Winston & Strawn has hired Banee Pachuca as a partner in the Houston office, the firm announced, as a part of its transactions department. Her focus will be healthcare.
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SCOTX Transfers First Batch of Cases to New Fifteenth COA
In an administrative order issued Aug. 26, the Texas Supreme Court transferred to the newly-created Fifteenth Court of Appeals 88 cases that had been pending with various intermediate appellate courts. It’s no surprise to observers that the bulk of the cases, 49, were transferred from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin, which formerly decided most cases involving state agencies that are headquartered in the capital.
Kirkland, Latham and V&E Lead Way on Two Deals Totaling $5.9B for Oklahoma Midstream
An Oklahoma midstream has embarked on another deal spree that will expand its pipeline network and deepen its presence in Texas and Louisiana.
Tulsa-based ONEOK Inc. will purchase Global Infrastructure Partners’ 43 percent stake in Dallas-based EnLink Midstream for $3.3 billion.
Separately, ONEOK is also buying Irving-based Medallion Midstream, the largest privately held crude gathering and transportation system in the Permian Basin, from New York-based GIP for $2.6 billion.
Thought Leadership: What to Know Before the New Texas Business Court Opens
In Haynes Boone’s latest “Legal Landscape” podcast, litigation and appellate experts walk through some of the more common concerns relating to the new business courts opening on Sept. 1.
Judge Schedules Deposition of Ex-Judge Jones, Sorts Out Discovery Dispute Between Jackson Walker, U.S. Trustee
During a hearing Tuesday Chief U.S. bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez brushed aside scheduling concerns the parties raised and ordered that Albert Alonzo, who served as case manager to former Judge David Jones for more than a decade, be deposed on Sept. 18. Jones, who resigned his office after public revelations that he had a secret romantic relationship with a Jackson Walker bankruptcy partner, will be deposed in the same courtroom, under the supervision of Chief Judge Rodriguez, the following day.
CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 22 Firms, 325 Lawyers, $8.5B
This week we honor a retiring colleague. She created the Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup seven years ago and has been the pulse of it since. But rest assured, the CDT Roundup has the usual rundown of the deals reported to us last week, along with names of the firms and lawyers behind them.
Q&A With Latham & Watkins’ Raghav Bajaj
Austin patent litigator Raghav Bajaj leaped from Haynes Boone to Latham & Watkins earlier this month. In a Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, Bajaj shared why he made the move and recent trends in the world of patent law and litigation.
Kirkland Snags Key Energy Partner from V&E
Damien Lyster has been hired as a partner in the Energy Regulatory Practice Group for Kirkland & Ellis, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
Lyster comes to Kirkland after 16 years at Vinson & Elkins, where he was a partner since January 2022.
Litigation Roundup: Delta Passengers Target CrowdStrike in Proposed Class Action
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we share the announcement that a new magistrate judge will be serving in the Northern District of Texas, and share details about both the federal government’s antitrust lawsuit against Richardson-based RealPage and the punishment doled out to a former controller for Simon Greenstone Panatier who bilked the plaintiff’s firm out of nearly $1.5 million.
Court: U.S. Trustee May Depose Former Bankruptcy Judge on Secret Romantic Relationship
Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, who oversaw significant corporate bankruptcies over the past decade, can now be questioned under oath about his undisclosed personal relationship with Elizabeth Freeman, then a partner at Jackson Walker, which earned millions in legal fees from cases the judge presided over.
The ruling, made by U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez over the weekend, allows the U.S. Trustee to depose both Jones and his former case manager, Albert Alonzo, regarding the details of this secret relationship. Additionally, they may be compelled to provide personal documents related to the relationship, but this process will occur under the direct supervision of the chief judge.