Weatherford International has announced that it will sell its engineered chemistry and integrity drilling fluids businesses to an affiliate of Cleveland-based The Lubrizol Corporation (a subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway) for $750 million in cash.
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Hunton Closes $4 Billion Credit Lend for Gulf Coast LNG Project
The group of banks Hunton represented financed part of a multi-train natural gas liquefaction and export facilities project on the Gulf Coast Quintana Island region run by Freeport LNG.
NTSB New Drone Decision Impacts Texas Energy, Utility and Real Estate Sectors
The National Transportation Safety Board’s new decision granting regulatory authority of unmanned aircraft systems is a blow to businesses seeking to use drones in a variety of industries. It is now clear that Texas energy and utility companies eyeing drone technology for pipeline or power-line inspections, or commercial agriculture operators considering drones for crop inspections, will need to seek exemptions from the FAA.
Locke Lord Partners Approve Merger with Edwards Wildman
Mathematics professor Maurice Locke started his Dallas solo practice in 1891. Frank Liddell joined a small firm in Houston in 1916. The firm’s first client was the Houston Chronicle and its owner Jesse Jones. Those firms merged in 1999 and then they merged again with other firms. Today, Locke Lord announced that its partners have approved combining again with a Boston firm. The Texas Lawbook has all the details.
Yetter Coleman, HayBoo Challenge TX Foster Care System
The more than 12,000 children in Texas’ long-term foster care system are seeking federal judicial oversight to improve their care.
Helen of Troy Ltd Sued by Founder for Fraud and Deceit
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Cyber Risk – What’s a Business to Do?
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Cyber Risk – What's a Business to Do?
Is cyber risk insurable and if so, what products are available?
Exclusive: GC Forum Honors Nine In-House Counsel Who Made a Difference in 2014
SAN ANTONIO – The Magna Stella Award is the Oscar for corporate general counsel. On Thursday night, the General Counsel Forum awarded nine gold stars to chief legal officers and assistant GCs from American Airlines, LyondellBasell Industries, Scott & White Healthcare, MoneyGram, Dell, Kinetic Concepts, University of Incarnate Word and the Metro Transit Authority of Harris County.
The Texas Lawbook was there and has all the details.
GC Forum’s 3rd Annual Charity Golf Classic Raises Most Money in its History for Texas Access to Justice
Close to 100 corporate general counsel, state supreme court justices, law firm leaders and legal service providers played through light showers and cool temperatures last week to raise the most money for legal aid in Texas in the General Counsel Forum’s 3rd Annual Charity Golf Classic.