The general counsel at 20 of the largest Texas businesses earned $1 million or more during 2014, according to a new study conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine. Texas-based companies employ 13 of the 100 highest paid chief legal officers and 33 of the top 350. The general counsel at AT&T, Baker Hughes, Energy Future Holdings and Marathon Oil each earned more than $2 million a year in salary, bonuses and stock options.
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St. Mary Cemetery Trial Ends in Hung Jury
A long-running dispute over a landowner’s actions at a 150-year-old historic African-American cemetery south of Dallas remains unresolved after a judge ruled the case a mistrial on Friday. An Ellis County jury was unable to agree whether a landowner and his company were negligent in their actions at St. Mary Cemetery located in rural Ellis County.
Kirkland and Bracewell Advise on $1+ Billion Power Plant Deal
Pennsylvania-based Talen Energy Supply announced Monday its plans to acquire Athens, New York-based MACH Gen, which owns and operates three natural gas-fired power plants in New York, Arizona and Massachusetts.
Weil Advises on $2.75 Billion Permian Basin Deal
Tulsa-based WPX Energy turned to a team of Dallas attorneys from Weil, Gotshal & Manges to advise on its $2.35 billion acquisition of Oklahoma City-based RKI Exploration & Production, announced earlier this week.
Examining the FBI: How Investigations Get Started
Former FBI special agents Fred Bennett and John McSwain of Crowe Horwath detail how FBI investigations get started, examine what to expect during the investigative process and offer insight into the prosecution of the matter after an indictment is handed down.
The forensic services experts say today’s FBI special agents have an abundance of resources, including data analytics, available to them to investigate cases with extra scrutiny.
Courtroom Success Attracts Big Firm Partners to Gruber Hurst
The Dallas-based litigation boutique celebrated two trial victories in the past week to welcome their new cohorts, Samuel Stricklin and Tricia DeLeon of Bracewell & Giuliani.
Winstead’s Kristin Kruse Named HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer
Kruse, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is the first Winstaed attorney to receive the award. She was honored at the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Law Day Luncheon on May 4.
Winstead's Kristin Kruse Named HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer
Kruse, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is the first Winstaed attorney to receive the award. She was honored at the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Law Day Luncheon on May 4.
Brewer Firm Continues Success in TX Voting Rights Act Cases
Bill Brewer and his team of lawyers are having a busy summer.
Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight’s Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.