A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised PlainsCapital Corporation in signing a definitive merger agreement with Hilltop Holdings Inc., a Dallas-based holding company.
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Polsinelli Shughart Adds Litigation and Appellate Capabilities in Dallas
Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of Dallas attorney Leane C. Medford as shareholder. Highly accomplished in her field, Medford focuses on commercial litigation and appeals. She is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America TM and the Texas Bar Foundation.
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Weil – Trimble Navigation to Acquire SketchUp from Google
Trimble Navigation Ltd. announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire SketchUp, a 3D modeling platform, from Google. Global law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented Trimble on the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter 2012 subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of employee benefits law attorney Henry Talavera as shareholder. Highly accomplished in his field, Talavera focuses on executive compensation and ERISA, and assists employers with health reform compliance. His clients include oil and gas companies, Texas banks and nursing homes.
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T&K Helps Southwest Airlines Win Another East Texas Patent Infringement Verdict
Thompson & Knight attorneys Max Ciccarelli, J. Michael Heinlen, and Gary R. Sorden have obtained another courtroom defense win for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) in an East Texas patent infringement case.
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Patton Boggs Bolsters IP Strength With Addition of Four Patent Attorneys
The Dallas office of the national law firm of Patton Boggs LLP has substantially expanded its capabilities in the intellectual property arena with the addition of four lawyers formerly affiliated with the Dallas office of SNR Denton.
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Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of bankruptcy attorney James H. Billingsley as shareholder. Highly respected in his field, Billingsley will focus on bankruptcy, loan enforcement and troubled company matters for clients in Texas and nationally.
Tags: Polsinelli PC | DallasHaynes and Boone Welcomes Senior Real Estate Practitioner
Veteran real estate attorney David L. Fields has joined the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.
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T&K Advises Meritage in Eagle Ford Shale Deal
Attorneys from the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP represented Golden, Colorado-based Meritage Midstream Services in the company’s recent sale of assets in the Eagle Ford shale area of south Texas.
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