The SEC has charged a former Apache Corp. petroleum engineer with insider trading. The SEC says
Christopher Lollar has settled allegations that he “traded on nonpublic information” by paying $435,809.50 in penalties and disgorgement.
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Dallas-based Gardere and Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner confirm that they are in serious talks about combining. Such a combination would give Foley a strong foothold in Texas and an emerging presence in Mexico. The Texas Lawbook has details.
Billie Ellis – A Pioneer in Private Equity & Corporate Real Estate Dealmaking
Billie Ellis posed as a rancher in 1984 to buy 2,500 acres in Arizona to develop a scientific experiment called Biosphere II, which was a dome designed to recreate Earth as a way to possibly settle Mars. He helped Bob Bass buy The Plaza Hotel for $250 million in 1988 and resold it to Donald Trump six months later for $410 million.
For four decades, Ellis has been recognized as the best commercial real estate lawyer in Texas history. He’s represented some of the most powerful and wealthy individuals in the state, including the Bass brothers, Richard Rainwater and David Bonderman. And does he have some stories to tell.
South TX Jury Slaps $6.9M on CenterPoint, Westwind in Gas Leak Case
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Former GC of El Paso Corp. Joins Forces with Reed Smith in Houston
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Vistra & Dynegy GCs use Simpson and Skadden for $1.7B Deal
Two women GCs are starting off the week on total #girlboss status, leading Irving-based Vistra Energy’s first mega-deal: a $4 billion purchase of Houston-based Dynegy. They both hired outside lawyers based in New York.
Vistra & Dynegy GCs use Simpson and Skadden for $1.7B Deal
Two women GCs are starting off the week on total #girlboss status, leading Irving-based Vistra Energy’s first mega-deal: a $4 billion purchase of Houston-based Dynegy. They both hired outside lawyers based in New York.
Texas Lawbook Exclusive: Survey Shows TX GCs Face Energy & Cyber Litigation Uptick
Eighty percent of Texas businesses faced civil lawsuits this past year and, although they were sued less often, more and more companies are suing each other, according to exclusive data provided to The Texas Lawbook by the Norton Rose Fulbright law firm. Specifically, Texas GCs witnessed a rise in litigation involving oil and gas operations, labor and employment disputes and contract disagreements.
Ex-Executive Sues Omni for Being a ‘Boys Club’
A former female executive for Omni Hotels on Wednesday filed suit against her ex-employer and its holding company for sexual harassment, unequal pay, and retaliation after she spent more than a decade trying to resolve her issues with the Dallas-based hotel chain.
Fire and Water: How the Legal Community Aided Houston Legal Aid During Hurricane Harvey
An electrical explosion and fire during the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey left the downtown Houston office of Lone Star Legal Aid in chaos at a time when emergency legal aid would be needed most. Then came the law firm “first responders.” Janet Elliott tells how the legal community pitched in to help.