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Shackelford Announces Partner Promotions
The Dallas law firm has named a new equity partner and non-equity partner in Dallas.
Porter Hedges Selects Two New Practice Group Leaders
The Houston law firm has tapped James Thompson and Eric Wade to lead the firm’s property and finance group and litigation group, respectively.
Former Samsung Austin Semiconductor GC Jumps to Austin Law Firm
Catherine Morse, former general counsel and senior director of public affairs for Samsung Austin Semiconductor, has returned to private practice as a member at the Austin regulatory law firm Enoch Kever.
Former ExxonMobil Risk Management GC Moves to BRG
During his 25 year tenure, Heckman was the principal insurance claims adviser to ExxonMobil and its global affiliates.
Littler Promotes Two to Shareholder in Houston
The labor and employment law firm elevated 28 attorneys to shareholder in the U.S.
McGinnis Lochridge Beefs Up Ranks in Austin HQ
The new additions bump McGinnis Lochridge’s total headcount in Austin to nearly 50 attorneys, while the number of lawyers at Austin-based Graves Dougherty has dipped below 40.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 13 Firms and 100 Texas Lawyers Work on 16 Transactions Worth $8.6B
Deal count was up by five transactions versus the previous week. But the deal value was down by 31.7 percent over last week’s $12.6 billion–even counting a large October notes issue whose lawyers weren’t revealed until last week. Claire Poole’s weekly Deal Tracker Roundup recounts all the deals, all the details and all the numbers behind them in The Texas Lawbook.
SCOTX Rules Oncor Must Pay Moving Costs
When it comes to relocating utility wires and poles when roadways are widened, the Texas Supreme Court says the old rules are still the rules. Read Janet Elliott’s account of Friday’s decision in The Texas Lawbook.
SEC Loses Three Senior-Level Enforcers to Dallas Financial Services Firm – Updated
SEC Associate Director Jessica Magee and two other key SEC lawyers are leaving the Fort Worth office to join the Beneficient Company Group, an alternative asset management firm led by Dallas financial titans Brad Keppner, Richard Fisher, Tom Hicks and others. The loss of the three senior SEC leaders leaves a huge void in the federal agency’s regional operations and could impact several high-profile prosecutions and investigations. The Texas Lawbook has full details, including interviews with SEC’s Shamoil Shipchandler and BEN CEO Brad Keppner.