Texas Diversity Council to Honor Polsinelli Shareholder Leane Capps
Capps will receive her 2016 Most Powerful & Influential Woman award on April 14 at the Council’s 12th Annual Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference in Houston.
Beck Redden’s Kat Gallagher Receives 2016 Women in Law Award
The award given by Lawyer Monthly magazine recognizes the achievements of women that have challenged, influenced or changed the practice of law over the last 12 months across the globe.
Beck Redden's Kat Gallagher Receives 2016 Women in Law Award
The award given by Lawyer Monthly magazine recognizes the achievements of women that have challenged, influenced or changed the practice of law over the last 12 months across the globe.
FuelFix: Williams Sues Acquirer Energy Transfer over Equity Sale
Pipeline giant the Williams Cos. has sued its potential acquirer Energy Transfer over a private equity offering, the company announced Wednesday.
Baseball Wisdom for Lawyers
A lawyer’s career will have some peaks and plenty of valleys, writes Winstead shareholder Talmage Boston. Boston looks to the valleys two Texas Rangers position players found themselves in last season as case studies in dealing with adversity. One completely turned around his season at the plate after a conversation with his wife. Another is hoping a new hitting approach and perspective will help him rebound from a disappointing end to his major league debut.
Lessons from Opening Day: Enjoy the Ride and Have Hope
Craig Budner grew up “one heck of a baseball fan.” His walls were filled with autographed pictures and baseballs signed by the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins and Connie Mack. His great-grandfather traveled for one month of every season for 48 years with the Philadelphia Athletics and was named “The Greatest Fan in Baseball” by Sporting News. As the global integration and strategic growth partner at K&L Gates, Budner works with lawyers across the globe on professional and client development efforts. What does Opening Day have to do with practicing law in an increasingly global and complex profession? Budner explains.
Breaking News: Fifth Circuit Relocates from NOLA for Budget Reasons
The high cost of operating the historic John Minor Wisdom federal courthouse in New Orleans has led the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to publicly disclose for the first time that the judges appear ready to move their headquarters. Terlingua, Texas may be a little more out of the way, but the move clearly solves one of the biggest complaints of federal appellate lawyers: insufficient parking.
Baker Botts Advises Tallgrass in $440M Pipeline Acquisition
Kansas-based Tallgrass Development has agreed to purchase a subsidiary of Sempra U.S. Gas and Power’s 25 percent interest in Rockies Express Pipeline for $440 million.
Glut of Lawyers Dims Job Prospects for Law Students
© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By L.M. Sixel of the Houston Chronicle HOUSTON (March 30) – John Hwang is set to get his law degree from the University of Houston
‘Teach Texas’ Teams Lawyers, Judges for 7th Grade Judicial Civics
Thanks to the successful Teach Texas pilot program in Houston-area schools this spring, future seventh graders in Texas will learn about the state’s court system and how the history of the courts is intertwined with the rest of Texas history. Along the way, the professional image of lawyers and judges is likely to be polished as shiny as a teacher’s apple. More than 8,700 seventh graders have been taught this spring by volunteer lawyer-judge teams in the Houston Bar Association presidential initiative.
Bloomberg: The Incredible Rise and Final Hours of Fracking King Aubrey McClendon
In a lengthy report by Bloomberg writers Bryan Gruley, Joe Carroll and Asjylyn Loder, the magazine tracks McClendon’s career and his last few days.
PUC Approves Plan for Hunt Group to Buy Oncor
© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By Jeffrey Weiss of The Dallas Morning News (March 25) – Texas electric power customers will need to wait a year or so to find