The 155-lawyer Babst Calland has entered one of the hottest legal markets in the country by acquiring an oil and gas law firm in Houston.
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Attorney-Client Privilege Preservation During M&A Due Diligence
Due diligence often requires significant exchanges of confidential information. One of the vexing problems with those exchanges is how they can be accomplished without waiving work product protections, attorney-client privileges and similar protections and privileges. Byron Egan and Bryan McCrory look at the potential pitfalls and offer some practical suggestions.
Bradley Brings On Ex-Energy GC as Partner in Houston
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings announced on Monday that David R. Roth has joined the firm. He was most recently at Jones Walker.
SEC Names DFW’s Marshall Gandy Co-Head of Corporate Compliance Program
Gandy, associate regional director for examinations for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Fort Worth, will continue to lead examinations for the Fort Worth Regional Office.
CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 11 Firms, 60 Lawyers, $4.46B
Does the pressure of being a publicly traded PE firm affect its performance when compared to its private PE counterparts? Not so much, according to a recent PitchBook analysis. Claire Poole has the comparison, along with her weekly roundup of Texas deals.
Houston Commercial Real Estate Partner Joins Gibson Dunn from Baker Botts
Kimberly Schlanger has significant experience in structuring joint venture and partnership agreements.
Baker Botts Taps London Lawyer to Lead Middle East Offices
Mark Rowley has been tapped to lead the firm’s Dubai and Riyadh offices.
Cantey Hanger Names Former Top Perry Staffer as Managing Partner
Cantey Hanger named Brian Newby, chair of the firm’s public/regulatory practice, as its new managing partner on Monday.
El Paso Electric Goes Private in $4.3 Billion Buyout
In a $4.3 billion deal with Infrastructure Investments Fund, publicly-traded utility El Paso Electric Co. announced Monday that it has agreed to be taken private. Claire Poole has deal specifics and the potential implications for the City of El Paso.
Munck Wilson Combines with Four-Lawyer Litigation Boutique
The Dallas-based law firm adds two seasoned litigators – Melanie Okon and Susan Hannagan – as partners through the combination.