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Fort Worth Fintech Firm Settles Massive Litigation for $33M
Fort Worth technology-based financial lender Elevate Credit has agreed to pay $33 million as part of a proposed settlement agreement related to a web of litigation across the United States, which alleged a decade-long scheme of predatory lending and subsequent corporate transactional legal maneuvering that victimized more than a million low-income people.
The Texas Law Firms that Worked on the Most $1B+ M&A Deals in 2021
The battle among Texas lawyers to do the mega mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures is fierce. The Texas offices of 22 law firms represented parties in 115 M&A deals that were valued at $1 billion or more in 2021, according to The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker. Seven different law firms had Texas lawyers advise on 10 or more of those billion-dollar corporate transactions.
Dykema Opens Houston Office
The Detroit-based firm added a “critical” piece to its Texas expansion with the opening of its fifth office in the state.
DBJ: Latest SEC Proposal Could Be Game-Changer for Private Funds
The proposal would turn compliance for firms on its head in the name of protecting investors and companies that take private capital.
Texas Munis 2021: Growth Against the Caution Light
The well-documented influx to Texas of folks from other states brings with a whole new set of needs: more schools, more roads, more public facilities of every kind. In 2021, public finance attempted to keep pace with nearly 2,100 issues worth more than $61 billion. Bond attorneys expect a vigorous 2022, but a few caution lights are beginning to flicker. Some are wondering if the raw need for infrastructure improvements can overcome a fickle public appetite for new projects and increasingly intrusive legislative scrutiny. Nushin Huq reports.
Lauren Brogdon Talks Energy Litigation and Her Move to Haynes and Boone
Energy trial litigator Lauren Brogdon was on maternity leave last year when she started “reflecting on the future growth” of her law practice and the right “environment” where she wanted to practice. Last week, the Houston lawyer moved her practice to Haynes and Boone. In an exclusive interview, Brogdon told The Texas Lawbook the reasons behind her lateral move, the biggest litigation risks she sees for energy companies today and her passion for pro bono.
Vic Zanetti: Quarterbacking for the Hunts from the Sidelines
Katten deal lawyer Vic Zanetti is in a league of his own. As the go-to attorney for Trinity Hunt Partners, he has led 100-plus deals for the private equity fund since its inception, including more than 20 in 2021 alone. Zanetti is also the only person outside the Hunt family to serve on the Arrowhead Sports Trusts, which controls the Kansas City Chiefs and major league soccer franchise FC Dallas.
In a conversation with The Lawbook, Zanetti answers questions about deals, dealing with surviving brain cancer and how he forged his relationship with the Hunt family.
DBJ: 30K Investors, Banks Bamboozled by UDF in Ponzi-like Scheme, Prosecutors Say
Roughly 30,000 victims nationwide lost money or were misled by the North Texas REIT and the firm’s executives, who were convicted last month of misusing proceeds from investors and financial institutions in a Ponzi-like scheme involving loans to residential housing developers across Texas, prosecutors said.
Two Laredo Doctors, Three Dallas-area Labs Accused of $300M Kickback Scheme
A federal indictment in Fort Worth charges 10 people with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Investigators say the labs bribed doctors to order needless tests, which were billed to Medicare and other federal health-insurance programs.