William Marsh, who was at Baker Hughes for more than two decades, helped lead the oilfield services giant through its $31 billion mega merger with GE Oil & Gas.
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Shearman Taps Houston Hire to Lead Texas Finance Team
Daniel Tristan, who was previously at Baker Botts, is Shearman’s second Houston partner hire this year.
Energy Industry Week at SCOTUS
Two important energy cases are being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this coming week. One involves hardship exemptions; the other, the use of eminent domain to build energy pipelines. Both are being closely watched by an anxious industry. The Lawbook’s Tony Mauro reports from Washington D.C.
Wolters Kluwer Appoints New Leader of its Houston-based Enterprise Legal Management Business
The information services giant’s ELM Solutions unit provides enterprise legal spend and matter management, contract lifecycle management and legal analytics solutions.
A Pro Bono ‘Ball of Fire’
Toyota Managing Counsel Meyling Ly Ortiz has won a major wage and hour class action lawsuit, developed and implemented cutting-edge programs to address bias in the workplace and played a huge role in guiding the world’s largest carmaker through Covid-19 restrictions. But Ly Ortiz is a finalist for the 2020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Award for Pro Bono and Public Service for one reason: she has a servant’s heart, which she attributes to extraordinary decisions her parents made 7,800 miles away four decades ago.
Q&A: Meyling Ly Ortiz
For Premium Subscribers Only Meyling Ly Ortiz is managing counsel for labor and employment law for Toyota North America. Mark Curriden, founder of ,em>The Texas Lawbook had the chance to ask her about her philosophy regarding pro bono and its importance in considering outside counsel.
Top 50 Q1 M&A Deals with Texas HQ (2021)
These are the top non-confidential M&A deals for the first quarter of 2021 as provided by Mergermarket.
WDTX Jury: No Dough for VLSI in Second Trial Against Intel — Updated
Nearly two months after a Waco jury rendered a $2.175 billion verdict for VLSI in the first installment of its three-part patent infringement legal battle with Intel, a separate jury in the same courtroom Wednesday rendered a victory for Intel, sending hedge fund-owned VLSI home with zero dollars. Legal experts told The Lawbook why they thought Intel had better success this time around.
Mergermarket Sizes Up Q1 in Texas With Fewer Deals at Higher Values
The deal count may have fallen between Q1 2020 and 2021, but values are climbing. Here’s a look at the latest quarter’s transaction sizes from Mergermarket.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 8 Firms, 102 Lawyers, $6.27B
Texas E&P and oilfield services executives see activity rising as cautious optimism returns. That’s according to the Dallas Fed’s quarterly energy survey. The Texas Lawbook dives into the report, in addition to the latest transactions, in this week’s Corporate Deal Tracker.