Cooley LLP on Thursday obtained a rare defense jury verdict in the Eastern District of Texas for client Vistaprint Limited in a patent infringement suit against ColorQuick (ColorQuick, LLC v. Vistaprint Limited et al.).  Vistaprint (Nasdaq: VPRT) is a leading online provider of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses and the home (more…)

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The Firm represented the lead arrangers, led by Royal Bank of Canada, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Société Générale, in connection with a $667 million secured construction, term and letter of credit facility to Sharyland Projects, L.L.C. and represented affiliates of Prudential Insurance Company of America in connection with the purchase of $60 million of secured fixed rate notes from Sharyland Projects to finance in part the construction of 300 miles of high voltage transmission lines and four substations in the Panhandle and South Plains regions of Texas to be leased to Sharyland Utilities, L.P (more…)

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With the addition of 25 attorneys to its offices in Houston, San Antonio, and Pittsburgh, Burleson LLP has broadened its regional and national footprint, further strengthening its ability to provide the widest range of legal services to companies and financial institutions in the oil and gas industry (more…)

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Patricia M. Rosendahl has joined its Houston office as of counsel in the Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Rosendahl was of counsel with Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee (more…)

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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Denton (Denny) Thomas has joined the firm’s Houston office as senior counsel in the firm’s most recent move to strengthen its highly-regarded national tax practice (more…)

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Joseph P. Griffith and Katherine L. Elsbernd have joined its Dallas office as associates in the Litigation Practice (more…)

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Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (“Cox Smith”) today announced attorney Jesus “Jesse” Barba Jr. has joined the firm’s real estate department in its McAllen office (more…)

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Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that experienced Houston oil and gas attorney, Shahid A. Ghauri, has joined the firm as a Partner (more…)

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Davis Polk advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as lead arrangers in connection with the $1.25 billion senior secured revolving credit facility for El Paso Corporation, El Paso Natural Gas Company and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (more…)

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Blank Rome LLP and Abrams Scott & Bickley, L.L.P. today announced the firms will combine in a transaction that will further enhance Blank Rome’s Houston presence and greatly expand the depth and scope of services that Abrams Scott & Bickley currently provides to its clients (more…)

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Locke Lord Austin Partner Jennifer L. Rangel has been appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to serve on the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA) board, a four-year-old group formed to promote and coordinate the development of a Health Information Exchange network statewide (more…)

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that partner Glen Eichelberger and associate Brian Teaff, both formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski, have joined the firm’s Houston office in its wealth management practice (more…)

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