Legal Roundup
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Texas Construction Company Pays Back Wages to Misclassified Employees After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Aztec Construction Inc. – doing business as RSP Aztec Construction Inc. in Spring, Texas – has paid $25,380 in back wages to five employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime requirements.
BOYARMILLER: BoyarMiller Advises on the Acquisition of Amtel, LLC by Amtel Partners
BoyarMiller provided legal counsel to Houston-based Amtel Partners, LLC in the purchase of Amtel, LLC, which closed on August 30, 2019.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Awards $3.5 Million in Additional Assistance to Dislocated Workers From Fort Hood and Red River Army Depot in Texas
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $3,590,635 in additional funding to the Texas Workforce Commission for a National Dislocated Worker Grant currently serving dislocated workers at Fort Hood and Red River Army Depot (RRAD), located in Killeen and Texarkana, Texas, respectively.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Antitrust Texas Conference
David Reichenberg will be presenting at the Antitrust Texas Conference on the topic of "Insights from High-Tech: IP and Antitrust."
COZEN O'CONNOR: Three Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Texas Super Lawyers
Cozen O’Connor attorneys Stephen P. Pate, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., and Joseph A. Ziemianski were named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers.
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN PC: Corporate Counsel Rank Epstein Becker Green as “Litigation Standout” in BTI Litigation Outlook 2020 Report
Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that it has received positive feedback by corporate counsel in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2020: Changes, Trends, and Opportunities for Law Firms report.
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Lewis to Discuss Implicit Bias at Shook Alumni Event in Houston
Partner John Lewis, Jr., will lead a discussion of implicit bias and the neuroscience behind it at an upcoming Shook alumni event in Houston, Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Welcomes Jen Patton as Chief Legal Talent Officer
Foley & Lardner is pleased to announce that Jen Cafferty Patton has joined the firm as its first Chief Legal Talent Officer (CLTO).
LITIFY: Gov. Edwards, Litify Announce Tech Firm’s Entry into New Orleans
The New Orleans Business Alliance made the following announcement on Sept. 9:
DLA PIPER: General James Mattis to join the Cohen Group
General James Mattis will join The Cohen Group as a Senior Counselor in October, the firm announced.
POLSINELLI PC: Polsinelli Shareholder Allen J. Dickey Named to Strafford’s Real Estate Law Webinar Advisory Board
Allen J. Dickey, a Dallas-based shareholder in Polsinelli’s Real Estate Finance practice, has been named to the Real Estate Law Webinar Advisory Board of Strafford Publications (“Strafford”).
BAKER HOSTETLER LLP: Leading White Collar and Litigation Partner Shawn Cleveland Joins BakerHostetler in Texas
BakerHostetler announced today that Shawn Cleveland has joined the firm as a partner on its White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team.
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Shook Announces 2019 Fall Class
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that 19 new law school graduates have joined the firm in its Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices.
REED SMITH LLP: Global law firm Reed Smith will be part of 19-city block District of Harwood
Global real estate firm Harwood International and global law firm Reed Smith have announced a new lease in the 19-city block District of Harwood.
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Strasburger Attorneys Named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers
Nineteen Clark Hill Strasburger attorneys have been named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers®.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord Houston Partner Michael Blankenship Named On the Rise Honoree by Texas Lawyer
Locke Lord Houston Partner Michael Blankenship, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Capital Markets Section and FinTech Industry Group, has been selected by Texas Lawyer as a 2019 On the Rise honoree, an award that spotlights impressive individuals under the age of 40 who have wielded influence in their practice areas in Texas and beyond.
CLARK HILL: Brad Oxford to Present Webinar on Retirement Plan Audits on October 1, 2019
San Antonio tax attorney, Brad Oxford, will guide ERISA counsel and plan sponsors on potential audit risks relating to their 401(k) and other retirement plans in a webinar on October 1, 2019 titled "Retirement Plan Audits: Recognizing Plan Errors, Remedying Noncompliance, New IRS and DOL Audit Initiatives."
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Six Bradley Attorneys Named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers
Bradley is pleased to announce that six attorneys in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers, who are recognized as among the leading lawyers in the state.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Thirty-Five Foley Gardere Lawyers Named to Texas Super Lawyers
Foley Gardere is pleased to announce that 35 of its lawyers have been named to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list – a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the state’s lawyers.