Porter Hedges successfully represented KBR in a recent international arbitration proceeding (under the ICDR) and received a final award in favor of KBR zeroing out a Kuwaiti subcontractor. This marks the fifth international arbitration hearing in the last three years in which Porter Hedges has zeroed out a claimant’s request for disputed funds (more…)

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On October 30, 2013, Sprague Resources LP (“Sprague” or the “Partnership”) completed its initial public offering of 8,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests, at $18.00 per unit. Sprague has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,275,000 common units. The common units are being traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SRLP.” (more…)

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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has added attorney K. Brian Joe as an associate. Brian joins the firm from the New York City office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (more…)

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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers represented Consolidated Graphics, Inc. a commercial printing company, in its sale to integrated communications provider R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company for $620 million (more…)

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The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Timothy J. Cournoyer as an Associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of the Firm’s Dallas office (more…)

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Austin IP Boutique Pirkey Barber PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Kindel, Rebecca Younger and Megan Myers. Founded in 2006 by Louis Pirkey, Bill Barber and Steve Meleen, Pirkey Barber has grown to 18 attorneys and supports some of the most recognizable and valuable brands nationally and abroad (more…)

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented KeyBank National Association as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner and as the administrative agent in connection with a $75,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Linc Energy Resources, Inc (more…)

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King & Spalding advised General Electric Company in the sale of its power rental business to power solutions provider APR Energy plc in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $314 million. In addition, GE and APR Energy entered into a supply and services agreement to provide support to current and future clients of APR Energy (more…)

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Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Celeste R. Yeager as a shareholder to the firm’s Dallas office. Yeager, previously a partner with Gardere and vice chair of its Hospitality Industry Team, brings a comprehensive labor and employment litigation and counseling practice to Littler (more…)

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Haynes and Boone, LLP advised Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) in the negotiation of agreements to buy about 600 megawatts of power from wind farms being erected in northwest Oklahoma and the state’s panhandle (more…)

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On October 21, 2013, Plains GP Holdings, L.P. closed its $2.82 billion initial public offering of 128,000,000 Class A shares representing limited partner interests at $22.00 per share. The shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “PAGP.” (more…)

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On October 21, 2013, Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) (“Devon”), Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) and Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) (collectively “Crosstex”) announced the signing of definitive agreements to combine substantially all of Devon’s U.S. midstream assets with Crosstex’s assets to form a new midstream business (more…)

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