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.

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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.

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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.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is pleased to announce that a seven-partner team will be joining the firm’s Dallas office. Soon to join the firm’s corporate practice are Tom Yang, Garrett DeVries and Matt Zmigrosky, who will continue their focus on strategic mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities, including private equity transactions. Soon to join the firm’s litigation practice are Marty Brimmage Jr., Mike Warnecke, Arnold Spencer and Sarah Teachout, who will continue their focus on white collar, government investigations, antitrust, false claims matters, bankruptcy litigation and commercial litigation. All seven are partners in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised a special committee of MetroPCS’ board as that company signed an agreement with Deutsche Telekom to combine T-Mobile USA and Texas-based MetroPCS into one unit under the “T-Mobile” name. If consummated, the deal would represent one of 2012’s largest deals to date in terms of transaction value.

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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised, as Texas counsel, Panda Power Funds on the completion of secured financing to develop a natural gas-fired power plant in Sherman, Texas.

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On September 25, Mediacom Communications Corporation entered into a distribution agreement with TiVo Inc. to provide TiVo’s next-generation whole home DVR solution to Mediacom subscribers.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Tracey Davies has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner.  Previously at Vinson & Elkins, she will continue to focus on patent litigation, primarily in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries.

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Two Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys represented American Airlines, Inc. in negotiation of a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) between American and SkyWest Airlines, Inc.

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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised Prophet Equity’s portfolio company, Allegiance Crane & Equipment, LLC, in completing the asset purchase of USA Mobile Crane, LLC, expanding the client’s crane fleet and service lines in the Eagle Ford Shale play.

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