T&K Boosts Oil and Gas Practice in Houston by Adding Stacy Smith Brown as Partner
Brown focuses her practice on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regulations and contracts relating to the acquisition and operation of offshore oil and gas leases.
Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Returns to Private Practice at Ogletree Deakins
Gonzalez says he will advise clients on the regulatory environment and help them navigate the bureaucratic process.
Polsinelli Beefs Up Corporate and Securities Practice in Dallas with Bob Dockery
Dockery, whose practice includes an emphasis on REIT work, said he was attracted to Polsinelli’s “strong” national real estate practice.
Greenberg Traurig Lures Energy and Corporate Shareholders to Houston and Dallas Offices
Energy lawyer Derek Anchondo joins from Adams and Reese and corporate lawyer Christina Tate makes the move from Vinson & Elkins.
K&L Gates’ Ambassador to Partners and Clients
Craig Budner has represented corporate giants such as Xerox, J.P. Morgan Chase, Hewlett-Packard and VarTec Telecom. He defended Olympic athlete Marion Jones in the BALCO steroids scandal and played a key role in getting Ross Perot on the presidential ballot in all 50 states in 1992. The Dallas trial lawyer now has a new job: global integration partner at K&L Gates, which has more than 2,000 lawyers in 47 cities worldwide. “I work with lateral partners to make sure they integrate quickly and seamlessly," he says. "My job is essentially connecting the dots across our platform."
K&L Gates' Ambassador to Partners and Clients
Craig Budner has represented corporate giants such as Xerox, J.P. Morgan Chase, Hewlett-Packard and VarTec Telecom. He defended Olympic athlete Marion Jones in the BALCO steroids scandal and played a key role in getting Ross Perot on the presidential ballot in all 50 states in 1992. The Dallas trial lawyer now has a new job: global integration partner at K&L Gates, which has more than 2,000 lawyers in 47 cities worldwide. “I work with lateral partners to make sure they integrate quickly and seamlessly," he says. "My job is essentially connecting the dots across our platform."
Corporate Counsel Magazine: GC Compensation Inches Up
The general counsel at 20 of the largest Texas businesses earned $1 million or more during 2014, according to a new study conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine. Texas-based companies employ 13 of the 100 highest paid chief legal officers and 33 of the top 350. The general counsel at AT&T, Baker Hughes, Energy Future Holdings and Marathon Oil each earned more than $2 million a year in salary, bonuses and stock options.
Examining the FBI: How Investigations Get Started
Former FBI special agents Fred Bennett and John McSwain of Crowe Horwath detail how FBI investigations get started, examine what to expect during the investigative process and offer insight into the prosecution of the matter after an indictment is handed down. The forensic services experts say today's FBI special agents have an abundance of resources, including data analytics, available to them to investigate cases with extra scrutiny.
Courtroom Success Attracts Big Firm Partners to Gruber Hurst
The Dallas-based litigation boutique celebrated two trial victories in the past week to welcome their new cohorts, Samuel Stricklin and Tricia DeLeon of Bracewell & Giuliani.
Winstead Partner Sargon Daniel in the Boxing Ring: Get Fit without being Hit
Ask a few average persons-on-the-street what they associate with boxing, and the answers would likely include Muhammad Ali’s legendary “I Am The Greatest” declaration, or fictional Rocky Balboa’s stance on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, or even the recent “fight of the century” in which Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiano. But not corporate lawyer Sargon Daniel, who would tell them that boxing is misunderstood. “It’s like the law," he says. "When faced with different issues, we have to know how to react on our feet.”
AlixPartners Selects Kathryn Koorenny as New GC & Managing Director
Kathryn Koorenny was a star in-house lawyer at American Airlines. She guided the Fort Worth airline through the potentially crippling 9/11 litigation and the massive bankruptcy reorganization. Now, she’s the new general counsel at billion-dollar global consulting firm AlixPartners, running a legal department of 15 and dozens of outside counsel relationships. Only one question: Can she cook a world-class bowl of chili for AlixPartners Chili Cook Off? Koorenny answers all the questions.
AlixPartners Selects Kathryn Koorenny as New GC & Managing Director
Kathryn Koorenny was a star in-house lawyer at American Airlines. She guided the Fort Worth airline through the potentially crippling 9/11 litigation and the massive bankruptcy reorganization. Now, she’s the new general counsel at billion-dollar global consulting firm AlixPartners, running a legal department of 15 and dozens of outside counsel relationships. Only one question: Can she cook a world-class bowl of chili for AlixPartners Chili Cook Off? Koorenny answers all the questions.