Simpson Thacher advised the underwriters on a $500 million debt offering by EXCO Resources, Inc. J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch and BMO Capital Markets were the joint book-running managers for the offering. (more…)
Whether you’re actively looking for a new job or simply curious about the current market, you might opt to work with a recruiter to help you through the process. There are as many legal recruiters in the industry as there are law firms, and you might wonder what sets them all apart. Here’s a quick […]
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented BOH Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bank of Houston, in an agreement to sell its operations to Independent Bank Group, Inc., the holding company for Independent Bank, for $243 million. The merger consideration consisted of $34 million in cash and 3,636,060 shares of Independent Bank Group common stock. (more…)
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announces its upcoming relocation of the Firm’s Dallas office to Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC’s planned McKinney & Olive building, located in Uptown next to the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Gardere’s approximately 109,000 square foot lease will kick-start the development at 2021 McKinney Avenue. Gardere will move into the new building in the Fall of 2016. (more…)
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dean W. Harvey has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Before joining Perkins Coie, Harvey was a partner with Andrews Kurth in Dallas. Harvey is the sixth partner and tenth attorney to join the Dallas office in the last 12 months. (more…)
Jackson Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Wes Strickland to the firm as a partner in the Environmental and Legislative practice group. Mr. Strickland will work in the firm’s Austin office and focus on permitting, development and financing of water and other infrastructure projects across the United States. (more…)
Pillsbury is pleased to announce the opening of our Austin office as the next step in our firm’s strategic focus and our unwavering commitment to our clients throughout the state of Texas and the Gulf Coast. (more…)
Daniel Nossa is a partner in the Energy, Derivatives, and Investment Funds group at Jackson Walker. He advises public and private entities on commodity and financial transactions ranging from plain vanilla trades to complex multi-billion dollar structured deals. Mr. Nossa has extensive experience negotiating and drafting industry standard documentation such as the ISDA, GMSLA, MSLA, MSRA, EEI and NAESB agreements and many forms of credit support documents including CSAs, security agreements, guaranties and letters of credit. He advises dealers and end users on the Commodity Exchange Act and Dodd-Frank regulations. Mr. Nossa received his A.B., cum laude, from Princeton University and his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School.
Robert L. Rickman, Board Certified in Labor and Employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, joins Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC (KRCL) in the Dallas office (more…)
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC (KRCL) is pleased to announce that Chris Harris, Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Tax Law, has joined the firm’s Dallas office. The firm’s new tax practice will include transactional tax planning for federal, state and international tax matters (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. is pleased to welcome Drew Darby to the firm as of counsel in the Real Estate and Energy practice groups. A San Angelo native, Mr. Darby will work with the firm’s San Angelo and Austin offices (more…)
McGuireWoods LLP is opening a new office in Dallas, expanding the international law firm’s depth of services available in Texas and the southwestern United States. (more…)