Christopher Richardson was most recently the general counsel of Mubadala Petroleum, a multi-billion dollar international oil and gas company owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
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Skyles focuses his practice on corporate compliance matters, business transactions, board governance, contracts, human resources issues and developing policies and procedures.
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The new office is the Dallas trial law firm’s third in Texas.
Fox Rothschild Adds Financial Restructuring Expert to Dallas Office
Mark Platt says the hot topic in bankruptcy and restructuring is still oil and gas.
Kirkland Adds Investment Funds Group in Houston
Matthew Nadworny, a Kirkland partner from the San Francisco office, has transferred to Houston to lead the development of the new group.
Houston Bankruptcy Judge to Creditors’ Counsel: ‘You’ve Got a Lot of Growing Up to Do’
Chief Bankruptcy Judge David Jones officially approved the billion-dollar restructuring plan offered by Oklahoma-based Midstates Petroleum on Wednesday, but he blasted the legal tactics of the lawyers for the unsecured creditors. “You don’t have a skill-set that will let you talk your way out of this,” Judge Jones told the lawyers, according to Debtwire.
SEC: Alternative Fuels Company in Texas and Ex-CEO Gave Incomplete Info to Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it has charged and settled allegations that a Pasadena, Texas-based bio fuels company and its former chief executive officer failed to disclose to investors essential financial assumptions that were critical to the company’s viability.
SEC Hits Oil Services Firm Again for Deceptive Practices
For the second time in three years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has nailed oil services company Weatherford International, which has substantial operations in Houston, with illegal busiess practices. This time, Weatherford agreed to pay $140 million in penalties to settle charges that it inflated earnings by using deceptive income tax accounting.
Ten Things GCs Need to Know: How to Market the Legal Dept. to the Business
It sucks being a cost center. General counsel can argue all day about the value the legal department is adding to the company, but it is still a cost center to the business. If executives see Legal as just a cost center, it could feel the budget axe when times get tough.
This edition of “Ten Things” discusses basic and straight-forward ways you can “market” the legal department to the business in order to help them understand what the department does and the value it brings to the company.
Munck Wilson Launches Austin Office
The new office will focus on serving technology clients, entrepreneurs and startups.