oil platform that was destroyed by Hurricane Rita in September 2005. The case involved damages of over $150 million. […]
Oct, 20
2010
Gibbs & Bruns is lead counsel to over a dozen large institutions who collectively hold over 25% of the Voting Rights in 225 securitization pools that issued over $175 billion of Countrywide-issued mortgage-backed securities. Our clients engaged us to enforce their rights, through the governing agreements, to compel the repurchase of ineligible mortgages that do […]
Oct, 18
2010
HOUSTON, October 18, 2010 – Today, the holders of over 25% of the Voting Rights in more than $47 billion of Countrywide-issued RMBS sent a Notice of Non-Performance (Notice) to Countrywide Home Loan Servicing, as Master Servicer (“Countrywide Servicing”), and to Bank of New York, as Trustee, identifying specific covenants in 115 Pooling and Servicing […]
Oct, 02
2010
Gibbs & Bruns Founding Partner, Robin Gibbs, was named Best Lawyers‘ “Houston Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year” for 2011. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in […]
Oct, 02
2010
For the fourth consecutive year, Benchmark Litigation named Gibbs & Bruns a “Highly Recommended” litigation firm in Texas. Only seven firms appear in this top tier of firms ranked by Benchmark Litigation, which is published by Legal Media Group and Euromoney. Seven Gibbs & Bruns partners are ranked in the 2011 directory: Robin Gibbs Kathy […]
Oct, 02
2010
The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators named Robin Gibbs one of the world’s top commercial litigators in its 2010 directory. Robin is named on the shortlist of 18 lawyers from Texas who are highlighted in the directory. The publication’s research revealed “483 experts in 56 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field […]