Hunton & Williams Snags Real Estate Transactions Expert
England joins his new firm from Akin Gump.
Former Managing Partner Laterals to Ogletree Deakins
Lyons was previously the managing partner of FordHarrison's Dallas office.
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Appointed Minority Director of State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
Sankaran is the first South Asian American member on the board.
Pro Bono Death Penalty Case Reaches Finish Line for Carrington Coleman
Their client, Manuel Velez, was sentenced to death in 2008 for allegedly murdering his girlfriend’s 11-month-old son on Oct. 31, 2005 by causing severe head injuries to the baby.
Andrews Kurth Handles Three Deals
Lawyers from Andrews Kurth are currently working on two acquisitions and one securities offering for clients.
V&E and Kirkland & Ellis Advise in $700 Million Equity Deal
Houston-based Windy Cove Energy LLC has received a commitment from New York energy private equity firm, Blackstone Energy Partners and affiliates to invest up to $700 million.
V&E and Kirkland & Ellis Advise in $700 Million Equity Deal
Houston-based Windy Cove Energy LLC has received a commitment from New York energy private equity firm, Blackstone Energy Partners and affiliates to invest up to $700 million.
Latham Advises in $340 Million Bakken Shale Deal
Natural Resource Partners will acquire $340 million worth of assets in North Dakota from an affiliate of Tulsa-based Kaiser-Francis Oil Company for $340 million.
AWA Names “Women at the Pinnacle of the Legal Profession”
The winners include U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal, Gardere Chair Holland O’Neil, Gibbs & Bruns partner Kathy Patrick, Laura Arnold of the Laura & John Arnold Foundation and DLA Piper partner Claudia Frost.
Gray Reed Nabs Dan Kroll
Kroll joins the Houston office as a shareholder and will advise clients on the tax, structuring and business issues facing the real estate industry and other private equity arrangements.
Winstead Adds Corporate Depth in Fort Worth
Florsheim is the 13th lawyer in Winstead’s Fort Worth office.
Analysis: Federal Courts Better Define Privilege for In-House Counsel
Even when an in-house lawyer’s advice has a business component, if one of several primary purposes of the communication is to give or seek legal advice, the confidentiality of that communication will be protected. Still, in-house lawyers and outside counsel should proceed with caution in turning over protected materials to third parties.