Shell USA announced Monday that it is paying $1.96 billion to acquire all outstanding stock of its subsidiary Shell Midstream Partners, which has assets involved in crude oil and refined products pipelines and terminals that serve as key infrastructure to transport onshore and offshore crude oil production to U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest refining markets. The entities chose Houston lawyers from Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn as its legal advisors. The Lawbook has lawyer names and other details.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 10 Firms, 127 Lawyers, $2.9B
There have been a few big energy deals this year, but none quite as big as one that closed last week. The merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP was announced last August. But that was long before the Ukraine war and $120 oil. Vinson & Elkins partner Kaam Sahely was in the thick of it all that time. He shed some light on what it took to get the deal done. That, and the weekly roll call of Texas dealmakers are in the CDT Roundup.
Jason Nance Feels He Has the Key to the Future of Legal Education: Research
The new dean of SMU’s Dedman School of Law comes with a trunkful of credentials, a broad range of educational interests and confidence in his belief in what the new breed of lawyers need: an ability to think critically; the quantitative skills to do so and the tools that equip them for a tech-savvy corporate world where change is constant.
Florida Education Expert Named New Dean at SMU’s Dedman Law School
Jason P. Nance, an associate dean at the University of Florida’s Levin School of Law with early ties to Texas, has been selected to guide the school beginning in August.
Orrick Nabs Willkie PE Partner
Willkie’s Houston office loses another private equity partner as Orrick snaps up David Aaronson. Aaronson often worked with Mike Piazza, who left Willkie earlier this year for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
Corporate Deal Tracker: 2022 M&A Transactions
Below is a list of qualified M&A transactions reported to The Texas Lawbook for 2022. The list is organic, designed to grow as needed. So if you have deals that qualify
NRA, Advertising Agency Settle Suit that Threatened More than NRA Wanted Known
The lawsuit has been settled that had the National Rifle Association in its sights and led to an investigation of the gun-advocacy group. The suit filed in Texas, now settled, was bitter. At one point, lawyers for ad agency Ackerman McQueen — Michael Gruber and Brian Mason of Dorsey & Whitney — sought state sanctions against Bill Brewer, the NRA attorney, which ultimately the Texas Supreme Court dismissed.
For Felecia Epps, UNT Dallas Law School Dean, Dotting ‘I’s’ and Crossing ‘T’s’ was Key
When she got the news Friday that UNTD Law School had received full ABA accreditation, Dean Felecia Epps wasn’t surprised. Elated, yes, but not surprised. It was a long road, as she described it Saturday, paved in day-to-day details. Next comes some sort of party. Maybe more than one. The Texas Lawbook has an exclusive interview.
Sources: UNTD College of Law to Be Fully Accredited by ABA
After 12 years since its creation by the Texas legislature, the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law has been fully accredited by the American Bar Association, The Texas Lawbook has learned from multiple sources.
Corporate Deal Tracker: 2021 M&A Master List
The Corporate Deal Tracker 2021 M&A Master List had been updated through Sept. 30. The list has been designed to grow with firm contributions. Check in regularly as the list grows.