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Kirkland Adds Houston Corporate Partner Shubi Arora
Arora lateraled over from Akin Gump. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector.
Deborah Hankinson Receives UTD Distinguished Alumni Award
The former SCOTX justice earned her master’s degree in special education in 1977 from UT Dallas. She later became the lead teacher of a groundbreaking Plano ISD program for elementary students with developmental disabilities.
Baker Botts Signs Long-term Lease in Dallas
An international law firm Baker Botts has decided to stay in its large office within Trammell Crow Center in downtown Dallas, with plans to rebuild its entire space within the skyscraper.
Locke Lord Facilitates Merger, Company Launch in Same Week
One deal was for Houston-based White Deer Energy’s $207 million sale of Oklahoma City-based Crescent Companies to Rockwater Energy. The other was for Fortis Minerals II, in the $300 million equity commitment it received from EnCap Energy Capital Fund X that helped kick start the new company.
Jury: Memorial Hermann Defamed Heart Surgeon, Awards $6.4 million
A Houston heart surgeon was awarded $6.4 million in damages after a Harris County jury found Wednesday that Memorial Hermann Health System defamed his reputation in an effort to protect its business from other hospitals and competitors.
V&E Completes $1B Energy IPO
A team of Vinson & Elkins lawyers said Wednesday that they closed a $1.03 billion initial public offering for the underwriters that worked with Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II, an energy-focused special purpose acquisition entity that will be led by former Anadarko CEO James Hackett.
V&E Completes $1B Energy IPO
A team of Vinson & Elkins lawyers said Wednesday that they closed a $1.03 billion initial public offering for the underwriters that worked with Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II, an energy-focused special purpose acquisition entity that will be led by former Anadarko CEO James Hackett.
Dorsey Names Dallas Office Co-Heads
Last month, Dorsey opened its 14th office nationwide in Dallas with the 15 attorneys from Schiff Hardin’s Dallas outpost.
Locke Lord Adds Capital Markets and M&A Partner Michael Blankenship in Houston
Blankenship, who joins from V&E, focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities matters, including M&A and private equity work with both investors and their portfolio companies.