The Texas energy economy is in an undeniable era of transition — from oil and gas dominance to sustainability. The Lawbook’s Nushin Huq talks to three young lawyers who have been making that transition along with their clients, and what they see coming to Texas’ energy future.
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Capital Markets Transactions
A periodically updated list of Capital Markets transactions reported to the Texas Lawbook through June 30, 2021. It reflects deals handled by the Texas offices of law firms or deals involving Texas companies.
Acting NDTX U.S. Attorney Resigns
Prerak Shah, who has been the acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas since January, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down effective Oct. 1. The Biden Administration hasn’t nominated any candidates for the four U.S. Attorney positions in Texas, but the U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce a new acting top prosecutor for North Texas in the next couple weeks.
Jury Trials Are Important. Why Are They So Difficult?
There is a severe jury trial backlog that needs to be tackled. Many of us are back to school and back to work. Courts have the ability to manage safety protocols in the courtroom. So why are we having so much trouble?
CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 8 Firms, 99 Lawyers, $16.6B
Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Jordan Hirsch and Mike O’Leary look into their crystal balls at what’s ahead for M&A through the end of the year and how we got here. And in this week’s Roundup, more than 90 Texas-based lawyers took part in $16.6 billion worth of deals.
A Truly Solo Dallas SCOTUS Practitioner Looks Ahead to a “Crazy” Term
From his house in the M Streets neighborhood of East Dallas, Carl Cecere has built an appellate practice that has become enviable from virtually any point of view. He can go where he wants, write what he cares about and sometimes tell the courts what he thinks they should do. His influential Twitter presence has attracted top-tier SCOTUS practitioners seeking his common sense advice and elegant briefing handiwork, and here he tells The Lawbook’s Tony Mauro what he’s expecting from the nation’s highest court this term and its already ambitious caseload.
Shell to Exit Permian Basin; ConocoPhillips Set to Buy Assets
In a $9.5 billion all-cash deal, Houston’s ConocoPhillips is snapping up Shell’s remaining assets in west Texas. Baker Botts and Norton Rose Fulbright advised.
Latham Signs Longtime V&E Partner Trina Chandler
Tim Fenn, managing partner of Latham’s Houston office and a former V&E colleague of Chandler’s, believes Latham is adding “one of the top M&A and private equity attorneys” handling energy and infrastructure deals.
‘Not Enough Lawyers’ – Texas Corporate Law Firms Face the Unthinkable
The Texas legal market is so hot right now that law firms have discovered the economic theory known as supply and demand. Corporate lawyers are stretched and in danger of burnout. Law firm leaders want to hire more attorneys and are even offering huge signing bonuses. But there’s a problem: There just aren’t enough lawyers in Texas to do the job.
Mattress Firm, Norton Rose Fulbright, Carl Lewis Run Against Racism
Norton Rose Fulbright, Mattress Firm and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis came together Sunday for a charity race to raise money for three elite organizations that fight racism and to announce college scholarships. The “Run Against Racism” raised $197,087 and produced a lot of good times. And Mattress Firm announced two $10,000 college scholarships.