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…)
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…)
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…)
DLA Piper announced today that Daniel Tobey has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in Dallas. Tobey joins from Vinson & Elkins LLP. (more…)
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that John Hardin has joined the firm’s Insurance Recovery practice as a partner in the Dallas office. John is joined by Skyler Howton, an associate in the Insurance Recovery practice. They both join Perkins Coie from K&L Gates, where John led the firm’s Global Real Estate Litigation Group. (more…)
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Alfredo Raúl Ramos has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in the Oil and Gas Practice Group. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ramos was a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Houston. (more…)
Accomplished deal lawyer Stuart Rasley has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Dallas, continuing the strategic expansion of the firm’s highly ranked private equity industry team. Rasley comes to McGuireWoods from Squire Patton Boggs. Before graduating with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, he was a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas. (more…)
