Kirkland & Ellis, Vinson & Elkins and Latham & Watkins continue to top the Texas M&A charts, according to new data from Mergermarket. Despite a decline in dealmaking in 2019, a few firms showed a jump in the number of transactions they handled last year, including DLA Piper, Willkie Farr, Hunton AK and Holland & Knight.
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State Bar Discipline
Clearing out their report on disciplinary actions for 2019, the State Bar of Texas reported one disbarment, one resignation, nine suspensions and three public reprimands, including one for a South Texas county judge.
T&K Adds Veteran Real Estate Partner in Houston
The firm also picked up a real estate partner in New York.
SCOTX Puts Contract Over Conduct, Ending $500M ETP-Enterprise Partnership Dispute – Updated
The Texas Supreme Court Friday ended an eight-year legal battle between Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners and Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners over a proposed partnership in a pipeline project. In a unanimous opinion, the court effectively wiped out a $535 million judgment, saying the two companies never fully executed their partnership agreement in the first place.
Two More Deal Lawyers Leaving Locke Lord
The moves – one to another law firm and the other in-house – follow the firm’s global capital markets co-chairs departing for Winston & Strawn. Claire Poole has the story.
Winners, Finalists Feted at ACC-DFW Awards
GALLERY ADDED With more than 100 nominations, 27 finalists and 13 separate categories, the DFW/ACC and The Texas Lawbook hosted more than 400 corporate lawyers at the 2019 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards.
Cheniere and ex-CEO Souki Walk Away From Legal Battle on Eve of Trial
It began as a boardroom dispute then morphed into a legal feud involving Carl Icahn. But the much-anticipated trial between Cheniere Energy and its founder Charif Souki, ended before it began Thursday when the parties announced they’d reached a walkaway agreement. Natalie Posgate reports.
Ann Bruder – Steady Hand, Multifaceted Skill Set Make Her a Top GC
Blucora Inc.’s journey last year to acquire Dallas-based competitor 1st Global Inc. for $180 million faced several obstacles. Those involved in the deal say Blucora CLO Ann Bruder’s steady hand and strategic maneuvering is the reason the transformational transaction closed.
Glen Hill – The Definition of a Heavy Lifter
An eight year veteran of the U.S. Army, Glen Hill had no idea what public finance was. But after a decade of training in the Bracewell muni-bond practice, Hill is the assistant general counsel at Preston Hollow Capital and has “touched” more than 80 financial transactions. He’s worked on 35 deals that have closed.
Curiosity, Precociousness and Hard Work Take Forterra’s Lori Browne to the Top
Lori Browne attended her first law school class when she was seven and she immediately gave up her dream of being a rock star in favor of practicing law. Three decades later, Browne is the GC of a pipe manufacturer that employs 5,000 people, operates 85 manufacturing facilities and has a market cap of $922 million. And she’s had a really big year.