Ashford Associate GC Jim Plohg played a critical role in 10 transactions, including a couple transformational deals last year for the publicly traded hospitality industry asset management firm. But you can also catch him frequently at the Eagles Canyon Raceway racing a Porsche 911 GT3 in near-bumper-to-bumper traffic at speeds of 160 MPH.
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American Airlines’ Aundrea Holt: Making a Big Impact in a Short Time
Less than two years on the job, Aundrea Holt assumed legal support for the airline’s nationwide paid sick leave policy and administration, played an instrumental role in American’s nationwide sexual harassment prevention training and led the legal department’s move to its new corporate headquarters, Skyview 8 .She credits her parents and two federal judges for her success.
DBJ: Fort Worth-based Energy Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The Fort Worth oil and gas company, backed by EnCap Investments, cited market pressures in filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
SCOTX Reverses $12M Judgment Against ConocoPhillips
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a 1987 will handing down ownership of a Zapata County ranch included its mineral interests. Though it took him six charts to do so, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht showed that the mineral interests were distributed to her heirs exactly as Leonor Ramirez intended.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 13 Firms, 62 Lawyers, $7.43B
Bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry increased last year, especially in the fourth quarter, according to one report, and commodity prices may remain challenged despite recent geopolitical events. Claire Poole reports on that plus last week’s dealmaking slide.
Noah Webster Had ‘a Very Busy First 18 Months’ as Zix GC
A West Point alum, Noah Webster led Zix through a transformational acquisition and capital raise last year. But his most interesting success for the security tech business involved a URL, an Oakland artist and past due garbage collection bills. Not bad for the son of a “toilet paper salesman.”
A Texas-Sized Breakup Over a Handshake Deal
It’s styled as a simple contract dispute. But the upcoming courtroom fray between Charif Souki and Cheniere Energy, the company he founded, is a multi-layered conflict between a well-known entrepreneur and a well-known corporate raider.
Neiman’s Tracy Preston ‘Handles Everything that Is Thrown at Her’
Seven years ago, Tracy Preston traded in her Levi jeans for Jimmy Choo shoes to become the GC at Neiman Marcus. Last year, she defeated a $1 billion lawsuit brought by a hedge fund, executed a complex transaction that extend the company’s funded debt and played a strategic role in the opening of Neiman Marcus Hudson Yards, the company’s first store in New York City. She has more to come in 2020.
Appeals Court Upholds, Broadens Noncompete Injunction on Physician Recruiter
Not only does the ruling ban a former sales executive for Merritt Hawkins and Associates from conducting business in five states; it also increases the likelihood for MHA to recover damages in the trial court. Natalie Posgate explains.
McKool & Team Score $85M against Apple
Mike McKool and a group of McKool Smith lawyers asked a San Diego federal court jury to order Apple to pay their client $85 million for patent infringement. On Friday, the jury did just that. The Texas Lawbook has details.