T&K Makes Move in Increasingly Competitive Lateral Market in Mexico
Luis Gomar says it is more than energy reforms that have U.S. national and international firms investing heavily in Mexico.
Energy Lawyer Returns to Andrews Kurth After In-House Stint
Drew Baldinger oversaw all legal issues and was a member of senior management at South Louisiana Methanol, an Austin-based $2 billion greenfield gas-to-methanol development.
Weil’s Mandy Price Named ABA’s National Outstanding Young Lawyer
Price will receive the award on Saturday at the ABA YLD’s Midyear Meeting in Houston.
Andrews Kurth Partner Selected to 2015 Class of LCLD Fellows
The year-long LCLD program aims to increase diversity at the leadership levels of the nation’s top law firms and corporate legal departments.
Porter Hedges Appoints Jeffrey Elkin to Lead Litigation Practice
Elkin will lead a group of 50-plus lawyers.
Chris Hamilton Elected to Fellows of Texas Bar Foundation
Hamilton, a UT School of Law graduate, won a $27 million verdict against McDonald’s last summer in a premises liability case.
Sidley and Baker Botts Advise in $600 Million Midstream Deal
Dallas-based EnLink Midstream Partners, LP has agreed to purchase Midland-based Coronado Midstream for $600 million.
Baker Botts and Latham Lead InfraREIT IPO
While Wall Street salivated on Friday over the juicy initial public offering of its beloved New York-based burger chain, Shake Shack, a group of Texas lawyers were also in triumph over another successful IPO: Dallas-based Hunt Utility Service’s real estate investment trust, InfraREIT Inc.
Cain & Skarnulis Scores Landmark Bad Faith Claim for Oilfield Driller
Though a daunting hurdle, Steve Skarnulis and Charlie Cain broke the county’s 13-year-pro-defendant streak, and in the process, scored what is believed to be the largest jury verdict in Kendall County: an $8.3 million award to their client, Drilling Risk Management, Inc.
Latham, Baker Botts and Akin Gump Advise in $18 Billion ETP-Regency Merger
The two MLP pipeline companies that Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity controls, Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners, have announced that they will merge in an $18 billion deal.
Munsch Hardt Names New Austin Managing Shareholder
David Mattka will lead the Austin office’s move into new office space this summer as the firm anticipates growing its presence in the state capital.
Cantey Hanger Managing Partner Receives State Bar Litigation Award
Stephen Tatum, a UT School of Law graduate, has handled more than 75 appeals in his career.