The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has selected Vinson & Elkins to receive its annual Thomas L. Sager Award for the South region. The award recognizes law firms for their efforts in promoting diversity.
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Jones Day Snags Houston Federal Prosecutor Jason Varnado
The Houston federal prosecutor who won criminal convictions against the top accountants in Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme is leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office to join an international law firm’s white-collar criminal defense practice.
Report: Dallas Firm Diversity Slowly Improves, but Remains Elusive
Only two of Dallas County’s largest law firms reflect the diversity of the Texas Bar and the state’s population, indicating plenty of room for improvement, according to the recently released “2015 Law Firm Diversity Report” from the Dallas Diversity Task Force.
TAJF Announces Grants for Veterans’ Legal Services
The funds will go to 16 nonprofit organizations, including Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, Texas Legal Services Center and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.
Reed Smith Beefs Up Insurance Recovery Group in Houston, Adds Two Partners
Stephen Moll and Jim Cooper join from Gardere.
Lawyers Mourn Loss of South Texas Legal Legend Morris Atlas
For six decades, Morris Atlas was the lawyer to see in South Texas. Big corporations from across the globe facing potentially crippling lawsuits hired him to save their businesses. Candidates for public office cherished his endorsement. Lawyers who wanted judicial appointments desired his blessing. And he founded the law firm Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, which is the largest law firm in South Texas with 35 lawyers and three offices. Atlas died Sunday at his home in McAllen. He was 88.
Haynes and Boone Advises AEP in Sale of Barge Subsidiary
American Electric Power Company (AEP) said it will sell its commercial barge subsidiary to American Commercial Lines for $550 million. The subsidiary, AEP River Operations, is a commercial inland barge company that delivers about 45 million tons of products annually, including 10 million tons of coal. It is based in Chesterfield, Mo., and operates 56 towboat and 2,301 barges.
Haynes and Boone lawyers from three different offices advised AEP on the deal.
The Accidental Expat: A Guideline for Employers on Employee Cross-Border Travel
Because of the urgent needs of today’s business to have boots on the ground as soon as possible, employers may not always pay attention to the requirements and details involved in getting people on the ground and complying with various regulations.
The Death of a Lion: Dee Kelly (1929-2015)
Legendary oil and gas lawyer Dee Kelly passed away Friday. He was widely viewed as one of the most influential business and political leaders in the history of Fort Worth. He was 86. He was the founding partner of Kelly, Hart & Hallman and his clients included the Bass family, American Airlines, the Texas Rangers, private equity firm TPG Capital, Kimbell Oil Company and boot manufacturer John Justin.
“I have loved every minute of being a lawyer,” Kelly told The Texas Lawbook in an interview two weeks ago. “I practiced both transactional law and litigation. No lawyers today do both. Litigation was always my favorite.”
Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors Names Stephanie Gase Partner in Dallas
Gase, who joined the firm in 2013, focuses her Dallas-based practice on contractual disputes, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, securities law violations, bankruptcy and environmental matters.