Weil partner James Griffin co-led a team from Weil representing Sovos Brands investor Advent International. The Lawbook has the details.
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The Five Most Important Deals of 2023 — So Far
There were 395 Texas-related M&A deals during the first six months of the year. The biggest aren’t always the most consequential; context matters. The Lawbook’s Claire Poole asked a few Texas M&A experts to choose five from among them the 395 that seem most important to the current market.
A Question on Certified Questions: Analyzing the Recent Increase in Queries from the Fifth Circuit
Over the last three years the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sent more certified questions annually to the Texas Supreme Court than it has in decades. The recent increase — five in 2021, six in 2022 and four so far this year — is notable when compared to the average of 1.8 a year the Fifth Circuit had sent for the 24 years prior. Does accepting the questions — a discretionary decision by SCOTX — strain the court’s ability to decide disputes percolating through Texas’ 14 intermediate appellate courts?
P.S. — Diversifying Banking Law, Supporting Low-income Houstonians & Feeding Hungry Children
In this edition of P.S., the Houston Bar Association opens early-bird registration for its largest fundraiser of the year, four law firms prevail in a challenge to raise money and donate food to the North Texas Food Bank, and four associates participate in a program that’s part of a major bank’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
CDT: 2023 Capital Markets Transactions
Below is a list of qualified capital markets transactions reported to The Texas Lawbook during 2023. The list is organic, designed to grow as deals are reported. So if you have deals
CDT: 2023 Capital Markets Transactions
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Fifteen Law Firms in Texas Reach Elite Status
Corporate lawyers at 15 law firms operating in Texas reached elite financial status in 2022, according to the Texas Lawbook 50 data. Only two are based in Texas. Four are headquartered in New York. Four were founded in Chicago, four others in California and one in Atlanta. Eight of the elite law firms achieved revenue per lawyer of $1.5 million or more. Three topped $1.8 million. And one, for the first time in Texas history, broke the $2 million RPL barrier. Combined, the Texas lawyers at these 15 firms combined generated $3.18 billion in 2022.
Jury Awards $4.3M to Subcontractor Injured by Walmart Shoplifter
The Smith County jury heard about three days of testimony and deliberated for five hours before agreeing 10-1 that Walmart was 80 percent liable for the injuries suffered by a subcontractor who was hit by a shoplifter fleeing the parking lot.
O’Melveny Steals Two More Lit Partners from Baker Botts
Three hours before the Houston Astros reacquired pitcher Justin Verlander in a huge trade Tuesday, O’Melveny & Myers announced its continued expansion into Texas by hiring away two prominent litigation partners from Baker Botts in Houston.
CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 19 Lawyers, $21B
According to a recent report by PitchBook, private equity deals are a mixed bag of late: deal count up a wisp from Q1; deal value down double-digits. Is that terrible? Maybe not. The Roundup looked at the numbers from PitchBook and there are a few surprises and maybe a little perspective; that, along with the usual run-down of the week’s M&A deals.