The Texas Lawbook is sharing some changes for readers to be aware of heading into the fall. And in last week’s transactions, Texas lawyers took part in a few SPAC IPOs, a proposed juggernaut of a Permian Basin asset sale and a handful of capital commitments.
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Chris LaFollette: ‘Just a Lucky Girl From South Texas’
After practicing law for 40 years, corporate attorney Chris LaFollette reflects on her career, coming up in Houston and focusing on energy transactions from 1980 to 2020.
Hines Assistant GC Returns to Big Law at Hunton AK
Jay Blackman served as assistant general counsel of investment funds and joint ventures at the Houston real estate company for a little over a year.
Susman Godfrey Prevails in $3.89B Dispute over Puerto Rican Fuel Contracts
After 12 years of litigation, a federal judge rules Susman’s client, the Dutch energy company Vitol, is entitled to keep the money it received for supplying fuel oil to Puerto Rico’s state-run electric utility between 2005 and 2009.
Waller Picks Up Healthcare Transactions Partner from Norton Rose Fulbright
Jay Greathouse, who was promoted to partner at NRF in January, led Christus Health’s 2020 acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center.
Pair of Energy Transactions Partners Head to Paul Hastings
Formerly at Baker McKenzie, Luis Gomar and Rocio Mendoza are joining Paul Hastings’ energy transition and infrastructure team in Houston.
Despite High-Profile Candidates, No News on U.S. Attorney Nominations in Texas
The Biden administration has taken no public steps to fill any of the four U.S. attorney positions in Texas, but the list of prominent lawyers wanting those high-profile jobs is growing. They include partners from Winston & Strawn, Gibson Dunn, Gerger Hennessy and Jackson Walker. Two sitting U.S. Attorneys and the son of an East Texas federal judge are also on the short list. The Texas Lawbook has details.
Reese Marketos Wins Rare, Multimillion-Dollar False Claims Jury Verdict
Two former top federal prosecutors in Texas landed a $36 million jury verdict in a False Claims Act case in Alabama Friday. Treble damages in the qui tam case, which involved the sale of helicopters to the U.S. Army, could reach more than $100 million. Litigation Writer Natalie Posgate has the names and details.
ERCOT to Brazos Electric: ‘I Just Do What I’m Told. Now Pay Me My $2 Billion.’
ERCOT, operator of the Texas electric grid, says it was just following orders when it charged Brazos Electric Power Coop roughly $2 billion for power and related services provided during the deadly storm in February – a staggering bill that drove Brazos, the state’s largest and oldest electric cooperative, into bankruptcy. The Texas Lawbook has the story.
Meet the Lawyers on the New United Airlines Covid Vaccine Class Action Case — Updated
A federal judge in Fort Worth has deferred until Oct. 8 a temporary injunction hearing in which six United Airlines employees seek to block the airline from terminating or placing them on unpaid leave in light of the employees’ resistance to the airline’s mandatory Covid vaccine policy, which they rejected for religious and medical reasons. A hearing was supposed to take place Friday afternoon, but the parties worked out an agreement instead. The Lawbook has the latest on the case, the names of the lawyers involved and comments from both sides of a case that is attracting national attention.