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Mergermarket: Texas M&A Plummeted in H1 2019 - If you've been paying attention to M&A numbers in recent weeks, you already know this: compared to last year, the first half of 2019 has been lackluster. Deal count is down. Deal values are down. "Exceedingly cautious," is the way one lawyer describes the market. Claire Poole bears the bad news from our exclusive Mergermarket data. July 18, 2019Claire Poole

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Fort Worth Judge Enters $5.3M Judgment in Oil & Gas Insurance Dispute - Fort Worth-based Compass Well Services on Tuesday scored $5.3 million from its insurance company, which failed to cover a costly equipment damage incident while working on a 2013 fracking project in the Eagle Ford Shale. The award follows a six-day jury trial this spring. Natalie Posgate details the case and who will be scoring some nice attorneys' fees. July 17, 2019Natalie Posgate
SEC’s David Peavler: His First 10 Days on the Job - The former HD Vest Financial GC started his new job as the regional director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth office last Monday. In an exclusive interview, Peavler says he faces significant challenges but people need to know about one change from his predecessor. July 16, 2019Mark Curriden
CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 7 Firms, 46 Lawyers, $775.5M - Deal activity involving Texas lawyers continued to be weak this past week – and way weaker than this time last year, which doesn't portend a great second half of the year. Claire Poole has the numbers. July 16, 2019Claire Poole
Callon-Carrizo: It’s All About Relationships - Baker Botts had done work for Carrizo Oil & Gas for 22 years. Kirkland had been developing a relationship with Callon Petroleum management for the last several years. In the end, the two law firms helped put together a combination of the two companies that one analyst says will join an elite group that can achieve double-digit production growth while generating meaningful free cash flow. July 16, 2019Claire Poole

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Three Firms, Three Mergers – Measuring Success After 15 Months - Gardere would have celebrated its 110th anniversary this year. Andrews Kurth of Houston would have been 117 years old. Strasburger & Price would have turned 80. In April, the three firms merged with national practices within days of each other. The Texas Lawbook examines how each of those mergers has worked out. July 10, 2019Mark Curriden

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Texas Municipalities and Ransomware: Can the Sheriff Surrender to the Outlaw? - Ransomware attacks against government entities are on the rise. Texas municipalities increasingly find themselves between Scylla and Charybdis: pay Bitcoin ransom to cyber-bandits or lose data critical to the basic functions of modern cities. But can a public entity in Texas legally pay a ransom, even if it is the financially responsible thing to do? This article has the details. July 11, 2019Philip J. Bezanson and David B. Springer

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