Dena Stroh says she had no idea that government law could be fascinating. But in 2017, she guided the North Texas Tollway Authority through one of the largest government bond issues in the U.S., as well as a potentially major class-action lawsuit. For that, and more, she and what she calls her “excellent lawyers” are nominated in two categories of the 2017 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards. Read the details in The Texas Lawbook.
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Michael Sukenik is ‘Adept at Operating Across Diverse Markets’
Michael “Misha” Sukenik travels a lot. He’s the legal officer behind two of the best known franchise names in the Yum! Brands inventory in 120 countries. He’s also a finalist in the Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards. Read about him in The Texas Lawbook.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: Eight Firms and 49 Texas Lawyers Back to Work on 10 Transactions Worth $6.28B
It was clearly back to work for Texas attorneys in the second full week of January with eight firms working on ten transactions worth a total of nearly $6.3 billion. As she does each week, Claire Poole has all the details in The Texas Lawbook.
Two T&K Dallas Trial Attorneys Join Local Nonprofit Boards
Jennifer Ecklund and Paul Stafford are lending their support to Cafe Momentum and Camp John Marc, respectively.
USA Compression Partners To Acquire ETP’s CDM Resource Management in $1.8 Billion Deal
USA Compression Partners announced a $1.8 billion deal to acquire CDM Resource Management from Energy Transfer Partners. It’s a complicated deal and, therefore, involved lots of Texas lawyers. Claire Poole explains in The Texas Lawbook.
Exco Resources Chooses Kirkland & Ellis as Ch. 11 Adviser
Dallas oil and gas company Exco Resources filed for bankruptcy this week as executives are in discussions with its creditors to restructure its troubled balance sheet. Exco has hired Kirkland & Ellis, which has offices in Houston and is also representing Energy Future Holdings in its bankruptcy, as its lead outside counsel to advise the company on its corporate restructuring.
Chasity Henry is a ‘Recognized Problem-Solver’
Chasity Wilson Henry had barely graduated from law school in 2006 when she found herself handling nine-figure M&A deals with some of the savviest corporate lawyers in North Texas. Now Assistant General Counsel at Kimberly-Clark—and a finalist in the 2017 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards—Henry is leading the legal department in strategic acquisitions and joint ventures. The Texas Lawbook lays out the reasons Henry is a fast-rising legal star.
Blake Rice’s Job is ‘Problem-solving with Really High Stakes’
For Blake Rice, the work day starts early. Though he is based in Dallas, the lifelines of Neuberger Berman, the fast-rising investment services company he represents, stretch across time zones from London to Hong Kong and beyond. His grasp of complicated global transactions has earned him both respect and a nomination for a 2017 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Award. Learn about him in The Texas Lawbook.
Trinity Industries: Their Hard-Fought Fifth Circuit Win Yields Three Outstanding Corporate Counsel Finalists
A 2014 East Texas jury verdict that Trinity Industries violated the False Claims Act resulted in a $663 million judgment against the Irving-based manufacturer of highway guardrails. Instead of cratering, Trinity launched a counter-offensive led by the company’s top legal officers, Theis Rice and Sarah Teachout. In 2017, the duo and their outside counsel scored an historic reversal—earning them nominations as finalists in three categories of the 2017 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards. The Texas Lawbook explains.
Jones Day Pittsburgh Partner & Construction Practice Co-Leader Relocates to Dallas
Roy Powell’s move is in response to the growing needs of the firm’s Texas clients, Jones Day officials say.