Wal-Mart Hires Rob Walters in Mexican Bribery Scandal Litigation
Retailer faces shareholder and derivative lawsuits, as well as investigations by SEC and DOJ.
Mandatory Pro Bono Best Way for Lawyers to ‘Pass it Forward,’ says Supreme Court’s Medina
All six of the other candidates running for the Texas Supreme Court say free legal representation should be voluntary. Only half of Texas lawyers are doing pro bono work, meeting a mere 20 percent of low-income Texans’ civil legal needs.
Weil Gotshal Leads on Complex Kinder Morgan-El Paso Closing
Tom Roberts, Jay Tabor and Rodney Moore closed three separate but connected deals for Kinder Morgan Thursday morning, including the $23 billion acquisition of El Paso and the $7.15 billion sale of E&P assets to Apollo and Riverstone. Legal experts say it was one of the most complex energy transactions ever. "We closed three separate deals today and the dominos had to fall in a certain way and in a specific order," said Kinder Morgan GC Joe Listengart.
Allan Van Fleet Joins McDermott in Houston
"By making this move, I have decided to step up my game and take my practice to a truly global level,” says Van Fleet.
Dallas Jury Awards $10.6 million to Doctor in Business Dispute
More and more specialists involved in medical center joint ventures are suing each other.
Baker Botts Lands Three Dewey Energy Partners
Houston M&A expert Thomas Moore energy practice likely to volatile but growing in years ahead.
Akin Gump Officially Adds Three Former Dewey Energy Lawyers
Partners Steven Otillar, John LaMaster and Marc Hammerson focus on cross-border transactions in the energy sector.
Judges & Lawyers Try to Explain High Appellate Reversal Rates
Dallas Appeals Court Chief Justice says Bench has no bias against jury verdicts or plaintiffs.
Judges & Lawyers Try to Explain High Appellate Reversal Rates
Dallas Appeals Court Chief Justice says Bench has no bias against jury verdicts or plaintiffs.
Off the Clock: Lea Courington Preserving the History of Southwest Women
In a profession built on library research, Curran Tomko partner finds her escape from the law ... in libraries and research.
Texas Courts of Appeal Appear Distrustful of Civil Jury Verdicts
Haynes and Boone study shows that appellate judges are especially hostile to verdicts for plaintiffs.
Weil Gotshal-Dallas Handles $1.1 Billion Chinese Restaurant Chain Purchase
Private Equity firm Centerbridge Partners buys P.F. Chang's and Pei Wei.