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November 17, 2011
SEATTLE — Curt Hineline, partner and head of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s Seattle litigation practice, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (“LCA”).
Hineline’s practice focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation. He has been involved in class actions, derivative suits, internal investigations and scores of trials taken to verdict in federal and state courts, as well as arbitrations, around the country. His...
November 16, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP today announced the formation of the Policy Resolution Group (PRG), a separate business unit within the firm devoted to government relations and strategic communications. PRG provides counsel and services to a broad range of clients in the areas of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Political Analysis, Strategic Communications, and Legal Representation.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer this dynamic government relations practice...
November 15, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani is representing Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) in connection with its Utica Shale joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners LLC ("EIG"). The joint venture was accomplished via Chesapeake's contribution of substantial Utica Shale acreage to a newly-formed entity (CHK Utica LLC) and the sale of perpetual preferred shares in CHK Utica LLC in two tranches.
The first tranche consisted of a $500 million sale of perpetual...
November 14, 2011
HOUSTON — Eugene Cook, a former Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner and Justice for the Texas Supreme Court, received the George Washington Medal, the highest award given by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge National Awards Program, at a ceremony on Saturday.
Awards recipients are selected by a distinguished, independent National Awards jury of state Supreme Court justices, officers from national patriotic, service and civic clubs, veterans and educational organizations. The jury...
November 1, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Mark K. Lewis has assumed the role of managing partner of its Washington, D.C. office.
Lewis is a member of Bracewell's energy practice, concentrating on energy-related projects, transactions and controversies. His clients include oil and gas producers and marketers; oil and gas pipeline developers, owners, operators and investors; gas distributors; and large industrial energy consumers.
“We are...
November 1, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that John A. Riley and Christopher C. Thiele have joined the firm’s Austin office as partners in the environmental strategies practice. Prior to joining the firm, Riley was a partner and Thiele was counsel in Vinson & Elkins LLP’s environmental litigation and regulation practice.
“John and Chris are great additions to our environmental strategies team, particularly in Texas, where there is such strong...
November 1, 2011
HOUSTON — U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2011 Best Law Firms has recognized 21 of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP practices nationally and five in their top tier - Employment Law – Management; Energy Law; Litigation - Labor & Employment; Oil & Gas Law; and Project Finance Law. In total Bracewell was recognized in 79 categories, including national rankings and metropolitan rankings in Austin, Dallas, Hartford, Houston, New York, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C.
The...
October 25, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today it won a major bankruptcy verdict on behalf of Netherlands-based global maritime shipping company Marco Polo Seatrade BV and three of its affiliates in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The decision rendered by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James M. Peck rejects motions by Marco Polo's secured banks seeking dismissal on jurisdictional and other grounds of the Chapter 11 filings.
The Marco Polo litigation was...
October 20, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani was honored on Intellectual Asset Management’s annual Licensing 250 list, which recognizes the top firms for patent and technology licensing internationally. Bracewell was noted as one of the top five licensing firms in Texas. Jeffrey S. Whittle, partner and head of the firm’s technology section, was also recognized.
Licensing 250 is IAM’s annual in-depth look at key IP licensing issues around the world with detailed research on leading...
October 18, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) in its agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) for approximately $38 billion, including the assumption of debt outstanding at El Paso Corporation and including the debt outstanding at El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB). The transaction will create the largest midstream and the fourth largest energy company in North America with an...
October 17, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP won a jury verdict in a patent infringement case on behalf of Overstock.com against plaintiff Alcatel-Lucent in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas--Tyler Division, before Judge Leonard Davis.
Alcatel originally filed the suit in September of 2009, accusing additional e-commerce defendants including Sears and Amazon.com of infringing multiple patents. Eight of the 10 defendants eventually settled, leaving Overstock....
October 5, 2011
HOUSTON — Five Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorneys have been named 2012 “Lawyers of the Year” for their respective practices and locations by Best Lawyers. They are:
• William J. Hayes – Houston Banking & Finance Law Lawyer of the Year• Tracy D. Hester – Houston Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year• Albert B. Kimball, Jr. – Houston Patent Law Lawyer of the Year• Robert E. Sheeder – Dallas Litigation: Labor...
September 22, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Paul Grabowski, formerly of Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, has joined the firm as chief marketing officer.
“Paul brings a tremendous business development and legal marketing experience to the firm,” said Bracewell Managing Partner, Mark C. Evans. "He has been involved in marketing, media relations, communications, administration, operations, and business development over his career and we are confident he will help...
September 2, 2011
Houston, TX (Sept. 2, 2011) – Sixty-five Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012.
The following is a summary of the individual attorneys who will be recognized in the 2012 rankings:
Austin
Alan D. Albright - Litigation – Patent
W. Stephen Benesh - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Construction
Edward A. Cavazos...
August 29, 2011
HOUSTON — Javier A. Vega, founder of retail electricity provider Amigo Energy and limited partner of Fulcrum Power Services, L.P., won a unanimous multi-million dollar jury verdict in a lawsuit against Fulcrum Power Services, L.P. and Fulcrum Energy LLC. Bracewell attorneys Bryan Dumesnil and Kristin McLaurin served as trial counsel.
In 2007, Vega agreed to Fulcrum's acquisition of Amigo Energy. Vega was to remain onboard as president and CEO of Amigo Energy, and would become senior vice...
August 12, 2011
Houston — MBCI, a division of NCI Group, Inc. received a favorable jury verdict, with damages and fees totaling $704,884, in a lawsuit it brought against Cannon Storage Systems d/b/a Vern Cannon Company and Vern Cannon. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorneys Richard Whiteley, Phillip Sampson, David Morris, and Staci Wilson served as plaintiff's counsel.
The verdict upheld the plaintiff’s allegations of failure to pay against defendants, and sided with the plaintiff on the...
July 6, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce that Marco P. Rodrigues has joined its Dubai office, where he will focus his practice on banking and financing transactions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and internationally.
Rodrigues has experience representing both lenders and borrowers in relation to sophisticated multi-jurisdictional transactions in a variety of sectors. He also provides advice in matters relating to project finance, bankruptcy, insolvency,...
June 13, 2011
HOUSTON (June 13, 2011) – In their new guide, Chambers and Partners USA 2011: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, recognized 24 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP practices and 56 of the firm's attorneys as leaders in their areas of practice. This is an increase from 2010, when 19 practices and 53 attorneys were recognized.
The firm's Texas Banking & Finance practice continues to maintain its top ranking, Band 1 status.
The following is a complete list of the firm's practices and attorneys...
June 6, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that partner Glen Eichelberger and associate Brian Teaff, both formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski, have joined the firm’s Houston office in its wealth management practice. Eichelberger focuses on trust, estate and philanthropic planning and administration for high net worth clients. Previously, Eichelberger served as a Director at Merrill Lynch, where he was lead national relationship manager for Merrill Lynch’s...
June 2, 2011
Houston — Legal 500 USA has recognized 13 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP practices and recommended 35 of the firm's attorneys in its 2011 rankings. The firm's financial services, construction litigation, corporate restructuring, tax, employee benefits and executive compensation, energy (both litigation and transaction/regulatory), environmental litigation, intellectual property (IP), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project finance, structured finance, and technology practices...
June 1, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Constellation Energy in its acquisition of StarTex Power, a Houston-based retail electric provider. Constellation paid $142.5 million to acquire 100 percent of StarTex, increasing its presence in Texas, the most active residential electricity market in the U.S.
Constellation is a leading competitive supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for residential and commercial customers in the U.S.
Bracewell attorneys who...
May 16, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Spectra Energy Partners, LP in its acquisition of EQT Corporation's ownership interests of Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC. Spectra will pay approximately $390 million for Big Sandy Pipeline, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-regulated natural gas pipeline system in eastern Kentucky.
Big Sandy Pipeline's interconnect with the Tennessee Gas Pipeline system links the Huron Shale and Appalachian Basin natural gas supplies to the Mid-...
May 16, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Entergy Corp. in its acquisition of two natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plants from KGen Power Corp. Entergy will pay approximately $459 million for the 450-MW Hinds plant in Mississippi ($206 million) and the 620-MW Hot Springs plant in Arkansas ($253 million).
Bracewell attorneys who are working on the matter include:
Partners: Ryan S. Holcomb
Associates: Scott M. Muehlberger
May 12, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in its approximately $920 million purchase from Petrohawk Energy Corporation of Petrohawk's 50 percent interest in KinderHawk Field Services and a 25 percent interest in Petrohawk's natural gas gathering and treating business in the Eagle Ford Shale.
Kinder Morgan also will invest approximately $220 million to build a new crude/condensate pipeline that will transport condensate for Petrohawk from...
May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Kirstin E. Gibbs, formerly of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, has joined Bracewell's Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its energy practice. Gibbs will be joined by Associate Michael W. Brooks, also formerly of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.
“Kirstin is an outstanding attorney and a great addition to our oil and gas practice,” said Bracewell Managing Partner, Mark C. Evans. "Kirstin...
May 10, 2011
HOUSTON — George P. Parker, Jr., of counsel with Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's labor and employment practice, is the recipient of the 2011 Joe Frazier Brown, Sr. Award of Excellence, presented by the San Antonio Bar Association. The award recognizes an attorney who demonstrates the highest level of professionalism, exceptional skills as a counselor and advocate and such personal attributes as honor, integrity, service, and intelligence.
"There is no one more deserving of this honor than...
May 3, 2011
SEATTLE — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Associate Robert M. Crowley, formerly of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, has joined the firm's Seattle office in its litigation practice. Crowley will work directly with Curt Roy Hineline, also formerly of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, who joined Bracewell in early April to head the firm's Seattle litigation practice.
“Rob will provide great support to Curt and strengthen our Seattle litigation team. The two of them together...
May 3, 2011
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Stuart R. Zisman has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in its energy practice. Immediately prior to joining Bracewell, Zisman led Macquarie Energy LLC's energy asset strategy within the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division, helping deploy both equity and debt in the energy sector. Zisman began his career as an associate with Bracewell, but since that time has spent more than a decade working in house...
April 28, 2011
HOUSTON — Thirty future women leaders at The Hartford will gain the unique perspectives and advice of some of the country's most successful women at Minute Mentoring®, taking place Thursday, April 28 at The Hartford's New York offices.
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino teamed up with Bracewell & Giuliani's Dee Martin to create Minute Mentoring®, a unique, round robin-style forum in which accomplished female professionals share their experiences with...
April 12, 2011
DALLAS — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented The Dallas Morning News, Belo Corp. and other defendants in a win against 18 former employees, who filed a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), after they were laid off in a round of job cuts in 2004. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Stickney with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed the suit and granted the defendants'...
