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Reed Smith Lures Energy Finance Partner J. Eric Holland
Holland, who lateraled to Reed Smith from Bracewell, will practice in the firm’s financial industry group.
Akin Gump Counsels Longtime Client Cimarex on $1.6B Resolute Purchase
In the latest of a wave of billion-dollar-plus mergers between oil and gas producers, Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. announced Monday that it agreed to buy crosstown company Resolute Energy Corp. for $1.6 billion, including debt. Texas lawyers from Akin Gump were involved, and The Lawbook’s Claire Poole has those details.
Exclusive: Texas GC Forum’s Magna Award Celebration Attracts Record Attendance & Great Times
A record number of GCs attended last week’s Texas General Counsel Forum annual meeting in Austin. The centerpiece event was the Forum’s Magna Stella Awards, honoring in-house lawyers from ConocoPhillips, ETP, GE, Hanger, Keurig Dr Pepper, Texas Pharmacy Board, LyondellBasell, McLane, Toyota and Varsity Brands. The Lawbook was there and has exclusive photos.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Law Firms, 98 Texas Lawyers, $6.137B
Dealmaking may have slowed slightly for the upcoming holiday, but don’t let the pace lull you into thinking energy company consolidation is over. In Texas, recent M&A has focused on exploration and production, but in her weekly roundup The Lawbook’s Claire Poole cautions: don’t forget about oilfield services companies.
Greenberg Traurig Signs Dallas Corporate Transactional Shareholder Tom Woolsey
Woolsey, a SMU Dedman School of Law alum, was most recently at Foley Gardere.
Baker Botts Mints 12 New Partners, Including Eight in Texas
Eight of the newly-minted partners are based in one of the firm’s Texas offices. The other four are in San Francisco, London and Washington, D.C.
K&L Gates Adds Restructuring and Insolvency Expert Liz Boydston in Dallas
Boydston has significant experience with bankruptcy-related matters involving the health care industry.
Simpson Thacher Promotes Two to Partner in Houston
The white-shoe firm minted eleven attorneys to the partnership in total.
Former Akin Gump Senior Counsel Laterals to Clark Hill Strasburger
Andrew Newman focuses his practice on complex contract and business tort issues.