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The Texas Lawbook Passes 7,000 Subscribers

Nearly every major law firm operating in Texas has purchased a group subscription for its lawyers, as well as several corporate in-house legal departments. Of the 7,000 subscribers, more than 1,700 are corporate in-house counsel. In fact, Exxon Mobil helped us reach the readership milestone when it purchased a subscription for its entire legal department a few weeks ago.

July 21, 2015 Mark Curriden

U.S. Labor Dept. Proposed Rules could Impact Millions of Workers

The DOL issued two substantial pronouncements recently, including a proposed rule increasing the minimum salary to be paid for someone to be exempt and an administrative interpretation that most independent contractor are actually company employees.

A huge amount of money is at stake. Employers already experiencing a significant upswing in FLSA cases will witness an acceleration of that trend. The cases, which are typically brought on a class (collective action) base, often involve hundreds or more employees with aggregate claims in the millions.

July 21, 2015 Mark Curriden

Corporate Counsel Magazine: GC Compensation Inches Up

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.

July 20, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 20, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 20, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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.

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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