Dozens of law firms – most of them prominent Texas operations – are trying to expand into Mexico ahead of major energy reforms being implemented that could lead to tens-of-billions of dollars being invested in oil and gas projects.
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Harpist Plays Creativity into Law Career
Winston & Strawn partner Denmon Sigler is used to the question: How did a harpist become an oil and gas attorney?
Baker Botts Leads Halliburton’s $34.6 Billion Purchase of Baker Hughes
Houston-based oil giant Halliburton announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase Baker Hughes Incorporated, a fellow Houston company and big player in the energy industry, in a stock and cash transaction valued at $34.6 billion.
ADL Recognizes Jeff Chapman: Master of M&A but with a Kind Heart
The Gibson Dunn M&A partner has closed dozens of business mergers and acquisitions valued accumulatively at more than $50 billion during his three decades as a corporate lawyer in Dallas. But this week, the Anti-Defamation League will honor Chapman for what is in his heart.
ADL Recognizes Jeff Chapman: Master of M&A but with a Kind Heart
The Gibson Dunn M&A partner has closed dozens of business mergers and acquisitions valued accumulatively at more than $50 billion during his three decades as a corporate lawyer in Dallas. But this week, the Anti-Defamation League will honor Chapman for what is in his heart.
Lawyers for Waste Management, IP and MIMC Win Big in Billion-dollar San Jacinto River Environmental Trial
The three companies hired Barrett Reasoner, Paula Hinton and Winn Carter to fight Harris County’s demand for $3 billion for the 1965 disposal of tons of sludge laced with dioxin.
Attn: General Counsel: What do You do when Domestic Abuse Affects the Workplace
Recent headlines about abusive NFL players, accompanied by dramatic video, have brought domestic violence into the forefront of the national conversation. What does a general counsel do when its his or her employee who is being abused at home? What are the ramifications if one of your employees is accused of abuse? These two experts provide practical guidance.
V&E Represents 7-Eleven Operator in $437.5 Million Refinery Purchase
Dallas-based Alon USA Energy, Inc. has agreed to acquire the Krotz Springs Refinery in Louisiana from its Delaware limited partner, Alon USA Partners, LP for $437.5 million.
V&E Represents 7-Eleven Operator in $437.5 Million Refinery Purchase
Dallas-based Alon USA Energy, Inc. has agreed to acquire the Krotz Springs Refinery in Louisiana from its Delaware limited partner, Alon USA Partners, LP for $437.5 million.
Legendary Lawyer, WWII Veteran Henry Gilchrist Turns 90
For decades, Gilchrist represented oil tycoon Clint Murchison and his two sons, John D. Murchison and Clint W. Murchison, Jr., in various transactions – the most famous being the purchase, establishment and handling of various legal matters for the Dallas Cowboys.