Sheaks and Sampson to Speak at 2024 IAVM Academy for Venue Safety & Management

McCathern Partners Ty Sheaks and Joey Sampson will again serve as faculty at this year’s edition of the Academy for Venue Safety & Security conducted by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM). The 2023 Academy will take place March 23-28 in New Orleans, Louisiana. McCathern attorneys have proudly participated in the Academy as faculty […]

Reggie Bush Holds Press Conference on Defamation Suit Filed Against NCAA

Football legend Reggie Bush, with his counsel Levi G. McCathern and Ben Crump, will speak to assembled media on Wednesday, August 23 at 11:00 AM PT at the President’s Suite in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum where he will discuss a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA. Former collegiate super-star, NFL All-Pro football player and current […]

Ty Sheaks to Discuss Legal Challenges Facing Meetings Professionals on Webinar

McCathern Frisco Partner Ty Sheaks will appear on a Smart Meetings Smart Chat Live! webinar on Wednesday, March 22nd with the title “Top Legal Challenges for Meetings Professionals in 2023”. To register for the webinar, please visit the Smart Meetings website for this event. The event description is below: What are the legal risks you […]

Jury Awards $675K to McCathern Client for Theft of Services

McCathern Frisco Partner Ty Sheaks, along with Partners Scott Becker and Jen Falk, who picked not one but two juries, won a jury verdict recently in the 439th District Court of Texas in Rockwall County after a week-long trial. McCathern’s client, Platinum Construction, is a family-owned construction company who alleged defendants stole labor by directing […]

Ty Sheaks “Fear” Majeure Article Published in Dallas Bar Association Publication

An article written by McCathern Frisco Partner Ty Sheaks was recently published in the August edition of “Headnotes”, the official publication of the Dallas Bar Association. The article, “Can “Fear” Majeure be Used to Cancel an Event or Contract?” (page 18), takes a look at the implications of events or contracts being cancelled when there […]

Laura Roach and Ty Sheaks Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in Dallas List

McCathern is again proud to announce that Partners Laura B. Roach and Ty M. Sheaks were named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas list. 2022 marks Laura’s eighth year to be named to the prestigious list and it is Ty’s fourth year to be receive the honor. Laura was listed among the best Family […]

Ty Sheaks Webinar on Post-Covid Event Contract Negotiations

On Tuesday, March 22nd at 1:00pm CST, McCathern Partner Ty Sheaks will take part in a Smart Meetings Smart Chat Live! session on some of the key contractual provisions that meetings and events professionals should keep in mind for negotiations with venues in the post-Covid-19 pandemic era. Additionally, Ty will share tips for potentially mitigating […]

Partners to Teach at 2022 IAVM Academy for Venue Safety & Security

McCathern Partners Ty Sheaks and Joseph “Joey” Sampson will return as faculty this spring at the 2022 Academy for Venue Safety & Security, conducted in-person by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM). The 2022 edition of this prestigious academy will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 through March 4. McCathern’s attorneys […]

Laura Roach and Ty Sheaks Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas List

McCathern is proud to announce that Partners Laura Roach and Ty M. Sheaks were named to the D Magazine 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas list. This is Laura’s seventh year to be named to the prestigious list and it is Ty’s fourth consecutive year to be receive the honor. Laura is included as one of […]

Ty Sheaks Joins Levi McCathern on Top Bet-the-Company Litigators List

McCathern Partner Ty Sheaks was recently invited to be included on the America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators for 2020, a list of many the country’s highest regarded high-stakes litigators. Ty joins Founding Partner Levi McCathern on the site’s list of this class of commercial litigators in the North Texas region. To be considered for this […]