Out-of-state lawyers led the Hunton Andrews Kurth team that counseled the buyer and a Dallas group from Winston assisted the seller on the transaction, which comes with a 30-day “go-shop” period.
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Sorrels Bolsters Firm with Trial and Appellate Lawyer from Hoover Slovacek
Becoming a lawyer was about the furthest thing from a young Dylan B. Russell’s mind when he was a budding saxophone player at the University of Texas in the 1990s.
Texas Lawbook 50: 11 Firms Rise to Elite Status
Eleven corporate law firms operating in Texas reached elite financial status in 2023.
Texas Lawbook 50 data shows that three Texas-based law firms and eight national law firms reported at least $3 million in profits per partner and $1.4 million or more in revenue per lawyer in their Texas operations last year.
Deposition of Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge Put on Hold
The on-again, off-again deposition of former Houston Bankruptcy Judge David Jones is on hold again. Lawyers for Jackson Walker want to question Judge Jones about his secret relationship with one of its former partners while still handling corporate bankruptcy cases involving the lawyer and the law firm. But SDTX Chief Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez postponed the depo to determine which questions lawyers can force Judge Jones to answer.
By Ditching Chevron Deference, SCOTUS Drastically Changes the Litigation and Compliance Landscape
What will the post-Chevron era look like? The full and future impact of overturning Chevron is unclear, but it is safe to assume that innumerable businesses and industries will be impacted.
CDT Roundup: 20 Deals, 14 Firms, 268 Lawyers, $17.2B
We’ve passed the halfway point of 2024, so it seems like a good time to make a periodic check of our own metrics. This week we look at the table that hides in plain sight inside our column and actually use it to measure what we’ve done; specifically, a statistical survey of the deal summaries we’ve published so far this year. As usual, the numbers are surprising, even to us; especially the number of names of lawyers that have showed up in the column. And, of course, we include even more names from the deals we received last week.
Bell Nunnally Awards Midyear Associate Bonuses
Citing an extraordinary first six months of success, Bell Nunnally has awarded its two-dozen associates midyear bonuses ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.
“We are having a fantastic year with revenues up seven to nine percent year-over-year,” Chris Trowbridge, managing partner of the Dallas-based law firm, told The Texas Lawbook. “We did not want to wait until the end of the year to reward our associates for their great work.”
UK M&A Transactions: Key Considerations for US Buyers
Despite a general slowdown in global mergers and acquisitions activity in recent years, certain U.S. buyers have continued to target U.K. businesses and assets for acquisition. Interest in the U.K. M&A market has been further supported by its perceived safety in a global macro environment that appears increasingly challenging. This article highlights key considerations for a U.S. buyer interested in pursuing an M&A transaction in the U.K., with specific notes relevant to Texas business.
Litigation Roundup: No Trial Over $323M Deal After Summary Judgment Win
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Fifth Circuit issues a ruling that affects unnamed members of limited liability companies in a case of first impression, a North Texas software CEO gets 20 years in prison and a 156-year-old ban on distilling liquor at home is struck down.
Updated — Kirkland & Ellis Adds Stonepeak Managing Director
At Stonepeak, Claire Smyser Campbell served as legal lead for the Houston deal teams and supported transactions across the alternative investment firm’s New York and London offices. Campbell, who started her career at Vinson & Elkins, is returning to Big Law as a partner at Kirkland. The self-described “deal junkie” visited with The Lawbook about the reasons why and what she learned at Stonepeak.