Andrews Kurth & Porter Hedges Advise $550 Million EPL-Hilcorp Deal
The two privately held oil and gas exploration and production companies are working out a deal that involves selling natural oil and gas assets.
Big Dallas Law Firms Get “F” for Diversity
Only one percent of the 840 equity partners at the 20 largest Dallas law firms are black. Thirteen of those law firms have no African-American partners at all. Nine law firms have no Hispanic partners, according to a new report by the Dallas Diversity Task Force. Overall, lawyers of color comprise 12 percent of all the attorneys working at the 20 biggest firms, which is actually an increase from eight percent just six years ago. Two major Dallas law firms – Weil, Gotshal & Manges and K&L Gates – received a passing grade.
V&E Leads Riverstone’s Investment in Sage Midstream
Private equity firms continue to invest big money in the oil patch, and that is good news for Texas energy lawyers.
William Toles Moves to Fee Smith
A trial lawyer with 15 years of experience and more than 75 trials under his belt, Toles joins the trial boutique firm Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo in Dallas as a partner. Toles, who is a former assistant Dallas City Attorney, focuses his practice on commercial and business litigation, personal injury, professional and premises liability litigation.
Scott Schwind Joins Jones Day as Houston Energy Partner
An expert in the Latin American and African transaction markets for oil and gas, Schwind advises clients with upstream, midstream and downstream deals both in the U.S. and around the world. The Texas Lawbook interviewed Schwind, who is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, about trends in his practice to discuss cross border oil and gas transactions and why he joined Jones Day.
Wilson Elser Adds a Former Investigative TV Reporter & a Higher Ed Expert to Dallas Office
Valeri Williams and James Sears Bryant have two things in common: they both have non-traditional legal backgrounds and they both recently have joined a New York Firm's Dallas office.
Former Energy Dept. Senior Advisor Joins Gardere’s Austin Office
Erika Benson, formerly with Patton Boggs and Troutman Sanders, was a lawyer at DOE’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.
Texas AG Asks That Life Partners Holdings Be Run By Receiver
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has sued Life Partners Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiary, Life Partners, Inc. for violating the Texas Securities Act by allegedly selling unregistered securities to investors and has asked an Austin judge to appoint a receiver to oversee the Waco-based company's financial operations immediately.
Scott Carlson Named DART's New General Counsel
Carlson was a member of DART's board of directors for almost a decade before becoming the new GC.
Jones Day Leads Tokyo Electron in $252 million Surface Preparation Deal
For Dallas M&A partner Scott Cohen, this is the four major transaction in the semi-conductor industry this year.