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Delaware Business Court Insider

Laster Appoints Monitor in Court-Ordered Sale of William Koch's Oxbow Carbon

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday appointed a monitor to oversee the sale of Oxbow Carbon and ordered CEO William Koch to pay tens of millions of dollars in damages to two private equity firms for derailing a deal for the energy company in 2016.
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International Edition

Pinsent Masons Continues Growth in Australia, Adding Finance Partner in Melbourne

Jeremy King joins Pinsent Masons as the London-based firm continues to expand its Australia offering.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Retirement? Not for Houston Trial Lawyer Ken Tekell and Former Exxon Mobil GC Jack Balagia

Jack Balagia, who retired from Exxon Mobil Corp. in November 2016, and Ken Tekell, who practiced at Tekell, Book, Allen & Morris in Houston for 52 years, are together at Balagia & Tekell.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Quality Board: Is It Time to Make It Truly Independent?

Nearly 50 years later, one may question whether the EQB is discharging its duties in the manner envisioned by its creators, or ever has. While the EQB has several other duties, the promulgation of regulations has been its primary role.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Drainage and the Rule of Capture in the Oil and Gas Industry

The rule of capture holds that “The owner of a tract of land acquires title to the oil and gas which he produces from wells drilled thereon, though it may be proved that part of such oil or gas migrated from adjoining lands.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston In-House Lawyer Jumps to Foley Gardere

Neal Bakare, who worked in-house at Macquarie Bank in Houston for seven years, joined Foley Gardere to do finance and energy work.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Oil and Energy Company Ziyen Taps New GC

Dean Holter also will serve as the chief financial officer at the Scottish-American company, which is focused on "delivering 100 percent energy independence to the U.S."
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Environmental Constitutional Law: It's a New Ballgame

Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA), Article I, Section 27 of Pennsylvania's Constitution, has in the last year gained the relevance its framers had originally intended.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts, Locke Lord, Foley Gardere Handling $10.8B Energy Deal

BHP Billison has agreed to sell its U.S. shale assets in the Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Permian and Fayetteville shales.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FERC's Hard Look at Pipeline Construction and GHG Emissions

The increase in U.S. pipeline construction resulting from natural gas production in unconventional places, including the Marcellus and Utica formations, has sparked additional interest in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) process for issuing “certificates of public convenience and necessity” that are required under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act before construction can begin.
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