The complex commercial litigation and intellectual property boutique Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is continuing to grow with the addition of two experienced attorneys in Houston (more…)
R. Brent Clifton has joined Winstead PC as a shareholder in the taxation, employee benefits and private business practice group. With nearly 30 years of experience, Clifton is a recognized and highly reputable attorney who focuses his work on real estate related transactions representing institutional investors, sponsors and developers. He was previously a partner at Locke Lord, LLP (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Ursa Resources Group II LLC (Ursa) in its purchase of pipeline and gas assets in Colorado’s Piceance Basin from Antero Resources Corp (more…)
A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers represented Mitra, LLC in its acquisition of 120 Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell units from Yum Brands, Inc. in the northeast part of the United States (more…)
On November 1, Willkie clients The Sterling Group, L.P., a Houston, TX-based private equity firm, and its portfolio company Velcon Holdings LLC announced that they had finalized the sale of Velcon Filters, LLC to Parker Hannifin Corporation. Under Sterling’s ownership since 2009, Velcon has more than doubled in size. (more…)
Co-founder of Dallas Office Returns to Wilson Elser after 18 Years.
National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce three new of counsel hires in its Dallas, Texas office – Jay A. Brandt, Brenda Jeffers Damuth and Andrew Forstenzer – to bolster the firm’s national practices in the Texas market (more…)
The Ajamie legal team designed and negotiated a global resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes in the United States and Mexico involving over 35 corporate entities and individuals and 40 civil proceedings in federal and state court in the U.S., in federal and state court in Mexico, and in civil arbitration proceedings before CANACO in Mexico (more…)
Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) has entered into a contribution agreement to acquire from The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) 100% of the membership interests in Williams Olefins L.L.C. (“Williams Olefins”) for approximately $2.4 billion (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented its client, U.S. Home Systems, Inc., in its merger with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot in a deal valued at approximately $93 million, which was approved by stockholders of U.S. Home Systems on Oct. 26, 2012 (more…)
The Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished attorney David G. Mayer as a partner in the firm’s nationally prominent aviation practice (more…)
Kemp Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Rachel E. Carver has joined the firm as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Evercore Partners, advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, regarding the acquisition of a 38.76% interest in Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (M&N US) by Spectra Energy Partners, LP from Spectra Energy Corp. Spectra Energy Partners, LP acquired the interest in M&N US for approximately $319 million in cash and approximately $56 million in newly issued partnership units (more…)
