Can a ballpoint pen change the fate in your case? Two Dallas Greenberg Traurig lawyers proved to a local jury last week that it can indeed – especially if the pen is really a hidden camera.
Bankruptcy Judge Green Lights Sale of Wyly’s Aspen Ranch
A federal bankruptcy judge gave Dallas entrepreneur Sam Wyly approval Wednesday to put his family’s 244-acre Aspen ranch up for sale for $50 million. Wyly said he needs to sell the ranch now in order to take advantage of increased real estate prices and strong demand in the marketplace.
Despite Low Oil Prices, Energy Transactional Lawyers Continue to Make it Rain in Texas with $18 Billion Worth of Deals – Updated
The oil patch may be looking a little dry, but Texas transactional lawyers are still being kept busy by their energy clients.
TX Supremes: Shell’s Allegedly Defamatory Claims Privileged in FCPA Inquiry
Information provided voluntarily by businesses to federal prosecutors as part of a foreign corruption investigation is covered by absolute privilege – even if those details contain false allegations that would otherwise be considered defamatory, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Update: Tallgrass Energy IPO Closes at $1.3 Billion
TEGP offered 41.5 million shares at $29 per share and granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 6.2 million Class A shares. The underwriters exercised the full amount of their option, which closed the IPO on Tuesday at $1.3 billion.
Texas Law Firms Fight for Talent, Revenues and Survival
Despite record revenues and profits, the Texas legal market is in turmoil. Even as elite law firms experience phenomenal growth in revenues and profits, many large, full service Texas law firms struggle to tread water and could face major restructuring or even extinction.
There’s a fierce battle over talent. Law firms that pay the most get the best lawyers. The best talent gets the best clients. The best clients pay the highest rates, which leads to greater revenues and profits.
“The deck has been completely reshuffled in Texas,” said Kent Zimmerman with Zeughauser Group. “In a short amount of time, the leaderboard has changed significantly.”
The Texas Lawbook interviewed more than two-dozen legal industry insiders in an in-depth examination of the state’s business law marketplace.
Skadden, Bracewell and Latham Advise in $2.1 Billion Noble-Rosetta Deal
Noble’s acquisition of Rosetta, which owns positions in the Eagle Ford area, gives it access to the South Texas shale play.
Bell Nunnally Brings Question of First Impression to Fifth Circuit – Updated
It’s a predicament many white-collar and other criminal lawyers will never have to face, but certainly would want guidance on if, God forbid, it ever happens: What if the trial court fails to record your client’s plea hearing, and how harmless is that error? As it stands right now, it either could be like striking gold for the lawyer handling the appeal or it would make no difference, but no one knows which one it would be.
Appellate associate Jason Steed of Bell Nunnally is seeking to solve the mystery. The Texas Lawbook has the scoop.
Baker Botts and V&E Advise in $1.2 Billion IPO
Leawood, Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy has raised $1.2 billion through its IPO. Baker Botts, its legal counsel, says it is the “year’s largest IPO” thus far.
Baker Botts and V&E Advise in $1.2 Billion IPO
Leawood, Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy has raised $1.2 billion through its IPO. Baker Botts, its legal counsel, says it is the “year’s largest IPO” thus far.