Anderson Kill, a national law firm best known for its work in insurance recovery,  has opened a new office in Dallas, Texas.

David P. Bender, Jr., a shareholder in Anderson Kill’s Ventura, CA office and member of the firm’s executive committee, will divide his time between Ventura and Dallas.  Mr. Bender concentrates his practice in insurance recovery. (more…)

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Lawyers from Haynes and Boone, LLP assisted Celanese Corporation in creating an approximately $800 million joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to develop and construct a methanol production plant designed to take advantage of the abundant new supplies of U.S. natural gas. The new joint venture will be known as Fairway Methanol LLC. (more…)

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Leech Tishman recently welcomed Shana Metteauer Smith to the firm. Shana is an associate in the Energy Practice Group and is based in Houston, Texas. She focuses her practice primarily on oil and gas title examination. (more…)

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An Akin Gump team led by corporate partner Seth Molay advised Diamondback Energy in its three pending acquisitions of additional acreage in the Permian Basin and an underwritten public offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for these acquisitions. The offering of three million shares of Diamondback common stock was launched on February 20, 2014, and priced that night at $62.67 per share, for estimated net proceeds at closing of $181.3 million. The underwriters will have an option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares of common stock from Diamondback. All of the shares to be sold in the offering are being sold by Diamondback. (more…)

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Erika Bright has been named a partner with Wick Phillips, a full service business law firm based in Dallas. A former partner with Haynes and Boone LLP, Bright specializes in issues related to insurance, construction and commercial litigation. (more…)

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Phelps Dunbar LLP welcomes three new attorneys to the firm’s newest office in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas: Jared Harrell, Edel Cuadra, and Laura Bradarich. Mr. Harrell and Mr. Cuadra join the firm as counsel and Ms. Bradarich joins the firm as an associate. (more…)

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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Brett J. Young as a partner in the firm’s toxic tort/product liability practice. Young joins K&L Gates from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. (more…)

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National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP welcomes attorney Arthur V. Lambert to its Dallas office as partner in the firm’s litigation practice. Constangy has experienced tremendous expansion since 2010, with more than 30% total growth and seven new offices. (more…)

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Locke Lord LLP is expanding its International Tax Practice with the addition of Partner Jaremi Chilton. Though he will be based in Houston, Chilton will work across the Firm to assist clients with his strong experience in international tax matters and commercial immigration work. (more…)

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On January 29, 2014, Rice Energy Inc. (NYSE: RICE) closed its $1.05 billion initial public offering of 50 million common shares at a price to the public of $21 per share.  RICE offered 30 million shares, while the selling stockholder — NGP Holdings — offered 20 million shares. The company won’t receive any proceeds from shares sold by NGP Holdings. (more…)

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and Texas Industries, Inc. announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Martin Marietta will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Texas Industries common stock in a tax‑free, stock‑for‑stock transaction valued at US$2.7 billion. Cravath represented Martin Marietta in connection with this transaction. (more…)

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Akin Gump advised EP Energy Corporation in its initial public offering of 35.2 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $20 per share, which closed on January 23. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase from the company up to an additional 5.28 million shares of common stock at the public offering price (less underwriting discounts and commissions). EP Energy’s common stock began trading January 17 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “EPE.” (more…)

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