Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is currently serving as Chapter 11 counsel to Athens-based Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc.  In what industry observers are calling a “landmark victory” after more than 5 months of “bet the company” litigation, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has rejected motions to dismiss or convert Omega’s chapter 11 cases or for relief from stay filed by Omega’s Senior Lenders and supported by Omega’s Junior Lenders and Unsecured Creditors’ Committee.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that 14 members of a public finance and related tax and municipal securities practice at Vinson & Elkins LLP will join the firm as partners in January 2012. It is anticipated that other lawyers will join them as counsel and associates. Ben A. Brooks III, W. Glenn Opel and Barron F. Wallace will lead Bracewell’s Texas- and Washington, D.C.-based public finance group.

Haynes and Boone, LLP has advised US Infrastructure Holdings, LLC in the acquisition of the Wildcat Sabine Gathering System situated in the Bossier-Haynesville Shale.

The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green today announced that Pamela D. Tyner, health care regulatory compliance attorney, has joined the Firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences practice as a Member of the Firm in its Houston office.

ConocoPhillips announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to sell its ownership interest in the Seaway Crude Pipeline System. The transaction is anticipated to close in December, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions and completion of certain arrangements regarding other logistics services currently provided by SCPC to ConocoPhillips.

The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Darrell Taylor has joined the Houston Office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice focused on the energy, energy services, and petrochemical industries. He was formerly a partner with Baker Botts L.L.P. in Houston.

Porter Hedges represented a management and investor group in the formation of Maverick American Natural Gas (Maverick). Maverick is a new $1 billion private equity backed acquisition fund formed for the purpose of acquiring, operating, and developing conventional natural gas reserves in North America. The management and investment group was led by oil exploration and production entrepreneur Dan A. Hughes, Jr. who partnered with energy acquisition and development executive Thomas M. Hart and global private equity firm TPG Capital. Mr. Hughes will serve as Maverick’s Chairman and Mr. Hart will serve as its President.

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas F. Pedigo has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in its Corporate and Securities Practice Group in Houston.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Catherine Ozdogan has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Department of the Houston office, adding significant capabilities to the firm’s burgeoning energy industry practice group.

Andrews Kurth LLP recently secured a significant verdict for Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy in a trade secret and computer fraud case against a former employee.