Allen Pusey

Dykema M&A Survey Reveals Guarded Optimism

Dykema's 16th Annual M&A Survey is out, and the results are upbeat — but cautious. COVID-19 is the culprit, of course, but respondents were considerably more positive than this time last year. In a week that began with a stock market tumble fueled by a mixed government response to COVID-19, more than 70% of the nation's top business executives surveyed said they are essentially optimistic that the market for mergers and acquisitions will strengthen in the next 12 months. The Lawbook has the details.

October 27, 2020 Allen Pusey

2020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards Submission Form

October 26, 2020 Allen Pusey

CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 55 Lawyers, 5 Firms, $352M

The second week of October recorded the lowest total value for transactions ever recorded by the CDT Roundup. But with two major M&A deals already reported this week, there is absolute certainty that next week's report will be better.

October 23, 2020 Allen Pusey

Gibson, V&E Advise on $7.6B Pioneer Natural Resources Purchase of Parsley Energy

Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources is buying Parsley Energy for $4.5 billion in stock and the assumption of $3.1 billion of Parsley's debt. Texas Lawbook writer Allen Pusey has the lawyers for Gibson Dunn and Vinson & Elkins.

October 20, 2020 Allen Pusey

Takeaways from a First Jury Trial in Waco

A trial in Waco pitting a Florida inventor against the streaming service Roku may not have been spectacular, but it was notable, as much for points in style as for points of law. Allen Pusey explains.

October 20, 2020 Allen Pusey

ConocoPhillips, Concho Resources Combine in $9.5B Deal

Consolidation in the shale oil business took a big step Monday morning with the announcement that major Permian player Concho Resources has agreed to combine with Houston-based ConocoPhillips.

October 19, 2020 Allen Pusey

Rebeca Huddle of Baker Botts Named to SCOTX

Gov. Greg Abbott has selected El Paso native Rebeca Huddle to fill the open seat on the Texas Supreme Court left by Justice Paul Green, who retired from the bench at the end of August. Huddle, a former justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston, was most recently the partner-in-charge of Baker Botts' Houston office.

October 15, 2020 Allen Pusey

CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 5 Firms, 52 Lawyers, $5.2B

The week was defined by one big deal, a drop to single-digit transactions and a flurry of reports on the energy industry by Haynes and Boone that provide context for the transactions that pass through the CDT Roundup.

October 14, 2020 Allen Pusey

Haynes and Boone Energy Reports: Lower Bases, Less Credit, More Hedging

Energy companies are likely going to face a new lending environment, even when the nation exits from its current coronavirus woes, according to new reports by Haynes and Boone. Even though prices have stabilized banks are changing the rules, and O&G companies are moving toward greater self-reliance in the process.

October 13, 2020 Allen Pusey

Fifth Circuit Again Rules for Receiver in Stanford Ponzi Case

The U.S. Fifth Circuit once again ruled against an investor in Stanford International Bank, the notorious Houston-based Ponzi scheme. The ruling likely signals an end to at least one thread of litigation in the 11 years since its $7 billion collapse. Allen Pusey explains.

October 9, 2020 Allen Pusey