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Ken Paxton has spent more than two years fighting alleged regulatory overreach by the Obama administration and against allegations that he violated state and federal securities laws. The Texas AG is famous for building walls blocking out the news media. He has been known to duck out back doors at events, walk away from reporters asking about his court case and once even leaked a story accusing a reporter of stalking him.
Now, he’s talking. Why? The Houston Chronicle has the story.
Leaders for Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, which has 22 lawyers in Houston and nine in Austin, says that its Texas operations are a key reason that London-based Eversheds decided to merge operations with the Atlanta-based law firm. The Texas Lawbook scored an exclusive interview with Sutherland Managing Partner Mark Wasserman, who says the two firms serve several mutual clients that are either headquartered in Texas or have major operations in the state.
Leaders for Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, which has 22 lawyers in Houston and nine in Austin, says that its Texas operations are a key reason that London-based Eversheds decided to merge operations with the Atlanta-based law firm. The Texas Lawbook scored an exclusive interview with Sutherland Managing Partner Mark Wasserman, who says the two firms serve several mutual clients that are either headquartered in Texas or have major operations in the state.
Boone Pickens isn’t the only person to recently grace the tiny town of Pecos with his presence in search of some oil. Midland-based Diamondback Energy said Wednesday that it is purchasing $2.43 billion worth of assets in West Texas’ Reeves and Pecos counties from Brigham Resources Operating and Brigham Resources Midstream.
Boone Pickens isn’t the only person to recently grace the tiny town of Pecos with his presence in search of some oil. Midland-based Diamondback Energy said Wednesday that it is purchasing $2.43 billion worth of assets in West Texas’ Reeves and Pecos counties from Brigham Resources Operating and Brigham Resources Midstream.
Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy has agreed to acquire Oklahoma City-based Seventy Seven Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.76 billion, which will continue Patterson-UTI’s momentum as one of the leading high-spec oil rig makers in the country, the companies said this week.
Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy has agreed to acquire Oklahoma City-based Seventy Seven Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.76 billion, which will continue Patterson-UTI’s momentum as one of the leading high-spec oil rig makers in the country, the companies said this week.
Lawyers from Thompson & Knight’s Dallas and Mexico offices recently worked on some of the most historic and highly-anticipated deals in Mexico in wake of the country’s 2013 energy reforms. One was for BHP Billiton, which won the right from Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to develop the Trion field in the Gulf of Mexico. The other was for China Offshore Oil Corporation E&P Mexico’s (CNOOC) obtainment of two license agreements from the National Hydrocarbons Commission in the oil-rich Perdido Basin.
Lawyers from Thompson & Knight’s Dallas and Mexico offices recently worked on some of the most historic and highly-anticipated deals in Mexico in wake of the country’s 2013 energy reforms. One was for BHP Billiton, which won the right from Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to develop the Trion field in the Gulf of Mexico. The other was for China Offshore Oil Corporation E&P Mexico’s (CNOOC) obtainment of two license agreements from the National Hydrocarbons Commission in the oil-rich Perdido Basin.
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear Forest Oil’s challenge to a $16 million arbitration award over drilling waste pollution on the 27,000-acre McAllen Ranch in Hidalgo County. The neutrality of an arbitrator and the panel’s jurisdiction over the dispute are among the issues raised in a long-running dispute that has been before the Supreme Court previously, producing a 2008 decision that allowed the arbitration to proceed.
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