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Jackson Walker Adds M&A Duo in Dallas
Larry Glasgow and Richard Waggoner have jumped to Jackson Walker from Foley Gardere. They each bring more than 30 years of experience with their mergers and acquisitions practices.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 16 Deals Worth $11.2B At A Busy Time For IPOs
There are lots of reasons, but IPO’s are starting to pop up again in Texas dealmaking. A California oil and gas explorer and producer recently filed for an IPO in which Texas lawyers are involved. And last week a big Texas computer maker announced a deal that will take it public again – and make its billionaire CEO even richer. Claire Poole has all details on those deals and more in The Texas Lawbook.
K&L Gates Powers Up in Houston
Robert George and Edmundo de la Fuente have lateraled to the firm from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, where George was managing partner.
EnLink Midstream Promotes Alaina Brooks to Executive Leadership Team
Brooks has been named executive vice president, chief legal and administrative officer and secretary. She will lead the company’s legal, regulatory, human resources, public and industry affairs and environmental, health and safety departments.
Three Dallas Attorneys Recognized as ACBJ Influencers in the Law
Bille Ellis of Winston & Strawn, Jim Griffin of Weil and Larry Hall of Baker Botts are included in a list of 100 Influencers highlighted by American City Business Journals.
Sidley Expands Houston Office Space
Commercial real estate giant CBRE recently announced that Sidley Austin signed a long-term lease renewal and added 30,000 square feet to its Houston office footprint at Wells Fargo Plaza.
Cantey Hanger Associate Named Chair of People’s Law School
The People’s Law School is a program offered each year by the Tarrant County Bar Association and the Tarrant County Bar Foundation that provides free seminars on common legal issues.
SEC: Former ClubCorp Exec Admitted Insider Trading Violations
The SEC announced Thursday that it has settled its insider trading case against former ClubCorp Holdings Vice President Nelson “Frank” Molina. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
SEC: UDF & Execs Misled Investors, Falsified Public Records, Agree to Pay $8.2M in Penalties
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officially filed charges Tuesday against two prominent Grapevine-based real estate investment trusts and five of its senior executives for misleading investors about the financial health of one of its key funds.