Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Christian A. Triantaphyllis as a real estate partner in the Houston office. Christian brings to our Land Use & Real Estate practice a world of experience in business and immigration matters, specifically related to assisting foreign nationals from around the world through the EB-5 visa program. (more…)
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Dawn S. Holiday as a partner in the Houston office. Dawn brings to our Trial & Appellate Litigation practice group first chair jury trial, arbitration, and mediation experience handling multi-party lawsuits in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury, employment litigation, and general liability defense. (more…)
The Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added corporate attorney Tom Woolsey as a shareholder. Woolsey joins the firm from Foley & Lardner, LLP. (more…)
Clark Hill Strasburger today announced that former Akin Gump Senior Counsel Andrew F. Newman has joined the firm as a member of its Litigation Practice in Dallas. (more…)
The Dallas office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Liz Boydston as a partner in its restructuring and insolvency practice. She joins K&L Gates from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. (more…)
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Kfir Abutbul, a highly-regarded private equity lawyer, previously with Willkie Farr, has joined the firm as a partner in the Firm’s Private Equity and Energy Practices in Houston. His arrival builds on the strength of the firm’s practice strength in Private Equity/M&A and energy. (more…)
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Stephanie Dooley Nelson has joined the Firm’s Dallas office as Counsel in the Trial Practice Group. (more…)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) on its acquisition by Encana Corp. (TSX, NYSE: ECA) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion. In addition, Encana will assume $2.2 billion of Newfield net debt. The strategic combination will create a leading multi-basin oil and gas company. Encana’s full release is available here. (more…)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Canadian Non-Operated Resources L.P. (CNOR), the sole shareholder of Pipestone Oil Corp. (Pipestone), in connection with Pipestone’s combination with Blackbird Energy Inc. (TSXV: BBI) and related equity and debt capital raises to fund drilling and other operational capital expenditures of the new combined entity, Pipestone Energy Corp. (Pipestone Energy). At closing, CNOR will be entitled to receive 103.75 million common shares of Pipestone Energy. Blackbird’s full release can be found here. (more…)
Renowned Texas trial lawyer Rusty Hardin has named Jennifer Brevorka, Lara Hollingsworth, and Megan Moore new partners at Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, the civil and criminal litigation firm he founded 22 years ago. (more…)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that the firm has taken its Health Care practice in Dallas to the next level with the addition of three new partners—Lisa Atlas Genecov, Cheryl Camin Murray and Kenya S. Woodruff. (more…)
Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome appellate attorney Brett D. Kutnick as a partner in the Dallas office. Brett brings to our Chambers-ranked Trial & Appellate Litigation practice over 20 years of experience as a litigator and the managing partner of an appellate boutique law firm. (more…)
