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CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 13 Firms, 239 Lawyers, $23.9B

Jeff Dinerstein, a partner at Morgan Lewis in Houston, specializes in death deals –– specifically, death care and funeral parlors.

So the Corporate Deal Tracker was not at all surprised that he was the lead counsel on the $1.2 billion buyout of Park Lawn Corp. by Viridian Acquisition Inc., an affiliate of Homesteaders Life Co. and Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.

Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a senior writer at The Texas Lawbook, where she covers corporate transactions.

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