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As demand for water grows throughout Texas, there has been an increasing focus on the rights relating to the ownership and use of groundwater in our state. As a result, a number of significant issues relating to groundwater rights have found their way into our state courts, and the Texas Supreme Court has not been shy in its willingness to jump in to clarify these issues as they arise.
Texas lawyers from Porter Hedges and Weil, Gotshal & Manges worked on a couple of the biggest deals announced in the past week.
Texas lawyers found that the capital markets remained tight-fisted during the first six months of this year, but new data indicates that the door to the vault might be cracking open ever so slightly for the rest of 2016. The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker shows that Texas-based lawyers worked on 115 securities offerings valued at $51.5 billion in the first half of the year. That marks a significant decline from the deal flow witnessed in H1 2015 – down 35 percent on count and 45 percent on value – but it wasn’t nearly as bad as the market conditions during the second half of last year, the data shows.
The new rules will require significant new disclosure by affected issuers, including many Texas oil and gas companies. This article begins with a summary of the new rules, and concludes with a description of the steps Texas issuers should be taking to prepare.
The Brutsché Award is the organization’s highest honor and is “given to the person(s) personifying the principles of service and commitment to the profession that are the foundation of the ADR movement.”
The Brutsché Award is the organization’s highest honor and is “given to the person(s) personifying the principles of service and commitment to the profession that are the foundation of the ADR movement.”
After relocating a number of attorneys and staff from Dallas, the firm's Collin County office has more than 35 attorneys and 40 staff members.
Formerly at Mayer Brown, Salinas represents clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has significant experience in the Mexican energy market.
Leaders from Winston’s diversity committee say the development of a new parental leave policy, the provision of leadership training for women partners and the creation of an Advancement Subcommittee significantly contributed to the firm winning the award.
Leaders from Winston’s diversity committee say the development of a new parental leave policy, the provision of leadership training for women partners and the creation of an Advancement Subcommittee significantly contributed to the firm winning the award.
Beckwith is one of three lawyers in Texas to be inducted into IATL’s summer 2016 class.
EFH General Counsel Stacey Doré led the negotiations. She employed Kirkland & Ellis to advise the company on the bankruptcy and the sale of Oncor.
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