Morgan Lewis Promotes Christina Vitale to Partner in Houston
Vitale's litigation practice has an emphasis on financial services and banking enforcement actions.
Texas Supreme Court Adopts Judicial Error Rule in Legal Mal Cases
Last month, the Texas Supreme Court addressed the issue of judicial error in legal malpractice cases for the first time. The case is significant because it provides attorneys with certainty that they will not be held liable for injuries they did not cause.
Trade Secrets in Texas: Is Adoption of the “Inevitable Disclosure” Doctrine… Inevitable?
Texas courts have never expressly adopted the “inevitable disclosure” doctrine, which allows a business to enjoin a competitor from hiring a former employee if the new position is so similar to the former position that the employee will “inevitably disclose” the business's trade secrets. But some very particular language in a recent Texas Supreme Court decision, In re M-I L.L.C., could be a sign that the doctrine's acceptance is indeed inevitable.
Texas Lawyers Advise in $4B Pipeline System JV
A team of Jones Day lawyers, predominately in Houston, said Monday that they led The Southern Company’s $4.15 billion buy-in of a natural gas pipeline venture with Kinder Morgan.
‘Oil Capital’ Traces Bankers’ Role in Shaping the Industry
"Oil and gas producers are always out of money. They just inhale capital," observed Texas oilman Joe Bridges. That statement represents the underlying theme of a five-year literary effort to chronicle the origins and development of oil and gas independents and their insatiable need for bankers.
'Oil Capital' Traces Bankers' Role in Shaping the Industry
"Oil and gas producers are always out of money. They just inhale capital," observed Texas oilman Joe Bridges. That statement represents the underlying theme of a five-year literary effort to chronicle the origins and development of oil and gas independents and their insatiable need for bankers.
The Streisand Effect: Why Legal Action May Backfire for Axl Rose
When unflattering photos of the Guns N’ Roses lead singer were published online recently, “Fat Axl” became an Internet meme. But Rose may come to regret filing a DMCA takedown notice to remove the images. The example of Barbra Streisand shows how attempts by celebrities to scrub material from the Internet can draw even greater attention to the offending content. Not only do the celebrities come across as bullies, but the media also can then reproduce the material under the fair use doctrine.
Two Lawsuits, Three Friends & an Alleged Conspiracy to Steal $500 Million in Business
Two aviation companies and their executives filed separate lawsuits alleging that their former business partners, including a corporate general counsel, conspired with global conglomerate United Technologies and its subsidiary, aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, to fraudulently steal away hundreds of millions of dollars in potential business. The two lawsuits tell parallel stories that, if true, provide extraordinary insight into a legal and financial scheme that brazenly preyed on friendships and personal business relationships in a highly nuanced but extremely lucrative marketplace.
Baker Botts Advises Starz on $4.4B Acquisition by Lionsgate
© 2016 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate (June 30) – A group of Texas-based lawyers from Baker Botts announced its involvement in today’s megadeal: Global entertainment giant Lionsgate’s $4.4
Updated: Bracewell, V&E Handle Riverstone’s Buy-In on $500M Ohio Pipeline JV
New York private equity firm Riverstone Investment Group said Tuesday that one of its affiliates will purchase Kinder Morgan’s 50 percent stake in an the Utica Pipeline Project in Ohio, which will help transport ethane and ethane-propane mixtures to petrochemical companies in Ontario, Canada.
Updated: Bracewell, V&E Handle Riverstone’s Buy-In on $500M Ohio Pipeline JV
New York private equity firm Riverstone Investment Group said Tuesday that one of its affiliates will purchase Kinder Morgan’s 50 percent stake in an the Utica Pipeline Project in Ohio, which will help transport ethane and ethane-propane mixtures to petrochemical companies in Ontario, Canada.
SEC FW: Longwei Petroleum & CFO Violated Federal Securities Laws
The SEC's Fort Worth Office accused China-based Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding and its American-based CFO, Michael Toups, with falsifying public statements in 2013 that substantially overstated potential capacity at the company’s fuel storage depots in China.