Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully obtained a summary judgment on behalf of its client Compass Bank in an interpleader action before the Hon. Gray H. Miller in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District in Houston (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Noble Energy, Inc. in its announced sale of certain oil and natural gas properties in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle to Unit Petroleum Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unit Corporation, for $617 million. The properties include Noble Energy’s interest in about 900 producing wells on approximately 84,000 net acres (more…)
The Houston complex commercial litigation and intellectual property firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is pleased to announce that intellectual property attorney Brian E. Simmons has joined the firm as Of Counsel (more…)
A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys recently advised The Signature Group in the purchase of Daniels Family Funeral Services, owner of eight New Mexico funeral homes, three cemeteries and two crematories (more…)
June saw a number of attorney firm changes throughout the state. Here is a run-down of some major Houston legal career moves:
Christopher Martin moves from Nathan Sommers Jacobs to Locke Lord as a partner. He brings a widely respected corporate insurance practice to the firm.
Adams and Reese adds Derek Anchondo from Curtis Mallet. Anchondo’s practice focuses on oil & gas transactions and other energy work.
Attorney Kevin McDonald rejoins Fulbright and Jaworski after stints at several energy companies. His practice is centered around litigation and corporate governance (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. assisted its client Neohydro Corp. in reaching a strategic partnership agreement with Rockwater Energy Solutions, Inc. The deal, which closed on June 26, will provide significant advantages to both companies (more…)
On June 21, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Douglas Glass returned to the firm’s Houston office after a combined 17 years in Moscow and London. Mr. Glass’ principal areas of practice are cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, project development and corporate finance, with a special focus on energy and international matters (more…)
Texas is home to an incredible amount of law firms, and many are recognized each year for their contribution to legal excellence. If you are seeking legal recruitment by a top firm, our attorney headhunters constantly update our list of the top firms in Texas, and we can help you find an applicable opening for career advancement.
Texas Monthly recently completed a two year study and created a list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Texas, which included a four law firms. The following two organizations were recognized for their outstanding employees, exceptional business practices and reliable reputation. Also named to the list were Strasburger and Price LLP and Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend PC.
Hunton & Williams LLP
According to its website, “Hunton & Williams represents clients across the full spectrum of industries that make up today’s global economy, from manufacturers, financial institutions, retailers, healthcare companies and professional-services providers, to businesses and academic institutions developing renewable energy resources and new technology solutions.”
The law firm has over 800 lawyers spread across 19 offices in the United States. Dallas, Austin and Houston are each home to a branch of this respected firm, and each of these three offices contributed to the industry accolade.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
This international firm operates in Austin, Dallas and Houston, and has offices across the world. Vinson & Elkins deals with a wide variety of clients, and is the perfect place to begin a legal career.
Vinson & Elkins was the only law firm in the Houston area to receive the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, which is awarded based on alternatives and flexible incentives made available for employees. Any lawyer searching for a fantastic work environment and top-notch legal work should consider a career with Vinson & Elkins.
Jackson Walker L.L.P. recently assisted client QSpex Technologies, Inc. in securing approximately $20.5 million in Series D funding, which will enable the company to expand its production capacity and increase its sales and marketing staff to support a major U.S. product launch (more…)
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP represented BP America Production Company (NYSE:BP) in its $1.03 billion sale of its interests in Jonah and Pinedale upstream operations in Southwestern Wyoming to LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE) announced on June 25, 2012. Included in the sale are BP’s operations center in Sublette County, Wyoming and all of its working interest in a substantial number of operated and non-operated wells that are producing natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil (more…)
Before Dr. David Smouse, founder of the David W. Smouse Opportunity School in Des Moines, Iowa, died in 1932 he was looking to the future and how he could continue to support the school.
Eighty years later, thanks to a gift in his will of oil and gas rights on a piece of land he owned in Texas, the Smouse Opportunity School is receiving a payment of nearly $1.2 million, to be followed by monthly royalty payments from Choice Exploration Inc (more…)
