Early in December the Texas Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases in which the Court likely will render important guidance as to key issues for contract interpretation and the interplay between contract and fraud claims. Ray Guy of Weil, Gotshal & Manges reviews the background of those cases and the key questions they present.
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Remembering Nancy Dunlap: 1946-2019
Nancy Dunlap, general counsel at Rosewood Properties Corporation, died on January 21. We asked longtime friend and colleague Alan Loewinsohn about her. His response was thoughtful and warm.
Mergermarket: Kirkland, then V&E Dominate Texas M&A
Locked in a five-year battle with V&E for top M&A firm in Texas, Kirkland represented more Texas-based companies in 2018 than any law firm in Texas history. New Mergermarket rankings show a growing separation between Kirkland and V&E, and even more separation between V&E and the rest of the pack. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Baker Botts, V&E, Sidley, Latham Aid on Blackstone’s $3.3B Acquisition of Tallgrass
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners is acquiring a controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy for $3.3 billion. The purchase shows that private investors continue to have strong interest in the oil and gas industry despite lower commodity prices, particularly in the infrastructure part of the sector. Claire Poole reveals the names of lawyers and firms involved.
Remembering Darrell Jordan, Leader of the Legal Profession
Darrell Jordan, one of the all-time great Texas lawyers and counsel to scores of business leaders for five decades, died Wednesday. He was 80. A former basketball player at UT, Jordan argued a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court and advocated zealously for legal aid for the poor and equal access to justice.
Norton Rose Fulbright Taps Austin Partner as Joint Global Head of Real Estate Practice
Austin partner Jane Snoddy Smith has been appointed joint global head of real estate with London partner Dan Wagerfield.
AZA Mints Four Partners
Three of the four graduates are UT Law alumni.
The Dallas Associate Behind ‘Women in Law On the Record’ Podcast
Even though there are hundreds of thousands of podcasts out there – more than 500,000 on Apple’s podcast platform alone – Greenberg Traurig associate Allison Stewart could not find a single one that focused on women in the law. So last year she took matters into her own hands. She chatted with The Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 11 Law Firms, 67 Lawyers, $2.77B
Mid-sized private equity deals were at record levels last year: up in volume by 15.1 percent and in value by 14.8 percent. But capital raised slipped a bit and the number of funds dropped more than 20 percent. Does that mean a mid-market slow-down is coming? Maybe not. Visible optimism still rules the markets, as Claire Poole explains.
Former Jones Day Real Estate Leader Joins Mill Creek as GC
David Lowery, who spent 37 years at Jones Day in Dallas, has left the firm and is now general counsel of Mill Creek Residential Trust, an apartment developer, acquirer and operator.