CDT: 2022 Capital Markets Transactions
Below is a list of qualified capital markets transactions reported to The Texas Lawbook for 2022. The list is organic, designed to grow as deals are reported. So if you
Shell USA acquires Shell Midstream Partners for $1.96B
Shell USA announced Monday that it is paying $1.96 billion to acquire all outstanding stock of its subsidiary Shell Midstream Partners, which has assets involved in crude oil and refined products pipelines and terminals that serve as key infrastructure to transport onshore and offshore crude oil production to U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest refining markets. The entities chose Houston lawyers from Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn as its legal advisors. The Lawbook has lawyer names and other details.
Chron: TSU Replaces Law School Dean After Continued Troubles, Low Bar Scores
Some law students had been displeased with the dean’s progress, according to an email obtained by the Houston Chronicle. Texas Southern announced professor Okezie Chukwumerije as the law school’s interim dean.
Jason Nance Feels He Has the Key to the Future of Legal Education: Research
The new dean of SMU's Dedman School of Law comes with a trunkful of credentials, a broad range of educational interests and confidence in his belief in what the new breed of lawyers need: an ability to think critically; the quantitative skills to do so and the tools that equip them for a tech-savvy corporate world where change is constant.
Embracing My ‘Otherness’ and Forging My Own Path
The president-elect of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston shares experiences from her life and career that have perpetuated a feeling of "otherness" and how mentors and friends have helped transform her understanding of her story.
Florida Education Expert Named New Dean at SMU’s Dedman Law School
Jason P. Nance, an associate dean at the University of Florida's Levin School of Law with early ties to Texas, has been selected to guide the school beginning in August.
Channeling Struggles to Create Opportunity
Though my parents believed that conformance was the best way to achieve success, my South Korean heritage was more important than full assimilation in shaping my path to becoming a lawyer.
Centennial scoops up Colgate for $3.9B
Texas lawyers from Latham and Kirkland worked on the deal, which the parties claim will create the largest pure-play exploration and production company in the Permian's Delaware Basin.
CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 9 Firms, 80 Lawyers, $532M
A volatile stock market has economists uttering the "R" word: Recession. And while most analysts are discounting the likelihood of full-blown downturn, Andrew Akers of PitchBook has three scenarios that could affect dealmaking for the near future. Those possibilities, and a review of last week's deals in the CDT Roundup.
Ten Business and Tax Issues for Businesses Moving to Texas
Businesses and workers are moving to Texas in droves. This article outlines the unique state and local tax environment into which they are venturing.
Registered Series in Texas LLCs are Almost Here
On June 1 amendments to the Texas Business Organizations Code adopted in the 2021 Texas Legislature will become effective. This article highlights how one of those amendments can be expected to bring better transparency and usefulness for series of Texas limited liability companies.
Bell Nunnally’s UNTD Business Law Forum Seeks to Provide Real World View of Business Law, Generate Dialogue with Law School Students
Lawyers from the Dallas-based firm visited with The Texas Lawbook about the program's goals and takeaways, including the importance of mentorship and how business law is an empowerment tool and offers greater entrepreneurial opportunities.