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Andrews & Kurth Leads WCA Waste Sale to Marquarie

Andrews & Kurth is representing Houston-based WCA Waste Corporation in its sale to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II for $526 million – an all-cash deal that was made public Wednesday.

December 23, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Andrews & Kurth Leads WCA Waste Sale to Marquarie

Andrews & Kurth is representing Houston-based WCA Waste Corporation in its sale to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II for $526 million – an all-cash deal that was made public Wednesday.

December 23, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, ‘Lawtalk’

Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour–not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,

December 21, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, 'Lawtalk'

Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour–not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,

December 21, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

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”?

December 21, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Top 10 Texas Legal Business Stories of 2011

A combination of high-profile bankruptcies, political conflicts and contentious business disputes dominated the Texas legal landscape during the past year.

December 21, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Email Scam Ensnarls Dallas Lawyer and Houston Bank

The State Bar of Texas and the Texas Department of Banking issued dozens of notices during the past few years about scams that target lawyers and financial institutions.

December 19, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Jones Day’s Sprint to Close Weir – Seaboard Deal

Just three weeks. That’s how long it took Dallas M&A lawyer Troy B. Lewis and his team at Jones Day to close The Weir Group’s $675 million acquisition of Houston-based Seaboard Holdings, an independent wellhead solutions provider focused on the growing North American unconventional oil and gas drilling and production markets.

December 19, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

Dallas Corporate Lawyer Jeffrey Chapman Leads Bi-Lo’s $560 million Acquisition of Winn Dixie

Just 18 months ago, Bi-Lo was mired in bankruptcy. Today, the southern grocery chain, which is now owned by Dallas-based Lone Star Funds, announced it is acquiring Winn Dixie for $560 million in an all-cash deal.

December 19, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

V&E’s Public Finance Group Moves To Bracewell

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.

December 13, 2011 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

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