One of the project partner’s recent notable deals was advising Vitol on a 10-year, $12 billion contract to buy LNG from Houston-based Tellurian.
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CDT Roundup: 11 Deals; 7 Firms; 156 Lawyers; $6.6B
Upstream deals have flourished in the first quarter of 2022, according to data from Enverus. Compared to the same stretch in 2021 they’ve more than tripled in value. And there are more deals out there, just waiting for commodity prices to stabilize. More on that possibility, along with last week’s transactions, in the CDT Roundup.
Law Firm Offices: A Destination, Not an Obligation
The Gensler Research Institute reports that while many industries are cutting back on their real estate footprints, law firms and other top performing companies continue to increase square footage. This article explores the ways firms are trying to create a “truly experiential” environment to attract and retain talent.
Pictured: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Houston office (courtesy of Gensler)
Three Middle-Market Law Firms, One Record-Setting Year in Texas Revenues
Three middle-market law firms achieved record revenues and profits in 2021. All three jumped above the $700,000 mark for revenue per lawyer. All three predict 2022 will be even better ― so all three are in expansion mode and looking to grow headcount. And none of the three sees any advantage in merging with an out-of-state law firm. Legal industry analysts say Munsch Hardt, Gray Reed and Munck Wilson sit in a strategic sweet spot.
SCOTUS Denies Review in the Dallas Death Penalty Case of Kristopher Love
The U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal justices on Monday criticized their colleagues and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for the handling of the long-running death-penalty case.
Dialysis Giant Acquitted in Federal Criminal Case Over Non-Poaching Agreements
Tom Melsheimer, who represented DaVita Inc.’s former CEO at the trial in Denver, said his client’s conduct may have been ‘obnoxious,’ but it wasn’t a crime. The jury agreed.
Burns Charest Scores Victory in Fight Over Vast Costa Rican Energy Concession
The Dallas law firm represented GT Resources of Denver, which won a $41 million verdict this week in a dispute over royalties on 2.3 million acres in Costa Rica.
Sherman Jury Rejects Feds’ Criminal Wage-Fixing Claim in Home-Health Case
In a groundbreaking criminal case, the former owner of a staffing agency that provided physical therapists to home-healthcare companies is convicted of obstructing an FTC investigation – but acquitted of conspiring with competitors to fix wages.
Houston Appeals Court Reverses Multimillion-Dollar Arbitration Award
Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals has reversed a $7 million arbitration award in an attorney-fees dispute because the arbitrator failed to disclose he had been an expert witness in litigation involving the party who selected a list of arbitrators. The court found the nondisclosure constituted “evident partiality” under Texas law.
2022 Science & Technology Law Review Symposium
The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the healthcare industry is no longer an abstract idea that lives in the pages of science fiction novels. SMU Dedman School of Law and Perkins Coie recently partnered together to examine the innovations in medical AI and its legal and ethical dilemmas.