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V&E Advises Denbury in $1.6 Billion Deal With ExxonMobil – update

Plano-based Denbury Resources Inc. has agreed to sell shale assets in North Dakota and Montana to ExxonMobil.

September 20, 2012 Natalie Posgate

V&E Advises Denbury in $1.6 Billion Deal With ExxonMobil – update

Plano-based Denbury Resources Inc. has agreed to sell shale assets in North Dakota and Montana to ExxonMobil.

September 20, 2012 Mark Curriden

Justice Wainwright Joins Bracewell, But Eyes Future AG Race

Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright is returning to private practice in October but don’t expect the jurist, known for his strong political skills, to remain out of the limelight long. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Wainwright said he is thinking about running for attorney general in 2014 if Greg Abbott decides to run for lieutenant governor or governor.

September 19, 2012 Mark Curriden

Gibson Dunn Gains a Life Sciences Lawyer

IP lawyer Tracey Davies is moving more than 14 years of practice to another firm.

September 19, 2012 Natalie Posgate

Court Hears ‘Common-Sense’ Arguments on Business Tax Fairness

A plain reading of the Texas Constitution’s requirement that taxes be “equal and uniform” should sound the death knell for the state’s revised franchise tax, a lawyer for food and beverage giant Nestle USA told the Texas Supreme Court.

Not so fast, said the state’s lawyer. The Texas Legislature has authority to pick winners and losers by distinguishing among classifications of businesses.

September 18, 2012 Mark Curriden

Andrews Kurth & Porter Hedges Advise $550 Million EPL-Hilcorp Deal

The two privately held oil and gas exploration and production companies are working out a deal that involves selling natural oil and gas assets.

September 17, 2012 Natalie Posgate

Andrews Kurth & Porter Hedges Advise $550 Million EPL-Hilcorp Deal

The two privately held oil and gas exploration and production companies are working out a deal that involves selling natural oil and gas assets.

September 17, 2012 Mark Curriden

Third-party Allegations Scrutinized in Libel Case Heard by Texas Supreme Court

Justices ponder whether Austin TV reporter’s focus on neurosurgeon’s disciplinary case, malpractice suits led to defamatory broadcast.

September 14, 2012 Mark Curriden

Managing a Crisis: Oil Spill Case Tests Sutherland’s Rachel Clingman

Hired by rig owner Transocean just days after the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion, Rachel Giesber Clingman approached the case with her trademark relentless preparation. Her early work proved critical, as she faced a maze of complex litigation, Congressional hearings and the challenge of leading a team of independent trial lawyers.

For Clingman, the case she is reluctant to discuss is the high point of a 20-year career, showcasing, and at times testing, the skills that have propelled her from a small Texas Hill Country town to her current position, at age 45, as the go-to defender of energy companies in trouble.

September 13, 2012 Mark Curriden

Managing a Crisis: Oil Spill Case Tests Sutherland’s Rachel ClingmanX

HOUSTON – Hired by rig owner Transocean just days after the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion, Rachel Giesber Clingman approached the case with her trademark relentless preparation. Her early work proved critical, as she faced a maze of complex litigation, Congressional hearings and the challenge of leading a team of independent trial lawyers.

For Clingman, the case she is reluctant to discuss is the high point of a 20-year career, showcasing, and at times testing, the skills that have propelled her from a small Texas Hill Country town to her current position, at age 45, as the go-to defender of energy companies in trouble.

September 13, 2012 Mark Curriden

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