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Akin Gump Increases Pro Bono Commitment for Border Cases
Corporate bankruptcy lawyer Eric Seitz is in El Paso representing a Honduran father who fled murderous gangs with his teenaged sister who threatened to kill them and is seeking asylum. The need for lawyers at the border is still there and The Texas Lawbook has details.
Two Houston Lawyers Score Three M&A Deals Each in the Past Month
It’s been a busy time for mergers and acquisitions in Texas, particularly in the oil and gas industry. And over the last month or so, two Houston lawyers each handled three large transactions that together were worth more than $21 billion. The lawyers who put those deals together talked to The Lawbook’s Claire Poole about how those deals came about.
DBJ: Union Sues American Airlines over Drug Tests
A union that represents American Airlines fleet service employees is suing the Fort Worth-based carrier because of what it deems are unnecessary drug tests.
Reed Smith Lures Energy Finance Partner J. Eric Holland
Holland, who lateraled to Reed Smith from Bracewell, will practice in the firm’s financial industry group.
Akin Gump Counsels Longtime Client Cimarex on $1.6B Resolute Purchase
In the latest of a wave of billion-dollar-plus mergers between oil and gas producers, Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. announced Monday that it agreed to buy crosstown company Resolute Energy Corp. for $1.6 billion, including debt. Texas lawyers from Akin Gump were involved, and The Lawbook’s Claire Poole has those details.
Exclusive: Texas GC Forum’s Magna Award Celebration Attracts Record Attendance & Great Times
A record number of GCs attended last week’s Texas General Counsel Forum annual meeting in Austin. The centerpiece event was the Forum’s Magna Stella Awards, honoring in-house lawyers from ConocoPhillips, ETP, GE, Hanger, Keurig Dr Pepper, Texas Pharmacy Board, LyondellBasell, McLane, Toyota and Varsity Brands. The Lawbook was there and has exclusive photos.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Law Firms, 98 Texas Lawyers, $6.137B
Dealmaking may have slowed slightly for the upcoming holiday, but don’t let the pace lull you into thinking energy company consolidation is over. In Texas, recent M&A has focused on exploration and production, but in her weekly roundup The Lawbook’s Claire Poole cautions: don’t forget about oilfield services companies.
Greenberg Traurig Signs Dallas Corporate Transactional Shareholder Tom Woolsey
Woolsey, a SMU Dedman School of Law alum, was most recently at Foley Gardere.
Baker Botts Mints 12 New Partners, Including Eight in Texas
Eight of the newly-minted partners are based in one of the firm’s Texas offices. The other four are in San Francisco, London and Washington, D.C.