Texas Lawyer
Monday, May 13, 2013
In this issue of In-House Texas, "Blueprint for Success: Unique Work Experience Helps Land Custom-Fit Job," "Corporate Scorecard: Bankruptcy Booms, Energy Expands for Texas Law Firms," "Tell Stories to Handle Client Frustration" and Texas Lawyer's annual Corporate Scorecard special report.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, May 13, 2013
John Thomas, general counsel and corporate secretary of Crimson Exploration Inc., is using Vinson & Elkins for the Houston-based company's pending acquisition by Contango Oil & Gas Co. in a deal valued at $400 million.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, April 1, 2013
In this issue of In-House Texas, "Texas Tea Time: Former Litigator Strikes it Big as GC," "Next Moves for IP Law after SCOTUS First-Sale Ruling," "Courts Zap Plaintiffs, Their Lawyers for Bad Behavior," "The March Madness Compliance Risk Assessment Bracket" and a special report on labor & employment.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, March 25, 2013
San Antonio lawyer Mikal Watts has resigned from the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) that leads the ongoing litigation over the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, March 4, 2013
Much of the recent oil and gas litigation filed in Texas has concerned issues relating to lease negotiation, interpretation and enforcement, writes David Ammons. he offers five suggestions that in-house counsel may be able to use to shrink their litigation budgets by avoiding these all-too-common disputes.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, March 4, 2013
After an energy transaction closes, unsatisfied parties increasingly are claiming that the other side misrepresented some material issue during the course of the deal. Not surprisingly, this phenomenon often occurs during rapid or unanticipated movements in commodity prices, cost of capital, development costs, regulation and the like.