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Corp. Deal Tracker Exclusive: Top Firms, Lawyers Vie for Work in Tight Deal Market

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By Natalie Posgate

(Aug. 8) – Deal activity is slower for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and securities offerings these days, which means a tighter and more competitive market among Texas transactional lawyers and their respective firms, new data suggests.

New numbers from The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker show that 17 law firms share the top 10 rankings for M&A deal count during the first half of 2016. Fourteen firms made the top 10 in deal count for M&A and capital markets deals combined.

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