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Locke Lord Houston Office MP Laura Edrington Selected to Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame
In addition to leading Locke Lord’s Houston office, Edrington is a member of the firm’s board of directors and chair of its corporate trust practice group.
Polsinelli Shareholder Michael Pegues Named TMCP’s Trailblazer of the Year
Pegues will formally receive the award at the Texas Minority Counsel Program’s annual conference in Houston later this month.
Winstead Signs Former Wick Phillips Commercial Real Estate Partner
John Adolph, who is based in Dallas, represents lenders and borrowers in financing structures including real estate loans, asset-based lending, mezzanine financings, and syndicated credit facilities.
Shook Hardy Advises American Airlines in Patent Infringement Suit
American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against a travel company with a similar name alleging trademark infringement and a “flagrant and willful violation” of a previous settlement between the two parties, according to court documents filed last week.
Gibson, Kirkland Advise on $12B Rowan, Ensco Merger
Rowan Cos. of Houston and Ensco of London announced they would merge on Monday in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of $12 billion, creating the largest offshore driller in the industry.
Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Remains Strong in Texas
What do you get when you combine an innovative and aggressive plaintiff’s bar with sloppy business practices, corner-cutting by contractors and failure to properly compensate day laborers? A thriving labor and employment law practice in the Lone Star state. New data obtained by The Texas Lawbook proves it.
HBA Lawyers Favor Incumbents, GOP in Judicial Poll
Houston lawyers love Appeals Court Judge Jane Bland and Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown, but they are not fans of Justices Jimmy Blacklock and John Devine. The Houston Bar Association’s newly released 2018 Judicial Preference Poll shows that lawyers in the Bayou City strongly support incumbent judges running for re-election next month.
Now There Are Three: Kenya Woodruff to Join New Katten Hires
Katten has added a third name – Kenya Woodruff of Haynes and Boone – to the healthcare practice it has launched in its recently opened Dallas office, The Texas Lawbook has learned. The hiring is expected to be announced Friday, along with two other healthcare specialists whose defections to Katten were reported earlier in the week.
Forest Park Surgeon Formally Admits Guilt
Dr. Wade Neal Barker, a prominent North Texas bariatric surgeon, officially admitted in federal court today that he was part of a $200 million fraud, bribery and kickback scheme at the now-defunct Forest Park Medical Center, which he helped create.