Round Two of a fight between the state of Texas and proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services is now underway before Round One has ended, after a new lawsuit was filed by the state in Collin County this week.
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Trucking Co. Hit With $49M Jury Verdict in West Texas
The unanimous jury verdict was returned after three days of trial just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. Steffan Robert Mick, a 29-year-old married father of two, was killed in January 2025 when an OPG Logistics 18-wheeler turned in front of him on a farm-to-market road near Midland.
Houston Methodist’s Marissa Marquez’s Best Days are Helping Others
As a child, Marissa Marquez had to navigate an educational system not designed for kids like her.
A native Spanish speaker raised primarily by a grandmother without a high school diploma, Marquez learned English in school and worked her way into the gifted and talented program and eventually graduated 8th in her high school class of about 800 students.
Now labor and employment counsel at Houston Methodist Hospital, her life work and volunteerism “reflect a through line” in her life, “from her earliest experiences as a bilingual student to her current leadership roles, of using her skills and lived experience to uplift others,” said Jackson Walker partner Sang Shin.
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Gibson Dunn Guides SpaceX on Potential Record‑Shattering IPO
Elon Musk’s SpaceX filed a Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday for a much-anticipated initial public offering of its common stock that will trade on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the symbol “SPCX.”
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is advising SpaceX led by capital markets partners George Sampas in New York and Hillary Holmes, Harrison Tucker and Atma Kabad in Houston. Davis Polk is advising the underwriters.
Asked & Answered with King & Spalding’s Bruce Hurley: AI & Civility in the Practice
In this edition of Asked & Answered, King & Spalding partner Bruce Hurley reflected on his career and recently being named trial lawyer of the year by the Texas chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Hearing the stories from family who were trial lawyers pushed him toward becoming a trial lawyer himself.
Less Disclosure, More Questions: Evaluating the SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal
Even if the Securities and Exchange Commission gives public companies permission to report less often, will investors, analysts and lenders actually let them?
That is the central question raised by the Commission’s May 5 proposal to allow U.S. public companies to replace quarterly Form 10-Q filings with semiannual reports on a new Form 10-S — the most significant proposed change to the periodic reporting framework since quarterly reporting became mandatory in 1970.
Helen Xiang’s Unconventional Path to Castleton Commodities
The Rookie of the Year Award is intended to recognize lawyers who, in a short time, demonstrate outsized influence and leadership. Castleton Commodities International Counsel Helen Xiang has done precisely that. The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are honoring Xiang with the 2026 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Rookie of the Year, which recognizes lawyers who have been in-house counsel for two years or less. This is the story of her path to Castleton.
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In this Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, Helen Xiang discusses the traits she seeks in outside counsel, what outside counsel need to know when working with her and more.
Simon Greenstone Panatier Secures $10.2M Jury Win in Minneapolis
Lawyers from Dallas-based Simon Greenstone Panatier recently secured a $10.2 million jury verdict for a mesothelioma client in Minneapolis.