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Shell Oil & Former FBI Agent Battle over Confidential Info
A former FBI agent who led the U.S. security operations of Shell Oil Co. has sued the oil giant after his superiors refused to hire a security advise because the man was allegedly too old and the wrong gender. But now the litigation is testing the limits of employee confidentiality agreements.
Shell Oil & Former FBI Agent Battle over Confidential Info
A former FBI agent who led the U.S. security operations of Shell Oil Co. has sued the oil giant after his superiors refused to hire a security advise because the man was allegedly too old and the wrong gender. But now the litigation is testing the limits of employee confidentiality agreements.
7-Eleven ‘Slurps’ Up 1,110 Sunoco Convenience Stores in $3.3B Deal
7-Eleven Slurpee lovers likely rejoiced this morning after learning the Irving company will purchase most of Sunoco’s convenience stores for $3.3 billion. The deal, which will bring the frozen drink to more locations in 18 states primarily along the East Coast and Texas, launches an effort by Sunoco to divest a bulk of its convenience stores so the Dallas-based master limited partnership can focus on its fuel supply business.
Baker Botts, Bracewell Advise on $400M Pipeline Dropdown Transaction
A group of Austin and Houston lawyers from Baker Botts and Bracewell advised on Tallgrass Energy Partners’ $400 million purchase of a 25 percent ownership interest in the Rockies Express Pipeline from Tallgrass Development.
Sedgwick Moves to KPMG Plaza
San Francisco-based law firm Sedgwick has moved its Dallas operations from the Comerica Bank building at 1717 Main Street to the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts in downtown Dallas.
Corporate Finance Expert Matthew DeArman Laterals to Munsch Hardt
DeArman was a newly-minted partner at Norton Rose Fulbright prior to lateraling over.
Baker McKenzie Enhances Dallas IP Practice with Trademark Expert
Dyan House previously led the trademark, copyright and franchise practice at litigation boutique Carter Scholer. She says her new firm’s worldwide reach was a key factor in moving over.
Former EVP and Chief of Enforcement at FINRA Jumps to Baker Botts in D.C.
At FINRA, Brad Bennett set enforcement priorities and supervised 275 enforcement lawyers.
Houston’s Gibbs & Bruns Negotiates $2.4 Billion Lehman Bankruptcy Agreement
A $2.4 billion agreement with the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy over the valuation of mortgage-backed securities is the latest in a string of such pacts negotiated by Houston-based Gibbs & Bruns. The deal takes the massive bankruptcy, now eight-and-a-half years old and counting, one small step toward resolution. It also burnishes the reputation of the Houston litigation boutique as a go-to firm for mortgage-backed securities claims. Here are details of the latest deal.