Christopher Novinger, of Mansfield, was before the Fifth Circuit for the second time on Thursday morning seeking relief from a “no admit, no deny” provision in a 2016 settlement agreement he entered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In July 2022 a different panel of that court rejected his attempt to free himself from the gag order provision via a Rule 60(b) motion that argued the “no deny” portion of the policy violated his First Amendment and due process rights.
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Finance Attorneys Navigate Active Texas Municipal Bond Market Amid ESG
A strong Texas municipal bond market and continued questions around state regulations related to environmental, social and governance policy kept Texas public finance attorneys busy last year.
California Resources Buys Aera Energy for $2.1B
Latham & Watkins lawyers in New York and Houston counseled Aera’s owners IKAV and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the deal, which will enhance CRC’s scale across both the upstream and carbon management businesses.
Baker Botts Expands U.S./Asia IP Capabilities with New Hires
Houston attorney Jeffrey Johnson and California partner Robert Benson join from Orrick, where they worked closely together for clients in the U.S., Taiwan and China.
2023: A Year in Review for Trade Secret Litigation
2023 confirmed that, in some ways, trade secret litigation remains the Wild West for litigants. Large verdicts and unsettled law have made this a popular venue for plaintiffs. 2023 did little to disrupt the status quo.
Berry Spins Off Unit, Merges with Glatfelter in $3.6B Combination
A Houston deal team from King & Spalding counseled Glatfelter on the transaction, which is expected to bring Berry $1 billion in proceeds to repay debt.
Veteran Energy Partner Carl von Merz Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Houston Office
A Houston partner boasting a two-decade track record of guiding notable energy industry transactions has left Mayer Brown to become the head of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s U.S. oil and gas practice.
Crane Collapse Injury Suit Settles on Eve of Trial
A Dallas jury who heard a wrongful death case last year for the same crane collapse awarded $860 million — the second-largest Texas jury verdict in 2023 — to the parents of a woman killed. This week, companies Greystar and Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. avoided a second trial in a lawsuit brought by a man who was pinned in his car when the crane toppled onto the apartment building and parking garage.
Lathrop GPM Reinvigorates Dallas Office with Patent Team from FBFK
The Kansas City-based firm announced Tuesday that it has added four patent attorneys led by Robert Lord from Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta. It is Lathrop GPM’s most significant move in Dallas since opening in 2019.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 18 Firms, 125 Lawyers, $8.4B
The term “cautious optimism” may be about as cautious (and as literal) as you can get when it comes to M&A in 2024. But a survey of 200 multinational executives by Mergermarket and Norton Rose Fulbright suggests just that, even though nearly six in ten say their own appetite for M&A is likely to increase over the coming year. In fact, one in four say the overall market is likely to increase significantly. The Roundup’s Claire Poole returns this week with a detailed examination of the report, along with the usual look at recently reported deals that involved Texas firms and Texas lawyers.