Houston E&P company Gastar Exploration said Friday that it has secured $425 million in new financing from funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.
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Latham, V&E Advise on Gastar’s $425M Capital Financing
Houston E&P company Gastar Exploration said Friday that it has secured $425 million in new financing from funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.
Dallas Real Estate Transactions Boutique Merges with Litigation Team
Aaron Tobin and a group of litigators from Anderson Tobin have joined Condon Sladek Thornton to become Condon Tobin Sladek Thornton.
Bell Nunnally Boosts Labor and Employment Practice
Mark Shoffner, who lateraled over from Andrews Kurth, focuses his practice on employment law and litigation matters involving the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), payday laws and anti-discrimination statutes.
SEC Accuses Patrick Howard & Two Dallas Investment Funds of Fraud
The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
SEC Accuses Patrick Howard & Two Dallas Investment Funds of Fraud
The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
Ten Things: In-House Counsel Working at Home
Corporate in-house counsel working from home can allow lawyers to be more productive, generate improved morale and used as a retention tool and as a way of attracting new talent. While working from home is growing, many general counsel are hesitate to permit it because they have one primary concern: “If I cannot see them, how do I know they are really working?” This article examines the benefits and pitfalls of in-house counsel working at home.
McKool Smith Lures Former Associate General Counsel of Litigation at Ericsson to Dallas Office
Frank Vecella is currently representing his former employer in a “cutting-edge case” against China-based TCL Corporation.
Jackson Walker Elevates 10 to Partner
The newly-minted partners are from a total of five different offices.
Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst Promotes Andrés Correa to Partner
Correa recently played a key role in achieving a $146 million verdict for T. Boone Pickens in a West Texas oil dispute.