Nolan Knight and Michael Krywucki have been tasked with leading the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
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SCOTX: SA School Teacher Bullied, Not Sexually Harassed. Case Closed.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday invalid a complaint of same-sex sexual harassment. The behavior, which involved two female middle school teachers, was not shown the be motivated by sexual desire. Critics say the decision undermines the rights of workers at an important moment of social awareness. Janet Elliott has the details in The Texas Lawbook.
Polsinelli Launches New Practice with Former Gardere Partners
Joyce Mazero and Len MacPhee will co-chair Polsinelli’s global franchise and supply network practice
Rationality Prevailed in SCOTX Fraudulent Representation Decision
On March 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion with significant implications for fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims asserted by one contracting party based on alleged extra-contractual representations by its counterparty.
New Oncor GC Matt Henry: ‘I Really Know My Client’
On Matt Henry’s first day as a lawyer, he was assigned a research project for a subsidiary of Texas power giant TXU Energy. Twenty-three years later, that company, now called Oncor Electric Delivery, has named Henry to be its general counsel. In exclusive interviews with The Texas Lawbook, Henry and Oncor CEO Allen Nye discuss how they met 25 years ago, the legal needs facing the business and their plans for outside counsel.
Houston Oil and Gas Partner Joins Baker Botts
Craig Vogelsang, who most recently practiced at Winston & Strawn, specializes in upstream and midstream oil and gas development, financing and acquisitions and dispositions.
Newly-Combined Hunton Andrews Kurth Promotes Six to Partner
Six attorneys in Houston have been promoted to partner of the newly combined firm. All of them came from Andrews Kurth Kenyon.
Foley Gardere Grows Austin Finance Practice
Cynthia Harkness previously led the business transaction practice at Haddad Legal Group.
Gibbs & Bruns Partner Becomes Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Barrett Reasoner is the current chair of the Houston Bar Foundation.
Holly O’Neil & How the Gardere—Foley Merger Went Down
From the day Holly O’Neil took over as the chair of Gardere Wynne Sewell in June 2013, she faced one mountain of a task: save the 109-year-old Texas law firm.