Amicus in a case before the Texas Supreme Court that questions the reliability of the accountant-client privilege and related attorney-client privileges.
The government indicted two executives for alleged criminal activities related to their employment. The company's bylaws provide for both advancement of fees and indemnification of these executives. The government successfully argued to the lower court that the executives' should be prevented from receiving reimbursements under the indemnification policies. Indemnification policies serve important public and internal corporate purposes in attracting responsible executives.
A brief arguing that punitive damages judgments based on unchanneled jury discretion presumptively violate the excessive fines clause of the 8th Amendment.
This brief is in defense of the position that "an insurer's use of a duly licensed attorney employed to provide legal representation in the defense of covered insurance claims ("staff attorneys") does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law in Texas (or elsewhere)".
A brief arguing that due process requires legal standards to determine when and in what amount punitive damages are to be inflicted
This letter brief filed with the US Court of Appeals- 9th Circuit on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and ACC as amicus curiae supports the petitioner's request for a rehearing en banc. Among the issues for consideration is the issue of whether and to what extent the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), or any other governmental entity, can actively conceal from an individual whom it is investigating the existence of a parallel criminal investigation.
An amended motion for leave to file an amicus brief in the Stein case.
A brief arguing that neither principles of agency law nor the rules authorizing attorneys to form professional corporations support a finding that a corporation engages in the unauthorized practice of law when it utilizes in-house counsel.