In Memoriam: Gibson Gayle, Jr.
Gayle, Jr. was the former managing partner and executive committee chairman for Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright).
Travis Iles Named Deputy Texas Securities Commissioner
The Texas Securities Commission announced Monday that Travis J. Iles, who had served as assistant director of the agency’s enforcement division for six years, has been promoted to deputy commissioner.
Texas Access to Justice Foundation Appoints Adelanto HealthCare Ventures CEO to Board of Directors
Carlos M. Zaffirini, Jr. will serve a two-year term ending in August 2018.
Kelly Hart Lures Former Deputy Securities Commissioner of Texas to Austin Office
Patel, who spent 13 years at the Texas State Securities Board, will focus his practice on government investigations and white-collar defense.
The Cowboys’ Legal Star: Meet Jason Cohen
Dallas Cowboys General Counsel Jason Cohen helped negotiate eight-digit stadium naming rights with AT&T his first week on the job. The second week, he led legal talks for the Jones family on the development of the practice facilities and headquarters in Frisco. He has written contracts for Cowboys' players and coaches, negotiated multimillion-dollar media and sponsorship deals, sued to enforce Cowboys intellectual property and represented the owners in discussions with the NFL over league policies and procedures. Did I mention he's only 36?
Updated – Greenberg Traurig Expands Litigation Practice in Houston
David Oliver and Paul Kerlin lateraled over from Vorys.
Legal Pioneer and Texas Justice Barbara Culver Clack Died Sunday
Barbara Culver Clack, the first woman to practice law in Midland and the second woman to serve full time on the Texas Supreme Court, died Sunday in Midland. She was 90. Born in Dallas and a 1951 graduate of the SMU Dedman School of Law, Clack was appointed to the state’s highest court in 1988 by Gov. Bill Clements.
BNSF Railway GC Jumps to Thompson & Knight
Thompson & Knight said Thursday that it has snagged BNSF Railway Corp. General Counsel Charles Shewmake as a new partner in the firm’s trial practice.