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CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 146 Lawyers, $6.1B

Two Texas buddies from high school and college have made millions together in the oil & gas business under the name Double Eagle. In fact, they’re still making deals. The CDT Roundup details their latest venture, as well as the deals reported by Texas lawyers last week.

CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 12 Firms, 228 Lawyers, $11.9B

Dealmaking is hard enough in the simplest of times. Try putting one together when you’re in the process of changing firms. Angela Olivarez did exactly that, pulling off a complex technology deal while switching from Willkie to O’Melveny. Read what she tells the CDT Roundup about the experience, along with the usual list of last week’s Texas-made deals.

CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 12 Firms, 123 Lawyers, $7.6B

With oil and gas prices high, older established fields are seeing a renaissance. That may explain recent deals involving North Dakota’s Williston Basin. This week’s CDT Roundup looks at what makes the Williston attractive, along with the firms and lawyers involved in deals there and elsewhere.

CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 10 Firms, 127 Lawyers, $2.9B

There have been a few big energy deals this year, but none quite as big as one that closed last week. The merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP was announced last August. But that was long before the Ukraine war and $120 oil. Vinson & Elkins partner Kaam Sahely was in the thick of it all that time. He shed some light on what it took to get the deal done. That, and the weekly roll call of Texas dealmakers are in the CDT Roundup.

CDT Roundup: 9 Deals, 11 Firms, 86 Lawyers, $3.2B

Last week brought a surprise: James Chenoweth, one of the most active tax advisors in Texas M&A, left Gibson Dunn. The bigger surprise is where he went. The CDT Roundup has that, and the usual roster of the week’s Texas dealmakers.

Q&A with Katten’s Michael Chiusano

The Dallas litigator visited with The Texas Lawbook about his path to becoming a lawyer, how the Great Recession led to his move to Dallas and how his practice has evolved over the last decade.

CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 12 Firms, 185 Lawyers, $7.3B

Last week saw something not seen for awhile: the IPO debut of an oilfield services company. The $288 million deal was a bit below target, but it may have signaled investor interest in something too often unfamiliar in the industry: capital discipline. The CDT Roundup has details on that deal, as well as the usual weekly deal rosters.

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