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Baker McKenzie Adds Houston Litigation Partner Tom Kruse
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Andrews Kurth Kenyon and V&E Work on $1.1B MLP Exchange Transaction
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DBJ: Energy Transfer Sells Troubled Pipeline Stake to Blackstone for $1.5 Billion
Lawyers from Vinson & Elkins and Latham & Watkins advised on Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners’ $1.57 billion sale of its stake in the Rover Pipeline to funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone Capital Partners.