Law firms Gibson Dunn, Latham, Slaughters win roles on Ensco’s $839m buyout of Houston’s Oceanics Madeleine Farman · 30 May 2017 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Gibson Dunn Latham & Watkins Slaughter and May Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Latham & Watkins and Slaughter and May have won places advising on London-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco’s $839m acquisition of Houston, US’ Atwood Oceanics.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryLatham and Skadden lead on Shein’s Hong Kong IPO as retailer targets $1.8bnLaw firmsEliza Winter24 Aug 2026Trading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head as former Freshfields US disputes head decamps for DLALaw firmsEliza Winter21 Aug 2026Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panelIn-HouseWill Lewallen19 Aug 2026Knights and Fletchers carve up £45m Moore Barlow in two-way takeoverLaw firmsEliza Winter21 Aug 2026US trio lead on multibillion-dollar Stripe-OpenRouter dealLaw firmsKate Peacock20 Aug 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025