V&E’s bonus amounts, the first from a large Texas-based law firm to be in the public domain, match if not exceed most national or New York law firms that have announced their numbers already.
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Haynes and Boone Makes Mile High Move
Firm Managing Partner Tim Powers says Denver is the second most important market in the energy industry.
Morgan Lewis’ Allyson Ho Scores First SCOTUS Win
The Supreme Court returned its opinion for Ho’s first case, M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, and it was in her client’s favor.
Latham, Baker Botts and Akin Gump Advise in $18 Billion ETP-Regency Merger
The two MLP pipeline companies that Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity controls, Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners, have announced that they will merge in an $18 billion deal.
GC Finds that Life’s a Blog
This lawyer leads two lives. As Amy Howell, she is General Counsel of Zimbra, an email software company near Dallas. As Natasha Osteen, she is the blogger behind “Smells Like Butterscotch,” a sometimes irreverent, often hilarious and always relevant look at life, faith, fear, humor… well, you name it. So, obviously, the first query is: What gives, Amy Natasha Osteen Howell? She laughs and tells The Texas Lawbook about her double-identity adventures.
De Boulle Prevails in Trademark Case
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but a Dallas federal court decided last week that the precious stone could elicit quite the opposite effect between brothers trying to run their own jewelry businesses under their family name.
TPG Capital Hires Fort Worth SEC Lawyer as Corporate Compliance Leader – UPDATE
JoAnn Harris is about to get a big raise. The private equity firm is expected next week to name the SEC assistant director of enforcement as its new deputy director of corporate compliance. “TPG’s footprint is around the globe,” Harris told The Texas Lawbook. “It is definitely going to be a challenge, but it will be fun.”
SCOTX Examines Life Partners Disclosure Requirements under Securities Laws
The justices are weighing whether companies such as Waco-based Life Partners that sell investments in the secondary life insurance market should be required to provide potential investors more information about how they calculate policyholder’s life expectancy.
Munsch Hardt Names New Austin Managing Shareholder
David Mattka will lead the Austin office’s move into new office space this summer as the firm anticipates growing its presence in the state capital.
Cantey Hanger Managing Partner Receives State Bar Litigation Award
Stephen Tatum, a UT School of Law graduate, has handled more than 75 appeals in his career.