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Vince Murchison Forms Energy Pipeline Boutique
Murchison, who worked on Longhorn Pipeline legal matters for 15 years, says starting his own shop will make him more affordable for energy clients.
Scott Schwind Joins Jones Day as Houston Energy Partner
An expert in the Latin American and African transaction markets for oil and gas, Schwind advises clients with upstream, midstream and downstream deals both in the U.S. and around the world.
The Texas Lawbook interviewed Schwind, who is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, about trends in his practice to discuss cross border oil and gas transactions and why he joined Jones Day.
Wilson Elser Adds a Former Investigative TV Reporter & a Higher Ed Expert to Dallas Office
Valeri Williams and James Sears Bryant have two things in common: they both have non-traditional legal backgrounds and they both recently have joined a New York Firm’s Dallas office.
Wilson Elser Adds a Former Investigative TV Reporter & a Higher Ed Expert to Dallas Office
Valeri Williams and James Sears Bryant have two things in common: they both have non-traditional legal backgrounds and they both recently have joined a New York Firm’s Dallas office.
Former Energy Dept. Senior Advisor Joins Gardere’s Austin Office
Erika Benson, formerly with Patton Boggs and Troutman Sanders, was a lawyer at DOE’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.
Baker Botts Leads $3.3 Billion Tallgrass Energy – Kinder Morgan Deal
Austin Partner Laura Tyson represents Houston-based Energy & Minerals Group, a primary investor in Tallgrass.
Judge Orders Life Partners to Cease Selling Unregistered Securities
An Austin judge also issued a TRO instructing the Waco-based company to preserve all financial documentation, but declined Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s request to immediately appoint a receiver to take control of the corporation’s financial operations.
Travis County District Judge Orlinda Naranjo ruled Friday that Life Partners has likely been violating the Texas Securities Act through its practice of buying life insurance death benefits from elderly and terminally ill policyholders, then reselling them to investors without disclosing the actual life expectancies of the insured.
Texas AG Asks That Life Partners Holdings Be Run By Receiver
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has sued Life Partners Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiary, Life Partners, Inc. for violating the Texas Securities Act by allegedly selling unregistered securities to investors and has asked an Austin judge to appoint a receiver to oversee the Waco-based company’s financial operations immediately.
Scott Carlson Named DART’s New General Counsel
Carlson was a member of DART’s board of directors for almost a decade before becoming the new GC.