HD Vest Financial GC David Peavler, a sleeper candidate to be the SEC’s top corporate cop in Texas, tells The Texas Lawbook in an exclusive interview that tightened resources will be his biggest challenge when he starts as regional director in July. The objective, he said, is “to have as big an impact as possible with the resources we have.” Meanwhile, SEC insiders say Peavler is the perfect choice for the job.
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During the Summer of 1998, Dallas endured 56 days of 100-degree weather. That same summer Chris Kratovil entered Big Law at Hughes & Luce. The memory of that summer was the beginning of the Tyranny of the Tie and Kratovil, who now manages a law firm office, is glad not to go back.
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As previously reported, the usual law firms saw decent numbers for Q1 deal counts involving Texas firms, but the drop in values were steep. Not surprisingly, financial advisors were not spared. Although the top Q1 deal counts belonged to the usual suspects, the drop in values was startling, according to Mergermarket data for Texas provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
SEC Names David Peavler as Fort Worth Regional Director
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has named its former associate director of enforcement, David Peavler, as the agency’s new regional director for its Fort Worth Regional Office.
King & Spalding Quietly Keeps Growing in Texas
In 1995, the Atlanta firm King & Spalding was asked by one of its major clients to open a Texas office. Oil was trading at $17 per barrel and natural gas below $2 Mcf. Still, Houston was on the rise and so K&S took the plunge. More than two decades later, its quiet, steady success has become the template for other national firms looking for a piece of the Lone Star State. Claire Poole tells their story.
Womble Adds Energy Litigation Partner in Houston
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Seven Litigators Depart Winstead to Open Houston Office of Dallas Firm
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Pittsburgh Firm Opens Houston Outpost
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Bradley Brings On Ex-Energy GC as Partner in Houston
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