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CDT Roundup: 13 Deals; 8 Firms; 84 Lawyers; $1.8B
An animated bouncing ball may be needed to follow the transactions market these days. M&A for the first quarter is down worldwide 23 percent by volume over last year, while deals over $10 billion are up twice that. More on those trends in the weekly CDT Roundup, along with a relatively slim roster of Texas dealmakers reporting last week.
Shearman Beefs Up CapM, Litigation Practices in Houston
The two lateral partner additions are from Hunton Andrews Kurth and Paul Hastings.
SCOTX, Fifth Circuit Chiefs to Marry
Court officials say it is the first time in U.S. history when a chief judge of a federal appeals court and a state supreme court chief justice have married.
Jackson Walker Adds Bankruptcy Depth from Kirkland
The two firms have developed a close working relationship through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston over the past several years.
K&L Gates Hires IP Partner in Houston
Collin Rose has joined the Houston office of K&L Gates, the firm announced Monday. Rose, who joins from Chamberlain Hrdlicka, was chair of his prior firm’s intellectual property practice group.
SCOTUS Calls a Halt to ‘War’ Against Texas Bar Mandatory Dues
The Supreme Court also denied certiorari Monday in two mandatory bar cases – one from Michigan and the other from Oklahoma. The actions may slow the momentum of nationwide “bar wars,” but other challenges could be likely.
SEC Proposes Sweeping Rules Applicable to SPAC IPOs and De-SPAC Transactions
The much-anticipated proposed rules cover a wide range of topics and are likely to have substantive impacts on SPACs, SPAC sponsors, underwriters, private companies seeking to go public via a de-SPAC transaction, institutional and retail SPAC investors.
Texas Supreme Court Gives Plaintiffs Another Shot at a Chick-fil-A at the San Antonio Airport
Plaintiffs, objecting to the San Antonio City Council’s rejection of the restaurant chain’s location inside a San Antonio International Airport concourse, sued under a state law the Texas Legislature specially passed missed a point – the law was not retroactive. But the council’s action came well before the Legislature’s. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the trial court to allow repleading to establish jurisdictional facts – and maybe give the plaintiffs another bite at a chicken sandwich.
Judge Preserves Bulk of False Claims Case Against Afghan War Defense Contractor
The ruling in the Southern District of Texas paves the way for a group of qui tam whistleblowers to continue alleging that a Dallas-based defense contractor billed the government more than $100 million for military support in Afghanistan that it did not actually provide.