Tulsa-based WPX Energy turned to a team of Dallas attorneys from Weil, Gotshal & Manges to advise on its $2.35 billion acquisition of Oklahoma City-based RKI Exploration & Production, announced earlier this week.
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Examining the FBI: How Investigations Get Started
Former FBI special agents Fred Bennett and John McSwain of Crowe Horwath detail how FBI investigations get started, examine what to expect during the investigative process and offer insight into the prosecution of the matter after an indictment is handed down.
The forensic services experts say today’s FBI special agents have an abundance of resources, including data analytics, available to them to investigate cases with extra scrutiny.
Courtroom Success Attracts Big Firm Partners to Gruber Hurst
The Dallas-based litigation boutique celebrated two trial victories in the past week to welcome their new cohorts, Samuel Stricklin and Tricia DeLeon of Bracewell & Giuliani.
Winstead’s Kristin Kruse Named HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer
Kruse, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is the first Winstaed attorney to receive the award. She was honored at the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Law Day Luncheon on May 4.
Winstead's Kristin Kruse Named HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer
Kruse, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is the first Winstaed attorney to receive the award. She was honored at the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Law Day Luncheon on May 4.
Brewer Firm Continues Success in TX Voting Rights Act Cases
Bill Brewer and his team of lawyers are having a busy summer.
Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight’s Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.
Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight's Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.
Jones Day Tax Partners Receive Awards
Noel received the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas and Currie received the Instructor of the Year Award for Income Tax by the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
SEC Interviews Finalists for Fort Worth Director Job
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in its final stages of searching for a new regional director. The finalists include two current SEC officials, a former federal prosecutor and a corporate general counsel. A selection is expected by the end of August. The two front-runners are SEC Associate Director Marshall Gandy and former federal prosecutor Shamoil Shipchandler, who is now a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani in Dallas.
“There are some great candidates on the list – no bad options,” says Xerox Senior VP and Group Counsel Clay Scheitzach.