As the legal environment becomes more competitive, law firms are expanding into markets that offer lower costs, strong business environments and large, growing millennial populations – including markets like Austin, Dallas and Houston – according to a new report from commercial real estate firm CBRE.
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2018 In Review: The Top 10 Texas M&A Deals
There are lots of reasons for mergers and acquisitions: to simplify corporate structure; to diversify product mix; to extend geographic reach. There is also the need for cash: to pay down debt, to boost shareholder return or to invest in lucrative prospects. In her Top 10 Texas M&A Deals, Claire Poole found an array of those motives on display in 2018.
SCOTX Endorses Arbitration – Yet Again
In yet another show of support for mandatory arbitration, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a duly assigned arbitrator has the power to decide a dispute, even when it involves conflicting court orders. The Lawbook’s Janet Elliott explains.
DBJ: Dallas Lawyers to Lead Video Game and Esports Practice at Greenberg Traurig
Steve Walkowiak and P. William Stark, both litigation shareholders with the firm, will lead the multi-office, cross-practice Video Game and Esports Group, according to a release. The formation of the
Mid-Market YTD 2018: Financial Advisor Deal Value Rankings
Middle market M&A has been eroding across the nation, and even in the otherwise thriving Texas market Texas-headquartered firms will likely finish 2018 with less than 200 mid-range transactions for
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 13 Law Firms, 87 Texas Lawyers, $2.57B
As the year ends, at least one trend is becoming clear: private equity funds are getting larger, generating a need for more and bigger investments. In her weekly Roundup, The Lawbook’s Claire Poole shows how that will likely affect dealmaking in 2019.
Mid-Market YTD 2018: Law Firm Deal Value Rankings
Middle market M&A has been eroding across the nation, and even in the otherwise thriving Texas market Texas-headquartered firms will likely finish 2018 with less than 200 mid-range transactions for the first time since the Great Recession.
Victoria Lazar is GE’s ‘Deal Junkie’
As GE’s executive counsel for M&A, Houston lawyer Victoria Lazar quietly led the $23 billion integration of the legal departments for the merger of GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes. She is now heavily involved in GE’s efforts to reposition its corporate portfolio. In an exclusive Texas Lawbook interview, Lazar discusses her Romanian-Jewish family, her extraordinary legal career and big-time dealmaking.
Bracewell Adds Employee Benefits & Executive Comp Expert in Houston
Matthew Grunert, who received his law degree from SMU, lateraled over from Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Mid-Market YTD 2018: Financial Advisors
Middle market M&A has been eroding across the nation, and even in the otherwise thriving Texas market Texas-headquartered firms will likely finish 2018 with less than 200 mid-range transactions for the first time since the Great Recession. Here’s how financial advisors are stacking up through Q3.