Co-founder of Dallas Office Returns to Wilson Elser after 18 Years.

National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce three new of counsel hires in its Dallas, Texas office – Jay A. Brandt, Brenda Jeffers Damuth and Andrew Forstenzer – to bolster the firm’s national practices in the Texas market (more…)

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The Ajamie legal team designed and negotiated a global resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes in the United States and Mexico involving over 35 corporate entities and individuals and 40 civil proceedings in federal and state court in the U.S., in federal and state court in Mexico, and in civil arbitration proceedings before CANACO in Mexico (more…)

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Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) has entered into a contribution agreement to acquire from The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) 100% of the membership interests in Williams Olefins L.L.C. (“Williams Olefins”) for approximately $2.4 billion (more…)

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented its client, U.S. Home Systems, Inc., in its merger with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot in a deal valued at approximately $93 million, which was approved by stockholders of U.S. Home Systems on Oct. 26, 2012 (more…)

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The Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished attorney David G. Mayer as a partner in the firm’s nationally prominent aviation practice (more…)

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Kemp Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Rachel E. Carver has joined the firm as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department (more…)

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Evercore Partners, advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, regarding the acquisition of a 38.76% interest in Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (M&N US) by Spectra Energy Partners, LP from Spectra Energy Corp. Spectra Energy Partners, LP acquired the interest in M&N US for approximately $319 million in cash and approximately $56 million in newly issued partnership units (more…)

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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised Deutsche Bank in arranging a loan to fund construction of a $73 million, 7.5-megawatt (net) biomass-to-energy facility near Koloa on the Hawaiian island of Kaua`i that will sell its output to Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) (more…)

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The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph E. Bain and Kelly M. Perez as Associates in the Firm’s Dallas and Houston offices (more…)

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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah M. Paxson as a partner in the Firm’s Dallas office. Ms. Paxson focuses her practice on patent infringement, trade secret and trademark litigation. In addition to providing litigation and litigation avoidance services, she counsels clients on licensing issues and proper development and management of intellectual property assets (more…)

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Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new attorney Susan Koch. Ms. Koch joins the Health Care group in the Houston office (more…)

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Jackson Walker recently assisted its client, QSpex Technologies, Inc., in completing a $6 million venture debt transaction with Silicon Valley Bank (more…)

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