Mary Alice Robbins
October 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Linn Energy Walks the Walk for Work-Life BalanceSasha Vaikhman, associate general counsel at Linn Energy LLC, had been working at the upstream oil and gas company in Houston for only a few months when her father died in early 2012 and she was reluctant to take time off.
By Mary Alice Robbins
4 minute read
October 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Energy Future Holdings Legal Team: 'See it. Own it. Solve it.'Restructuring more than $40 billion in debt in bankruptcy proceedings would be a major undertaking for any company's legal department.
By Mary Alice Robbins
5 minute read
October 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Solo GC Fuels Energy Company OOGC's GrowthSean Johnson, managing counsel and assistant secretary at Houston-based OOGC America LLC, said he has had "an itch" to work in-house since his law school days. He has realized that goal for the past several years and, in his current position, is a one-man legal department for a growing oil and gas company.
By Mary Alice Robbins
5 minute read
October 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Linn Energy Walks the Walk for Work-Life BalanceSasha Vaikhman, associate general counsel at Linn Energy LLC, had been working at the upstream oil and gas company in Houston for only a few months when her father died in early 2012 and she was reluctant to take time off.
By Mary Alice Robbins
4 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
The Lanier Law Firm a 'Hired Gun' in Case With $9 Billion VerdictThe case was the first to go to trial over the link between prescription diabetes drug Actos and bladder cancer.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Haynes and Boone Leads the Way for Unified Front in School Finance CaseOne of Haynes and Boone's biggest wins in 2014 involved its role in arguing that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs Cleaned Up in Large New Jersey Pollution CaseFor almost a decade, attorneys served as special counsel to the New Jersey attorney general, helping to obtain more than $355 million to cover cleanup costs and damages caused by the dumping of hazardous substances into the Passaic River.
By Mary Alice Robbins
5 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Bickel & Brewer Knock Unconstitutional Housing OrdinanceBickel & Brewer's long-running effort helps defeat ordinance adopted by a Dallas suburb to block illegal immigrants from renting property in that city.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Baker Botts' Relentlessness Key to Case WinA major turning point in an IP infringement case came when Baker Botts questioned whether a company actually suffered damages due to price erosion, as it was claiming.
By Mary Alice Robbins
7 minute read
June 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
McGinnis Lochridge's Product Liability Group Emphasizes 'Effecting Social Change'The practice group's lead partner says there aren't enough watchdogs in the United States to address public safety concerns.
By Mary Alice Robbins
6 minute read
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