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Sysco Elevates Eve McFadden to GC
The Houston food and service company has selected Eve McFadden to replace Russell Libby as general counsel and corporate secretary.
Houston Private Equity Firm Promotes Max Klupchak to GC
Houston-based The Sterling Group announced this month that it has promoted Max Klupchak to general counsel. Klupchak joined the private equity firm in 2015 from Kirkland & Ellis, where he
Munsch Hardt Names New Austin Office Managing Shareholder
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has tapped bankruptcy and restructuring expert Jay Ong to lead its Austin office and sit on the firms Operations Committee.
Houston Litigation Firm Begins Construction on New Office
Smyser Kaplan & Veselka has started construction on a new office space in downtown Houston at 717 Texas.
T&K Hires New COO from NY Firm
Keith R. Whitman was previously COO and general counsel at Kobre & Kim in New York.
Fox Rothschild Associate Appointed to Dallas District Court
Fox Rothschild associate Ashley Wysocki was recently appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the 254th District Court in Dallas.
Bradley Associate Appointed to Texas Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee
Houston associate Sabrina Jiwani has been named to the steering committee of the Texas Minority Counsel Program.
Jury Hands Defense Win to Devon in Saltwater Dispute
A jury in Houston has delivered a complete defense win for Devon Energy Production Company related to a dispute that surfaced in 2014 with EP Energy E&P Company over a saltwater disposal contract the two parties have had with each other since 1996. There was $3.3 million at stake. Natalie Posgate has the details.
John Martin: Baker Botts’ Future Growth Outside Texas
When Baker Botts partners elected John Martin to be its new leader this week, the 179-year-old Houston-based corporate law firm sent a message that its future growth is likely beyond the borders of Texas. Martin, corporate transactional lawyer in the firm’s Palo Alto office, is Baker Botts’s first managing partner based outside the state.