KRCL is pleased to announce that David Clem has joined the Firm as an Associate practicing in the Litigation and Financial Services sections of the Dallas office (more…)
The Dallas-based technology law firm Munck Carter, LLP, is strengthening its commercial litigation practice group with the addition of experienced litigator Joshua J. Bennett (more…)
Robert Kantner has joined global law firm Jones Day as a Trial Practicepartner in the Dallas Office. Mr. Kantner focuses on intellectual propertyand related antitrust and commercial litigation (more…)
The firm is representing Petrohawk Energy Corporation in connection with its acquisition by BHP Billiton in a transaction valued at approximately $15.1 billion. The transaction, which is subject to at least a majority of the outstanding Petrohawk shares being tendered and other customary conditions, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011 (more…)
If you take a look at our new job postings at www.kinneyrecruiting.com, you will see numerous immediate opportunities in the major Texas markets. Hiring in Texas has increased tremendously in ‘11 and we are now seeing multiple-offer situations for our candidates, and firms and in-house departments are making hiring decisions at a pre-recession pace. It […]
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Christopher D. Kratovil to its Litigation practice, as a member in the firm’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Dykema, Kratovil was a partner at K&L Gates. Kratovil is a former law clerk to the Honorable Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (more…)
BHP Billiton and Petrohawk Energy Corporation (“Petrohawk”) announced late yesterday that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for BHP Billiton to acquire Petrohawk for $38.75 per share by means of an all-cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Petrohawk, representing a total equity value of approximately $12.1 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $15.1 billion, including the assumption of net debt (more…)
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that it has named partner Steven G. Spears as partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Houston office, effective immediately. Spears, a partner in McDermott’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group, will be responsible for overseeing, and implementing the Firm’s strategic regional business objectives, and ensuring that the Firm’s Houston office effectively meets the needs of the Firm’s current and future client base (more…)
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that three attorneys have joined the firm’s Dallas, Texas office: Lorin M. Subar, Brandon K. Bartee and Jason T. Little (more…)
A new Houston Chronicle article detailing a recent Rice University study on population growth can be found here.
Porter Hedges trial team representing Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) secured victory in a jury trial alleging rape, sexual harassment, and fraud. After hearing almost four weeks of testimony, jurors rejected claims by a former employee that she was drugged and raped by several KBR firefighters while working for the company in Iraq in 2005 (more…)
Law firm Winstead PC has officially hired the 39th lateral attorney for 2011, surpassing their Texas lateral hiring total from 2010 by 18 lateral hires already, and the firm isn’t finished hiring yet. This week, Winstead welcomes shareholders Jay W. Brown, Hilary C. Borow, and Steve Wedemeyer to the commercial litigation practice group. The three shareholders were previously with Beirne, Maynard and Parsons, L.L.P, and are joined by eight associates and eight support staff (more…)
