Managing shareholder Bob Black of MehaffyWeber was inducted Friday into the Texas Legal Legends during the State Bar of Texas’ annual meeting.
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SCOTX’s Silence Hands ARGO Win in Minority Shareholder Dispute
The Supreme Court of Texas has rejected an appeal by Dallas businessman Bala Shagrithaya in his $40 million shareholder litigation against ARGO Data Resources, the software solutions business he co-founded in 1980. The justices’ decision is a complete victory for ARGO and is the second time in a week that minority shareholder cases claiming oppression have been soundly defeated at the state’s highest court.
Texas Firms Oppose Bar Disciplinary Counsel’s Ban on “Chief Officers”
More than 50 law firms have asked the Texas Supreme Court Professional Ethics Committee to reconsider an ethics opinion issued last month that prohibits law firms from identifying non-lawyer employees as “officer” in their title. The ethics opinion would ban job titles including chief operating officer, chief marketing officer and chief technology officer.
American Airlines Insiders Provide Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Recap of Historic Bankruptcy and Merger
Long-time American GC Gary Kennedy and other in-house and outside counsel in the American Airlines bankruptcy and merger with US Airways on Tuesday provided the most extensive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic reorganization. They discuss undercover flights to New York on a competitor’s airline, angry calls with AMR board members, outside legal fees of $500,000 a day and closed door arguments between senior lawyers at the two airlines.
Construction Transaction Expert Joins Thompson & Knight
Bruce Merwin jumps to T&K from Haynes and Boone.
Construction Transaction Expert Joins Thompson & Knight
Bruce Merwin jumps to T&K from Haynes and Boone.
Construction Transaction Expert Joins Thompson & Knight
Bruce Merwin jumps to T&K from Haynes and Boone.
Successful Merger of American Airlines and US Airways Shows Facts, Facts, Facts Critical to Antitrust Review
The merger of American Airlines and US Airways may be the last combination of large U.S. air carriers for a long time.
Legal Experts: SCOTX Decision in Rupe Impacts Hundreds of Privately Owned Texas Businesses, Could Hurt Venture Capital
A deeply divided Texas Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Friday that legal experts say will likely slam shut the courthouse door to minority investors in hundreds of privately owned Texas companies who feel they have been financially damaged by the actions or inactions of majority ownership.
Locke Lord Names New Head and Deputy Chair of Energy Litigation
Locke Lord Dallas partner Michael Powell and Houston partner Derrick Carson have been named the new chair and deputy chair of the firm’s energy litigation practice, the firm announced yesterday.