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.
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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.
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LMA Panel: Legal Marketers Can Contribute to Firm Diversity Efforts
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CDT Weekly Roundup: 13 Deals Worth $7B In A Brisk World M&A Market
For the first half of the year, more than $2.35 trillion in M&A transactions have been reported globally – a record pace – thanks to economic growth, low interest rates, technology shifts and the Trump-driven tax cuts, according to analysts. And Texas attorneys benefitted last week to the tune of 13 deals worth $7 billion. Claire Poole has the particulars in her weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.
KBR Pays $2.5M Penalty Settling 2013 Financial Overstatement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that Houston-based KBR employed insufficient financial controls and procedures that resulted in the global engineering and construction company overstating in publicly-filed documents
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