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Dykema Cox Smith Names Head of San Antonio Office
Marty Truss is a past president of the San Antonio Bar Association.
DBA Announces Winner of 2018 MLK Justice Award
Tino Ramirez He will be honored at a luncheon at the Belo Mansion on Monday, January 15.
Former TransCanada VP Jumps to Reed Smith in Houston
Reed Smith announced Tuesday that it has kicked off 2018 with four new additions in Houston, including former TransCanada VP Stacy Williams and ex-Katten partner Ben Patton.
Baron Oursler Offers ‘Legal Answers that Provide Business Solutions’
Baron T. Oursler decided to become a lawyer as an 11-year-old boy. Now he’s general counsel of a $1 billion trucking company. He’s also among finalists in the Outstanding Corporate Counsel awards for 2017. Read more in The Texas Lawbook.
Keitha Wright ‘Rolls Up her Sleeves’ on Diversity
Keitha Wright was the first person in her family to graduate from college. Now the Howard University Law School grad is senior counsel at G2 Secure Staff. Because of her work inside and outside, she’s a finalist in the diversity category of the Outstanding Corporate Counsel awards. More in The Texas Lawbook.
Texas M&A Plummets in Q4
Texas businesses were on track last year to challenge 2014 as the best year ever for M&A, but then dealmaking slowed considerably in the fourth quarter. Mergermarket reports deal count during the final three months of 2017 dropped 13.3 percent from the third quarter and deal value plummeted 55 percent. The Texas Lawbook also reports the 25 largest M&A deals of 2017.
Houston Trial & Appellate Boutique Adds a Named Partner
Jessica Barger says the promotion to named partner “speaks volumes” about the value her firm places on hard work, achievement and client development.
Energy Transactions Partner Jumps to Akin Gump in Houston
Robert Shearer recently advised Houston oilfield services giant Schlumberger in its $430 million purchase of Weatherford International’s U.S. hydraulic fracturing business.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 12 Firms and 92 Texas Lawyers Open 2018 with 12 Transactions Worth $16.5B
Fueled by Dominion Energy’s Jan. 3 agreement to purchase Scana for $14.6 billion, the first week of transactions for the new year was a strong one. Claire Poole has the names, the firms and all the numbers in her weekly roundup in The Texas Lawbook.