Debbie Yee has worked on large infrastructure transactions, including many for pipeline giant Energy Transfer.
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Lawsuit Alleges Anadarko Covered Up Risks on Mozambique Project
A terminated project risk manager for Anadarko claims the Woodlands-based company downplayed the risks of a multibillion-dollar LNG project in Mozambique. The action, the plaintiff says, came before a beheading of another Anadarko worker and a whistleblower complaint. Natalie Posgate reports.
Federal Prosecutors: No New Trial Needed for Forest Park Officials
Federal prosecutors filed a 179-page brief this week challenging demands for a new trial by seven defendants convicted in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery and kickback scheme. Suffice it to say: they are against any new proceedings. Mark Curriden has the details.
Chron: District Judge in Harris County Suspended After Federal Indictment
Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas has been removed from her bench without pay after she was indicted on federal wire fraud charges for allegedly misspending campaign donations.
Dallas Firm Winds Down; Nine Attorneys Leave for Spencer Fane
Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley & Urbach is closing for business at the end of the year. Thirteen of the firm’s lawyers will be taking their practices elsewhere, according to a statement issued by the firm.
Citi: Texas-based Law Firms Lagging National Competitors
Corporate law firms headquartered in Texas are witnessing slower growth in revenue and a more significant decline in demand for legal services from clients so far in 2019 than their competitors across the country.
Gibson Dunn Advises Continental Building on $1.4B Sale to Saint-Gobain
The target said it had settled an insurance claim for its Buchanan, New York, plant, which experienced an equipment malfunction, and continues to be encouraged by strengthening demand in the new home construction market.
CDT Roundup: 25 Deals, 17 Firms, 182 Lawyers, $12.9B
Corporate executives and advisors are less bullish about the outlook for U.S. M&A citing economic, trade and political uncertainties, according to a recent survey. Claire Poole also reports on a blockbuster week for the Corporate Deal Tracker.
Updated – Dean Foods Taps Norton Rose Fulbright and Davis Polk for Bankruptcy Counsel
Dean Foods GC Kristy Waterman and CFO Gary Rahlfs have tapped New York lawyers with Davis Polk and Norton Rose Fulbright partner William Greendyke as its lead outside counsel in the upcoming restructuring, which was filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Texas. The Texas Lawbook has details on the full legal and financial advisory teams.
Remembering Family Law Giant Brian Webb: ‘One of a Kind’
Brian L. Webb, one of the most prominent family lawyers in the southwest and a leader of the Texas legal community, died on Friday at the age of 70. Webb helped hundreds of Texans in family law matters during his 44-year career.