Leading intellectual property (IP) law firm Harness Dickey opened the doors to its Dallas office today, establishing the firm’s first presence in a region experiencing significant economic growth. Principals Gerald T. Welch and Darin W. Deaver, along with associates Chris K. Miller, Christopher M. Cauble and Thomas E. Schiano, have joined Harness Dickey from Dentons to launch the new office.
A long-time Dallas-area resident, Welch brings with him more than 30 years of experience in patent prosecution, counseling and litigation in the electrical, telecommunications, life sciences and medical device industries for corporations in the U.S., Asia and Europe. (more…)
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Chad Mills is joining the firm as Partner in its Energy & Commodities Practice in Houston. Mills is a leading practitioner in structured energy transactions and related energy trading agreements, project infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions for clients including energy providers, developers, investors and underwriters in gas, electric power and oil. (more…)
Dentons announced today that Toni Weinstein, Donald A. Hammett Jr. and X. Lane Folsom have joined its Corporate Practice as partners. The integrated team they lead focuses on public securities and transactional matters, particularly in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and real estate investment and operating structures. They are resident in the Firm’s Dallas office.
With their arrival, Dentons continues the momentum of significant corporate and tax hires around the world who are able to support clients with complex corporate transactions. (more…)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of Paul Pryzant as a partner in the firm’s Corporate department in Houston. Pryzant joins Seyfarth from Burleson LLP, where he was a partner at the energy law boutique from 2008.
For more than 30 years, Pryzant has advised clients in a wide range of mergers & acquisitions, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other corporate transactions. His practice includes securities, venture capital, executive compensation and commercial operating contracts. His mergers and acquisitions practice involves a wide range of industries including oilfield services, drilling, industrial services and products, healthcare, and software and technology. (more…)
King & Spalding has recruited John H. Barr, Jr., a commercial litigator who focuses on intellectual property, energy and business litigation, as a partner in its intellectual property practice in the Houston office. Barr joins King & Spalding from Bracewell & Giuliani, where he was a partner and co-head of the intellectual property litigation practice. (more…)
Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome attorney Rob Lydick. He joins the Fort Worth office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities group. (more…)
Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome attorney Nick Spiliotis. He joins the Houston office as a partner in the Labor & Employment group. (more…)
Akin Gump advised the conflicts committee of the board of directors of Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.’s general partner in the partnership’s $325 million purchase of the remaining crude oil assets of SemGroup Corporation, which include the Wattenberg Oil Trunkline System and SemGroup’s 50 percent interest in the Glass Mountain Pipeline. (more…)
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today that Lino Mendiola III has joined the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group as a partner in the Austin office. Prior to joining Sutherland, Mr. Mendiola was co-managing partner of the Austin office of Andrews Kurth LLP.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Lino to Sutherland as we continue to expand our leading energy and environmental practice with top-notch legal talent,” said Sutherland Managing Partner Mark D. Wasserman. “Lino adds further depth and breadth to our practice, which is nationally recognized for bringing deep industry knowledge to energy regulation and litigation matters.” (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Kimberlee S. Cagle as a partner in its Financial Industry Group (FIG). Her practice in the Houston office will focus on representing commercial banks, financial institutions, and borrowers in structuring, negotiating, and documenting financing transactions, with particular emphasis on financing transactions in the oil and gas industry (including upstream, midstream and downstream sectors, as well as energy services).
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Cagle was a partner in the Finance Practice at Burleson LLP, Houston. (more…)
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Sabina Bramlett as a partner to its Taxation and Wealth Planning Practice. Bramlett will be based in the firm’s recently opened Dallas office.
Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Bramlett handles a wide array of estate planning, probate and transactional business planning matters. She regularly assists clients with drafting and implementation of wills, trusts and other entities to address objectives regarding the disposition and protection of assets while minimizing federal estate and gift tax exposure. (more…)
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (the “Partnership”), a NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) company, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 46,811,398 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership at $23.00 per common unit. The Partnership has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 7,021,709 common units. The common units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 6, 2015 under the symbol “CPPL.” The offering is expected to close on February 11, 2015, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. (more…)
