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Kesselman has left PepsiCo and Frito Lay to be the new general counsel and Executive VP at Dallas-based Dean Foods. In exclusive comments to The Texas Lawbook, Kesselman said that "Dean Foods provides a perfect opportunity for me to employ my legal and government experience in food and agriculture to help drive business growth."
Enterprise Products, one of the world’s largest oil and gas pipeline companies, has named V&E corporate finance partner Craig Murray to replace Stephanie Hildebrandt, who announced she has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner. The Houston midstream company also said that Locke Lord partner Vijay A. D’Cruz is Enterprise’s new head of litigation.
Enterprise Products, one of the world’s largest oil and gas pipeline companies, has named V&E corporate finance partner Craig Murray to replace Stephanie Hildebrandt, who announced she has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner. The Houston midstream company also said that Locke Lord partner Vijay A. D’Cruz is Enterprise’s new head of litigation.
Is cyber risk insurable and if so, what products are available?
Is cyber risk insurable and if so, what products are available?
SAN ANTONIO – The Magna Stella Award is the Oscar for corporate general counsel. On Thursday night, the General Counsel Forum awarded nine gold stars to chief legal officers and assistant GCs from American Airlines, LyondellBasell Industries, Scott & White Healthcare, MoneyGram, Dell, Kinetic Concepts, University of Incarnate Word and the Metro Transit Authority of Harris County. The Texas Lawbook was there and has all the details.
Close to 100 corporate general counsel, state supreme court justices, law firm leaders and legal service providers played through light showers and cool temperatures last week to raise the most money for legal aid in Texas in the General Counsel Forum’s 3rd Annual Charity Golf Classic.
Recent headlines about abusive NFL players, accompanied by dramatic video, have brought domestic violence into the forefront of the national conversation. What does a general counsel do when its his or her employee who is being abused at home? What are the ramifications if one of your employees is accused of abuse? These two experts provide practical guidance.
Don Liu minced no words over last week's God-awful findings by the Dallas Diversity Task Force. “There is no excuse. None,” Xerox's GC said. “The demographics of Dallas and Texas make hard for any law firm to justify these results.” Liu, who hires dozens of Texas lawyers to handle his company's legal business, recently fired a law firm because it refused to take diversity seriously. Clay Scheitzach says his boss "understands that a lot of law firms talk about being committed to diversity but their actions don’t back it up."
The General Counsel Forum honored Hernandez, a civil engineer-turned-construction lawyer, for a career committed to ethics, even during times of severe crisis. In an exclusive interview, Hernandez discusses his escape from Cuba as a boy, the tough days he spent as GC at grocery wholesaler Fleming and the need for increased diversity in law firms. “Carlos put a previous job as general counsel on the line," says Fluor asst. GC Craig Birchette. "He had to tell senior executives that their conduct was improper and that the CEO had to leave."
The General Counsel Forum honored Hernandez, a civil engineer-turned-construction lawyer, for a career committed to ethics, even during times of severe crisis. In an exclusive interview, Hernandez discusses his escape from Cuba as a boy, the tough days he spent as GC at grocery wholesaler Fleming and the need for increased diversity in law firms. “Carlos put a previous job as general counsel on the line," says Fluor asst. GC Craig Birchette. "He had to tell senior executives that their conduct was improper and that the CEO had to leave."
The firm is partnering with Sabre by providing IP protection in the U.S. and internationally for its signature corporate responsibility program on a pro bono basis.
How did such a dynamic young attorney only two years out of law school land such an amazing position? Kelly Noblin of legal and executive search firm Newhouse+Noblin shares lessons learned from Newhook's journey to her dream job.
Whether it is an employers’ or employees’ market, there is always competition for the strongest candidates in the job market. In a tight labor market, it is even more critical to have a candidate-friendly hiring process.
Stephen Porter told his partners at Barrett Daffin last fall that he planned to retire at the end of the year after 23 years at the Addison-based law firm, but the retirement only lasted a few days. Porter discusses his first six months as general counsel at Mortgage Contracting Services and what he is seeking in outside counsel.
The two authors of the article, Dallas partners at Weil, explain how American emerged from Chapter 11 in December 2013 as one of the most successful Chapter 11 reorganizations in recent history.
Long-time American GC Gary Kennedy and other in-house and outside counsel in the American Airlines bankruptcy and merger with US Airways on Tuesday provided the most extensive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic reorganization. They discuss undercover flights to New York on a competitor's airline, angry calls with AMR board members, outside legal fees of $500,000 a day and closed door arguments between senior lawyers at the two airlines.
The merger of American Airlines and US Airways may be the last combination of large U.S. air carriers for a long time.
Prescott Legal Services survey shows compensation for in-house counsel in Houston grew four percent last year.
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.
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