Melissa Jenner was previously senior counsel at Thompson & Knight.
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Larry Anders’ Firm Sues Transamerica in Dallas Federal Court
Life insurance giant Transamerica has had its share of legal troubles over the past few years after getting hit with class action lawsuits for sharply raising premiums on tens of thousands of policyholders. Now, Transamerica will have to lawyer up in Dallas since its major general agency, Summit Alliance Financial, has just filed suit against the Iowa-based insurer.
Another LA Firm Expands into Dallas
Two California attorneys are relocating their practices to Dallas to launch Los Angeles-based Manning & Kass’ first Texas outpost.
Wick Phillips Opens Collin County Office
Kristin Jordan Harkins, who recently joined the firm, and the firm’s IP group have been tasked with leading the office.
T&K Partner Named Chair of Downtown Dallas Inc. Board of Directors
Ted Benn, a partner in the firm’s real estate and banking groups, has previously served as treasurer and an executive committee member of DDI.
Munsch Hardt Shareholder Appointed to Arbitration Board
Jeff Dunn has been appointed by NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association to its national arbitration board.
Consular Corps of Houston Selects Charles Foster as Vice Dean
The Foster LLP founder and chairman served as a senior policy advisor to former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Crain Caton & James Adds Shareholder
Jim Smith was most recently at Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 13 Firms and 116 Texas Lawyers Advise on 19 Transactions Worth $5.4B
Capital markets activity accounted for the three biggest deals of this past week, and the nature of most of last week’s transactions were energy-heavy, but some other industries also struck deals. Claire Poole has the details on firm involvement all 19 transactions, which included an automotive glass merger, a hospital joint venture dismantling and an investment in a movie/brewhouse chain – something for everyone as February closed out and March began.
Judge Denies Motion to Seal Toyota Docs
A Dallas judge has refused to seal a cache of purloined documents in a defective products case involving carmaker Toyota. Since the documents are readily available online, sealing them would have no practical legal effect, the judge reasoned. Read more about this and several new developments in the Toyota case in The Texas Lawbook.