Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Union Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sole bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, in connection with a $1,000,000,000 senior secured amended and restated credit agreement for Segundo Navarro Drilling, Ltd (more…)
National law firm Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry announced today the addition of Amy Moss as an equity shareholder in its Houston-based Business Practice. Moss will represent clients in matters of corporate transactions, securities and finance. Previously, Moss was an equity partner in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP (more…)
EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE:XCO) (“EXCO”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EXCO Operating Company, LP (“EOC”), and an affiliate of BG Group plc (“BG Group”) have entered into a definitive agreement to convey 100% of the equity interest in TGGT Holdings, LLC(“TGGT”) to Azure Midstream Holdings LLC (“Azure”) for an aggregate sales price of approximately $910 million (more…)
Wick Phillips, a full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, announces that Austin Pennington has joined the Dallas office as an Associate. Pennington will specialize in civil, property tax and business litigation, in addition to providing counsel to clients on civil appellate law matters. Prior to joining Wick Phillips, Pennington worked with Myers Hill in Fort Worth (more…)
Edwin Buffmire rejoins the Litigation group as an associate in the Dallas office. He has worked in federal trial and appellate courts across the country. He has federal jury trial experience, representing a client indicted by the federal government for wire fraud. He has also represented clients in complex civil RICO actions, assisting them in obtaining complete defense verdicts by preparing jury instructions, dispositive motions, and assisting with trial strategy. Mr. Buffmire also has experience arguing white collar criminal sentencing and presenting expert testimony on economic losses (more…)
Polsinelli welcomes Dallas attorney Alexis L. Angell as an associate in the firm’s Health Care Litigation Practice. Angell brings experience in handling a variety of litigation matters on both sides of the docket to Polsinelli, having represented major insurance carriers at trial and arbitrations in matters involving medical necessity issues, breach of contract and interpretations of various insurance regulations (more…)
Winston & Strawn LLP has announced that four attorneys focused on complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation and restructuring have joined the firm’s Houston office. John B. Strasburger, Melanie Gray, Lydia T. Protopapas, and Jason W. Billeck, all most recently partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges where Mr. Strasburger was managing partner of the Houston office, join Winston & Strawn as partners. The arrival of the group broadens Winston & Strawn’s litigation and restructuring capabilities, expands its abilities to serve energy sector clients, and underscores the firm’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston (more…)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that R. Jay Tabor has joined the firm as a partner in the Dallas office. Formerly a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, he will continue to focus his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions (more…)
On October 10, 2013, Western Refining Logistics, LP (“WNRL”), a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of Western Refining, Inc. (“Western”) (NYSE:WNR) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 13,750,000 common units representing limited partner interests in WNRL, at $22.00 per unit. The common units are being traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), under the ticker symbol “WNRL.” WNRL has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase from WNRL up to an additional 2,062,500 common units, at the initial public offering price. The offering is expected to close on or about October 16, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions (more…)
Patton Boggs today announced that Kenneth L. Betts and Laurie G. Lang have joined the firm in its Dallas office as of counsel and partner, respectively. The addition of Mr. Betts and Ms. Lang enhances the firm’s REIT and corporate finance capabilities and further deepens Patton Boggs’ bench of seasoned corporate finance attorneys. The move follows the recent addition of Gina E. Betts, former partner and chair of the private equity practice in the Dallas office of Locke Lord, as a partner (more…)
Akin Gump served as legal advisor to Memorial Production Partners LP in the pricing of a $300 million bond offering that closed today. The company, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Memorial Production Finance Corporation, intends to use the proceeds for repayment of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and for general partnership purposes (more…)
It’s no secret that those of us at the Texas Chronicles and Kinney Recruiting have deep ties to the University of Texas. We are of course based in Austin, and several of our employees attended the University and the School of Law. And the orange in our logo is no coincidence. Needless to say, our offices have seen more than a few heated discussions about football, basketball, the Big 12, baseball, volleyball, Mack Brown, national championships, swimming & diving…(the list goes on). We’ve even been prone to a few DFW/Austin inter-office arguments over TCU or the occasional bout with Evan Jowers, whose beloved Gators somehow hired our head coach in waiting.
With that in mind, there’s some news from right here in the capital of Texas that encompasses a few of our interests. The just announced retirement of athletic director DeLoss Dodds has opened one of the biggest jobs in American sports. In a press release, the University stated that it will retain executive search firm Korn/Ferry to fill the position. This is exciting news for our staffing industry cohorts, and we wish them the best of luck in the process. It also shows that no matter what the position, the involvement and insight of a great recruiting team can make all the difference for both employers and candidates.
