Senior Associate
Complex Commercial Litigation
Paul’s principal area of practice is complex commercial litigation.
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Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – 2026 Q1 Summaries
In the first quarter of 2026, the Texas Business Court continued to make progress through the ever-growing number of lawsuits appearing on its dockets.
April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026 • 20-minute read
Client Alerts
After a three-year crackdown on the use of “ephemeral” electronic messaging platforms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Chair Gary Gensler, early indications are that the incoming Trump administration may abandon the Gensler-era practice of repeated industry-wide probes into employee use of off-channel communications.
November 27, 2024
November 27, 2024 • 6-minute read
Client Alerts
Oversold and Underdelivered: SEC Charges Former Startup CEO with “AI Washing” Securities Fraud
On June 11, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Illit Raz, the former CEO and founder of the since-shut-down artificial intelligence recruiting startup Joonko Diversity Inc. (“Joonko”), with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about a number of items — including the sophistication of the company’s technology.
June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
Texas Business Court Update: Governor Abbott Appoints Inaugural Appellate and Trial Court Judges
Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to announce the first wave of judicial appointees to the Texas Business Court and the intermediate court of appeals which will oversee them—all of which are slated to go into effect on September 1, 2024.
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024 • 6-minute read
Client Alerts
Game Over: Robinhood Pays $7.5 Million to Resolve “Gamification” Securities Violations
After more than three years of regulatory investigation and litigation, Robinhood Financial LLC (“Robinhood”) recently agreed to overhaul its digital engagement practices and pay a $7.5 million fine to settle charges with the Massachusetts Secretary of State Securities Division (the “MA Securities Division”) for violating the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act, among other things, by employing certain “gamification” features into its phone-application based retail investment platform.
February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024 • 5-minute read
Deals & Cases
Rice Acquisition Corporation 3 Announces Pricing of $300 Million Initial Public Offering
Vinson & Elkins advised the underwriters in an initial public offering by Rice Acquisition Corporation 3, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of Rice Investment Group and Mercuria, of 34,500,000 units for an aggregate offering price of $345,000,000.
October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
JPI to be Acquired by Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc.
Vinson & Elkins advised Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc., a comprehensive housing and wood products subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., in the acquisition of JPI’s operating platform.
October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins advised 1979 Royalties, LP, a subsidiary of Endeavor Energy Resources, in the acquisition of oil & gas mineral and royalty interests from Peacemaker Royalties, LP, a portfolio company of EnCap Investments, LP, in the Midland Basin, West Texas for $61 million in cash.
September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023 • 1-minute read
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