(October 25) – Senior U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials said recently that the agency will increase its use of administrative law proceedings in lieu of federal district court actions. The SEC’s success rate before ALJs is statistically higher than in federal enforcement actions. Skeptics would point out that this is hardly surprising, given that the ALJs are employed by the SEC.
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Former Federal Prosecutor McKenna: Healthcare Providers Need to be Vigilant
The new Haynes and Boone partner says executives and general counsels for healthcare companies need to heighten their corporate compliance efforts or they may find themselves in court against state and federal regulators.
Cantey Hanger’s Susan Smith Elected to Healthcare Board of Directors
© 2013 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook The North Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management (NTSHRM) has elected Cantey Hanger associate Susan Smith
The Salvation Army Selected Haynes and Boone Partner Richard Martin to its Board
© 2013 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook The Salvation Army’s DFW Metroplex Command, its largest U.S. operation, has elected Haynes and Boone’s Richard
McDermott Names New Partners, One in Houston
© 2013 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (October 24)–McDermott, Will & Emery associate John Low will be one of the 23 new partners
Frank and Debbie Branson: Partners in Life, the Law
(October 24) – For three decades, Frank and Debbie Branson have taken hundreds of catastrophic personal injury cases to trial, winning hundreds of millions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements. Now they are expanding into large commercial litigation, including the representation of PlainsCapital Bank against Jackson Walker. He has sued Six Flags Over Texas for the death of a woman who fell to her death in July. But there is a lot more to their story.
Greenberg Traurig Partner Victor Vital Receives Inaugural Service Award
© 2013 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) has awarded Greenberg Traurig’s Victor Vital with the inaugural Peter
V&E Advises in Plains All American’s Big Dollar Purchase
The all-stock transaction will make PAA Natural Gas Storage, LP a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plains. Newsflash: this isn’t V&E’s first encounter with this Houston-based company.
V&E Advises in Plains All American’s Big Dollar Purchase
The all-stock transaction will make PAA Natural Gas Storage, LP a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plains. Newsflash: this isn’t V&E’s first encounter with this Houston-based company.
Baker Botts’s Pamela Giblin Named President-Elect of ACOEL
© 2013 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) announced Baker Botts partner Pamela Giblin as one of