Truss and the Honorable Donna Rayes of the 81st Judicial District of Texas will be honored by the law school tomorrow night at the University’s 2016 Distinguished Law Graduate Dinner.
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T&K Partner Wilson Jones Selected President of The Dallas Assembly
Jones will succeed current president Roger Gault of The Gault Company.
T&K Partner Wilson Jones Selected President of The Dallas Assembly
Jones will succeed current president Roger Gault of The Gault Company.
Gardere Names Timothy Spear Co-Chair of Energy Industry Team
Spear focuses his practice on acquisitions, divestitures and financing of energy and infrastructure projects.
Exclusive: Trinity Fights for Legal Principle, Dignity & Billions of Dollars
Two years ago today, an East Texas jury ruled that the Dallas-based Trinity Industries violated the False Claims Act when it failed to inform federal officials that it modified its highway guardrails but kept promoting the product as approved. The verdict was $663 million – the largest in the history of the FCA – and opened the door to a flood of lawsuits that seek billions of dollars in damages against the company.
Now, Trinity Industries is in a legal war for its financial life and its reputation. What happens next could impact whistleblower lawsuits for decades to come. The Texas Lawbook examines the case and Trinity’s legal strategy.
Exclusive: Trinity Fights for Legal Principle, Dignity & Billions of Dollars
Two years ago today, an East Texas jury ruled that the Dallas-based Trinity Industries violated the False Claims Act when it failed to inform federal officials that it modified its highway guardrails but kept promoting the product as approved. The verdict was $663 million – the largest in the history of the FCA – and opened the door to a flood of lawsuits that seek billions of dollars in damages against the company.
Now, Trinity Industries is in a legal war for its financial life and its reputation. What happens next could impact whistleblower lawsuits for decades to come. The Texas Lawbook examines the case and Trinity’s legal strategy.
V&E Advises QStar in $1.1B Sale of Midland Basin Assets
Denver-based SM Energy said Tuesday that it is expanding its Midland Basin footprint by purchasing 35,700 acres in the area from EnCap Investments-backed QStar LLC for $1.1 billion.
V&E Advises QStar in $1.1B Sale of Midland Basin Assets
Denver-based SM Energy said Tuesday that it is expanding its Midland Basin footprint by purchasing 35,700 acres in the area from EnCap Investments-backed QStar LLC for $1.1 billion.
UPDATED: Three Energy IPO Filings Spring to Life on the Trading Floor
Texas capital markets lawyers focused on the energy sector should bow down to a group of attorneys from Andrews Kurth Kenyon, Akin Gump, Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins. They have brought energy initial public offerings back from the dead.
Another Day, Another Billion Dollars in the Oil Patch
Lawyers from Baker Botts and Vinson & Elkins said today that they ended last week leading two separate deals worth a collective $1 billion for clients in the oil patch. One involved oil and gas assets located in California, and the other involved pipeline assets.