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Rebeca Huddle Sworn In as Newest Member of Texas Supreme Court - In a live-streamed, fully-masked and socially-distanced ceremony Friday, Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle, a former partner at Baker Botts in Houston, was sworn by Gov. Greg Abbott as the newest justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. Huddle is only the 10th woman to serve as a justice on the court. October 30, 2020Top Stories
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TX Minority Counsel Program: ‘Living Through History is Not Easy’ - Diversity and inclusion must be personal. Making history and even just experiencing it can be difficult. Words followed up by actions on mandatory diversity by corporate general counsel equals progress and success. These were the messages that came from the Texas Minority Counsel Program's two-day annual meeting. October 30, 2020
Weil, Latham Advise on Topgolf/Callaway Merger - A Weil team from Dallas co-led the $2.5 billion merger of Topgolf with Callaway. A California-led team from Latham advised Callaway. The Texas Lawbook has the names of the lawyers involved. October 28, 2020
CDT Roundup: 6 Deals, 6 Firms, 58 Lawyers, $18.1B - There were two massive deals this past week in the energy space which together were worth $17.1 billion. Does this mark a change in the current M&A environment? Maybe. But the real change may lie much deeper in the numbers. The CDT Roundup explains. October 28, 2020
Dykema M&A Survey Reveals Guarded Optimism - Dykema's 16th Annual M&A Survey is out, and the results are upbeat — but cautious. COVID-19 is the culprit, of course, but respondents were considerably more positive than this time last year. In a week that began with a stock market tumble fueled by a mixed government response to COVID-19, more than 70% of the nation's top business executives surveyed said they are essentially optimistic that the market for mergers and acquisitions will strengthen in the next 12 months. The Lawbook has the details. October 27, 20202020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards Nominations are Open - The Texas Lawbook and the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel are now accepting nominations for the 2020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards. GCs and in-house counsel faced challenges like no other year and they did it with great success. Now, it is time to recognize and celebrate those achievements. October 26, 2020
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Lauren Haller: A Leader in Diversity and Inclusion at Pattern Energy and Beyond - Lauren Haller is the the daughter of a Houston judge and the great-great-granddaughter of an emancipated slave who became a Texas legislator during Reconstruction. Now legal counsel for operations at Pattern Energy, Haller created and launched a cutting-edge effort in the recruitment, professional development and retention of professionals at one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion.
October 28, 2020Expert Voices
I Wish I Could Thank Them All - A letter from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. manager to the U.S. Border Patrol in 1955 was a life changer for Porter Hedges partner Ephraim del Pozo's family. The former president of the the Mexican American Bar Association of Houston shares the story with The Lawbook.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing. October 27, 2020
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing. October 27, 2020
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Chief Judge David Jones: The Man Who Saved the Texas Bankruptcy Practice - Bankruptcy Judge David Jones singlehandedly breathed new life into a Texas business bankruptcy practice that saw its work shift to Delaware and Manhattan for decades. Thanks to Jones' reforms, Houston has the busiest corporate restructuring court in the U.S. The Texas Lawbook provides an in-depth look at Judge Jones, his career and the impact he has had. August 23, 2020
