CDT Roundup: 6 Deals, 5 Firms, 37 Lawyers, $3.6B
Maybe misery doesn't always love company. But every once in a while it does enjoy taking inventory. Allen Pusey, standing in for Claire Poole, explains in this week's roundup.
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Maybe misery doesn't always love company. But every once in a while it does enjoy taking inventory. Allen Pusey, standing in for Claire Poole, explains in this week's roundup.
As oil prices teased $40bbl last week, the market revealed the wary side of itself. But Texas dealmaking for the first week in June matched last year's numbers, even if they involved some unexpected players.
Lower for longer remains the watchword for producers and their creditors, according to Haynes and Boone's periodic energy bankruptcy reports. Here's what's happened so far this year.
In weeks when good news looks good by simply not being apocalyptic — slower coronavirus death rates, modest reopening of public spaces, oil prices above zero — you're just going to have to lower your standards. Keep that in mind when you're hunting for good news in this week's CDT Roundup.
An Austin lawyer stole a client's 401(K) funds. A lawyer from Tyler bounced checks from his IOLTA settlement account. A Waxahachie lawyer failed to fully account for funds from a family's estate. In all, 13 lawyers were disciplined. Here are the details.
U.S. Judge Lee Yeakel has rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of mandatory bar dues charged by the State Bar of Texas. The Austin jurist ruled that the mandatory dues and the activities they pay for are well within the official responsibilities authorized by the Texas Legislature and do not violate the First Amendment. Allen Pusey has the details.
Semyon Narasov, 55, pleaded guilty in 2018 to conspiracy to commit money laundering at NextHealth and conspiracy to pay and receive bribes and kickbacks while at Forest Park Medical Center.
Word this week that a $5.5 billion bank merger was scrubbed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic may only be the beginning of the bad news from the Corporate Deal Tracker. 'Buckle up' is the lesson gleaned from this week's belated report. Be sure to see a note about that and the absence — for the moment — of our friend and colleague, Claire Poole.
The 8-0 decision Friday by the Texas Supreme Court allows congregants who seceded from The Episcopal Church in 2006 to take church property with them. The Lawbook has the details.
Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first state official known to be infected with the novel coronavirus. Justice Lehrmann confirmed the diagnosis in an interview with The Dallas Morning News.
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