T&K Partner Named Chair-Elect and Chair of SMU Alumni Board
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Southern Methodist University (SMU) named Thompson & Knight Dallas partner Peter Lodwick chair-elect
T&K Partner Named Chair-Elect and Chair of SMU Alumni Board
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Southern Methodist University (SMU) named Thompson & Knight Dallas partner Peter Lodwick chair-elect
Study: Businesses Spending More on Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
Businesses in Texas and across the U.S. continue to spend more and more money on legal fees to fight high-stakes litigation and to deal with a growing number of regulatory enforcement actions from state, local and federal government agencies, according to a new survey scheduled to be released Tuesday. Norton Rose Fulbright’s 10th Annual Litigation Trends Survey found that 71 percent of corporations spent $1 million or more on litigation costs in 2013 – up from 53 percent the two previous years. More than 26 percent of companies saw their litigation costs exceed $10 million last year – an increase from 11 percent in 2011. Also, Marsha Gerber and Richard Smith take an indepth look into survey results about an increasingly active regulatory environment, and William Wood discusses why energy companies are concerned about the jump in investigations and regulatory matters.
Jones Day Partner Elected EBA President
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Jones Day Houston partner Jason Leif has been elected president of the Energy
Three Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named Fellows
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Greenberg Traurig attorneys Jordan Cowman, Pamela Ferguson and Kendyl Hanks have been elected
Winstead’s James Ruiz Named to Board of Directors
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Winstead named Austin shareholder James Ruiz to its board of directors, the firm
Gardere Names Five New Partners
© 2014 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (April 15) – Gardere announced its new partner class for 2014 earlier this month, which included
HayBoo Closes Two Deals for Alta Mesa for $523 Million
It's been a busy week for transactional lawyers at Haynes and Boone, as well as those Bracewell and Locke Lord, who served on the other end of two deals HayBoo closed for Alta Mesa for $523 million.
SEC v. The Wylys: Insider Trading Trial Goes Way Beyond Texas
Dallas billionaire investor Sam Wyly wrote in his book 1,000 Dollars and an Idea that “the world owes a debt of gratitude” to junk bond king Michael Milken. Wyly is now on trial in the very same federal courthouse in New York where Milken pleaded guilty 24 years ago this month to financial fraud and insider trading. The SEC accuses Wyly and the estate of his deceased brother, Charles Wyly, of profiting more than $550 million from an elaborate fraud that violated insider-trading laws through the use of offshore trust accounts. Securities lawyers in Texas say the SEC has a lot riding on the outcome of the trial.
Andrews Kurth Advises SensoryEffects in $567 Million Transaction
Dallas-based private equity firm Highlander Partner is selling its portfolio company, SensoryEffects, to Balchem Corporation for $567 million.
V&E and Robinett Law Firm Advise in Austin Social Marketing Merger
Two Austin-based tech companies agreed Wednesday to merge to become the “strongest and most comprehensive social marketing company.”
V&E and Robinett Law Firm Advise in Austin Social Marketing Merger
Two Austin-based tech companies agreed Wednesday to merge to become the “strongest and most comprehensive social marketing company.”