The SEC received 135 tips in 2013 from Texans blowing the whistle on bosses or business partners for possible fraud.
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Dan Baucum to Join Cantey Hanger
Baucum will join the Fort Worth-based firm as a partner on Dec. 3.
Andrews, Sidley and V&E Advise in $560 Million Transaction
CAMAC Energy will acquire remaining interests in offshore Nigeria from Allied Energy for more than $560 million.
Andrews, Sidley and V&E Advise in $560 Million Transaction
CAMAC Energy will acquire remaining interests in offshore Nigeria from Allied Energy for more than $560 million.
GCs Call for Reforms to Limit Patent Trolls
The chief legal officers of Whataburger, Rackspace Hosting Inc., the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association and the Internet Association trade group said patent lawsuits have an $80 billion drag on the national economy
EXCLUSIVE: Texas GCs Honored for Leadership in Litigation, M&A, Pro Bono and Leadership with Magna Stella Awards
The General Counsel Forum paid tribute this week to the professional successes of Texas’ chief legal officers. The 700 corporate GCs who make up the organization gave Frost National Bank Stanley McCormick. Jr. its Magna Stella Lifetime Achievement Award. CEVA Chief Legal Officer Dana O’Brien was honored with the Forum’s Large Corporate Legal Department of the Year, while Paul J. Malak, the general counsel at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift, received the same honor for a small corporate legal department. The Texas Lawbook profiles all of the award winners.
EXCLUSIVE: Texas GCs Honored for Leadership in Litigation, M&A, Pro Bono and Leadership with Magna Stella Awards
The General Counsel Forum paid tribute this week to the professional successes of Texas’ chief legal officers. The 700 corporate GCs who make up the organization gave Frost National Bank Stanley McCormick. Jr. its Magna Stella Lifetime Achievement Award. CEVA Chief Legal Officer Dana O’Brien was honored with the Forum’s Large Corporate Legal Department of the Year, while Paul J. Malak, the general counsel at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift, received the same honor for a small corporate legal department. The Texas Lawbook profiles all of the award winners.
Cigars, Rock Shots and Long Drives: GC Forum’s 2nd Annual Golf Charity Classic Highlights
One hundred corporate in-house lawyers and outside counsel raised $48,000 for Texas Access to Justice as part of the General Counsel Forum’s second annual tournament Thursday at the TPC San Antonio-AT&T Canyons Course. Austin Industries legal team, led by GC Charles Hardy and Chief Legal Officer Steve Henry, finished with a 59 – the day’s best score. The biggest question was whether Flexjet’s Amanda Willis would win her fourth long drive competition of the year.
The Texas Lawbook has complete details and lots of photos.
Cigars, Rock Shots and Long Drives: GC Forum's 2nd Annual Golf Charity Classic Highlights
One hundred corporate in-house lawyers and outside counsel raised $48,000 for Texas Access to Justice as part of the General Counsel Forum’s second annual tournament Thursday at the TPC San Antonio-AT&T Canyons Course. Austin Industries legal team, led by GC Charles Hardy and Chief Legal Officer Steve Henry, finished with a 59 – the day’s best score. The biggest question was whether Flexjet’s Amanda Willis would win her fourth long drive competition of the year.
The Texas Lawbook has complete details and lots of photos.
Weil and V&E Close $3 Billion Egyptian Oil Deal, Joint Venture
Houston-based Apache Corporation sold one-third of its Egyptian oil and gas business to Sinopec, Asia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical enterprise.