LAWTALK: It’s Not Just for Lawyers Anymore
Did you know that the phrase “wet foot dry foot” was inspired by a Dr. Suess novel? Or that “black letter law” once had a negative connotation? What about the surprising linguistic origin of “green card”?
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Did you know that the phrase “wet foot dry foot” was inspired by a Dr. Suess novel? Or that “black letter law” once had a negative connotation? What about the surprising linguistic origin of “green card”?
Fourteen partners and possibly a dozen more counsels and associates in Vinson & Elkins’ public finance group announced Tuesday they will join Bracewell & Giuliani in January.
Fourteen partners and possibly a dozen more counsels and associates in Vinson & Elkins’ public finance group announced Tuesday they will join Bracewell & Giuliani in January.

Houston energy lawyer Darrell Taylor is taking his Capital Markets Practice from Baker Botts to Jones Day.

Prominent national law firms such as Chadbourne & Parke and Jenner & Block tried for three decades to crack the Texas legal market. They were lured by the milk and honey of corporate law: boatloads of billable hours from cash rich oil and gas businesses that do not blink at paying top rates.

By Mark Curriden, JD Senior Writer for The Texas Lawbook (FT. WORTH) NOVEMBER 11 — The history of Texas lawyers and law is rich. There are many great characters and amazing stories.
Vinson & Elkins represented EQT Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Peregrine Midstream Partners, a Houston-based natural gas storage company.
Vinson & Elkins represented EQT Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Peregrine Midstream Partners, a Houston-based natural gas storage company.
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