Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Considering the SEC’s enforcement activities have generally lagged from last year’s record numbers, the Commission’s new focus may give company counsel a strong incentive to reevaluate any confidentiality provisions that seek to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of company information to law enforcement.
Anadarko said Monday that it struck a deal with Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas to purchase its deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets for $2 billion.
A group of Dallas attorneys are seeking to fill a void in a neighborhood south of downtown by opening a new bar together called Mac's Southside.
As Pennzoil executives celebrated their pending acquisition of Getty Oil in 1984, Texaco suddenly made a sweeter offer. Getty accepted, igniting one of the ugliest corporate courtroom brawls in U.S. history. When it was over, a Texas jury determined that Texaco had intentionally interfered with Pennzoil's deal and awarded a jaw-dropping $10.53 billion to Pennzoil. The landmark litigation is the focus of a Houston Chronicle series of articles about the most important stories in the newspaper’s history.
Two energy companies – either headquartered or with a significant presence in Houston – announced their combination via a $28 billion mega deal Tuesday, but neither party turned to any lawyers based in the Lone Star State to negotiate the transaction.
Houston-based Noble Midstream Partners' IPO filing marks the second this year in the energy industry, and the first to close if it goes through.
Houston-based Noble Midstream Partners' IPO filing marks the second this year in the energy industry, and the first to close if it goes through.
Corporate partner Rob Little is advising Dallas private equity firm CenterOak Partners’ majority investment in California-based Wetzel’s Pretzels.
The deal will expand EOG’s presence in the Delaware Basin and Power River Basin. Yates has been around since 1924 and drilled the first commercial oil well in New Mexico state trust lands.
The deal will expand EOG’s presence in the Delaware Basin and Power River Basin. Yates has been around since 1924 and drilled the first commercial oil well in New Mexico state trust lands.
Mexico City-based IEnova said Monday that it is purchasing two wind facilities from Blackstone-backed Fisterra Energy for $852 million. The purchase includes the assumption of about $477 million in debt.
Houston-based Baker Botts said Thursday that it is representing the Government of Afghanistan on long-term planning for a public-private partnership for a major gas to power project that will support rebuilding of the Afghan natural gas sector.
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