Mergermarket Media reports that law firms based in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles dominated a shrinking M&A market in the 15 southern states, including Texas, during the first half of 2013. Only five southern law firms – Vinson & Elkins, Akin Gump, Andrews Kurth, Greenberg Traurig and Norton Rose Fulbright – ranked among the top 15 legal advisors. Kirkland & Ellis, which doesn’t even have an office in the South, was number 1.
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M&A Slows in Southern States
Mergermarket Media reports that law firms based in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles dominated a shrinking M&A market in the 15 southern states, including Texas, during the first half of 2013. Only five southern law firms – Vinson & Elkins, Akin Gump, Andrews Kurth, Greenberg Traurig and Norton Rose Fulbright – ranked among the top 15 legal advisors. Kirkland & Ellis, which doesn’t even have an office in the South, was number 1.
T&K’s Frank Finn Receives 2013 William Roper Award
Thompson & Knight of counsel Frank Finn has been named the recipient of the 2013 William Roper Award from the St. Thomas More Society, the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Lawyers’
T&K’s Frank Finn Receives 2013 William Roper Award
Thompson & Knight of counsel Frank Finn has been named the recipient of the 2013 William Roper Award from the St. Thomas More Society, the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Lawyers’
Baylor Professor Wins ABA Award
Baylor Law School professor Elizabeth “Beth” Miller has been named the recipient of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2013 Martin I. Lubaroff Award. The annual award recognizes leadership, scholarship and
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Texas Law School Applications Slide
Texas’ nine law schools have seen their combined incoming first year classes drop by more than 10 percent during the past two years.
Latham Advises in $1 Billion Acquisition
This big-buck deal involves oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales.
Holland & Knight Opens in Dallas with 23 Lawyers, Now Eyeing Houston
The Florida-based firm’s new office at 300 Crescent Court Towers is open and additional hires are expected soon.
Holland & Knight Opens in Dallas with 23 Lawyers, Now Eyeing Houston
The Florida-based firm’s new office at 300 Crescent Court Towers is open and additional hires are expected soon.