On January 28, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, Dr. Charles Lieber, has been criminally charged with one count of making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement in relation to his connections to China’s Wuhan… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge, Austin’s oldest law firm, today announced that five lawyers have joined the firm’s Austin office including four environmental Partners and one environmental Associate. With them, they bring decades of experience involving a wide array of environmental issues including permitting, enforcement, site assessment, remediation, and compliance. The group also… Read more
On January 25, attorney Nelia Robbi was awarded the 2020 Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award by the Austin Bar Association. The award was presented at the organization’s 17th Annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala. The Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award was named in honor of the… Read more
On January 23, 2020, the State and Commerce Departments issued companion rules amending U.S. Munitions List (USML) Categories I, II, and III (firearms; guns and armaments; and ammunition/ordnance) to more precisely describe items that warrant control on the USML and to transfer items that no longer warrant control on… Read more
Several news agencies have recently reported that Frontier Communications Corporation is considering a pre-packaged bankruptcy by March 15, when about $356 million of debt payments come due. Frontier reportedly had a confidential meeting with lenders and advisers last week, although Frontier has not publicly confirmed the reports. Many Texas electric… Read more
Join McGinnis Lochridge Partner Doug Jones for a lunchtime webinar in which he will discuss the final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations. This presentation will survey the existing Opportunity Zone guidance landscape and will pay special attention to the changes implemented by the final regulations released by the U.S. Department… Read more
The Treasury Department on January 13 released two final regulations implementing changes that the 2018 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) made to the jurisdiction and processes of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The new regulations, which became effective on February 13, broaden… Read more
Join McGinnis Lochridge Partner Doug Jones for a lunchtime seminar discussing the final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations. This seminar will survey the existing Opportunity Zone guidance landscape and will pay special attention to the changes implemented by the final regulations released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that the firm has elected two attorneys to Partner – Martha Todd and Travis Vickery. The attorneys are based in the firm’s Austin office. “We are very impressed by the skill and dedication of Martha and Travis,” said Managing Partner… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that Douglas J. Paul and Emily R. Franco have joined the firm as Partner and Associate respectively, in the firm’s Estate & Probate Practice Group in Austin. "Doug and Emily bring significant experience to the firm in the highly personal area of… Read more