Even when an in-house lawyer’s advice has a business component, if one of several primary purposes of the communication is to give or seek legal advice, the confidentiality of that communication will be protected. Still, in-house lawyers and outside counsel should proceed with caution in turning over protected materials to third parties.
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Addison-based Daseke Inc. on Friday announced that it is acquiring Fort Worth-based and privately held Lone Star Transportation for an undisclosed amount.
V&E and Gardere Advise in Commercial Trucking Transaction
Addison-based Daseke Inc. on Friday announced that it is acquiring Fort Worth-based and privately held Lone Star Transportation for an undisclosed amount.
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Godwin Lewis Lays Off 17 Lawyers, Victims of Success
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Two teams of Houston lawyers led the transaction — Andrews Kurth for Enterprise Products and V&E for Oiltanking Holdings Americas, Inc. Both firms have handled previous transactional work for the two companies.
Andrews Kurth and V&E Advise in Enterprise-Oiltanking $4.4 Billion Deal
Two teams of Houston lawyers led the transaction — Andrews Kurth for Enterprise Products and V&E for Oiltanking Holdings Americas, Inc. Both firms have handled previous transactional work for the two companies.
Fox Rothschild Mergers its Way into Dallas
The Philadelphia law firm has been seeking to open an outpost in Texas for years, but officially did so Wednesday when it merged with David & Goodman, an 18-lawyer firm in Dallas.
Clinton J. David said if he merged his firm, it would need to be with a compatible culture, he said. “I found that in Fox Rothschild,” David said.