Rangeland Energy is selling its company to Inergy Midstream, including its COLT crude oil distribution system North Dakota.
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Texas Firms Divided in 2012 Presidential Election, but Contributions Favor Obama
Texas law firms have given President Obama $414,603 in contributions and $379,379 to Gov. Romney. Baker Botts lawyers have given the most ($147,242) and favor Romney two-to-one. V&E has the second most money ($130,521) and Fulbright is third ($107,588), but Fulbright lawyers favor Obama two-to-one.
Susman Godfrey has donated $86,965 to the Obama re-election effort and $0 to Romney, while Winstead lawyers have contributed $52,454 to the Romney campaign, but only $8,125 to Obama. Read the article for more details.
Baker Botts Advises Williams Partners in $2.4 Billion Deal
Williams Partners will acquire $2.4 billion worth of chemical and pipeline assets from The Williams Companies, including interest in the company’s olefins production facility in Geismar, La.
Eastland Appeals Court Sides with Occidental in $10.5 Million Royalty Dispute
Lawyers say ruling sets precedent for valuing gas containing high content of injected carbon dioxide, which is then separated out to make marketable hydrocarbon products.
AMR Corp. Legal Bankruptcy Fees: $100 Million and Counting
The lawyers advising American Airlines and its creditors in bankruptcy court have made about $100 million so far.
More than a dozen lawyers working regularly on the bankruptcy are charging $1,000 or more and three are billing at $1,150 an hour, according to court records. More than a dozen other lawyers are charging $900 to $975 an hour.
Overall, lawyers billed more than $120 million to AMR since the Fort Worth-based company filed for bankruptcy protection 11 months ago. Read more to get all the inside details.
5th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Blogging Lawyer’s First Amendment Case
Lubbock lawyer John E. Gibson will get his day in court to argue for the domain name texasworkerscomplaw.com.
Battered Personal Injury Bar Branches Out to Business Clients – Update
A curious development has occurred in recent months: trial lawyer Frank Branson has been showing up in court in multimillion-dollar business disputes representing physicians and other executives who used to be his prey.
Branson hasn’t switched sides, but he is among a growing number of highly successful personal injury trial lawyers who are increasingly representing companies and executives in litigation against other businesses in legal fights ranging from contracts disputes to allegations of fraud. Legal insiders say the trend is being witnessed across the state and is likely to grow. Please read the article for more details.
For the Love of the Game
Ask Michael Jordan about Houston attorney Nakia Davis, and the sports legend is likely to recall the time he beat her at golf. Ask Davis, a senior in-house counsel at HCC Insurance Holdings, about Michael Jordan, and she recounts the 17 rounds she beat him at golf.
The 38-year-old lawyer’s most vivid memories, however, are about the passion “His Airness” showed for the game with the little white ball. “He hit a shot out of bounds,” Davis recalls. “I said, ‘Wow, that looked like one of your baseball swings.’” Jordan gave her “a look,” along with that famous smile. The banter continued.
Baker Botts and V&E Lead Q3 in M&A
The number of corporate mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving Texas companies dropped 16 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to statistics released by mergermarket, an independent M&A media service.
Baker Botts and V&E Lead Q3 in M&A
The number of corporate mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving Texas companies dropped 16 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to statistics released by mergermarket, an independent M&A media service.