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Prominent legal and investigative journalist Allen Pusey is a senior editor and writer at The Texas Lawbook.
Prior to joining The Lawbook, Pusey was the editor and publisher of the ABA Journal, which is the nation’s largest circulation legal publication. Before his decade with the Journal, Pusey spent 26 years as a reporter and editor at The Dallas Morning News, where he was a special projects editor and covered the Supreme Court of the United States.
A former director at the Center for Public Integrity, Pusey brings extraordinary experience and knowledge of the legal industry to The Texas Lawbook. Our readers are now the beneficiaries of his amazing talent as a writer and editor.
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Skadden and Kirkland counseled Devon Energy and WPX in a $12 billion merger-of-equals. The new entity will build on developed and proven assets to become a "fixed plus dividend" investment vehicle. The Lawbook has the names of the lawyers who made it happen.
The M&A deals announced last week were as diverse as they can get in a state generally perceived as all energy, all the time — or at least most of the time. But that diversification is part of both a Texas reality and a global trend. The CDT Roundup, with help from a couple of experts, explains.
This week's crop of deals are nothing if not diverse: a gold mining company, diapers, dried foods, luxury cars and RTD cocktails. The CDT Roundup breaks them down.
While energy bankruptcies are likely to continue, the airline industry may end up being the hardest hit, according to panelists participating in last week’s “Corporate Bankruptcy Fever” CLE. Moreover, the disruptions that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the paths and prospects for many more businesses in many different industries facing Chapter 11.
Whether they are preparing to file or scrambling so they don't have to, there are two traits that characterize most recent transactions in Texas: bankruptcy or the fear of bankruptcy. This is not hard to imagine in a state where bankruptcies have tripled over this time last year.
Summer disciplinary actions at the State Bar of Texas were scant. Activity reported include four suspensions and one request for reinstatement.
Is the business of law business getting back to normal? Maybe. If the numbers over the last few weeks mean anything, things are both more and less normal. Willkie Farr's Michael De Voe Piazza thinks it's a trend worth noting. The CDT Roundup has the deals.
Hating the term "New Normal"? Get used to it. As S&P Global Market Intelligence reports, it's going to be a long road back. The CDT Roundup explains.
Two sides to the coin. Two-edged sword. Yin and Yang. Pick your metaphor, but both pessimists and optimists will find succor in this week's transactions. Allen Pusey explains.
How hard has the coronavirus been on transactional activity from week to week? We decided to check the figures from March through July against the same time period during the two previous years. Here's what we found.
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