Andrews Kurth Elects Nine New Partners
All of the nine newly minted partners are Texas-based, including five in Houston, three in Austin and one in Dallas.
Weil Promotes One to Partner in Dallas
Monty Ward, a 2005 SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, focuses his practice on complex corporate transactions.
Mayer Brown Promotes One in Houston
Andres Romay practices in the firm's real estate group.
Winstead and Locke Lord Advise on Houston Dynamo Deal – Updated
A group led by Mexican businessman Gabriel Brener has purchased Houston’s soccer team, the Houston Dynamo, the women's team, the Houston Dash and the BBVA Compass Stadium in downtown Houston.
Six Firms Advise in String of EnCap-Devon Deals
Thompson & Knight, Locke Lord, Paul Hastings, Latham & Watkins, Vinson & Elkins and Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised the companies involved in a series of exit deals that EnCap Investments struck with Devon Energy and affiliates involving core assets this week that added up to $4.8 billion in value.
Jones Day’s David Lowery Advises in $2 Billion Real Estate Deal
Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar Real Estate Partners said Tuesday that an affiliate would sell a 32-property, 10,399-unit multifamily portfolio to the real estate outfit of The Blackstone Group for $2 billion.
Mattress Firm Acquires Sleepy’s for $780 Million
The deal will give Mattress Firm more than 1,050 stores in 17 states.
Houston Chronicle: Texas has Some Crazy Alcohol Laws
In Texas, you cannot use a coupon to buy booze, but you can purchase tequila daiquiris at drive-thru windows.
Luminant Pays $1.6 Billion for Two Power Plants
The power generating affiliate of Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings is acquiring two Northeast Texas power plants from NextEra, a Florida energy company. EFH Deputy GC Andrew Wright and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Rob Little in Dallas.
Lawyers Go ‘Over the Edge’ for Special Olympics
Even the Super Heroes du jour heeded the advice: Don’t look down. That’s concrete below. Danger, dizziness and acrophobia aside, 20 lawyers and staff in the Houston and Dallas offices of Norton Rose Fulbright recently rappelled “Over the Edge” of local buildings, raising more than $36,000 to benefit Special Olympics Texas. At the request of The Texas Lawbook, they wore helmut cams.
Forth Worth Lawyer Steve Laird Named H.G. Wells Outstanding Trial Lawyer by TCTLA
The award is given to a practicing lawyer who has exhibited a career commitment to high ethical standards, exceptional professional conduct, trial advocacy skill and legal accomplishments.
T&K Partner Debora Alsup Elected to Texas CASA Board of Directors
Alsup will serve a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2016.