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The deal for Shermco, advised by Vinson & Elkins and Kirkland & Ellis, is the latest in a slew of electric power, HVAC and water services acquisitions aimed at data center infrastructure support.
Chief Judge Reed O’Connor assumed his new role on Monday. Judge David Godbey served in that role for three years and will take senior status next month.
A Denver-based medical transportation company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas stating the court restructuring is “intended to strengthen its financial foundation while continuing to provide access to care, reduce costs, and improve outcomes for clients and members nationwide.” Citing more than 25,000 creditors and $1 billion to $10 billion in financial liabilities, ModivCare Inc. and 70 of its affiliated businesses hired Latham & Watkins and Hunton Andrews Kurth as its lead legal advisors for the restructuring.
Three federal district courts in Texas saw their judgments affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Tuesday. The Fifth Circuit determined the district courts did not abuse their discretion in granting preliminary injunctions for SpaceX, Energy Transfer and Findhelp halting administrative proceedings before the NLRB while they pursue constitutional challenges to the agency’s structure.
U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, in a scathing, 98-page order, effectively upheld a $21.3 million jury verdict in favor of Terry Bevill, a career police officer who was fired and arrested after saying he didn’t think a friend could get a fair trial in Wood County.
Publicly traded Nexstar Media Group, the nation's largest owner of local television broadcast stations in the U.S., announced Tuesday that it is acquiring TEGNA Inc. and its 65 local stations in 51 markets, including 15 stations in 12 markets in Texas. Kirkland & Ellis, Wiley Rein, Morrison Foerster, Wachtell and Covington & Burling advised on the deal. (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Texas loses an appeal to the Fifth Circuit, universities battle over alleged trademark infringement, a religious society must pay delinquent taxes after not filing for exemption, and farmers throw a water fight with a Dallas hedge fund manager.
In what has proven to be an increasingly uneven deal environment week-over-week this year, there’s been a steady stream of billion-dollar transactions to kick off the third quarter. Good news, right? Sure, but the devil is in the details. Even with lingering uncertainties around interest rates and geopolitical tensions (both kinetic and trade), Texas lawyers were part of nine major deals exceeding $1 billion since the beginning of July. The transactions span multiple sectors, from energy infrastructure to data centers, highlighting the state's continued appeal as a hub for transformative corporate combos and tie-ups. The Lawbook recently asked Texas dealmakers with extensive experience handling billion-dollar transactions to share their perspectives on the current M&A environment, including their assessment of the first half of the year, the third quarter so far and their outlook moving forward.
Healthcare employers in Texas face new requirements for noncompetition agreements following the passage of Senate Bill 1318. The legislation modifies existing requirements for physician noncompetes under Section 15.50 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code and creates a new Section 15.501, which extends certain noncompete restrictions to dentists, nurses and physician assistants for the first time.
Lithium-ion battery recycler Aleon Metals and two of its subsidiaries, Gladieux Metals Recycling and Aleon Renewable Metals, filed for Chapter 11 restructuring Sunday in the Southern District of Texas.
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