After eight years with State Solicitor General, Jordan will co-lead firm’s appellate group out of Austin office.
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The largest packaged ice manufacturer in the U.S. filed for Chapter 11 in April. Reddy Ice’s 467-page reorganization plan was signed 48 day later.
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Dallas-based law firm says Folsom, who oversaw $17.3 billion Texas tobacco case, will lead Jackson Walker’s new Texarkana office.
Willett Wins Re-election, Medina Faces Runoff with Devine
Longtime Dallas Appeals Justice Martin Richter upset in GOP primary by judicial newcomer David Lewis.
Wal-Mart Hires Rob Walters in Mexican Bribery Scandal Litigation
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Mandatory Pro Bono Best Way for Lawyers to ‘Pass it Forward,’ says Supreme Court’s Medina
All six of the other candidates running for the Texas Supreme Court say free legal representation should be voluntary. Only half of Texas lawyers are doing pro bono work, meeting a mere 20 percent of low-income Texans’ civil legal needs.
Weil Gotshal Leads on Complex Kinder Morgan-El Paso Closing
Tom Roberts, Jay Tabor and Rodney Moore closed three separate but connected deals for Kinder Morgan Thursday morning, including the $23 billion acquisition of El Paso and the $7.15 billion sale of E&P assets to Apollo and Riverstone. Legal experts say it was one of the most complex energy transactions ever. “We closed three separate deals today and the dominos had to fall in a certain way and in a specific order,” said Kinder Morgan GC Joe Listengart.
Cliff Vrielink Joins Sidley’s Houston Office
Specializing in energy and private equity, Vrielink is the ninth partner in Sidley Austin’s Houston office, which opened just three months ago.
Two Leading Oil & Gas Lawyers Head to Latham & Watkins
Robin Fredrickson and Jeffrey Muñoz, two highly respected energy transactions lawyers, join Latham’s growing – and highly profitable – ranks in Houston.