Dallas partner Jay Dewald, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, will lead the firm’s new white-collar group.
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Stephanie Hildebrandt Named New GC at Archrock
Archrock, a Houston-based provider of natural gas contract compression services, has hired former Enterprise Products Partners general counsel Stephanie C. Hildebrandt to lead its corporate in-house legal department. A partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, Hildebrandt replaces Donald Wayne, who left Archrock in April to become the new general counsel at Quanta Services, a Houston energy services contracting company.
Analysis: How New Bankruptcy Rules Will Impact Financial Institutions
Significant changes to federal rules governing the administration of consumer bankruptcy cases – and Chapter 13 cases in particular – are set to take effect Dec. 1. In the meantime, the bankruptcy bench and bar for each district will be busy ensuring their rules and forms are in compliance. This article highlights the major rule changes and what they will mean for creditors in bankruptcy cases.
Baker McKenzie Dallas partner Melinda Phelan named chair of North America Tax Practice Group
Phelan advises multinational companies on international tax planning and transfer pricing matters.
Bracewell boosts upstream oil and gas practice with Houston deal partner Carl von Merz
Von Merz is a former lead in-house attorney at Statoil.
Polsinelli adds depth to restructuring practice in TX with new shareholder Trey Monsour
Monsour will office in both Dallas and Houston.
Locke Lord partners Michelle Earley and Scott Hastings elected to ALI membership
Earley and Hastings are two of six newly-elected ALI members from Texas.
IPOs pick up steam with $454 million Venator Materials NYSE offering
Vinson & Elkins lawyers were behind an IPO involving one of the nation’s key producers of paint pigments. The $454 million deal placed shares of Venator Materials on the New York Stock Exchange. The proceeds will be used pay down debt by Venator’s parent company, Huntsman Corp. Details on all the lawyers involved in The Texas Lawbook.
DBA Judicial Evaluation Poll: No ‘A’s’ but Nine ‘F’s”
The Dallas Bar Association’s bi-annual judicial evaluation poll is out and there are only two explanations for the results: Dallas lawyers are very tough graders or the city has a bunch of poor and mediocre civil court judges. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Oncor GC: ‘There is only one deal on the table’
Oncor General Counsel Allen Nye will become the utility’s CEO. In an exclusive interview, Nye discusses negotiations with Warren Buffett, the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy and how the Texas Public Utility Commission will view the proposed deal with Berkshire Hathaway.