National law firms seeking to open in Texas repeatedly called Dick Sayles and Mark Werbner in recent years, but the duo always chose to stay partners at their Dallas litigation boutique. Until now. After 25 years, Sayles Werbner has closed.
Victoria Lazar is GE’s ‘Deal Junkie’
As GE’s executive counsel for M&A, Houston lawyer Victoria Lazar quietly led the $23 billion integration of the legal departments for the merger of GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes. She is now heavily involved in GE’s efforts to reposition its corporate portfolio. In an exclusive Texas Lawbook interview, Lazar discusses her Romanian-Jewish family, her extraordinary legal career and big-time dealmaking.
GC of the Year, Litigation of the Year & Rookie of the Year: Finalists for the 2018 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards Are…
The general counsel and corporate legal departments at Adeptus Health, AT&T, Capital One, EnLink Midstream, Interstate Batteries, J.C. Penney, Kimberly-Clark, Match, North Texas Tollway Authority, NGP Energy Capital, Pier 1 and Toyota are finalists for the 2018 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards in North Texas. The Lawbook has details.
Judge Reed O’Connor is the ‘Go-To Judge’ for Political Conservatives
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor has become the federal judge that Republican state attorneys general and politically conservative special interest groups across the U.S. turn to when they want a federal law or policy overturned or banned. And he has not disappointed. Legal experts say that O’Connor’s decision Friday striking down the Affordable Care Act made him an automatic finalist for future openings on the federal appeals court.
Gibson Dunn and Kirkland Promote Five Texans to Equity Partner
Two of the largest and most profitable law firms in the world – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Kirkland & Ellis – are each promoting two lawyers from its Texas to equity or share partner.
TX Supremes Weigh Reliance on Contracts v. Texas Law
Mercedes-Benz is asking the Texas Supreme Court to declare that signed written contracts are sacrosanct and override all extra-contractual statements, even if those extra-contractual promises amount to felony fraud, directly contradict Legislative policy and cause severe financial harm to a Texas business. The Texas Lawbook has details.
SEC: Houston Developers Fraudulently Misused Investor Funds
The SEC announced Wednesday that America Modern Green Senior, America Modern Green Community and America Modern Green Residential have agreed to settle charges that they improperly used $49.5 million they raised from 90 Chinese investors for a project under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.
SEC Settles Fraud Charges with AriseBank Execs
The SEC announced Wednesday that AriseBank ex-chief executive officer Jared Rice Sr. and ex-chief operating officer Stanley Ford will pay about $2.7 million in disgorgements and penalties for operating a cryptocurrency scheme that used former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield as a spokesperson.
Finalists for the 2018 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards Are…
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook received a record-smashing 126 nominations for the 2018 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards. A panel of 18 prominent GCs and lawyers reviewed the submissions and The Lawbook has this year’s finalists.
Is the SCOTX about to Kill Punitive Damages Once and For All?
This week, the Texas Supreme Court is handling a business v. business case that could either reinstate one of the largest punitive damage verdicts in the court’s history or be the death of exemplary damages in many types of civil disputes in Texas. It features some of the best lawyers in Texas, including two former chief justices. The Texas Lawbook has details.