Mergers and acquisitions involving Texas companies continue to be upbeat, with third-quarter deal value up almost 70 percent over the second to $131.9 billion, according to Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
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A Word with USPTO Director Andrei Iancu
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director Andrei Iancu spoke at the SMU Dedman School of Law Friday during its Tsai Leadership Lecture series. The Texas Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate had the opportunity to sit down with Director Iancu for a few minutes after the program. Check here to find out what he said.
ACC-DFW to Texas Law Firms: Join Us Doing Pro Bono
More than 100 lawyers from corporate in-house legal departments across Dallas-Fort Worth gathered Tuesday evening at Toyota Motor’s new headquarters in Plano to participate in Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter’s second annual Pro Bono Fair and to learn about pro bono opportunities.
Fifth Circuit Hands John O’Quinn Final Courtroom Defeat
The Fifth Circuit ruled late Thursday that Lexington Insurance Co. was not required to indemnify famed trial lawyer John O’Quinn, who died in 2009, and his law firm for the costs of settling a case that accused him of improperly charging his clients for millions and millions of dollars in expenses that had nothing to do with the litigation.
Oncor Acquires InfraREIT in $1.275B Deal
Texas’ largest electricity transmission and distribution company, Oncor Electric Delivery Co., announced Thursday that it was acquiring InfraREIT Inc. for $1.275 billion and four law firms in Texas helped make the deal go.
Texas Firms Face Unthinkable Problem: Not Enough Lawyers
Dallas and Houston suddenly face a shortage of experienced, high-quality business attorneys to handle the growing legal needs of their clients. Sixteen corporate firm leaders tell The Texas Lawbook that the short supply of talent in Texas is their biggest challenge to growth and it is driving up the price of legal services.
SCOTX Hears New Case Regarding Post-Production Deductions
For nine years Burlington Resources deducted post-production costs from royalties paid to Amber Harvest for development in the Eagle Ford. Then came the 2015 Chesapeake v. Hyder decision, and now Amber Harvest is asking SCOTX to make Burlington reimburse them. Janet Elliott details their arguments before the court.
Feud Unravels Between K&L Gates and Client in New Lawsuit – Updated
A San Marcos manufacturing client of K&L Gates filed a legal malpractice suit Tuesday, alleging that the firm represented their lenders against them in a debt dispute. The suit identifies two former K&L Gates lawyers in the conflict, one of them now a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Ex-GC of Front Burner Restaurants Jumps to Fox Rothschild
John Gessner, who served as general counsel and corporate secretary of Front Burner Restaurants for the last nine years, has joined Fox Rothschild as a partner in its Dallas office.
State Bar of Texas Litigation Section to Honor Founder of Texas Civil Rights Project
Austin lawyer James C. Harrington will be inducted as a Texas Legal Legend on Oct. 31.