The final week of 2017 stayed true to history: the numbers were low and the activity was slow. Weatherford International led the deals with an important surprise involving a previously announced joint venture with Schlumberger. Claire Poole has the specifics and the stories behind them in The Texas Lawbook.
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BakerHostetler Elevates One to Partner in Houston
Will Daugherty practices with the firm’s privacy and data protection team.
Haynes and Boone Names Nine New Partners
All of the newly-elected partners office in one of the firm’s DFW locations.
HTLA Announces New Leadership
Houston trial lawyer Daniel Horowitz was elected president.
Analysis: Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms that Deal Price is Indicator of Fair Value in Appraisal Actions
In one of the most important court decisions of 2017, Delaware’s highest court used litigation involving Dell to underscore the legal principle that deal price should be accorded significant — if not complete — deference in determining fair value in appraisal actions. The opinion is not the death knell of M&A appraisal litigation, but it will further temper the escalation of such legal challenges from arbitrageurs that acquire shares after the announcement of an M&A transaction.
Federal Circuit Denies Nintendo’s Appeal of iLife’s Patent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied an appeal by Nintendo challenging a $10.1 million patent infringement verdict by a Dallas jury. The Texas Lawbook has coverage of the appeal and the trial verdict that sparked it.
AKK at 115: A Legendary Texas Firm Ponders Its Past and Its Future
It launched in Houston in 1902 as Andrew & Ball, but today Andrews Kurth Kenyon is a law firm with global reach. Its clients have included legends in business and government—names like Jesse Jones and Howard Hughes. The Texas Lawbook looks back at AKK’s story of client loyalty and professional survival.
Locke Lord Elects 10 New Partners, Six in Texas
Four of the newly-promoted partners are based in Houston; Dallas and Austin are home to one each.
Beck Redden Elevates Two to Partner
Christopher Cowan and Chad Flores are based in Austin and Houston, respectively.
UNT Dallas College of Law Announces Scholarship Endowment Named for Founding Dean Royal Furgeson
Furgeson announced earlier this year that he will be retiring in the summer.