Paul Hastings

We are pleased to announce that first-chair trial lawyer Craig Stanfield has joined Paul Hastings as a partner in our Houston office, fortifying our leading litigation practice and deepening our Texas footprint. “It’s been hard to ignore Paul Hastings’ exponential growth in Texas,” said Stanfield. “I’m excited to be a part of the firm’s success story here and for my clients operating in and outside the Texas market to benefit from its robust litigation platform.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gvCQs-3z

In a restructuring decision with implications for lenders, shareholders and operating companies, the English High Court approved the interconditional restructuring plans of Enzen Global Limited and Enzen Limited. This is the first restructuring plan to secure HMRC’s vote and active support in court despite HMRC’s preferential debt being impaired. We highlight noteworthy takeaways in this client alert: https://lnkd.in/g2GB6TEc Jessica Ling, Dominik Young #EnglishHighCourt #restructuring #HMRC

Paul Hastings advised the financing sources in Cotiviti’s acquisition of Edifecs, a pioneer in healthcare data interoperability. John Cobb, David Barash, Marc Lashbrook and Ismael Duran led the Paul Hastings team. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g-uxyfCP

Paul Hastings advised May River Capital in its acquisition of the Global Pump Solutions business of CECO Environmental, including the leading Dean, Fybroc and Sethco pump brands. The three brands will be collectively organized under the parent company, Tusk Industrial, a newly formed portfolio company of May River.   Brian Richards and Sam Domjen led the team.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gKaxigHV

Paul Hastings advised Angel Oak Companies, a leading asset manager with over $18 billion in assets under management delivering innovative mortgage and consumer products, on an agreement in which leading global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management will acquire a majority ownership stake in Angel Oak and offer its investors access to the firm’s residential mortgage credit strategies.    Barry Brooks, Mike Huang and Max Rosenberg led the Paul Hastings team.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gEkT4GC4

Paul Hastings advised Pactiv Evergreen in its combination with Novolex, an all-cash transaction valued at $6.7 billion, inclusive of Pactiv Evergreen’s net debt. The transaction closed on April 1, 2025, making Pactiv Evergreen a privately held company. Pactiv Evergreen is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandizing products, as well as fresh beverage cartons. Novolex develops and manufactures diverse packaging products for multiple industries in the foodservice, delivery and carryout, food processor and industrial markets. Eduardo Gallardo, Jonathan Kubek and Timothy Fesenmyer led the Paul Hastings team. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g933-tZn

Corporations and their stockholders should prepare for the significant changes to the recently enacted Delaware General Corporation Law, most specifically with respect to controlling stockholder and interested party transactions, as well as stockholder rights to inspect corporate books and records. We look at the changes in this client alert: https://lnkd.in/gMnFY9tT Andrew Goodman, Jonathan Kubek, Tim Reynolds, Christopher Shorey #DGCL #stockholder #DelawareLaw

An Illinois District Court granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a key provision in President Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Order, albeit on a narrower basis than a prior injunction granted by the Maryland District Court. We briefly discuss the new decision and its impact for employers: https://lnkd.in/gxnUzZcm Kenneth Gage, Blair Robinson, Carson Sullivan, Eric Distelburger, Caden Grant, Claire Saba Murphy #IllinoisDistrictCourt #ExecutiveOrder #EmploymentLaw

We’re pleased to announce that Din Eshanov and George Kazakov have joined the firm to lead an international Energy & Infrastructure team spanning Abu Dhabi, London and Paris. The duo will co-head our new Abu Dhabi office, which will serve as the firm’s regional hub for clients across the UAE, Europe and Asia.   “The addition of this strong, international team, alongside our elite U.S. infrastructure and energy group, expands our global reach in high-value transactional work, including finance, M&A, restructuring and large-scale infrastructure development,” said firm Chair Frank Lopez.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gtS8tBcT

Policy change in Washington since the change in administration has been swift, dramatic in many areas and executed with unprecedented pace. One area, however, has been relatively stable in the administration’s first two months: the consistent use of U.S. economic sanctions. Companies and financial institutions maintaining their sanctions compliance programs should plan for rapid policy changes from the U.S. and other governments, as the new administration’s use of sanctions appears focused on furthering certain domestic policy goals. We explain in a client alert: https://lnkd.in/gicwbiwk Tom Best, Talya Hutchison, Nora Logsdon, Raven Pitarra Rowe, Derek Turnbull   #Sanctions #OFAC