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Legendary Lawyer, WWII Veteran Henry Gilchrist Turns 90

For decades, Gilchrist represented oil tycoon Clint Murchison and his two sons, John D. Murchison and Clint W. Murchison, Jr., in various transactions – the most famous being the purchase, establishment and handling of various legal matters for the Dallas Cowboys.

November 11, 2014 Mark Curriden

Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm to Pay Wife $1 Billion in Divorce

A judge in Oklahoma on Monday ordered Hamm to pay his wife $323 million before the end of 2014 and another $7 million a month for the next 93 months. The judgment is far less than the $6 billion Sue Ann Hamm argued she was due. The court decision means that Hamm will retain ownership and control of Continental, the oil and gas company he founded in 1967.

November 10, 2014 Mark Curriden

Baker Botts and V&E Advise on $1.15 Billion Pipeline Deal

Plains All American has agreed to purchase Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s 50 percent interest in the BridgeTex pipeline, which extends from Colorado City in West Texas to Texas City.

November 10, 2014 Natalie Posgate

Baker Botts and V&E Advise on $1.15 Billion Pipeline Deal

Plains All American has agreed to purchase Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s 50 percent interest in the BridgeTex pipeline, which extends from Colorado City in West Texas to Texas City.

November 10, 2014 Natalie Posgate

Shell Defamation Case Has Profound Implications on Federal Corruption Investigations

At issue in the Texas Supreme Court is whether companies that cooperate with criminal investigations for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act should be immune from defamation suits filed by employees who are implicated in internal probes. National business groups say the decision could have major negative consequences.

November 10, 2014 Mark Curriden

Legal Consultant: Texas Firms to Cut Underperforming Partners to Compete with Nat’l Firms

More global law firms are planning to move into Texas and they will continue to steal the best lawyers in the state by offering to pay them two or three times more money, a law firm management expert told the Legal Marketing Association of Texas last week. Despite the influx of money from national firms, compensation for corporate law partners in Dallas has actually declined 17 percent in recent years. He explains why.

November 9, 2014 Mark Curriden

Texas Legal Marketing: An $80 Million Industry and Growing

There are now more legal marketing professionals employed in Texas than public librarians, state court judges or licensed tow truck drivers. Some CMOs make more money than a majority of the lawyers at their law firms.

November 7, 2014 Mark Curriden

Baker Botts Leads $1.8 Billion Spin-Off for Kimberly-Clark

A group of Baker Botts lawyers primarily from Dallas helped Kimberly-Clark close its previously announced spin-off of its health care business, Halyard Health, Inc.

November 4, 2014 Mark Curriden

Declining Oil Prices = Decline in Oil Patch M&A

More than a dozen Texas-based energy M&A lawyers and investment bankers say they have personally witnessed one or more proposed deals halted during the past two weeks because of the uncertainty about the future price of crude or the drop in the stock price of one of the oil and gas companies involved in the proposed transactions.

November 4, 2014 Mark Curriden

Declining Oil Prices = Decline in Oil Patch M&A

More than a dozen Texas-based energy M&A lawyers and investment bankers say they have personally witnessed one or more proposed deals halted during the past two weeks because of the uncertainty about the future price of crude or the drop in the stock price of one of the oil and gas companies involved in the proposed transactions.

November 4, 2014 Mark Curriden

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  • P.S. — Texas Attorneys Step in as Santa for Kids in Need, Kiosk in Travis County Boosts Access to Legal Aid - Holiday giving is in full swing across Texas law firms, with many stepping up to ensure kids across the state have gifts waiting for them. In Houston, the Holland & Knight office “adopted” a whopping 141 children through the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation’s drive. Boutique law firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing set a firm record by adopting 56 children among 35 volunteers. The Texas Lawbook's Krista Torralva and Elle Grinnell cover that and more in this edition of P.S. December 12, 2025Krista Torralva & Elle Grinnell
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GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Latham Makes the Chris Heasley Move Official - After more than 11 years at Kirkland, Christopher Heasley has formally taken his diverse energy practice to Houston. The move was first reported by Bloomberg Law in late November.
  • Krisa Benskin Joins Hogan Lovells Houston Office
  • K&L Gates Moves to New Dallas Digs in Uptown
  • Holland & Knight Recruits Texas A&M GC Ray Bonilla
  • VC Advisor Carmelo Gordian Departs A&O Shearman for Holland & Knight
  • Warm Texas Welcome: Arizona Firm Joins Forces With San Antonio’s Schmoyer Reinhard
  • Mike Androvett Joins Texas Lawbook Foundation Board
  • Paul Hastings Add Two Litigators from Winston & Strawn 
  • Brink’s Adds Maria Fernandez as Associate General Counsel
  • Sheppard Mullin Grows Corporate Capabilities in Dallas
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Chip Babcock
Chris Bankler
Jamie B. Beaber
David J. Beck
Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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Beck Redden
Boies Schiller Flexner
Bracewell
Bradley Arant
Burns Charest
Clement & Murphy
Condon & Forsyth
DLA Piper
Dykema
Foley & Lardner
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Squire Patton Boggs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
Willkie
Winston & Strawn

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