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K&L Gates Adds Depth to IP, Energy Practices in Texas

The firm recently added laterals from Conley Rose and Winstead.

July 15, 2019 Brooks Igo

Kirkland, Baker Botts Aid on $3.2B Callon-Carrizo Hookup

Callon’s purchase of Carrizo is the latest in a wave of consolidation among oil and gas producers operating in the Permian Basin. But one analyst thinks there could be some investor pushback as many viewed Callon as more of a seller than a buyer.

July 15, 2019 Claire Poole

‘You’ve given my life back’

Surgeon Nick Nicholson was one of 22 Forest Park Medical officials indicted in one of the largest and most complex healthcare bribery and kickback schemes in Texas history. But Dr. Nick was the only one a jury found not guilty. In an exclusive, in-depth interview, Nicholson and his lawyer, Tom Melsheimer, take readers inside the confidential sanctuary of the attorney-client relationship to discuss in vivid detail every aspect of the case and the decisions they made that led to the dramatic acquittal earlier this year. This is their story.

July 15, 2019 Bruce Tomaso

On the Record: Nick Nicholson and Tom Melsheimer

Melsheimer and his legal team worked more than 4,000 hours defending Forest Park Medical Center Surgeon Nick Nicholson against allegations of bribery and kickbacks. In a joint interview, the pair provide The Texas Lawbook insights into their relationship, how the use of mock juries helped them develop a successful legal strategy, the decision whether to quote from the King James Version or a modern Bible translation and their opinions of the prosecutors, judge and other defendants. Here they are in their own words.

July 15, 2019 Bruce Tomaso

The Forest Park Surgeon & His Lawyer: Inside the Attorney-Client Relationship and the Anatomy of an Acquittal

Twenty-two medical professionals, including nine surgeons, were indicted by federal prosecutors in Texas in a bribery/kickback scheme that rocked the health care community. Nine went to trial. Only one person, Dr. Nick Nicholson, was found not guilty. On Monday, Texas Lawbook correspondent Bruce Tomaso gives readers an exclusive, in-depth look into the groundbreaking case and trial through the eyes of Dr. Nicholson and Tom Melsheimer, the lawyer who defended him. Click here for a video preview.

July 12, 2019 Bruce Tomaso

Former V&E Lawyer Appointed GC of EQT After Activists Win Proxy Fight

Houston attorney Will Jordan was appointed general counsel of Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. after the Rice brothers took control of the company in a bitter proxy fight.

July 11, 2019 Claire Poole

Texas Municipalities and Ransomware: Can the Sheriff Surrender to the Outlaw?

Ransomware attacks against government entities are on the rise. Texas municipalities increasingly find themselves between Scylla and Charybdis: pay Bitcoin ransom to cyber-bandits or lose data critical to the basic functions of modern cities. But can a public entity in Texas legally pay a ransom, even if it is the financially responsible thing to do? This article has the details.

July 11, 2019 Philip J. Bezanson and David B. Springer

Woodland Resources Ordered to Stop Selling Oil and Gas Investments

The Texas Securities Commission issued an emergency cease-and-desist order late Wednesday against a Fort Worth oil executive for allegedly providing misleading and incomplete information to potential investors about so-called “offset wells.”

July 11, 2019 Mark Curriden

Kirkland Initiative Seeks Share of Texas Trial Contingency Fee Practice

The Chicago-based powerhouse announced Wednesday the formation of a plaintiff-side trial group that tackles commercial litigation matters based on pure contingent fees or other unique fee arrangements.

July 10, 2019 Natalie Posgate

DBJ: Southwest, Delta spar over ‘Love Field Letters’ in ongoing lawsuit

Depending who you ask, the Love Field Letters are either “inappropriate and legally inadequate” or directed Dallas “to make reasonable efforts to accommodate competition at the airport.” Evan Hoopfer of the Dallas Business Journal has the story.

July 10, 2019 Evan Hoopfer of the Dallas Business Journal

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Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
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Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
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Skadden
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