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GC Finds that Life’s a Blog

This lawyer leads two lives. As Amy Howell, she is General Counsel of Zimbra, an email software company near Dallas. As Natasha Osteen, she is the blogger behind “Smells Like Butterscotch,” a sometimes irreverent, often hilarious and always relevant look at life, faith, fear, humor… well, you name it. So, obviously, the first query is: What gives, Amy Natasha Osteen Howell? She laughs and tells The Texas Lawbook about her double-identity adventures.

January 26, 2015 Mark Curriden

De Boulle Prevails in Trademark Case

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but a Dallas federal court decided last week that the precious stone could elicit quite the opposite effect between brothers trying to run their own jewelry businesses under their family name.

January 26, 2015 Mark Curriden

TPG Capital Hires Fort Worth SEC Lawyer as Corporate Compliance Leader – UPDATE

JoAnn Harris is about to get a big raise. The private equity firm is expected next week to name the SEC assistant director of enforcement as its new deputy director of corporate compliance. “TPG’s footprint is around the globe,” Harris told The Texas Lawbook. “It is definitely going to be a challenge, but it will be fun.”

January 23, 2015 Mark Curriden

SCOTX Examines Life Partners Disclosure Requirements under Securities Laws

The justices are weighing whether companies such as Waco-based Life Partners that sell investments in the secondary life insurance market should be required to provide potential investors more information about how they calculate policyholder’s life expectancy.

January 23, 2015 Mark Curriden

Munsch Hardt Names New Austin Managing Shareholder

David Mattka will lead the Austin office’s move into new office space this summer as the firm anticipates growing its presence in the state capital.

January 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

Cantey Hanger Managing Partner Receives State Bar Litigation Award

Stephen Tatum, a UT School of Law graduate, has handled more than 75 appeals in his career.

January 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

Winstead Shareholder Named Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

The Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees elected Houston-based Winstead shareholder Brannon Dillard to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation.

January 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

Bracewell and V&E Advise in $3 Billion Kinder Morgan Purchase

The transaction gives Kinder Morgan access to significant operations in the Bakken Formation, and provides Continental Resources CEO Hamm some padding following his recent $1 billion divorce

January 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

Bracewell and V&E Advise in $3 Billion Kinder Morgan Purchase

The transaction gives Kinder Morgan access to significant operations in the Bakken Formation, and provides Continental Resources CEO Hamm some padding following his recent $1 billion divorce

January 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

Charles Eskridge Moves Practice to Quinn Emanuel

After more than 20 years of practicing at Susman Godfrey, Houston litigator Charles Eskridge has agreed to join global litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a partner.

January 21, 2015 Mark Curriden

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  • My Five Favorite Books: Melanie Koltermann (General Counsel at Five Star Management) - My reading habits have changed dramatically over the years. Where I once lingered over actual hard copy books late at night, these days I “read” mostly on the move. I now listen to my books, filling the hours I spend driving to/from work and after dropping of the kids for their many events. What might once have felt like idle time has become some of my most rewarding reading time, and I’ve grown to love how stories accompany me in the car. Much like my taste in music, my reading choices are eclectic and all over the place. I rarely stick to one genre or style, preferring instead to explore whatever captures my curiosity at the moment. September 17, 2025Melanie Koltermann
  • P.S. — House Moves to Slash Legal Aid Funding as Senate Proposes Increase, SALSA Makes Plea for Giving, Texas Tech Tops ABA Competition and More - In this week’s P.S. Column, we cover the House Appropriations Committee’s vote to cut Legal Services Corporation funding by 46 percent, a move that could leave millions without access to legal aid. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Legal Services Association makes a plea for donations to support core operations. September 12, 2025Krista Torralva

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  • SALSA Names New Executive Director - The San Antonio Legal Services Association announced it has hired nonprofit executive and fundraising strategist James Martinez to lead the organization as executive director. After experiencing a funding shortfall earlier this year, SALSA touted Martinez’s more than two decades of experience fundraising and leading nonprofit organizations.
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  • Banks Brings Decades of Experience to Husch Blackwell’s New Biz Dev Leadership Role
  • Former Energy GC Brock Degeyter Joins Troutman Pepper Locke in Dallas
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