Akin Gump served as U.S. legal counsel to Alliance Data Systems and its LoyaltyOne business in the acquisition of a 60 percent ownership stake in Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty.

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Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Celeste R. Yeager as a shareholder to the firm’s Dallas office. Yeager, previously a partner with Gardere and vice chair of its Hospitality Industry Team, brings a comprehensive labor and employment litigation and counseling practice to Littler.

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On October 21, 2013, Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) (“Devon”), Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) and Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) (collectively “Crosstex”) announced the signing of definitive agreements to combine substantially all of Devon’s U.S. midstream assets with Crosstex’s assets to form a new midstream business.

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EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE:XCO) (“EXCO”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EXCO Operating Company, LP (“EOC”), and an affiliate of BG Group plc (“BG Group”) have entered into a definitive agreement to convey 100% of the equity interest in TGGT Holdings, LLC(“TGGT”) to Azure Midstream Holdings LLC (“Azure”) for an aggregate sales price of approximately $910 million.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that R. Jay Tabor has joined the firm as a partner in the Dallas office.  Formerly a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, he will continue to focus his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

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Patton Boggs today announced that Kenneth L. Betts and Laurie G. Lang have joined the firm in its Dallas office as of counsel and partner, respectively. The addition of Mr. Betts and Ms. Lang enhances the firm’s REIT and corporate finance capabilities and further deepens Patton Boggs’ bench of seasoned corporate finance attorneys. The move follows the recent addition of Gina E. Betts, former partner and chair of the private equity practice in the Dallas office of Locke Lord, as a partner.

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Sidley Austin LLP announced today that S. Scott Parel will join the firm in Dallas as a partner and member of Sidley’s global Private Equity and M&A practices. Mr. Parel is joining eight of his former colleagues from Weil Gotshal & Manges who have recently moved to Sidley, two of whom also are members of the firm’s Private Equity practice.

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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that John D. Penn has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice.  He will also spend time as needed in the firm’s New York office working on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in that venue.  He was most recently a partner with Haynes and Boone LLP in Fort Worth.  Penn is the fourth partner (and eighth attorney) to join the Dallas office since March.

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Sean McKenna, a veteran lawyer with almost 15 years of health care experience, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s White Collar Defense Practice Group, where his practice will focus on defense of health care fraud and abuse, white collar, and health care regulatory matters.

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Patton Boggs LLP today announced additions to the firm’s Corporate Finance practice that will enhance its existing bench of attorneys in this key area. Gina E. Betts, former partner and chair of the Private Equity practice group in the Dallas office of Locke Lord, has joined Patton Boggs.  Ms. Betts is joined by Brad E. Hogan, formerly an associate in the Dallas office of Baker & McKenzie, where he counseled clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance.

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