The new outpost, which follows openings in Austin and Houston, is part of the firm’s U.S. expansion.
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Gibson Dunn Gains Corporate Deal Lawyers from Orrick
Gibson Dunn’s lateral signings include the former global chair of Orrick’s M&A and private equity practice and a Houston partner.
Balch & Bingham Expands to Texas with Houston Office
The Alabama law firm is launching its 10th office firmwide with two energy M&A lawyers.
CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 12 Firms, 101 Lawyers, $20.9B
M&A activity was down, down, down around the world in January, but dealmaking involving Texas lawyers was up, up, up. Claire Poole reports on that plus last week’s M&A and capital markets activity.
Jury Awards $2.1M in Houston Mall Dispute
“Meet me at the mall, it’s goin’ down,” has a whole new meaning beyond the lyrics in a 2006 hip-hop single after a jury found a real estate developer defrauded an investor in order to buy a Houston mall. Natalie Posgate details the story, which actually involved them meeting at the mall.
McGinnis Lochridge Continues Recent Growth, Adds Five Environmental Lawyers
The Austin law firm picked up a team of five environmental lawyers from Winstead. It is the latest move aiding a two-year growth spurt where the firm has seen its headcount jump by more than 40 percent.
Polsinelli Picks New Leader of Dallas Office
The firm has announced Jon Henderson’s successor. Henderson has steered the office since it opened in 2011.
A Texas Battle Over Trademarks Reveals A Buddhist Schism
It took a Houston jury only 30 minutes to decide last month that the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam hadn’t defrauded a member of its own church. But not even a quick verdict can resolve the ongoing dispute over what happened to $2.3 million and who gets to call itself “UBCV.” Natalie Posgate sorts it out.
SCOTX: Emails ≠ Contract (at least not here)
In some cases, emails can spell out the terms of a contract. But the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week that landowners seeking compensation for a pipeline never constructed couldn’t make that case. Janet Elliott explains.
Mergermarket: Kirkland No. 1 in Deal Count, V&E No. 1 in Deal Value
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.