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Claire Poole

Texas M&A Lawyers Look Ahead: More of the Same, Maybe

This week, The Texas Lawbook published new Corporate Deal Tracker data showing M&A lawyers were busier during the first six months of 2022 than they have ever been. The article quoted several of the state’s leading dealmakers on the trends they saw during H1 2022. Now, we asked those same M&A lawyers to look into their crystal balls for the second half of the year? The bottom line: Opinions differed.

July 27, 2022 Claire Poole

Veteran Deal Lawyer Bruce Herzog Heads to Latham

Herzog, who has been 32 years in the private equity trenches, was a partner at Vinson & Elkins before joining Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 2008.

March 18, 2022 Claire Poole

Vic Zanetti: Quarterbacking for the Hunts from the Sidelines

Katten deal lawyer Vic Zanetti is in a league of his own. As the go-to attorney for Trinity Hunt Partners, he has led 100-plus deals for the private equity fund since its inception, including more than 20 in 2021 alone. Zanetti is also the only person outside the Hunt family to serve on the Arrowhead Sports Trusts, which controls the Kansas City Chiefs and major league soccer franchise FC Dallas.

In a conversation with The Lawbook, Zanetti answers questions about deals, dealing with surviving brain cancer and how he forged his relationship with the Hunt family.

February 11, 2022 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 16 Firms, 124 Lawyers, $5.63B

Most alternative investors are sticking to their long-term plans despite the coronavirus, although they differ on when business will return to normal, while deal flow involving Texas lawyers continues to trend upward.

May 12, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 10 Firms, 90 Lawyers, $10.4B

The capital markets continued to provide more solid companies with the cash they need to keep going through the coronavirus pandemic.

May 5, 2020 Claire Poole

Southwest Airlines Raises Another $6B

Three large capital markets transactions – plus last week’s $3.2 billion in funding from the federal government – bring the Dallas airline’s total cash haul to more than $9 billion.

April 30, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 9 Firms, 36 Lawyers, $3.4B

The impact of the coronavirus on pending transactions may be overstated, according to one law firm, while new deals involving Texas lawyers slumped last week. Claire Poole reports.

April 28, 2020 Claire Poole

Texas Lawyers’ Capital Markets Deals Down Nearly 25% in 2019

Blame the oil and gas industry, which even before the market collapse had difficulty attracting funding given its out-of-favor status on Wall Street.

April 24, 2020 Claire Poole

Morgan Stanley Holds Top Spot in Q1 Dealmaking Value in Texas

Houlihan Lokey ranked-one in deal count, handling 11 transactions in the state. Claire Poole reports on the latest exclusive Mergermarket numbers.

April 23, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 14 Firms, 92 Lawyers, $9.5B

Last week was a big one for capital markets transactions, in spite of…well, everything. M&A? Not so much. In her weekly CDT Roundup, Claire Poole has names and numbers for the deals that kept Texas lawyers busy while they WFH.

April 21, 2020 Claire Poole

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GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Clifford Chance Lands Castelan - The energy M&A/infrastructure attorney worked on several deals for Latham, including counseling ExxonMobil and Chevron on projects.
  • Chris Bennett leaving STB for Weil
  • Rahul Vashi Jumps from Kirkland to Gibson Dunn
  • Winston Snags Rodney Moore, Sam Peca from Weil
  • Lee Yeakel Joins King & Spalding
  • Q&A with Willkie’s Tan Lu
  • Omar Samji Departs Shearman for Weil
  • Sidley Lands Winstead Bankruptcy Partner Rakhee Patel
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Lawyers in the News

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Kit Addleman
Geffrey W. Anderson
Daniel Avila II
Jon Benloulou
Mike Bielby
Jimmy Blacklock
Jane Bland
Thomas D. Bowers III
Denis Braham
Thomas Brandt
Ron Breaux
Kenneth Broughton
Kyle Carter
Brian Cathey
Michael Chambers
Tracy Christopher
David Coale
Samuel C. Cole
David S. Cook
Alicia G. Curran
Michael Darden
Joe Davidson
Joshua P. Davis
Adrienne Dominguez
Mollie Duckworth
Shannon Dugan
Keith Ellison
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Harper Estes
Andrew Fabens
Bill Finnegan
Bryan Flannery
Joshua Flores
Murray Fogler
Marc Fuller
Rob Goodin
Robert N. Grisham II
Richard Guiltinan
Charlie Haag
Stancell Haigwood
John Russell Hardin
Meagan Hassan
Chris Heasley
Michael Heidler
Sean M. Higgins
Laura Hill
Amanda S. Hilty 
Jim Ho
Russell Hollenbeck
Hillary Holmes
Kenneth Hoyt
Joan Huffman
Wallace Jefferson
David Johansen
Zona Jones
Jameson Joyce
Jacob Kring
David Lassetter
Tom Leatherbury
Debra Lehrmann
Brenda Lenahan
Luis Leos
Brice Lipman
Ieuan List 
Mey Ly-Ortiz 
R.J. Malenfant
Peter Marshall
Levi McCathern II
Pamela Medina
Dale Mellencamp
Todd Mensing
David Miller
Rodney R. Miller
Regina Montoya
Eric Moyé
Andrew Murr
Tim Newsom
Kurt Nondorf
Ethan Nutter
Robin O'Neil
Yvette Ostolaza
Matt Pacey
Sarah Patel Pacheco
Scott Parel
Danielle Patterson
Ken Paxton
Kelley Peacock
Eric T. Penner
Kyle Poelker
Chris Popov
Laura Prather
Gregory Pryor
Shirley Redwine
Aiesha Redmond
R. Douglas Rees
Justin Reinus
Samuel Rettew
Aaron Rigby
Justine Robinson
Ian Roffman
Kristen Rohr
James Ruiz
Dylan B. Russell
Russell Ryan
R.K. Sandill
Steven Sanfelippo
Valeria Sartorio
Neil Sawhney
Harrison Scheer
Karen Gren Scholer
Jonathan C. Scott
Tali Sealman
B. Jack Shepherd
Laura Sizemore
Ryan W. Smith
Britta Stanton
Harrison Steakley
Johnathan Stone
Gary Swaim
Laura Tamez
Matthew Turner
Rahul Vashi
Donald Verrilli Jr.
Brett Wagner
Darrin Walker
Hannah Walsh
Paul Watler
Kyle Watson
Alex Whitman
Cory T. Wilson
Randy Wilson
Travis Wofford
Eric B. Wolff
Thomas C. Wright
Angela Zambrano
Mingda Zhao

Firms in the News

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Alexander Dubose Jefferson
Allen & Overy
Anderson & Riddle
Ares
Autotalks
AZA
Azek
Azelis
Bair Hilty
Baker Botts
Beard Energy
BMW
Cozen O'Connor
Cunningham Swaim
Delta
DHLF
Dohery Wagner
Ducommun 
Fogler Brar O’Neil
Gibson Dunn
Greenberg Traurig
Gupta Wessler
Haynes Boone
Hedrick Kring
Hess Midstream
Holland & Knight
Hoover Slovacek
Hyatt
Jackson Walker
Kinder Morgan
Kirkland
Lancium
Latham
Lewis Brisbois
LG Chem
Lynch, Chappell & Alsup
Lynn Pinker
Marriott
McCathern
MoloLamken
Morrison Jones
Munger Tolles & Olson
Newmont
NOG
Nutter McClennen & Fish
Penn Law Firm
Perkins Coie
Reed Smith
Rice University
Schlumberger
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley
Sunnova
TADC
TEX-ABOTA
Texas Fueling Services
TLR
Toyota
Trafigura Trading
TTLA
United Airlines
USA Lending
V&E
White & Case
Winstead
Winston & Strawn
Womble
Wright Close & Barger

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