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Bryan Stevenson’s career has been marked by bold moves and transformative moments, culminating in his role as chief legal officer at Arcosa, where his strategic vision helped orchestrate the largest deal in the company’s history, earning him recognition as a finalist for the 2024 DFW M&A Deal of the Year Award.
With questions looming over the fate of the IRA, the likelihood of tariffs and more than a few geopolitical tensions muddying the view forward, many lawyers in the deal space are wary of describing what awaits them in the M&A market of 2025. However, one market area that almost all law firms and lawyers agree on, despite those serious variables, is that private equity will continue to help shape the world of Texas M&A.
Vinson & Elkins announced Monday that Jon Niermann, the former chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, has joined the firm as an Austin-based partner working within its environmental practice, the firm said in a news release.
In one of the largest ever green energy generation transactions, Constellation Energy has agreed to acquire Calpine Corporation, a Houston-based natural gas and geothermal energy provider taken private by Energy Capital Partners in 2018. Lawyers from Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Latham and White & Case are advising on the deal.
In a recent CLE event hosted by The Texas Lawbook and the Houston chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, lawyers from Bracewell, Talen Energy and Vopak gathered to discuss various topics related to the different areas they are keeping a keen eye on as the change of presidential administrations inches closer to the Jan. 20 inauguration date.
McGinnis Lochridge announced Monday that it has added Austin-based litigator Marla Broaddus as a partner to its oil and gas practice group.
Now that the new year is here, many Texas M&A lawyers are preparing for potential developments in the upcoming year and identifying their focus areas. Many law firms are optimistic about the deal space in 2025, anticipating increased activity; however, they also plan to closely monitor how the new presidential administration may affect deals and their clients.
Clyde & Co., a global law firm based in the UK, announced on Jan. 2 that it is expanding into the Texas legal market by merging with Dallas' Tillman Batchelor, an insurance litigation-focused firm.
In a CLE event hosted by The Texas Lawbook, lawyers from Akin, Baker McKenzie and Capital One discussed various topics related to how they are preparing themselves and their clients for the transition between administrations in January when Donald Trump assumes office in his second term as president.
On Saturday, retailer Party City voluntarily filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in under two years in the Southern District of Texas. Following the filing and after being in business for nearly 40 years, it will officially look to close its business. As it begins to take the necessary steps to do so, it has selected New York's Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as its legal counsel and Houston's Porter Hedges as local counsel.
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