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Kirkland, Latham and Thompson & Knight Advise on $375M Investment

Houston-based Indigo Minerals said Thursday that it completed an equity capital raise worth $375 million that came from a group of new investors and existing investors that have backed Indigo since its 2006 inception.

April 28, 2016 Mark Curriden

Kirkland, Latham and Thompson & Knight Advise on $375M Investment

Houston-based Indigo Minerals said Thursday that it completed an equity capital raise worth $375 million that came from a group of new investors and existing investors that have backed Indigo since its 2006 inception.

April 28, 2016 Mark Curriden

After Big Jury Verdict, Both Sides May Dislike Judge’s Latest Rulings

Both a Plano chip business and a one-time suitor turned rival could be pardoned if they both felt some disappointment about a federal district judge’s rulings Tuesday in their seven-year

April 27, 2016 Jeff Bounds

Deason and Koch Give $7 million to SMU Dedman Law for Criminal Justice Reform

Doug Deason, the son of ACS founder Darwin Deason, was 17 in 1979 when he held a party at a neighbor’s house while they were gone. Booze flowed. Music was loud. Cops were called. Deason was charged with felony burglary. A well-connected lawyer convinced prosecutors to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor, which was expunged a year later. Deason said a felony could have ruined his life.

On Tuesday, Deason donated $3.5 million to SMU Dedman School of Law to create a legal institute that conducts innovative research and educational outreach efforts designed to promote criminal justice reform. Charles Koch gave another $3.5 million for the effort. This article has full details.

April 26, 2016 Mark Curriden

Enterprise Products Names Hap Weitzel as GC

Houston-based Enterprise Products has named career commercial litigator Harry “Hap” Weitzel, a 1987 graduate of Texas Christian, as its general counsel, according to the company’s website. The oil and gas pipeline company also named Craig Murray, who served as the company’s GC for the past 15 months, as its new vice president of regulatory affairs.

April 26, 2016 Mark Curriden

Baker Botts Partner Travis Sales Named Chair-Elect of Houston Bar Foundation

Sales will begin his term leading the charitable arm of the Houston Bar Association in February 2017.

April 26, 2016 Mark Curriden

Former FleetPride GC Joins K&L Gates in Dallas

Jill Louis says her experience in-house helps her understand the pressures of being a GC and what it takes to be an enabler of business.

April 26, 2016 Mark Curriden

Former FleetPride GC Joins K&L Gates in Dallas

Jill Louis says her experience in-house helps her understand the pressures of being a GC and what it takes to be an enabler of business.

April 26, 2016 Mark Curriden

Texas Law Firm Used in International Cyberattack

Thousands of individuals and businesses across the globe received an email from Texas lawyer James T. Shelton with information about a subpoena for information. No one from the law firm sent the email. Even worse, the email contained a virus with a malware payload that allows cybercriminals to “steal banking credentials and other personal information on a user’s system, ultimately allowing them to gain access to the financial records” of that user. This article has full details.

April 26, 2016 John Ansbach

Texas Supreme Court Chips Away at Municipal Immunity for Discretionary Acts

The Supreme Court of Texas in two cases this month limited municipal immunity for cities engaged in discretionary activity. The court ruled in a third case that city officers must act within their legal authority for immunity to apply.

The unanimous decisions are expected to impact pending cases, including a $19 million gas lease fight between the City of Dallas and Trinity East Energy.

April 26, 2016 Janet Elliott

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Shahmeer Halepota
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Stephen Hessler
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Marc Jaffe
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Justin King
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Arthur Lotz
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Kimberly A. Moore
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