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Updated: Phillips 66 Partners Sets Record for its Largest Dropdown Acquisition

Houston-based Phillips 66 is selling 30 crude refined products and natural gas liquids assets to its master limited partnership, Phillips 66 Partners, for $1.3 billion, the companies said Tuesday.

At least one Texas law firm, Vinson & Elkins, is involved in the deal. The Texas Lawbook is checking with others.

October 11, 2016 Mark Curriden

Bringing a Business-Minded Approach to Mediation: Q&A with Johnson Conflict Resolution’s L. J. Johnson

© 2016 The Texas Lawbook. One of the most interesting recent developments in commercial litigation is the manner in which a new generation of mediators is using creative and business-minded

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Bringing a Business-Minded Approach to Mediation: Q&A with Johnson Conflict Resolution’s L. J. Johnson

© 2016 The Texas Lawbook. One of the most interesting recent developments in commercial litigation is the manner in which a new generation of mediators is using creative and business-minded

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Exxon Mobil GC Jack Balagia Passes Baton to Randall Ebner

Exxon Mobil General Counsel Jack Balagia has announced he is officially retiring as the Irving-based oil and gas giant’s top lawyer in three weeks. Balagia, who has been with Exxon Mobil for 18 years, says current assistant general counsel Randall Ebner will succeed him as the company’s chief legal officer.

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Supreme Court Revisits Pipeline Eminent Domain Issue

The Texas Supreme Court is revisiting the high-profile issue of when pipelines are common carriers allowed to condemn private property. Once again the dispute involves the Denbury Green Pipeline that transports carbon dioxide through southeast Texas.

October 9, 2016 Janet Elliott

Free Speech vs. Offensive Trademarks: Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Lee v. Tam

The trademark legal battle being fought by the Asian-American band named “The Slants” has entered a new arena. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear The Slants case and make a decision that will answer the question: does the government have the right to reject registration of disparaging trademarks?

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Free Speech vs. Offensive Trademarks: Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Lee v. Tam

The trademark legal battle being fought by the Asian-American band named “The Slants” has entered a new arena. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear The Slants case and make a decision that will answer the question: does the government have the right to reject registration of disparaging trademarks?

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Free Speech vs. Offensive Trademarks: Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Lee v. Tam

The trademark legal battle being fought by the Asian-American band named “The Slants” has entered a new arena. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear The Slants case and make a decision that will answer the question: does the government have the right to reject registration of disparaging trademarks?

October 9, 2016 Mark Curriden

Ten Things GCs Need to Know: How to Create a Great Legal Dept. Website

Corporate legal department can use internal websites to market their services to their business and provide useful information and materials to the workforce. It also allows company employees to find answers and documents on their own without having to directly utilize the time of the in-house legal team. This edition of “Ten Things” discusses some practical things you can do to create (or improve) your Legal Department website.

October 6, 2016 Mark Curriden

Cross-Examination: From Courtroom to Stage to History Book

Eighteen months ago, I began searching for my “One Big Thing,” a project that fully used my experiences, talents and passions. I decided it was to be a proactive force for the study, discussion and advancement of presidential history. The commitment culminated in my latest book.

Channeling my inner Perry Mason, I sought answers to questions to find out the closest thing to the truth that can be known from our top minds about our most significant presidents. In this article, I detail the circumstances of how I was able to pull off 23 interviews with 10 of our nation’s preeminent presidential biographers and insiders and share a few of the questions I asked them.

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  • P.S. — Baker Botts Scores Two Pro Bono Victories in August  - Baker Botts closed out August with two notable pro bono victories — a due process claim on behalf of a Florida tenant in the Eleventh Circuit and a closely watched constitutional challenge to Texas’ drag ban. Also in this edition of P.S., we spotlight two Texas recipients among the American Association of Law Libraries’ annual award winners.  September 4, 2026Krista Torralva & Elle Grinnell
  • My Five Favorite Books: Brandy Treadway (Chief Legal Officer, Academy Sports and Outdoors) - When I was asked to contribute to this ongoing column, I was immediately excited — and then, admittedly, a little nervous. Books have always held a special place in my life. As a child, I was a voracious reader, and my mom would often find me tucked away in a closet with a flashlight, determined to finish whatever story had captured my imagination. As an adult, I have not always devoted as much time to reading as I did when I was younger, but books have remained an important way for me to connect — with friends, with family, and now with my own children. I chose these five books because each one has meant something to me at a particular stage of life, and each is one I have shared with someone else. September 2, 2026Brandy Treadway

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Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
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Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
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Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
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Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
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Noël Wise
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Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
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Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
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Skadden
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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Troutman Pepper Locke
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