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.
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Brewer Firm Continues Success in TX Voting Rights Act Cases
Bill Brewer and his team of lawyers are having a busy summer.
Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight’s Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.
Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight's Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.
Jones Day Tax Partners Receive Awards
Noel received the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas and Currie received the Instructor of the Year Award for Income Tax by the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
SEC Interviews Finalists for Fort Worth Director Job
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in its final stages of searching for a new regional director. The finalists include two current SEC officials, a former federal prosecutor and a corporate general counsel. A selection is expected by the end of August. The two front-runners are SEC Associate Director Marshall Gandy and former federal prosecutor Shamoil Shipchandler, who is now a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani in Dallas.
“There are some great candidates on the list – no bad options,” says Xerox Senior VP and Group Counsel Clay Scheitzach.
Jones Day and V&E Advise in $20 Billion MLP Transaction
Ohio-based MPLX and its sponsor, Marathon Petroleum Corporation announced Monday their plans to purchase Denver-based master limited partnership, MarkWest Energy Partners. The companies say the transaction, which is valued at $20 billion and includes about $4 billion of debt, will create the fourth-largest MLP based on a market capitalization of $21 billion.
Jones Day and V&E Advise in $20 Billion MLP Transaction
Ohio-based MPLX and its sponsor, Marathon Petroleum Corporation announced Monday their plans to purchase Denver-based master limited partnership, MarkWest Energy Partners. The companies say the transaction, which is valued at $20 billion and includes about $4 billion of debt, will create the fourth-largest MLP based on a market capitalization of $21 billion.
Andrews Kurth and Baker Botts Advise in $1.2 Billion Worth of Deals
In the past week, the two Houston-based law firms have been involved in oil and gas deals that combined are worth more than $1 billion.
Addison Pizzeria Owner Ordered to Pay $21.4 Million to Sexual Assault Victim – Corrected
Exactly 1,536 days ago, a 49-year-old owner of a popular Addison pizza shop sexually assaulted an 18-year-old waitress in a nearby Addison hotel. The attacker caused the teenager to suffer severe emotional and physical anguish and gave her herpes.