On Monday, March 25, Ashton G. Cumberbatch, Jr., Special Counsel with McGinnis Lochridge, will be honored at The First Tee of Greater Austin’s 11th Annual 9 Core Values Awards Luncheon. The event will recognize outstanding leaders from the Austin community whose work reflects The First Tees 9 Core… Read more
Partner Jonathan Baughman, Chair of the firm’s Oil & Gas Practice Group, was called on by Bloomberg News to provide context about the likely Federal investigation into the recent chemical blaze at the Intercontinental Terminals Co.’s (ITC) petrochemical complex in Houston. At the current time, both Federal and local… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to welcome Sophia Makris as an Associate in Austin. She joins the firm’s Corporate & Tax Practice Group where she will represent clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities, banking matters and other commercial transactions. Makris was previously an associate with Alston & Bird… Read more
The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour division issued a highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 7, 2019, seeking to raise the minimum salary threshold to qualify for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) “white collar” exemptions for executive, administrative, or professional (“EAP”) workers. The proposed… Read more
Four attorneys from McGinnis Lochridge have been recognized as Rising Stars in the 2019 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. They practice in the firm’s Austin, Dallas and Houston offices. Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, published annually, recognizes those outstanding lawyers who meet stringent requirements for professional achievement and who have attained… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge announced today the growth of the firm’s International Trade and Transactions Practice Group with the addition of Jamie Joiner and Lindsey Roskopf, one of the state’s leading attorney teams focusing on international trade law, including export controls, sanctions, and customs matters. Jamie and Lindsey, who join as… Read more
In his article published in Law360, Don Jackson examined the key issue in Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., currently pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In that case, the court will determine whether a driller can be held liable in trespass for hydraulically fracturing a well drilled entirely… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to welcome Daniel Atkinson, who joins the firm’s Employment, Labor and Employee Benefits Practice Group as an associate in Dallas. He will work closely with Partner Felicity A. Fowler, who leads the Employment, Labor & Employee Benefits Practice Group and serves as the Dallas… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that Zachariah Taylor “Zac” Evans has joined the firm as Of Counsel in Austin. Zac joins the firm’s Land & Water Practice Group, where he will draw on his extensive legal and legislative experience to represent clients in the water and wastewater… Read more
To kick off the New Year, Partner Jonathan Baughman spoke with Law360 about an anticipated decision from the Texas Supreme Court – whether they accept or deny a request from Energy Transfer Partners LPs to review a reversal by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the case, Energy Transfer… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that Travis E. Vickery has joined the firm as Of Counsel in Austin. Travis will join the firm’s Electric Energy Practice Group, drawing on his administrative law background handling cases in the electric energy, natural resources, and environmental sectors. This year has been one… Read more