Peter Berg Moves to White & Case
Berg, a former partner at King & Spalding in Houston, advises owners and developers in the construction of large-scale energy construction projects, whether on-shore, off-shore or renewable.
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Berg, a former partner at King & Spalding in Houston, advises owners and developers in the construction of large-scale energy construction projects, whether on-shore, off-shore or renewable.
Bracewell and Vinson & Elkins advised Phillips 66 and Tallgrass, respectively, on the deal which advances the P66's determination to divest itself of $3 billion in non-core assets. On the buyer side, Tallgrass now holds total equity ownership in one of the largest natural gas pipelines in the U.S.
The two sides were counseled by Baker Botts and Vinson & Elkins, much as they were in a similar transaction in 2023. The bolt-on transaction includes an interest in Piñon Midstream, a pipeline and gas treatment operation that expands Matador's operational footprint in New Mexico and West Texas.
Foster, whose practice includes nearly three decades of experience in the energy and infrastructure spaces, vaults to Willkie after more than three years at Sidley Austin.
In her role as senior counsel at Phillips 66, Kristina McQuaid is asked to do more than M&A. Much more.
"At first, I did not want to be a lawyer. I really enjoyed math and wanted to be a stockbroker," she says.
Now she finds herself nominated as a 2024 finalist for Senior Counsel of the Year for a Large Legal Department by the Association of Corporate Counsel's Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook.
In her role as senior counsel at Phillips 66, Kristina McQuaid is asked to do more than M&A. Much more. The Lawbook had the chance to ask a few questions about her work and her expectations of outside counsel. We jumped on it.
When Jenarae Garland arrived as a new managing counsel at Phillips 66, she could be excused for not being fully prepared for the part she would come to play in the $3.8 billion take-private purchase of DCP Midstream LP. She was the junior member of a three-attorney team leading the deal, ranking behind Deputy General Counsel Rob Task and Managing Counsel Maine Goodfellow. Along with their outside counsel Bracewell, the deal has also resulted in their nomination as finalists for 2024 M&A Transaction of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel's Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook.
Gindi Vincent has a website where she writes about her worries. She worries aloud about her weight. She leans into her faith. She worries about being too busy for her kids: three teens — triplets. She worries about how she will busy herself when they depart for college four years out. She is a self-described "Type-A Planner Chick" as well as serving as General Counsel for Integrated Supply Chain and Procurement for Honeywell’s Energy and Sustainability Solutions.
Vincent, Honeywell and their outside counsel Arnold & Porter have been named a finalist for M&A Transaction of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel's Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook.
For Premium Subscribers Gindi Vincent has a long and complicated title at Honeywell: General Counsel for Integrated Supply Chain and Procurement for Energy and Sustainability Solutions. Her responsibilities are even
The new laterals at Willkie — Tom Tippetts, Brandon McCoy and Chase Proctor — will be joined/supported by a few other familiar names from Willkie's New York and Texas offices.
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