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T&K Partner Kenn Webb Named President of The Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse's Board of Directors
The non-profit is dedicated to improving health, safety and productivity in Dallas-area communities by reducing the incidence and impact of alcohol and drug abuse.
Finding a Road map to `Reasonable Certainty’ in Economic Damages Calculations
Court dockets are littered with verdicts in commercial litigation that have been undermined by weak or flawed economic damages projections and a failure to understand and appreciate the concept of “reasonable certainty” as it relates to calculating lost profits. Proving up lost profit calculations remains challenging, but familiarization with the challenges identified in this article will help litigators on both sides of a Daubert challenge.
EFH GC Stacey Doré: “The Smartest Person in the Room”
At age 43, Energy Future Holdings GC Stacey Doré is one of the few women corporate general counsel at a Fortune 500 company and she is certainly one of the youngest. She finds herself leading one of the largest business bankruptcies in U.S. history, even though she had no prior bankruptcy law experience. No business lawyer in Texas is under more pressure or scrutiny these days than Doré.
But lawyers with intimate knowledge of the situation say that EFH’s executive leadership and board specifically chose Doré to be the general counsel in 2012 to lead the company through what it knew could be a long and contentious bankruptcy.
Kirkland, Akin Gump and T&K Advise in $850 Million Haynesville Assets Deal
GeoSouthern Haynesville, LP and GSO Capital Partners announced Tuesday their plans to purchase $850 million worth of Haynesville Shale assets from Canada-based Encana Corporation.
Kirkland, Akin Gump and T&K Advise in $850 Million Haynesville Assets Deal
GeoSouthern Haynesville, LP and GSO Capital Partners announced Tuesday their plans to purchase $850 million worth of Haynesville Shale assets from Canada-based Encana Corporation.
Baker Botts Advises Schlumberger in $14.8 Billion Purchase of Cameron
Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, has announced that it is acquiring Houston-based Cameron International Corporation in a $14.8 billion all-stock transaction.
Ten Lawyers Selected to Leadership Dallas Class of 2016
The Class of 2016 is Leadership Dallas’ 41st class.
Baker Botts Names Nick Peacock First COO in Firm History
Peacock, who will be based in Houston, was most recently the regional operating officer of Baker & McKenzie’s North American Operations.
Andrews Kurth Elects 2015-2016 Policy Committee
© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo (Aug. 26) – Andrews Kurth announced its 2015-2016 Policy Committee this week. The Policy Committee serves as the principal governance body of