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November 18, 2009
NEW YORK — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Cheri Hoff has joined its corporate and securities group as a partner in the New York office. She brings experience providing counsel to investment funds, investors and advisers.
Formerly with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hoff has focused her practice on the formation and operation of private investment funds, including hedge funds, real estate funds, funds of funds and hybrid funds....
November 13, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani (UK) LLP advised the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in its US$500 million debut offering of five-year maturity notes. The notes, which were successfully placed with institutional investors, are listed for trading on the London Stock Exchange.
The proceeds of the offering will be utilized for general corporate purposes and for providing financing in accordance with EDB’s investment regulations.
Collaboration by...
October 5, 2009
AUSTIN — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that nine members of an intellectual property practice group headed by Alan Albright, formerly of Fish & Richardson, will join Bracewell's Austin office.
In addition to Albright, the group includes partners Ed Cavazos, Michael Chibib and Barry Shelton, and associates Betty Chen, Andrew Gajkowski, David Hoffman, Chris Johnson, and Josh Tucker. Albright, Cavazos, Shelton, Gajkowski, and Johnson joined the firm effective...
September 8, 2009
HOUSTON — Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Public Law Partner Jarvis V. Hollingsworth to the University of Houston System Board of Regents. His term will run through August 31, 2015.
At Bracewell, Hollingsworth's practice focuses on the strategic representation of public bodies and educational institutions as fiduciary and investment counsel; complex commercial litigation; and public law, including the representation of private clients before...
September 8, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP advised Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. and Meridiam Infrastructure on the comprehensive development agreement (CDA) for the $2.7 billion IH-635 (LBJ Freeway) Managed Lanes Project, which was signed with the Texas Department of Transportation on September 4, 2009.
The agreement creates a public-private partnership that allows LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, established by Cintra, Meridiam and the Dallas Police and Fire...
August 18, 2009
HOUSTON — Sixty Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. The firm was ranked first (tied) in Texas for education law with two ranked attorneys, first in Houston for education law (two ranked attorneys) and first in San Antonio for labor and employment law (six ranked attorneys).
The following is a summary of the individual attorneys who will be recognized in the 2010 rankings:
Austin
W. Stephen Benesh - Bet-...
August 7, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Appellate Partner Warren W. Harris has been elected president of The University of Houston Law Alumni Association. Harris graduated from The University of Houston Law Center with his J.D. in 1988.
At Bracewell, Harris heads the firm's appellate practice. Harris has handled hundreds of appeals and original proceedings in the Texas Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, and state and federal courts of appeals.
Harris serves as a director...
August 6, 2009
HOUSTON — Thomson Reuters' U.S. Capital Markets Review has ranked Bracewell & Giuliani LLP as the top issuer legal advisor in U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt during the first quarter of 2009.
Bracewell was ranked first by number of issues, as well as by deal size. Overall, the firm had nearly 16 percent of total market share for U.S. high yield corporate debt during this quarter.
Thomson Reuters provides market intelligence to the world’s leading financial outlets. Their...
July 1, 2009
HOUSTON — The Washington Lawyers' Committee has honored Bracewell & Giuliani LLP with an Outstanding Achievement Award in Public Education for its "Brighten Up Brightwood Elementary" community service project. The award was presented to Bracewell attorneys Tracy Davis and Greg Williams at the recent Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon.
The Washington Lawyers' Committee began its public education program and partnerships in 1997 to provide tutoring, mentoring and...
June 25, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP advised Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. and Meridiam Infrastructure on the comprehensive development agreement (CDA) for the $2 billion North Tarrant Express project, which was signed with the Texas Department of Transportation on June 23, 2009.
The agreement creates a public-private partnership that allows North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners (NTEMP), established by Cintra, Meridiam and the Dallas Police and Fire...
June 16, 2009
HOUSTON — Chambers and Partners USA 2009: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, has recognized five of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s practices as among the best in the nation and 14 as best in their regions, including the Texas Banking & Finance group, which was ranked number one. The guide also named 40 of the firm’s attorneys for recognition based on professional excellence in their areas of practice and their quality of client service.
The following is a...
June 3, 2009
HOUSTON —The Legal 500 US 2009 ranked Bracewell & Giuliani LLP among the top firms nationally for bank lending, corporate restructuring, energy litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, and tax.
The following individual attorneys were singled out as leaders in their respective fields:
According to clients in bank lending, managing partner Mark Evans "is one of the best client managers." Other bank lending partners praised include Catherine Ozdogan, Dewey...
June 2, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP advised Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership (MCV) and its principal equity holders, GSO Capital Partners and Rockland Capital, in its sale of MCV to EQT Infrastructure Fund and Fortistar. The sale closed May 28, 2009.
MCV is one of the largest gas fired cogeneration projects in the United States. The facility is capable of producing up to 1,560 megawatts of electricity and up to 1.35 million pounds per hour of process steam for...
June 1, 2009
HOUSTON — Amid a challenging and quickly changing industry landscape, Houston-based Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has risen to 101 in a list of the highest-grossing U.S. law firms, up from 112 last year. The 2009 AmLaw 200 list is published by American Lawyer magazine.
After posting 2008 revenues of $275.5 million, up 15 percent compared to 2007, the firm has continued its strong showing into 2009 by naming seven new partners, hiring 15 new laterals and announcing that it will not be...
May 27, 2009
HOUSTON — The Hill has named Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner Scott Segal and senior principal Susan Molinari to their annual “Top Lobbyists: Hired Guns” list.
The list recognizes leading Washington insiders who have mastered the art of lobbying. The select list is compiled through conversations with members of Congress, key aides and other lobbyists.
Segal, who was also named a Top Lobbyist by The Hill in 2007 and 2008, is co-head of the federal government...
May 26, 2009
HOUSTON — Flatrolled Steel Inc. received a favorable jury verdict, with actual and punitive damages totaling $11,900,106, in a lawsuit it brought against Custom Transit L.P., Richway Cartage Inc., Custom Operations LLC, and R. Enterprises Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorneys Phillip L. Sampson (lead) and James W. Caldwell served as plaintiff's counsel.
The verdict upheld the plaintiff's allegations of breach of contract, conversion, negligence, gross negligence, and malice...
May 14, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced its participation in the first merger transaction involving a Texas financial institution in 2009. In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal, between Austin Bancshares, Inc. and La Grange Bancshares, Inc., Bracewell served as legal adviser to Austin Bancshares. Justin M. Long and William T. Luedke IV acted as lead attorneys.
Austin Bancshares and La Grange Bancshares, a bank holding company, signed an agreement that provides for...
April 28, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's labor and employment group will be providing Corpus Christi businesses with updates on recent changes to employment legislation. Key topics will include: understanding new Family and Medical Leave Act rules; the Americans and Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; recent Supreme Court rulings and their impact on employers; and changes in laws related to union organizing.
Who: Bracewell & Giuliani
What: Employment Law Update
When:...
April 21, 2009
Houston, TX (April 21, 2009) — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP served as special counsel for Shell U.S. in connection with regulatory matters associated with Royal Dutch Shell Group's recent gas supply arrangement with Gazprom. The parties have agreed to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company over 20 years. Gazprom is a Russian oil and gas company, and the world's largest extractor of LNG.
The two companies have committed to purchase 1...
April 13, 2009
Houston (April 13, 2009) – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP recently served as counsel to leading U.S. utility company American Electric Power (AEP) in the negotiation and drafting of power purchase agreements (PPAs) for more than 600 megawatts (MWs) of renewable wind energy.
In the past six months, six of AEP's utility operating companies signed seven PPAs with five different wind power project developers, bringing AEP closer to its goal to boost the electricity delivered to AEP's...
March 6, 2009
HOUSTON (March 6, 2009) -- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's energy practice has received recognition from the 2009 Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers in Energy: Oil & Gas (United States), moving up in the rankings from 2008. The firm's corporate practice was also recognized in Corporate/Commercial (Kazakhstan).
The guide highlighted the firm "for its proficiency in the natural gas and LNG sectors" and emphasized that "a significant draw for clients...
February 19, 2009
Firm Continues to Grow Despite Global Economic Challenges
Houston, TX (Feb. 19, 2009) – Today Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced 2008 revenues of $275.4 million, up 15 percent over 2007. Profits per partner increased 16.8 percent.
So far, 2009 has also been a strong year for the firm, which has named seven new partners, added 12 new laterals since the beginning of the year and announced that it will not be freezing associate salaries.
"The key to our success this past year has...
February 17, 2009
Houston, TX (Feb. 17, 2009) — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner John H. Barr, Jr. and associate Jim W. Caldwell of the firm's Trial Section won a directed verdict on the fourth day of a jury trial in a products liability and negligence suit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The case was brought by an injured operating engineer against the manufacturer of a pile driving rig and its dealer. Bracewell represented the defendant, Bauer Machinen, a German manufacturer of heavy equipment...
February 17, 2009
Houston, TX (Feb. 17, 2009) -- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Senior Partner Robert L. Clarke has been elected to the Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO Daniel Neary announced.
Mr. Clarke is Bracewell's founder of its global financial services practice, where he assists banks in matters involving state and federal banking laws and regulations and compliance with requirements of supervisory agencies, including the management of regulatory risk in day-to-day operations,...
February 16, 2009
Houston, TX (Feb. 16, 2009) — JSC National Company KazMunayGas (KMG), a client of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, received the prestigious International Financing Review (IFR) Emerging Bond of the Year Award at the 14th annual ceremony. The IFR awards have become a benchmark for outstanding performance in the execution of bond transactions and recognize achievement in global capital markets.
Bracewell announced the successful completion of the KMG $3 billion debut offering of notes in July...
February 2, 2009
HOUSTON (Feb. 2, 2009) – According to the 2008 year-end Highline Financial LLC and SNL Financial Bank and Thrift Legal Advisers, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP was ranked fourth by Highline and fifth by SNL in the nation by the number of bank and thrift deals. The firm was ranked among the top by deal value according to both institutions.
With the recent release of their rankings, Bracewell remains included among the leaders of the field.
With over 20 years experience covering banks...
January 21, 2009
Kevin O’Connor, Former Associate Attorney General, returns to Connecticut roots
Hartford, CT (January 21, 2009) – Effective February 2, 2009, Kevin J. O’Connor will join Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s Hartford, Connecticut office as a litigation partner. Until January 20, 2009, Mr. O’Connor served as the U.S. Associate Attorney General (the third-ranking position in the Department of Justice). He has extensive experience in both the federal government and in...
January 16, 2009
HOUSTON (January 16, 2009) — The Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation has published its 2008 year-end U.S. league tables, and Bracewell & Giuliani LLP ranked among the top legal advisors for syndicated loans by transaction dollar volume and number of deals. This improved on the firm's 2007 rankings, advancing Bracewell & Giuliani among some firms larger in size.
Bracewell & Giuliani ranked in every category:
· Nine out of...
January 7, 2009
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 7, 2009) — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP today announced that David M. Perlman has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Energy practice. Mr. Perlman brings extensive experience in both regulatory and transactional aspects of the industry.
Most recently, Mr. Perlman was chief counsel to Lehman Brothers Commodities business in New York, where he was responsible for legal, transactional and regulatory matters relating to the firm’s...
December 18, 2008
HOUSTON (December 18, 2008) -- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP today announced that Michael D. Olsen has joined the firm in its Washington, D.C. office, where he will work as Counsel in the firm's Environmental Strategies Group.
Mr. Olsen (38) is the newest member of the Environmental Strategies Group (ESG)--a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, policy advocates and communications specialists that helps clients achieve their business objectives in areas that are influenced by complex...
