When two Boeing 737 MAX jets crashed five months apart, Congress, the media and the U.S. Department of Justice looked for someone to blame. David Gerger represented the only person criminally charged in the scandal. He reflects on his client’s swift acquittal by the jury.
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One law firm has found a home for its first Dallas office; another has doubled its footprint; and two others have relocated or plan to relocate within the city.
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A lawsuit now made public pits Phillips 66 and Propel Fuels against one another and involves claims that P66 misappropriated Propel’s trade secrets after a deal fell through.
DBJ: Prison Sentences Handed Down for UDF Execs
Coming into the hearing, four UDF executives faced sentences of up to 27 years in federal prison, according to prosecutors.
Houston Corp. Counsel Award Winners: Theresa Terrell, Niko Lorentzatos, Travis Torrence, Bo Shi and Diane Greene
Nearly 200 Houston general counsel and corporate lawyers packed the Four Seasons Hotel Thursday night for the 2022 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards.
The big winners of the fourth annual awards, which highlight the successful legal work of corporate in-house counsel, involved general counsel and senior counsel at Shell USA, Crescent Energy, Hines, GSFSGroup and Oasis Petroleum.
Legal Luminaries Back Appeal in Grayson County Capital Case
In an amicus brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, several former Texas judges urge the court to grant certiorari in the case of a Grayson County Black man convicted by an all-white jury that included several jurors who said they disapproved of his interracial marriage.
AZA IP Lawyers Spin Off into New Firm
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Citing ‘Irregularities’ in Jury Charge, Former American Airlines Flight Attendant Seeks New Trial in Sexual Assault Case
Lawyers for Kimberly Goesling say the Fort Worth jury that exonerated the airline on May 11 did so after receiving a faulty written charge from the court.
Centennial scoops up Colgate for $3.9B
Texas lawyers from Latham and Kirkland worked on the deal, which the parties claim will create the largest pure-play exploration and production company in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.
Q&A: William Turcotte, Noble Corporation
William Turcotte counts losing his father as one of the most impactful experiences in his life. “I wasn’t prepared for something like that,” Turcotte told Mark Curriden in this special Q&A. He explains what it took to rebound and how it informs his life now as GC of Noble Corp.