Oil and gas M&A may be moribund but deals in the digital oilfield are on the rise. Claire Poole covers that plus paltry transactional activity by Texas lawyers leading up to Presidents Day weekend.
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First COA: Whatever they didn’t do, they didn’t do it in Texas
A $15,000 dispute involving the ill-starred Podesta Group was properly tossed from a Houston court, the First Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The D.C. firm was accused of ignoring their client, a prominent Houston law firm, while the firm’s co-founder, Tony Podesta, was under federal scrutiny in the Paul Manafort investigation.
King & Spalding Bolsters Construction Transactional Team in Houston
With the addition of Ingrid Myers, With Myers, the K&S Houston office has four partners and seven associates focused almost exclusively on the drafting and negotiation of construction-related agreements.
Four Clark Hill Strasburger Healthcare Attorneys in Austin Move to Winstead
The additions includes two shareholders, including one with in-house experience for two different healthcare providers.
Houston Energy Litigator Joins Orrick from DLA Piper
Christina Maccio, who has extensive Latin America experience, once represented the Republic of Peru in litigation seeking the return of Machu Picchu artifacts.
It’s Official: Perkins Coie Opens in Austin with Laterals from V&E, Wilson Sonsini
The move comes as the technology market has boomed in the capitol and other firms have shrunk or shuttered their offices.
Kirkland Poaches Another Compensation Partner, this Time from V&E
The lateral follows the firm’s recruitment of Rob Fowler from Baker Botts earlier this year as part of efforts to build an executive compensation team in Texas.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 14 Firms, 123 Lawyers, $6.08B
Private equity continues to be the king of capital, with fundraising surpassing $500 billion again last year and assets under management crossing the $4 trillion mark. But 2020 may be tricky to navigate given challenging dealmaking, among other things. Claire Poole has that plus last week’s transactions among Texas lawyers.
ExxonMobil & Canada Enter Landmark Settlement in NAFTA Arbitration
The unprecedented settlement between an affiliate of ExxonMobil and the Canadian government ends a 16-year dispute. The winning team included Houston lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Gibson Dunn—Dallas Plays Pivotal Role in T-Mobile Antitrust Victory
Brian Robison and two associates in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn played significant roles representing Deutsche Telekom, the German parent company of T-Mobile, in its defeat of antitrust charges. The suit, brought by 13 states and the District of Columbia, is related to the telecom giant’s $27 billion merger with Sprint. In an exclusive interview, Robison talked with The Texas Lawbook about his team’s intense role in the litigation.