T. William Porter and the firm he created are celebrating 35 years in business. Porter Hedges now has 104 lawyers, $71.5 million in revenues and an enviable list of premium clients. This article chronicles the firm’s early challenges, the weekend it nearly failed, details of extraordinary successes and why it is now the most sought after corporate law firm in the U.S.
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Whistle-blower Provisions Take Aim at Severance Agreements
Since 2012, the EEOC has focused aggressively on employer-issued severance agreements that purportedly interfere with an employee’s ability to communicate voluntarily with the federal agency. This article discusses three developments – including the passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act – and best practices for drafting employer-issued agreements containing release, cooperation, non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.
Fox Rothschild’s Dallas Office Partners with Dallas Holocaust Museum to Host Essay Contest
The essay contest was held for students at the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas.
Fox Rothschild's Dallas Office Partners with Dallas Holocaust Museum to Host Essay Contest
The essay contest was held for students at the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas.
FuelFix – Warren Resources Turns to Andrews Kurth for Bankruptcy Restructuring
Houston-based Warren Resources filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday in Houston. The company has hired Andrews Kurth and Houston bankruptcy and restructuring partner Timothy A. “Tad” Davidson II as its legal advisers.
Kirkland and V&E Lead $5.2 Billion Riverstone-Talen Energy Deal
New York-based private equity firm Riverstone Holdings has agreed to acquire Talen Energy Corp. for $5.2 billion – $1.8 billion in cash and the assumption of $3.4 billion in debt – in an effort to take the Pennsylvania power producer private.
Kirkland and V&E Lead $5.2 Billion Riverstone-Talen Energy Deal
New York-based private equity firm Riverstone Holdings has agreed to acquire Talen Energy Corp. for $5.2 billion – $1.8 billion in cash and the assumption of $3.4 billion in debt – in an effort to take the Pennsylvania power producer private.
Porter Hedges Advises Vantage Energy in Asset Purchase
Colorado-based Vantage Energy turned to Porter Hedges partners John Higgins and Jeremy Mouton to close its acquisition of oil and natural gas assets from Alpha Natural Resources for $339.5 million in cash.
Sidley Advises in United Airlines’ Agreement with Bankrupt Republic Airways
Republic Airways Holdings has reached a long-term agreement with United Airlines that will significantly help pull Republic out of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Indianapolis-based airline recently said in a court filing.
Texas Supreme Court: Doctors’ Hospital Not Liable for Partner’s Patient Care
An Edinburg doctors’ hospital is not liable for a botched delivery by one of its physician partners because the doctor was not acting with authority of the partnership, justices ruled Friday. The decision clarified a situation in which a limited partner in a doctor-owned hospital also practices at the hospital. The court said that such doctors are acting under their separate admitting privileges, not with any authority of the partnership.