Baker Botts on Tuesday announced its involvement in two acquisitions of assets in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale and the Northeast’s Marcellus Shale. Lawyers from Akin Gump and Carrington Coleman were also involved in the transactions.
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Latham Leads One Merger, One Sale and One Acquisition in 48 Hrs
Ryan Maierson could probably use a nap. The Houston-based corporate partner at Latham & Watkins led three deals in the past two days that total nearly $4 billion – and they were just as complex as they were valuable. Andrews Kurth’s Mike O’Leary led the other side for two of the three deals. Attorneys from Locke Lord, Thompson & Knight and V&E were involved as well.
The Texas Lawbook has all the details on the deals, which Maierson said are reflective of some optimism in energy sector deal flow.
Southlake Resources & Execs Pay $5.4 million in Securities Fraud Case
The SEC’s Fort Worth office announced Tuesday that it has charged a North Texas oil and gas company and two of its senior officials with violating federal securities laws. Southlake Resources Group, the company’s founder and its vice president agreed to pay the SEC $5.4 million for their role in a dozen fraudulent oil and gas schemes that impacted more than 70 investors.
Southlake Resources & Execs Pay $5.4 million in Securities Fraud Case
The SEC’s Fort Worth office announced Tuesday that it has charged a North Texas oil and gas company and two of its senior officials with violating federal securities laws. Southlake Resources Group, the company’s founder and its vice president agreed to pay the SEC $5.4 million for their role in a dozen fraudulent oil and gas schemes that impacted more than 70 investors.
American Midstream Names New GC: Regina Gregory
Regina Gregory has been the top lawyer at Houston-based American Midstream Partners for only six weeks, but she has already overseen a $2 billion acquisition. A 1996 graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Law, Gregory was named American Midstream’s new general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president in September.
Post-Spokeo, Standing Arguments Rise and Fall on Interpretation of ‘Concreteness’
Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, courts frequently collapsed the element of “concrete and particularized,” requiring that a plaintiff merely demonstrate that the injury affected him or her in a personal and individual way.
But following the Supreme Court’s guidance in the Spokeo decision, courts are required to analyze the separate and independent element of “concreteness,” which the Court defined as “quite different from particularization.” This article examines that separate element and post-Spokeo decisions interpreting it.
Post-Spokeo, Standing Arguments Rise and Fall on Interpretation of ‘Concreteness’
Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, courts frequently collapsed the element of “concrete and particularized,” requiring that a plaintiff merely demonstrate that the injury affected him or her in a personal and individual way.
But following the Supreme Court’s guidance in the Spokeo decision, courts are required to analyze the separate and independent element of “concreteness,” which the Court defined as “quite different from particularization.” This article examines that separate element and post-Spokeo decisions interpreting it.
Post-Spokeo, Standing Arguments Rise and Fall on Interpretation of 'Concreteness'
Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, courts frequently collapsed the element of “concrete and particularized,” requiring that a plaintiff merely demonstrate that the injury affected him or her in a personal and individual way.
But following the Supreme Court’s guidance in the Spokeo decision, courts are required to analyze the separate and independent element of “concreteness,” which the Court defined as “quite different from particularization.” This article examines that separate element and post-Spokeo decisions interpreting it.
Updated – AT&T’s David McAtee, John O’Connor & David Lawson Lead Time Warner Deal
AT&T General Counsel David McAtee, Associate General Counsel John J. O’Connor, Assistant General Counsel David Lawson and teams of lawyers from Sullivan & Cromwell and Arnold & Porter are leading the communications giant’s efforts to acquire Time Warner for $85 billion.
Updated – AT&T’s David McAtee, John O’Connor & David Lawson Lead Time Warner Deal
AT&T General Counsel David McAtee, Associate General Counsel John J. O’Connor, Assistant General Counsel David Lawson and teams of lawyers from Sullivan & Cromwell and Arnold & Porter are leading the communications giant’s efforts to acquire Time Warner for $85 billion.