Lawyers from Baker Botts and Vinson & Elkins said today that they ended last week leading two separate deals worth a collective $1 billion for clients in the oil patch. One involved oil and gas assets located in California, and the other involved pipeline assets.
Mergermarket: Texas Dealflow Flat in Q3 2016, but Law Firm Leader Board Changes
New Mergermarket data for Texas-based M&A for the third quarter of 2016 is out. The Texas Lawbook has the exclusive. This article examines deal count, deal value and M&A trends. We also have the updated legal advisers rankings showing which law firms are doing the most corporate transactions.
Mergermarket: Texas Dealflow Flat in Q3 2016, but Law Firm Leader Board Changes
New Mergermarket data for Texas-based M&A for the third quarter of 2016 is out. The Texas Lawbook has the exclusive. This article examines deal count, deal value and M&A trends. We also have the updated legal advisers rankings showing which law firms are doing the most corporate transactions.
Nuremberg Revisited 70 Years Later – And Many North Texas Connections Explored
The Nuremberg trials were 70 years ago, but Plano-based Center for American and International Law will host next week an extraordinary symposium highlighting the many connections between Dallas and the historic trials. The Oct. 24 event will explore key aspects of the trials and today’s implications. CAIL also will unveil rare artifacts collected by former SMU Law Dean Robert Storey during his time as chief counsel to Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in the prosecution of high-ranking Nazi officials at the Nuremberg trials.
RSP Permian Buys Silver Hill for $2.4B
Dallas-based RSP Permian said Thursday that it is buying Silver Hill Energy Partners and Silver Hill E&P II through a cash and stock transaction that totals $2.4 billion. Texas lawyers from V&E and Thompson & Knight are involved.
Half-Billion Divorce Case Blows Up in Galveston
Did you hear about the half-billion dollar divorce in Galveston? Bet not. The divorce was done so quietly that two years ago, almost no one heard about the $416 million ruling a Galveston court declared in Winnie Alwazzan’s favor. It was so quiet, lawyers contend, that even Winnie’s estranged husband, Isa Alwazzan, didn’t know. The Houston Chronicle has full details on this bizarre legal battle.