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$250.5B
Gibson Dunn's Robert Little is in the top five for deal count (5) and leads in deal value ($250.5 billion), according to transactions reported to the Corporate Deal Tracker as of April 26.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
JUN. 7, 2026
DEAL COUNT
485
DEAL VALUE
$635.6B
JUN. 7, 2025
DEAL COUNT
792
DEAL VALUE
$630.4B

Haynes Boone Survey: Lenders See Oil Slipping Back Below $70

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz may be creating a profound sense of uncertainty among consumers at the gas pump, but the bankers who will be lending billions for oil and gas production are sanguine about the prospects of oil and gas prices returning to normal by the end of the year. In the latest survey of energy lenders conducted by Haynes Boone, energy lenders are expecting oil prices to subside by the end of the year, with long-term projections reaching pre-conflict levels by 2028.

Allen Pusey

The Full Gibson Dunn Team Behind $75B SpaceX IPO Revealed

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher confirmed in a news release on Thursday afternoon that the firm is the lead counsel to SpaceX on its initial public offering set to price Friday and revealed the lawyers involved across the entire transaction. (Photo credit: Sharon Ferranti/Texas Lawbook)

Jason Philyaw

Dallas PE Partner Moves to Akin 

Dilen Kumar has joined Akin in Dallas as a corporate partner. He will focus his practice on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, investment strategies and corporate governance matters.

Elle Grinnell

Houston Real Estate Partner Laterals to Seyfarth Shaw 

Real estate partner Consuella “Connie” Simmons Taylor has joined Seyfarth Shaw in Houston from Baker Botts. Taylor, who most recently served as firmwide chair of Baker Botts’ real estate & construction practice, will focus her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing and development.

Elle Grinnell

Houston Energy Partner Moves to Mayer Brown 

Edmund “Eddy” Daniels has joined Mayer Brown in Houston from McGuireWoods. The power and energy partner will focus his practice on power, energy and infrastructure transactions, including project development, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and commercial agreements for energy and infrastructure assets.

Elle Grinnell

The SpaceX IPO and the New Frontier of Corporate Governance: A Test of Investor Autonomy

SpaceX's impending initial public offering — potentially the largest in history at a valuation exceeding $1.25 trillion — has generated extraordinary controversy among institutional investors, corporate governance scholars and securities regulators. What makes SpaceX different is not merely the scale of its offering or the celebrity of its founder, Elon Musk. Rather, the company is testing a proposition that cuts to the core of American securities law.

Carliss N. Chatman

CDT Roundup: Late Arrivals Steal the Show

For the week ended June 6, there were 14 deals reported to CDT Roundup with a combined disclosed value of about $9.5 billion.

That said, you might take note of the overabundance of material covered in our Late Arrivals and Other Matters section, as well as other deals in this week's edition.

Jason Philyaw

Paul Weiss Adds Trent Bridges to M&A Team in Houston

Trent Bridges is joining Paul Weiss in Houston as a partner in the white-shoe firm’s M&A group. Bridges advises companies in energy and infrastructure projects with a focus on midstream oil and gas and has been practicing in Houston since September 2021.

Jason Philyaw

Capital Markets Guru Moves to Paul Hastings 

Capital markets veteran Charles Haag has joined Paul Hastings in Dallas from Winston & Strawn. He will focus his practice on CapM transactions, corporate governance matters, securities law compliance and public company advisory work, according to a news release. Also joining the firm in the same practice group as Haag is Justin Reinus in Paul Hastings’ California office.

Elle Grinnell

Dentistry Dreams to Megadeals: Dallas Native Powers AI Infrastructure Gold Rush

Melissa Kalka once imagined herself in a white dentist’s coat, peering into mouths across bicuspids and middle molars.

Instead, now she examines balance and term sheets, drilling into multibillion‑dollar deals for hidden risk and opportunity. A transactional partner at the richest law firm in the world, she has become one of the firm’s go‑to architects for complex, capital‑intensive energy and infrastructure deals.

The Texas Lawbook caught up with her about her upbringing and career and the deals she's leading now.

Allen Pusey

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