One of the leading tax controversy attorneys in the country, Richard Husseini discusses why he left Baker Botts after 30 years, changes at the IRS and more in a Q&A with The Lawbook.
More Stories
Dallas Labor and Employment Pro Joins Polsinelli
Harry Jones, who has practiced for the past 11 years at Littler, found in building a national practice that the boutique model had become too limiting for his client relationships.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: AZA
What were the firm’s biggest or most important (non-client) achievements as a firm in 2020? John Zavitsanos: Some firms slowed down in 2020. We sped up. We never cut staff or salary, no furloughs,
DBJ: Dallas SPAC Gets Approval for Merger, Doesn’t Have Required Cash
The Dallas blank check company has until the end of the month to pull together the required capital.
Houston’s Quanta Bets Big on Renewable Energy Infrastructure
In a cash and stock deal valued at $2.7 billion, Quanta Services is looking to grow its reach with the acquisition of a more than 100 year-old firm with strong ties to the wind, solar and energy storage spaces. A Houston-based Latham & Watkins team advised Quanta.
State Bar Sued Again Over Mandatory Dues
Three Texas lawyers sued the State Bar of Texas Monday claiming that the organization is still requiring its members to pay annual dues despite a recent federal appeals court ruling that some of its activities violate the First Amendment rights of some of those members. The suit asks a federal court to create a “constructive trust” designed to hold “all monies and assets obtained by the defendants and that wealth should be disgorged” from the state bar and returned to those in the class action.
Blank Rome Nabs Finance Pros from Holland & Knight
The finance duo – which includes the former head of Thompson & Knight’s Houston office – has significant experience in the oil and gas industry.
Tim Durst Jumps to O’Melveny
O’Melveny & Myers, which opened offices in Austin and Dallas in June, added Baker Botts trial law partner Tim Durst on Wednesday. The Los Angeles-based firm’s chair told The Texas Lawbook that he expects “more people to join” O’Melveny soon and that the firm plans “to be materially larger than we are now.”
Virtual Presentations: Please Stand Up
There are lots of helpful suggestions out there to improve virtual presentations, such as how to achieve better lighting or how to make the surrounding room less distracting. One thing in particular has made a huge difference in the professionalism of my Zoom hearings and client meetings: Try standing up.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 63 Lawyers, 9 Firms, $763M
Non-traditional investors have been making waves in the valuation game in 2021 – and the deployment of Texas capital is no exception. And in dealmaking last week, growth equity and other capital infusions had a moment in the week’s 12 reported transactions.