Deal activity among Texas lawyers last week was dominated by transactions in the energy sector, from exploration and production assets changing hands to the continued consolidation of the oilfield services industry.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Two Litigation Partners in Dallas
Robert Castle and Jamie Welton were previously with Lackey Hershman in Dallas, which was acquired by the Midwest law firm Stinson Leonard Street in May.
Locke Lord Partner Thomas Connop Named Chair-Elect of ISUAA Board
Connop has been named chair-elect of the Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
TX Businesses File Legal Brief Supporting DACA, Opposing Texas AGs Assault on Immigration Program
A federal lawsuit by Texas state officials seeking to order the end of the federal immigration program called the Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will have “immediate, irreparable injury” to Texas businesses and cost the state’s economy billions of dollars, according to a coalition of pro-business organizations.
Porter Hedges Wins $46M Defense and puts $28M in Westcon’s Pocket
Porter Hedges lawyers won a $28 million payment for construction client Bilfinger Westcon from Austria-based Voestalpine for wrongful termination during construction of a $750 million hot briquette iron plant. The arbitration ruling is just the first in a series of legal actions pending against the Austrian technology giant. The Texas Lawbook has details.
Corporate Lawyers Lateral = Billions of Dollars of Legal Work on the Move
When star Houston corporate lawyer Sean Wheeler moved his law practice to Kirkland & Ellis last week, he likely took his book of business with him. During the past 18 months, Wheeler led or co-led 29 M&A and capital markets deals worth a combined $14.3 billion.
A Texas Lawbook investigative report found that at least 84 prominent dealmaking lawyers in Texas jumped to new law firms since Jan. 1, 2017. Those lawyers handled hundreds of deals valued at nearly $200 billion, according to the Corporate Deal Tracker. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive details.
Energy Regulatory Pros Return to Hunton Andrews Kurth
Two Dallas lawyers from Vinson & Elkins have joined Hunton Andrews Kurth’s energy and infrastructure team as partners. Both lawyers were associates at Hunton & Williams together earlier in their careers.
TX Securities Board Leads Prosecution of Round Rock Real Estate Fraudster
A Nueces County jury took 15 minutes last week to find a Round Rock man guilty of real estate fraud. Yesterday, the judge in the case took even less time to sentence Everett Craig Williams to 20 years in state prison and pay $189,000 in restitution to investors in a fraudulent real estate program with victims in Nueces, Collin, and Harris counties.
Updated – Greenberg Traurig Grows Dallas Corporate Group
Scott Ellis and Tanya Goins have lateraled over from Winstead and Holland & Knight, respectively.
Chron: Justice Dept. Needs More Lawyers to Fight Legal Battles Regarding the Border Wall Lawsuits
The Justice Department is seeking to fill more than 50 staff slots at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Southeast Texas, including seven lawyers to represent the United States, in an anticipated onslaught of civil challenges to President Donald Trump’s plan to build a “wall” along the country’s 1,989-mile southern border.