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Exclusive – GC Forum Names Corporate In-House Lawyers of the Year

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By Mark Curriden

SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 7) – The General Counsel Forum has awarded its prestigious Magna Stella Awards, recognizing the successes and accomplishments of corporate in-house counsel in the legal departments at American Air Liquide, Dell, Marathon Oil, Parkland Hospital, Total Petrochemicals, Waste Management and Vinmar Group.

The general counsel and their top deputies were honored for specific projects they handled, including a $67 billion tech acquisition, multiple bet-the-company class-action lawsuits, a $13 billion international petrochemical merger and a federal Medicaid investigation that threatened one of the Texas’ largest and most important hospitals.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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