Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the $300 million sale of Mid-America Midstream Gas Services, LLC to SemGroup Corporation. The acquisition includes 540,000 acres in the core of the Mississippi Lime Play, along with 200 miles of gathering pipeline, and a pair of cryogenic processing plants (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of two partners to its rapidly growing Houston office. Mark D. Temple and Leah T. Rudnicki bring the total number of partners in the firm’s newest office to 16 and the number of lawyers to 22 (more…)
Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Paula W. Hinton will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the litigation practice. Ms. Hinton was formerly a partner at Vinson & Elkins, where her practice focused on representing businesses in a broad array of complex civil litigation. The arrival of Ms. Hinton broadens the office’s litigation capabilities and underscores Winston & Strawn’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston (more…)
Wick Phillips announces that Michael L. Baum has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the employment and commercial litigation groups. With nearly 15 years of experience, Baum represents parties in employment related matters in both state and federal court based on: wrongful termination and discrimination in the workplace (age, race, gender, pregnancy, national origin, religion and disability); claims of unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and cases involving alleged violations of the Family Medical Leave Act. He also has extensive jury trial experience and has successfully arbitrated numerous employment-related cases (more…)
James F. (Jamie) Thompson and Charlene B. Wright have joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon as partners in the firm’s national Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice. Thompson will be resident in the Kansas City office. Wright will be resident in Houston. Both were previously partners at Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City (more…)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has significantly expanded its Environmental practice, landing seven top attorneys and preeminent workplace safety and environmental lawyer Mark Farley. The move broadens both the legal skillsets and national reach of that rapidly growing practice and adds a new office in Houston, Texas (more…)
The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Anthony F. Newton as a partner in its energy and infrastructure projects and transactions practice. He joins the firm from Haynes and Boone, LLP (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented the minority owners and key executives of Bottom Line Services, LLC in the company’s acquisition by MasTec Inc (more…)
National law firm Polsinelli welcomes labor and employment attorney Lon R. Williams, Jr. as a shareholder in the firm’s Dallas office. A seasoned professional, Williams has successfully represented management clients in a wide variety of employment and traditional labor relationships in various industries, including energy, health care, education, financial services, defense contracting and temporary staffing (more…)
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, in connection with a $100,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Rock Oil Company, LLC (more…)
The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour as partners in the firm’s antitrust and restructuring & bankruptcy practices, respectively. Blefeld joins K&L Gates from Jackson Walker L.L.P., while Monsour joins from Haynes and Boone, LLP (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. has significantly expanded its Bankruptcy practice with the addition of partners Michael S. Held from Hunton & Williams L.L.P. and Monica S. Blacker from Andrews Kurth LLP. Mr. Held and Ms. Blacker bring significant experience and expertise to the firm, adding strength to a practice group distinguished by its sophisticated, solution–oriented approach to serving clients in all types of bankruptcy and workout matters (more…)
