Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
If you were ever wondering what it takes to get hired on big cases for BP, Exxon or Chevron, look no further. A trio of lawyers from the major oil companies dished during a conference last week on qualities they’re looking for – or not looking for – in their outside law firms. Natalie Posgate was at the panel discussion and has the details.
In 2016, Gulf War Era veterans began to outnumber those of the Vietnam Era, putting Texas on an arc to become home for more veterans than any other state. On this Veterans Day, here are two lawyers who are part of that trend. And one of them officially becomes a lawyer today.
The unprecedented election last week of 20 Democratic candidates to the state courts of appeals in Austin, Dallas and Houston will have an almost immediate and substantive impact on civil litigation and issues such as enforcement of arbitration clauses, excessive use of Anti-SLAPP laws and deference to juries in large-dollar plaintiff’s verdicts.
Bill Nelson, a partner and co-chair of Haynes and Boone's capital markets and securities practice in Houston, is joining Shearman & Sterling's recently opened Houston office, sources confirmed. Nelson's departure would leave a gaping hole in Haynes and Boone's corporate practice in Houston. The Lawbook's Claire Poole has the story.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it agreed to sell almost all of its remaining midstream assets to affiliate Western Gas Partners for $4.015 billion, and three Texas law firms were involved. Claire Poole has the names and details.
Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson, a conservative voice on the court for the past 13 years, has announced that he is retiring at the end of the year. Mark Curriden has the details.
It started with a client-vendor deal. A nondisclosure agreement was signed. The deal took the back burner, and the parties went their separate ways. But now, they are reunited in the courtroom in the thick of a $49 million legal battle. Neither side is backing down. Natalie Posgate tells the story.
Vinson & Elkins and Latham & Watkins advised on Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.'s $1.65 billion purchase of oil and gas properties in North Dakota's and Montana's Williston Basin from a unit of QEP Resources Inc. Claire Poole has the details.
Democratic candidates for appellate judgeships in Texas scored historic victories in Tuesday’s election. Every Democrat running for the judgeships on the First, Third, Fifth and Fourteenth courts of appeals won. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Observers have long said that the oil and gas industry needs to consolidate, given the number of players and investors’ push for companies to generate free-cash flow and higher dividends and stock buybacks. This week they got their wish with three different $1 billion-plus deals. Claire Poole has the details of those deals, and more.
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