Burleson LLP, the largest law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas sector, announced today thatGary Brown has joined as a Partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Houston office.

More >>

Bracewell & Giuliani is representing Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) in its announced agreement to sell its one-third interest in the Express-Platte pipeline system to Spectra Energy Corp for approximately $380 million.

More >>

Bracewell & Giuliani is representing Chesapeake Energy Corporation in its agreement to sell a substantial majority of its remaining midstream assets to Access Midstream Partners, L.P. for approximately $2.16 billion. The assets are located primarily in the company’s Marcellus, Utica, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and Niobrara shale plays.

More >>

Bracewell is representing Prosperity Bancshares in the $193.9 million acquisition of Oklahoma City-based Coppermark Bancshares. This transaction expands Prosperity outside Texas for the first time.

More >>

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company in a public offering by ConocoPhillips Company of $2 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1 billion of 1.05% notes due in 2017 and $1 billion of 2.40% notes due in 2022.

More >>

Bracewell & Giuliani represented Apache Corporation in its public offering of $2 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1.2 billion of 2.625% notes due in 2023 and $800 million of 4.25% notes due in 2044.

More >>

Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that experienced Houston securities trial attorney James Edward Maloney has joined the firm as a Partner.

More >>

The partnerships of Novak Druce + Quigg LLP and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, jointly announced today that their merger discussions have progressed ahead of schedule. The firms have officially voted and executed agreements to merge effective January 1, 2013, creating the 7^th largest IP boutique in the U.S. The new firm, to be known as Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, will boast more than 140 attorneys, agents and technical advisors across seven offices.

More >>

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, announces the addition of Mark Mathews to the Firm’s Houston office.

More >>

King & Spalding advised Haddington Ventures, L.L.C. on the closing of a $350 million private equity fund, Haddington Energy Partners IV, LP, for investments in midstream energy infrastructure.

More >>