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King & Spalding Transactional Partner Jeff Malonson Jumping to Weil - The move, which King & Spalding has apparently known for weeks, is part of the planned expansion of Weil's Houston office. September 16, 2019Claire Poole
Latham, Kirkland Advise on Energy Transfer’s $5.1B Acquisition of SemGroup - Analysts say the acquisition represents a sharp reversal from Energy Transfer’s recent messaging on portfolio management, capital discipline and accelerated deleveraging. September 16, 2019Claire Poole
Convicted Forest Park Doctors Suspended by State - Four physicians convicted earlier this year in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery and kickback trial have been suspended by the Texas Medical Board. The suspensions are not final, but they are mandatory while the convictions are being appealed. Bruce Tomaso has the details. September 13, 2019Bruce Tomaso
Birmingham Firm Expands to Dallas - Maynard Cooper & Gale, the second largest firm in Birmingham, is opening an office in Dallas. The move is part of an aggressive expansion by the firm which recently opened in Los Angeles. From the Birmingham Business Journal. September 12, 2019Angel Coker of the Birmingham Business Journal
Pursley Trial Outtakes: A Court on the Clock; Brio de Janeiro; Closing Arguments - It's not every trial that features a lawyer involved in a multi-million dollar tax fraud, a mysterious Brazilian who claims NOT to have owned a company whose millions were available to him and a juror who shoots the bird in the courtroom just before deliberations begin. Such was the tax fraud trial of Jack Stephen Pursley, however, and Natalie Posgate was there for all of it. We asked her to empty her notebook, and here's what she gave us. September 11, 2019Natalie Posgate

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Cryptocurrencies, Vulnerable Investors Are Hot Topics for Securities Regulators - AUSTIN – State securities regulation has always been something of a whack-a-mole endeavor, but today’s moles have gotten quite clever. As older Texans become more comfortable with smartphones and online interactions, scammers use websites like Craigslist and Facebook to troll for victims, Joseph Rotunda, director of enforcement for the Texas State Securities Board, told The Texas Lawbook in an exclusive interview. September 11, 2019Janet Elliott

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Stars Align in Texas for the Gig Economy - The explosive growth in the short-term, by-the-job labor market has forced courts and regulators to wrestle with the status of participating workers: Are they employees or independent contractors? Mark Shoffner and Thomas Case of Bell Nunnally argue that recent rulings by state and federal agencies make Texas a welcoming place for the gig economy. September 12, 2019Mark Shoffner & Thomas Case

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