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Topic Big DataCuba Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)Health Care Reform Telemedicine In the News Press Releases Media Contact Jill Chanen Public Relations Manager jchanen foley.com 312.832.4745 12next 01 April 2019 Foley Team Seeks to Revive Client’s Explosion Suit A team of Foley attorneys urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate a lawsuit filed by their client, a unit of oilfield services giant Baker Hughes, against the supplier of seven allegedly defective air compressors, one of which exploded at a Chevron project in Western Australia and injured a contractor’s employee. 01 April 2019 Melko Reappointed to Houston Bar Association’s Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Council Partner John Melko was reappointed to the Houston Bar Association’s Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Council. 21 March 2019 Perkins Discusses Priorities for Texas Statehouse with the Houston Business Journal –Houston Business Journal Partner Val Perkins was profiled in the Houston Business Journal article, “The Influencers: These Lobbyists, Government Affairs Professionals Represent Houston’s Industries at the Statehouse.” 04 March 2019 Foley Gardere Attorneys Named to 2019 Texas Rising Stars List Foley Gardere is pleased to announce that eight attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are chosen by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. 21 January 2019 Good Morning America Features Foley Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition –Good Morning America Good Morning America featured the 2019 Foley Gardere Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition as part of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day special segment honoring the late civil rights activist. 18 January 2019 “What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Say to the Children of Today’s World?” Today, 20 Texas elementary school students honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by channeling his passion and charisma during the final rounds of the Annual Foley Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competitions in Dallas and Houston. 14 December 2018 Eleven Foley Gardere Attorneys Named to 2018 Texas Rising Stars List Foley Gardere is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Texas Rising Stars List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are chosen by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. 09 November 2018 Newman Quoted in The Houston Chronicle about Hot Texas Market for Law Firms –Houston Chronicle Partner Michael Newman was quoted in the Houston Chronicle article, “More National Law Firms Are Looking to Elbow Their Way into Texas,” about the large number of national law firms continuing to move into Texas either via merger or opening standalone offices and recruiting Texas lawyers to them. 05 November 2018 Foley Gardere Represents BP in Completion of $10.5 Billion BHP Shale Assets Acquisition Foley Gardere served as counsel to BP America Production Company in its milestone acquisition of most of BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc.’s onshore U.S. oil and natural gas assets, including oil and gas production resources in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas and in the Haynesville gas basin in Texas and Louisiana. 01 November 2018 Foley Receives 29 National Tier 1 Practice Rankings in 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers Foley & Lardner is pleased to announce that it received 29 national Tier 1 rankings and 131 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in the 2019 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” 12next Search News Filters applied: Search phrase entered: Sort results by: Most Recent Most Viewed Most Shared
01 April 2019 Foley Team Seeks to Revive Client’s Explosion Suit A team of Foley attorneys urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate a lawsuit filed by their client, a unit of oilfield services giant Baker Hughes, against the supplier of seven allegedly defective air compressors, one of which exploded at a Chevron project in Western Australia and injured a contractor’s employee.
01 April 2019 Melko Reappointed to Houston Bar Association’s Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Council Partner John Melko was reappointed to the Houston Bar Association’s Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Council.
21 March 2019 Perkins Discusses Priorities for Texas Statehouse with the Houston Business Journal –Houston Business Journal Partner Val Perkins was profiled in the Houston Business Journal article, “The Influencers: These Lobbyists, Government Affairs Professionals Represent Houston’s Industries at the Statehouse.”
04 March 2019 Foley Gardere Attorneys Named to 2019 Texas Rising Stars List Foley Gardere is pleased to announce that eight attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are chosen by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
21 January 2019 Good Morning America Features Foley Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition –Good Morning America Good Morning America featured the 2019 Foley Gardere Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition as part of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day special segment honoring the late civil rights activist.
18 January 2019 “What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Say to the Children of Today’s World?” Today, 20 Texas elementary school students honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by channeling his passion and charisma during the final rounds of the Annual Foley Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competitions in Dallas and Houston.
14 December 2018 Eleven Foley Gardere Attorneys Named to 2018 Texas Rising Stars List Foley Gardere is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Texas Rising Stars List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are chosen by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
09 November 2018 Newman Quoted in The Houston Chronicle about Hot Texas Market for Law Firms –Houston Chronicle Partner Michael Newman was quoted in the Houston Chronicle article, “More National Law Firms Are Looking to Elbow Their Way into Texas,” about the large number of national law firms continuing to move into Texas either via merger or opening standalone offices and recruiting Texas lawyers to them.
05 November 2018 Foley Gardere Represents BP in Completion of $10.5 Billion BHP Shale Assets Acquisition Foley Gardere served as counsel to BP America Production Company in its milestone acquisition of most of BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc.’s onshore U.S. oil and natural gas assets, including oil and gas production resources in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas and in the Haynesville gas basin in Texas and Louisiana.
01 November 2018 Foley Receives 29 National Tier 1 Practice Rankings in 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers Foley & Lardner is pleased to announce that it received 29 national Tier 1 rankings and 131 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in the 2019 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”