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Trintech CLO Heather Randall Is a ‘Force Multiplier’
Heather Randall joined Dallas-headquartered cloud-based software solutions company Trintech in August 2023 and immediately found herself immersed in one of the biggest challenges of her two-decade legal career. Just a month earlier, Trintech had completed its largest-ever acquisition — a $230 million purchase of Fiserv’s fintech and payment-solutions operations. The integration of the highly complex carveout transaction was just as complicated, and it fell to Randall to make significant parts of it work. And her accomplishments in 2025 have been equally as significant.
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have named Randall as one of three finalists for the 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards for General Counsel of the Year for a Small Legal Department.
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Elaine Rodriguez Steers DFW Airport Through Turbulent Times
Elaine Rodriguez was looking for a new job in 2011 when a recruiter asked if she was interested in being the general counsel of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
“The more I learned, the more intrigued I became. And after years of doing annual reports and proxy statements, I thought it might be interesting to learn new things,” she said. “And, boy, have I learned new things,” Rodriguez told The Texas Lawbook.
The 14 years since have been filled with steep challenges and major achievements. And now the Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Lawbook are honoring Rodriguez with the 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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Brown Fox Jumps Over to The Quad, Nearly Doubles Footprint
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Houston Lawyer Tara Arnold, Five Others Killed in Maine Jet Crash
A private jet registered to Houston plaintiff’s firm Arnold & Itkin crashed upon take-off at Bangor International Airport late Sunday killing all six aboard. By Tuesday evening, officials had yet to release the names of those killed in the fiery crash, but the victims reportedly included Tara Arnold, 46, an attorney at the firm and the wife of one of its founders.
Caris Life Sciences Deputy GC Ginger Appleberry Guides the Biotech Company’s $494M IPO
Ginger Appleberry was a litigation partner at Locke Lord in Dallas when she received a call in December 2014 that an Irving-based biotech company was seeking an in-house lawyer.
“They think they want a contract lawyer,” the caller told Appleberry. “They think they want someone who can do hospital contracting. They don’t. They need you. I think you should talk to them.”
Appleberry agreed, took the position and now, 11 years later, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have named Appleberry one of two finalists for the 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Award for Senior Counsel of the Year for a Small Legal Department (2-5 lawyers).
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FAT Brands Hires Latham, Hunton AK, Steptoe In Texas Chapter 11 Filing
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