The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
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SEC Accuses Patrick Howard & Two Dallas Investment Funds of Fraud
The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
Ten Things: In-House Counsel Working at Home
Corporate in-house counsel working from home can allow lawyers to be more productive, generate improved morale and used as a retention tool and as a way of attracting new talent. While working from home is growing, many general counsel are hesitate to permit it because they have one primary concern: “If I cannot see them, how do I know they are really working?” This article examines the benefits and pitfalls of in-house counsel working at home.
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Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst Promotes Andrés Correa to Partner
Correa recently played a key role in achieving a $146 million verdict for T. Boone Pickens in a West Texas oil dispute.
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