Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
As the legal industry has been undergoing a transformation during the past 30 years, private law librarianship has also had to transform itself to become more efficient.
Law firm librarians have transformed into knowledge managers, electronic services librarians, project managers, subject specialists, web developers, and competitive intelligence experts. This article discusses the external and internal forces that have helped shape the new private law librarian, and what the future holds.
The GC Forum awarded its prestigious Magna Stella Awards to lawyers in corporate legal departments at American Air Liquide, Dell, Marathon Oil, Parkland Hospital, Total Petrochemicals, Waste Management and Vinmar Group. GCs and and their top deputies were honored for the extraordinary projects and successes during the past year.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a federal judge to dismiss recent charges of securities fraud filed against their client by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In court documents filed Friday, Paxton’s lawyers argue that the SEC’s newest allegations must be thrown out because they do “not alleged sufficient facts to support its theory that Mr. Paxton had a legal duty to disclose any sales commission arrangement.”
Lawyers for oil mogul T. Boone Pickens told jurors Friday during opening statements that the billionaire “may give money to charity, but he’s not going to let you cheat him out of his rights.” The trial pits Pickens against another legendary name in oil, J. Cleo Thompson, as well as three Midland exploration & production companies. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.
Defense lawyers countered that Pickens’ case is not supported by the evidence and asked jurors to “clear the good names” of their clients.
The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker shows the number of securities offerings skyrocketed 72 percent and the size of those offerings jumped 65 percent during the third quarter of 2016 compared to one year earlier, but the totals fall far short of the record amount of corporate dollars raised during the first half of 2015. V&E continues to dominate the capital markets in the oil patch. The Texas Lawbook has the Q3 rankings and the details.
Sean Wheeler has had a productive year so far. The Houston-based Latham & Watkins partner led or co-led 17 securities offerings for issuers or underwriters during the first nine months of 2016. The Texas Lawbook conducted an in-depth Q&A with Wheeler to learn what he anticipates will keep him busy in 2017 and his insights into the current state of the market for securities offerings involving energy companies.
Sean Wheeler has had a productive year so far. The Houston-based Latham & Watkins partner led or co-led 17 securities offerings for issuers or underwriters during the first nine months of 2016. The Texas Lawbook conducted an in-depth Q&A with Wheeler to learn what he anticipates will keep him busy in 2017 and his insights into the current state of the market for securities offerings involving energy companies.
Levine focuses his practice on patent and trademark prosecution, portfolio management and client counseling.
The firm also announced that shareholder Shawn McCaskill has been named to its Executive Committee as senior vice president and secretary.
The firm also announced that shareholder Shawn McCaskill has been named to its Executive Committee as senior vice president and secretary.
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