The year was dominated by creatively crafted oil and gas deals, given the negative climate around the industry, but also populated with bank combinations and sell-offs of much-loved state brands.
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Chron: Shippers Say They Overpaid for Rail Transport, Alleging Price Fixing
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA joins 37 other companies suing the railroads that control 90% of the nation’s rail freight traffic.
Texas Couple & Lawmaker Stand Trial in Federal Tax Evasion Case
The opening of a federal tax evasion conspiracy trial for an Athens couple and their lawyer featured references to Charles Dickens, IOLTA, a house purchased with gold coins and the Biblical role of women. Natalie Posgate was there.
AT&T’s Alan Dorantes – The Busiest Corporate Lawyer in Texas
Alan Dorantes worked on the set of Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July.” He was once Matthew Broderick’s stand-in and he is almost certainly the only corporate lawyer in Texas with an award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The AT&T senior counsel is a national expert on diversity in the legal profession and is involved in several groundbreaking public service projects in Texas. He’s also packing his bags and leaving town.
Former Head of Weil’s Dallas Litigation Practice Moves to Frost Brown Todd
T. Ray Guy has made his next move after hitting Weil Gotshal’s mandatory retirement policy.
Being Gary Kennedy – A Sky-High Career of Challenges and Achievements
Former American Airlines GC Gary Kennedy was at the center of extraordinary growth, extreme tumult and radical change at one of the world’s largest commercial airlines. He implemented groundbreaking mandatory pro bono and diversity efforts. He navigated American through the tidal wave of litigation set in motion after the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks and negotiated an historic agreement that settled a decades-long dispute with Southwest Airlines regarding Dallas Love Field. Most of all, Kennedy guided American through one of the largest, most complex and financially successful bankruptcies in U.S. history.
UPDATED: Kirkland Picks Up Compensation/Benefits Partner from Baker Botts
Rob Fowler will rejoin forces with Kirkland partner Sean Wheeler, who previously worked with him on deals at Baker Botts.
Elsie the Cow Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
Dallas-based Borden Dairy and its GC Alex Madrazo, a former litigation associate at Locke Lord in Dallas, hired New York-based Arnold & Porter to lead its corporate restructuring. The 163-year-old dairy producer chose to file for bankruptcy in Delaware instead of the Northern District of Texas.
‘Landslide’ Luna’s Lifetime of Achievements
Chris Luna won his Dallas City Council election by 156 votes, earning him the nickname Landslide Luna. Now chief counsel for Metro by T-Mobile, Luna is one of the leading and most influential voices in the Texas corporate legal community. During his 35-year career, Luna has played a critical role in several major corporate transactions and advocated tirelessly for increased diversity in the legal profession. The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are honored to give the 2019 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Award for Lifetime Achievement to John Christopher Luna.
CDT Roundup: 22 Deals, 11 Firms, 119 Lawyers, $6.4B
Globally, 2019 came in as the fourth highest dealmaking year ever, thanks to U.S. buyers, but a slight slowdown in deal value and count over 2018 could portend a different-looking 2020.