For the second straight year, members of the State Bar of Texas have elected presidents that oppose radical reforms and favor continued mandatory membership dues for the 100,000 attorney organization. Texas lawyers chose Richmond criminal defense attorney Larry P. McDougal to be its leader in 2020.
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Forest Park: Key Takeaways for Health Care Professionals and Their Lawyers
With 11 pretrial guilty pleas and seven convictions, the Forest Park litigation shows that federal prosecutors are willing to aggressively pursue criminal kickback, bribery and conspiracy charges in the health care industry. But as Alyson Brown of Clouse Brown shows, the trial also provides insights that can guide health care professionals in their contracting relationships.
Data Shows Dramatic Drop in Q1 M&A
Deal counts in Texas dropped precipitously in the first quarter of 2019. Although the count was over the much-valued 200 mark, deal values were even worse. The Lawbook’s Claire Poole has the exclusive Mergermarket figures.
LeClairRyan Launches Dallas Office
The new Dallas office will be led by a Houston partner. It is the 215-lawyer firm’s second office in Texas and 23rd nationwide.
Gray Reed Makes First Addition to New Waco Office
Appellate lawyer Greg White has joined the regional firm as of counsel.
K&L Gates Bolsters Construction and Infrastructure Practice in Houston
Bart Turner is a former vice president of KBR, Inc.’s legal department.
Fort Worth Law Firm Adds Bill Ratliff III
Ratliff previously practiced at Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, the law firm his father William D. Ratliff Jr. founded in 1938.
Photo Gallery: 2019 ACC Houston Corporate Counsel Awards
April 25, Four Seasons Hotel On April 25, ACC Houston and The Texas Lawbook hosted the annual Corporate Counsel Awards with more than 300 Houston lawyers and corporate executives in
Chron: Federal Judge Freezes Assets Amid Allegations of Insider Trading in Anadarko, Chevron Deal
A federal judge has frozen the assets of two unknown stock traders amid allegations that they used insider trading to make $2 million from Chevron’s announcement to buy The Woodlands-based oil company Anadarko Petroleum. Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle has the breaking story.
CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 14 Law Firms, 117 Texas Lawyers, $3.2B
Private equity funds are charging higher performance fees, exiting their investments sooner and raising funds faster. The Lawbook’s Claire Poole has those figures and the key players in Texas dealmaking last week.