Winston & Strawn LLP has announced the expansion of the firm’s global energy practice with the addition of two oil and gas partners in Houston. Denmon Sigler and Craig S. Vogelsang join the firm’s energy practice group. Ms. Sigler was most recently with Baker Botts, and Mr. Vogelsang with Norton Rose Fulbright. Their arrival comes just one month after a high-profile group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges litigators and bankruptcy lawyers joined the office, and reinforces the firm’s commitment to growth and developing a full-service platform in Houston.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and RBS Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, in connection with a $3 billion Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement for Valero Energy Corporation.

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McGuireWoods LLP today announced that Barbara Spudis de Marigny has joined the firm’s tax practice as a partner in Houston. De Marigny brings more than 30 years of experience advising businesses on taxation of their operations, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures. She has extensive experience representing clients in the energy industry, including vertically-integrated majors, MLPs, and private equity investors in companies operating midstream, upstream or in the oilfield services sector.

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The Firm represents GeoSouthern Eagle Ford Development, LLC in connection with its announced sale of its Eagle Ford subsidiaries to Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) for $6 billion in cash.   GeoSouthern is a privately held, independent exploration and production company based in The Woodlands, TX. The Company focuses its efforts in the Texas Gulf Coast area and owns and operates substantial acreage positions in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk trends. In addition, GeoSouthern’s midstream affiliate, Eagle Ford Field Services, owns a crude oil terminal and pipeline servicing the company’s Eagle Ford assets.  The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.

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Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Bryan K. Brown and Marlen Whitley as partners in its Houston office.

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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes John F. Sullivan III as a partner in the firm’s commercial disputes practice. Sullivan joins K&L Gates from Watt Beckworth Thompson Henneman & Sullivan LLP.

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Winstead PC welcomes Marcus J. Brooks. Brooks is a shareholder in Winstead’s taxation, employee benefits and private business practice group. He was previously a partner at Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC.

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DLA Piper announced today that Teri Donaldson has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Houston office.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, in connection with a $300,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd.

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Newfield Exploration Company, an independent energy company, has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to sell all of its equity interests in Newfield Malaysia Holdings to SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad for a total cash consideration of $898 million. The transaction is expected to close in early 2014.

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