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PURIS GC Thomas Gottsegen Gets Into the Weeds and Solves Problems

During his five years as general counsel at PURIS, Thomas Gottsegen has helped lead an acquisition of an equal-sized competitor that transformed the company in 2022 and 2023 and undertook a complicated streamlining of the organization that included eliminating corporate entities that were no longer necessary due to the merger. The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have named Gottsegen as one of two finalists for the 2024 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for General Counsel of the Year for a Solo Legal Department.

But Gottsegen’s journey to PURIS was initiated by a Category Five hurricane that destroyed his house and caused his family to flee New Orleans. This is his story.

Q&A: Thomas Gottsegen 

PURIS GC Thomas Gottsegen discusses what he seeks in outside counsel and more: Texas Lawbook: What are the factors you consider when deciding about hiring outside counsel? Thomas Gottsegen: I always

First Reserve Litigation Team Notched Win for Entire PE Industry with TPC Victory

Erica Radcliffe and First Reserve teamed up with Vinson & Elkins in a landmark case to convince the courts that investors should not be held liable for the damages under state law. They prevailed and the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling provides a roadmap for other investors on how they can protect themselves from liability. 

The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have named Radcliffe, First Reserve and its outside counsel at Vinson & Elkins as one of three finalists for the 2024 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Business Litigation of the Year.

Lewis Brisbois Mourns Associate Fatally Shot in Houston

Jeffrey Limmer, 46, an associate at Lewis Brisbois, died May 4 after being shot multiple times after trying to intervene in a dispute between a customer and an employee at McDonald’s. The firm has said it will establish a memorial scholarship at his alma mater, South Texas College of Law.

Financial Advisor Says Fidelity Fired Him for Reporting Securities Violations

Michael Maeker had been a registered financial advisor for 26 years when he was fired by Fidelity Investments. In a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday, Maeker alleges Fidelity fired him after he raised concerns that the company was violating securities laws by pressuring advisors to invest client funds in a way that was more beneficial to the company’s bottom line than it was to the clients’.

Sara-Ashley Moreno ‘Takes Ownership of Every Aspect of Her Job’

In the three and a half years since joining Cardinal System Holdings, General Counsel Sara-Ashley Moreno has led several significant and highly complex financial transactions, including three projects in 2023. Some of the projects, such as an $185 million hybrid/synthetic lease structure in Florida, are highly complex because Cardinal’s holdings span across operators, real estate and venture investments. Citing her extraordinary work in 2023, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook named Moreno a finalist for the 2024 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for General Counsel of the Year for a Solo Legal Department.

Q&A: Sara-Ashley Moreno

For Premium Subscribers Cardinal Systems GC Sara-Ashley Moreno discusses her biggest challenges, what she seeks in outside counsel, what they need to know about her and her career in this

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