Faith Johnson, who lost the Dallas County District Attorney’s race in November to John Creuzot, has landed in private practice at a Dallas litigation boutique.
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Texas Lawbook Hits 11K Subscribers, Launches Insider Newsletter
Buoyed by partnerships with the DFW and Houston chapters of the Association of Corporate Counsel, The Texas Lawbook now has more than 11,000 paid subscribers, including 2,470 corporate in-house counsel. To celebrate, we are launching The Texas Lawbook Insider, a free newsletter that provides insider details about the inner workings of The Lawbook team and offers behind-the-scenes descriptions on how specific stories came together. Here are the details.
Two Former Texas Appellate Justices Announce Next Moves
Former Houston Court of Appeals Justice Bill Boyce has joined an appellate law boutique and ex-Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Jason Boatright has signed as a partner at a Fort Worth law firm.
Clark Hill Strasburger Member Honored with IFA Diversity Award
Earsa Jackson received the International Franchise Association’s 2019 Ronald E. Harrison Diversity Award on Tuesday at the IFA’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas.
ACC Houston & The Texas Lawbook 2019 Corporate Counsel Awards: One Day Left for Nominations
Law firms, corporate legal departments and others have only one day left to submit nominations for the 2019 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards.
There are 15 categories, including General Counsel of the Year, Senior Counsel of the Year, Business Litigation and Corporate Transaction of the Year. The awards event is set for Thursday, April 25, at the Four Seasons Hotel.
A Roadmap for Domesticating Foreign-Country Judgments
Will a court in the United States enforce a money judgment awarded in a foreign country? No matter which side of the case you argue, there are plenty of potential pitfalls. Mark Little and Liam O’Rourke of Baker Botts provide a roadmap to foreign-judgment recognition proceedings in Texas.
Ward, Smith & Hill Names New Partner
Andrea Fair focuses her practice on intellectual property and business litigation.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 8 Law firms, 69 Texas Lawyers, $2.04B
With the increased influence of private equity, dealmaking in a marketplace crowded by money is skewing toward larger and larger deals. But a survey shows that a large number of private equity firms say they are ready to unload their portfolios if there is a market correction in the next 12 months. In her CDT Weekly Roundup Claire Poole explores that further, as well as last week’s Texas deals.
Catherine Callaway James Named Kinder Morgan GC
Former Dynegy GC Catherine Callaway James was named to the top legal job at infrastructure giant Kinder Morgan Inc. She replaces Curt Moffatt who died unexpectedly in December. Claire Poole has more.
McGuireWoods Houston Associate Selected to IEL Leadership Council
Miles Indest has been named to the Institute for Energy Lawyers’ Young Energy Professionals Leadership Council.