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Erin Nealy Cox Takes Over as NDTX U.S. Attorney
U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle swore in Erin Neely Cox on Friday as new United States Attorney for North Texas. Cox, in an exclusive interview with The Texas Lawbook, said she “had a good first day.”
“I told the staff Friday that I plan to go slow as fast as I can,” she said. “My plan is to spend the next 60 to 90 days meeting with our team, leaders of local federal law enforcement and federal judges” to help understand their needs and help “determine priorities.” The Texas Lawbook has full details.
TX GC Forum Honors Outstanding Corp. Legal Depts.
More than 300 of the most prominent in-house and outside corporate lawyers in Texas met in San Antonio Thursday and Friday as part of the annual meeting of the Texas General Counsel Forum. The Forum recognized eight lawyers and two legal departments for outstanding successes and achievements during the past year. The Texas Lawbook, which has an exclusive partnership with the GC Forum, has complete details.
Updated – Lanier Scores $247M Verdict in Latest J&J Hip Implant Case
A federal jury in Dallas has awarded $247 million to six New York residents for damages they have suffered from Johnson & Johnson and DePuy’s Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System hip implants.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 10 Firms, 48 Lawyers, 10 Transactions, $2.7B
Deal activity – led by Noble Energy’s $608 million property sale to SRC Energy and BlackRock fund’s $600 million pipeline acquisition from NGL Energy Partners and SemGroup – was strong last week. There were 10 transactions between Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, which is down 33 percent from the week before, but total deal value jump to $2.7 billion – up from $2.38 billion the week before. The Texas Lawbook has all the deals and the legal and financial advisers who handled those transactions.
Gibson Dunn Promotes Two to Partner in Dallas
Olivia Adendorff and Jonathan Whalen are the newly-minted partners.
Texas Securities Board Names New Deputy Commish
Clinton Edgar, a veteran lawyer of the state security’s agency and Texas Tech law grad, has been appointed the new deputy commissioner of the Texas State Securities Board.
Tax Reform Could Radically Change Executive Pay
Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements have become an integral component of executive compensation packages. They are a means by which employers attract and retain key employee talent.
Tax reforms pending in Congress, if enacted as proposed, will significantly limit the advantages and usefulness of such agreements and impact the design and taxation of executive compensation going forward. Now, conflicting amendments have been introduced. This article examines the issue in-depth.
FERC Attorney Joins T&K in Austin
For the past five years, Nicolas McTyre has served as a trial attorney for the office of administrative litigation for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
V&E, Kirkland advise on $746M SandRidge-Bonanza Creek merger
SandRidge Energy announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Bonanza Creek Energy for $746 million. Both companies had emerged from bankruptcies filed last year. Claire Poole has details of the deal and the names of the lawyers who advised them.