The Harris County Housing Authority has settled its $773,731 fee dispute with Haynes and Boone over legal payments the Houston agency believes were improperly made to the law firm through a contractor in 2008 and 2009.
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Texas IPOs Declined in 2012
Thirteen companies headquartered in Texas priced initial public offerings during the past year – down from 19 in 2011. The average offering size for Texas IPOs also decreased from $376 million in 2011 ($7.158 billion aggregate) to $306 million in 2012 ($3.982 billion aggregate), according to mergermarket media. Why the decrease? How does Texas compare with the rest of the US? Will the IPO market improve in 2013? These Texas Capital Markets experts have the details.
The 10 Biggest Business Law Stories of 2012
American Airlines’ bankruptcy, dozens of billion-dollar energy deals, BP oil spill settlements and the criminal trial of Houston investor R. Allen Stanford were among the lead business law stories of 2012.
V&E Leads Caiman Energy’s $1.5 billion JV
Sarah Morgan’s to-do list this week: Get promoted to partner and co-lead with Marcia Backus a $1.5 billion joint venture Dallas-based Caiman Energy II.
V&E Leads Caiman Energy’s $1.5 billion JV
Sarah Morgan’s to-do list this week: Get promoted to partner and co-lead with Marcia Backus a $1.5 billion joint venture Dallas-based Caiman Energy II.
Jones Day Leads $240 Million International Deal
The attorneys of Jones Day’s Dallas office play a big role in an international oil and gas deal.
Andrews Kurth Adds James Edward Maloney as Partner
James Edward Maloney has joined Andrews Kurth as a partner in the firm’s litigation section in Houston. Maloney previously served as chair of the Securities Litigation Section at Baker Botts
Andrews Kurth Elects Six Lawyers to the Partnership
Andrews Kurth has elected six of its Texas lawyers to the partnership effective Jan. 1, 2013. They are: Stephanie C. Beauvais, whose practice focuses on capital markets, corporate, debt financing,
Baker Botts Promotes 15 Associates, Nine in Texas
Baker Botts will promote 15 lawyers to partnership status effective Jan. 1, 2013. Nine of those lawyers are from either the firm’s Houston or Dallas office. They are: James Chenoweth,
Godwin Lewis PC Announces Two New Shareholders in Dallas
Godwin Lewis PC will promote Senior Attorneys Timothy Alford and W. Ira Bowman to shareholder status effective Jan. 1, 2013. Alford, a civil litigator, focuses his practice on complex commercial,