Sheaks and Sampson to Speak at 2024 IAVM Academy for Venue Safety & Management
February 27, 2024  | By McCathern Law

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…Read More

Reggie Bush Holds Press Conference on Defamation Suit Filed Against NCAA
August 23, 2023  | By McCathern Law

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…Read More

Ty Sheaks to Discuss Legal Challenges Facing Meetings Professionals on Webinar
March 21, 2023  | By Matthew Kellogg

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…Read More

Jury Awards $675K to McCathern Client for Theft of Services
December 12, 2022  | By Matthew Kellogg

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…Read More

Ty Sheaks “Fear” Majeure Article Published in Dallas Bar Association Publication
August 24, 2022  | By McCathern Law

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…Read More

Laura Roach and Ty Sheaks Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
April 22, 2022  | By McCathern Law

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…Read More

Ty Sheaks Webinar on Post-Covid Event Contract Negotiations
March 21, 2022  | By Matthew Kellogg

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…Read More

Partners to Teach at 2022 IAVM Academy for Venue Safety & Security
January 24, 2022  | By Matthew Kellogg

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…Read More

Laura Roach and Ty Sheaks Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
April 26, 2021  | By Matthew Kellogg

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…Read More

Ty Sheaks Joins Levi McCathern on Top Bet-the-Company Litigators List
December 9, 2020  | By Matthew Kellogg

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….Read More

Ty Sheaks to Speak at IAVM Venueconnect Virtual Conference
October 23, 2020  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern Partner Ty Sheaks will be participating in the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venueconnect Virtual Conference on from 5-7pm CST on Monday, October 26th. Ty will join other experts on a panel in the “Health, Safety & Security Thought Leadership Forum”. The panel discussion is designed to “better…Read More

McCathern Attorneys Lead Webcasts for Venue Managers on Covid-19
May 26, 2020  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern Partners Ty Sheaks and Joey Sampson were asked to lead three recent live webcasts in a series hosted by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) to address potential liability concerns, back-to-work practices, and contractual and insurance considerations facing commercial facilities and venues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic….Read More

Ty Sheaks Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
April 28, 2020  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern Partner Ty M. Sheaks was named to the D Magazine 2020 Best Lawyers in Dallas list, his third consecutive year to be receive the honor. Ty is again included as one of the top Business and Commercial Litigation attorneys in the Dallas region. D Magazine creates the list by…Read More

Ty Sheaks and Joey Sampson to Speak at AVSS 2020
February 24, 2020  | By Matthew Kellogg

McCathern partners Ty Sheaks and Joey Sampson will be presenting as the faculty legal advisors at the annual Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS). The AVSS, which takes place this year at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel from March 1 – March 5, is a dynamic two-year school designed…Read More

Ty Sheaks Article Published in Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes
November 7, 2019  | By Matthew Kellogg

The October issue of the Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes newspaper included an article by McCathern partner Ty Sheaks entitled “Scope of Protections Afforded When Designating a Client an Expert”. In the article, Ty discusses the practical implications of the Texas Supreme Court’s recent ruling In re City of Dickinson on…Read More