Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Just three weeks. That’s how long it took Dallas M&A lawyer Troy B. Lewis and his team at Jones Day to close The Weir Group’s $675 million acquisition of Houston-based Seaboard Holdings, an independent wellhead solutions provider focused on the growing North American unconventional oil and gas drilling and production markets.
Just 18 months ago, Bi-Lo was mired in bankruptcy. Today, the southern grocery chain, which is now owned by Dallas-based Lone Star Funds, announced it is acquiring Winn Dixie for $560 million in an all-cash deal.
Joseph “Chester” Romero tried for years to file for disability benefits after sustaining back injuries during World War II, but dozens of filings yielded no results. Romero, like many veterans in his situation, couldn’t afford a lawyer. But he got one anyway.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled today that the franchise tax applied to limited partnerships is constitutional and is not a personal income tax.
Rep. Lamar Smith remembers his first election as precinct chairman in San Antonio. He knocked on just about every door in the district and personally asked for people’s vote.
The number of businesses seeking the protection of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas declined significantly for the first nine months of 2011.
A large contingent of Texas corporate lawyers kicked off the Thanksgiving holiday in style with the announcement that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Natural Gas Partners, Crestview Partners and Itochu Corporation had agreed to purchase $7.2 billion in assets from Oklahoma-based Samson Investment Company, which is a large oil and gas exploration and production company.
A large contingent of Texas corporate lawyers kicked off the Thanksgiving holiday in style with the announcement that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Natural Gas Partners, Crestview Partners and Itochu Corporation had agreed to purchase $7.2 billion in assets from Oklahoma-based Samson Investment Company, which is a large oil and gas exploration and production company.
Three major law firms — Fulbright & Jaworski, Morgan Lewis and Vinson & Elkins — were involved in a $1.15 billion deal that allowed Enbridge to acquire a half stake in the Seaway Pipeline, jointly held with Enterprise Products, and to reverse its flow.
Every Monday and Friday, SMU Dedman Law School Professor Christopher H. Hanna stands before law students to discuss the basic theories, applications and history of tax law in the U.S. and around the world.
David Woodcock was recently named the Regional Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office (FWRO). Woodcock has both accounting and law degrees, and he is an experienced securities enforcement and litigation practitioner. In his new role, he will have the opportunity to reshape the office’s public image and reinvigorate its enforcement efforts in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
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