Many are wondering if Weil’s recent layoffs are the first in another wave of major firm cuts. While Weil certainly has provided cover for firms looking to trim headcount, we see the cuts as firm-specific. Others seem to agree.
Jackson Walker L.L.P. recently assisted Sun BioPharma, Inc. in connection with its $2.3 million bridge financing transaction (consisting of convertible promissory notes and warrants) to existing stockholders (more…)
The partners of Husch Blackwell LLP and Brown McCarroll LLP have voted to combine their ranks. Both firms concluded the partner ballot process necessary to merge the two firms on June 18, with an effective date of July 1, 2013. The combined firms will move forward together in all markets as Husch Blackwell LLP (more…)
Porter Hedges represented Par Petroleum Corporation (“Par Petroleum”) in the acquisition of Tesoro Hawaii, LLC (“Tesoro Hawaii”) from Tesoro Corporation. Tesoro Hawaii, LLC is an owner of refining, retail and distribution assets located in Hawaii (more…)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised EP Energy LLC in three separate deals announced today involving the sale of some of its natural gas assets (more…)
So, you have been presented to a prospective employer, and have been invited to interview. Now what? A simple question, right? The answer is both yes and no. Having worked as a legal recruiter for 15+ years, I never assume anything when it comes to preparing a candidate for an interview. It is folly to […]
Law firm Winstead PC welcomes employee benefits and taxation attorney Greta E. Cowart, previously a partner for Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Cowart is a shareholder in Winstead’s taxation, employee benefits and private business practice group (more…)
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (“Cox Smith”), the largest law firm in San Antonio, today announced litigator Brent Bishop has joined the firm’s McAllen office (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented its client, Associated Estates Realty Corp., in securing zoning for a luxury apartment complex it is developing near Turtle Creek in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood (more…)
Todd P. Kelly has joined the Dallas Office of global law firm Jones Day as a partner in the Health Care and Life Sciences practices, where his practice will focus on the representation of hospitals, health systems, medical groups, and other health care providers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, and other complex transactional and regulatory matters. He was formerly a partner in the Dallas office of Norton Rose Fulbright (more…)
Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new senior counsel Cline White. Mr. White joins the Intellectual Property group in the Houston Office (more…)
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan Bull has returned as a senior attorney in the Firm’s Dallas office following two years as an enforcement attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As a member of the Firm’s Environmental Practice Group, Mr. Bull will counsel clients on regulatory compliance matters and environmental issues in transactions, in addition to representing clients in environmental litigation and administrative enforcement matters (more…)
