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Corporate Counsel

Utility Software Startup Valued at $1.5B Hires New Legal Chief

Uplight CEO Luis D'Acosta said Shaila Lakhani Ohri's talent, customer-centricity and experience within the energy industry will be critical to the company's expansion.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Abraham Watkins Represents Over 40 Clients Against Shell After Chemical Plant Fire

In newly filed lawsuits, multiple Shell employees and contractors say they sustained injuries and were exposed to harmful hydrocarbons as they fled for their lives during a chemical plant fire earlier this month in Deer Park, Texas.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$1.2M Win for San Antonio Law Firm: Santoyo Wehmeyer Secures Unique Verdict

The district court's summary judgment order is the first time any Texas court has confirmed under state law that wind rights are a severable property interest in the surface estate, and that such rights can be subject to trespass, attorney Corey Wehmeyer said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Winston Adds 2 Weil Energy, Private Equity Partners in Dallas

In another Big Law lateral move in Texas, two Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners move to Winston & Strawn in Dallas as partners in the transactions department's private equity transactions practice.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Perkins Coie Lands Renewable Energy Practice Leads From K&L Gates

The duo said a corporate push to renewable energy, combined with tax incentives, has fostered a practice area ripe for growth.
3 minute read

Law.com

Companies Agree to Separate Settlements for Illegally Polluting Waterways, State AG's Office Claims

"Improperly managed stormwater runoff poses significant risk to Massachusetts water quality and has the potential to harm our aquatic ecosystems as well as residents' health," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said in the statement. "My office is committed to enforcing violations of clean water laws to protect the quality of the Commonwealth's water and the health of these surrounding communities."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Anti-ESG Sentiment Is on the Rise, But Law Firms Aren't Flinching

Republican lawmakers like Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis have targeted the concept as they lean into culture war issues, but clients' demands for advice haven't ceased.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SEC Heads to Court to Stop Texas Company From Soliciting Investors in Oil and Gas Fund

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
1 minute read

International Edition

Mayer Brown Swoops on King & Spalding for London Partner Hire

The new hire said that the main priority for many energy partners now was servicing clients from the Middle East, Asia and the Americas who were working on deals in Europe.
2 minute read

International Edition

Simmons & Simmons Hires Latham Energy Partner David Blumental in Hong Kong

The appointment bolsters Simmons' cross-border capability and will help it further develop its energy, natural resources and infrastructure practice in the Asia Pacific and Greater China, the firm said. 
2 minute read

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