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Texas GC Forum Names Magna Stella Winners - Corporate in-house counsel from companies including Flowserve, NexTier, Pinnacle Propane and Seabed Geosolutions are among the recipients of the 2020 Magna Stella Awards. September 25, 2020
SEC: Houston Bizman Defrauds Investors in Kenyan Clean Water Project - The SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office filed charges Tuesday claiming that Houston businessman Verley Lee Sembritzky, Jr. and two of his companies – Bounty of the Ocean and Ocean Harvest – violated federal securities laws by operating a fraudulent investment scheme involving a purported Kenyan desalination plant investment project. September 22, 2020
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 9 Firms, 101 Lawyers, $8.36B - The M&A deals announced last week were as diverse as they can get in a state generally perceived as all energy, all the time — or at least most of the time. But that diversification is part of both a Texas reality and a global trend. The CDT Roundup, with help from a couple of experts, explains. September 22, 2020
Texans Reflect on Justice Ginsburg and Her Potential Replacement - Texas lawyers mourned the death Friday of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg whose contributions to the rights of women and the rule of law were fundamental and historic. Mark Curriden asked a few of them to reflect on her impact and how her loss could reshape the court. September 20, 2020Latham, HuntonAK Team up for Upcoming Bankruptcy - Fort Worth-based Lonestar Resources US Inc. plans to wipe $390 million in debt with an upcoming bankruptcy filing and a restructuring agreement it has reached with its largest stakeholders, the oil producer announced Tuesday. September 16, 2020
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TexaSCOTUS: Texas Lawyers Gear Up for the Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Term - Last term Texas lawyers were involved in most of the headline cases. In the upcoming term, it appears Texas lawyers will again have an outsized role. The difference: the absence of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and, sooner or later, the presence of her successor. Tony Mauro reports on cases Texans are watching. September 23, 2020Expert Voices
Houston Federal Judge David Hittner Loves Jury Trials and Good Humor - U.S. District Judge David Hittner has the most active jury trial docket in the Southern District of Texas. In the two years before the pandemic, he presided over 33 jury trials. Judge Hittner believes enthusiasm and humor are imperative to happiness in the practice of law and being prepared is the key to success in the courtroom. Haynes and Boone provides this insight Premium sponsored content.
September 24, 2020
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Avalanche of Business Bankruptcies has Arrived in Texas - More Texas corporations filed for bankruptcy during the first six months of 2020 than in any period in the state’s history. New bankruptcy data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook by Androvett Legal Media research documents the extraordinary number of businesses that have filed to restructure so far this year and how the Southern District of Texas has the hottest corporate bankruptcy docket in the country.
July 16, 2020
