Just prior to the shutdowns induced by the pandemic, Katten moved into new digs at Park District’s PwC Tower in Dallas. Later in the fall, the office was named one of the Best Places to Work in North Texas by the Dallas Business Journal. And Dallas health care partner Kenya Woodruff assisted eTrueNorth with a public-private partnership that facilitated the opening of hundreds of drive-through COVID-19 testing sites.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: Bell Nunnally
Bell Nunnally highlighted its representation of Dallas-based ISN Software Corporation in a late year funding by the Blackstone Group as one of its most important successes in 2020. Blackstone’s minority investment values the company at more than $2B – adding another “unicorn” to North Texas’ growing stable. In a significant pro bono achievement, senior associate Arianna Goodman led the firm in partnering with the Buried Alive Project to reduce an inmate’s sentence substantially under the First Step Act.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: Jackson Walker
Jackson Walker had a blockbuster year for bankruptcy work in 2020, much of which was led by Houston partner Matt Cavenaugh. But not all of the firm’s successes were tied to Covid-19 and its impact on clients. A team of litigators obtained the largest known recovery in a student speech case in the U.S. Plus, the firm established new partnerships with the Buried Alive Project and the Promise of Justice Initiative.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: Akin Gump
Akin Gump identified Dallas corporate partner Tom Yang as having a truly standout year. Yang advised on more than 20 transactions for the year, including 7-Eleven’s $21 billion acquisition of Speedway, which was a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year at the 2020 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards. The firm, in a pro bono matter with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., also helped secure an injunction in federal district court in Texas against a racially discriminatory dress and grooming policy.
CCS Initiative Uses Carbon Accounting and Verification Standards to Boost Low-Carbon Energy Investments
Northern Lights, TotalEnergies, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, South Pole, Perspectives and Carbon Finance Labs launched a new carbon market initiative this summer to scale-up carbon capture and storage solutions. This article discusses the initiative’s purpose, and related developments that underscore a rapidly developing demand for low-carbon products.
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A Dallas-led team at Weil, working with the ACLU of Texas, has prosecuted major federal court litigation aimed at freeing hundreds of medically vulnerable immigrant detainees from an ICE civil detention facility in Conroe, Texas. To date, the Weil/ACLU team has obtained release of 15 medically vulnerable detainees through varying forms of individualized relief. The case is still pending and now awaits class certification.
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Tad Davidson, co-leader of Hunton AK’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice, was among the most in-demand bankruptcy attorneys last year, advising Hi-Crush, Lonestar Resources, Remora Petroleum, Sable Permian Resources and Superior Energy Services in those companies’ Chapter 11s. The firm also stepped up on the pro bono side. Led by Dallas associate Fawaz Bham, Hunton AK partnered with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program to help launch the organization’s first virtual legal aid intake clinic.
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Dykema litigators in Texas secured a significant victory in one of the first appellate oral arguments conducted via Zoom before the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. And the firm’s Texas-based Dental Service Organization’s practice had a big year, closing nearly 50 deals in the fourth quarter alone.
Texas Significantly Expands Employer and Employee Liability for Sexual Harassment
An overarching theme in the revisions to the Labor Code in Senate Bill 45, signed May 30 by Gov. Greg Abbott and effective Sept. 1, is that employers must take reasonable steps to prevent harassment and immediately act when harassment is known or reported. This article elaborates on the key changes and practical implications for employers.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone said its biggest achievement in 2020 was continuing to grow as a firm and moving forward on long-term plans despite the challenges posed by the pandemic: the firm opened new offices in San Francisco and North Dallas; signed a lease to move its Dallas office in 2021 to a new office tower; and hired 46 lateral lawyers in key markets and practices.
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