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Baker Botts, Gibson Dunn, Simpson Join Firms Hiking Associate Pay - Three corporate law firms operating in Texas – Baker Botts, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Simpson Thacher – have joined more than a half-dozen other firms that are increasing the amount they pay associates. The Texas Lawbook will provide additional tales as they become available. June 18, 2021Mark Curriden
Akin Gump, Norton Rose Fulbright, Skadden Increase Associate Comp - More law firms that operate in Texas have announced that they are increasing associate salaries. A half-dozen other firms say they expect to follow suit in the next week. The Texas Lawbook has details. June 17, 2021Mark Curriden
CDT Roundup: 26 Deals, 15 Firms, 204 Lawyers, $27.2B - A whopping 204 lawyers based in Texas had a hand in last week's deals covered in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup. The Texas Lawbook has the details on those 26 transactions – and a brief look at the state of venture capital. June 15, 2021Anna Butler
Juries Belong in Court, Not on Zoom, Rusty Hardin Contends - A Houston company sued after a tragic trucking accident says that with $100 million on the line, it has a right to look jurors in the eye. Bruce Tomaso explains the viewpoints of both sides, which pit two prominent Houston trial lawyers against each other. June 14, 2021Bruce Tomaso
V&E Increases First-Year Associate Salaries to $202,500 - Houston-based Vinson & Elkins became the first Texas corporate law firm to hike compensation for younger attorneys. Other firms are expected to follow. Senior associates will now make about a half-million-dollars this year. The Texas Lawbook has the details. June 14, 2021Mark Curriden

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Fifth Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Denial in D Magazine Libel Case - The defamation suit brought by a woman accused by D Magazine of living in University Park while on a federal food program took a step closer to trial last week when the Fifth Court of Appeals refused to dismiss her case against the Dallas publication. The court ruled that enough issues of fact have been raised by the plaintiff to preclude a summary judgment. Allen Pusey has details. June 14, 2021Allen Pusey

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Preparing the Law Office for Return to Work with Design, Technology and Resilience in Mind - The overarching goal for the post-pandemic law office should be to create a place that fosters equity and consistency, is easy to use, focuses on people’s well-being and is resilient and sustainable long term for an elevated work experience, writes Gensler's Faisal Naveed. In this article, he shares design principles that can help law firms achieve that goal and make the office a desired destination. June 16, 2021Faisal Naveed

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  • In a ‘Watershed Event,’ a New No. 1 in Texas Revenue - For the first time in decades Baker, Botts, Fulbright, Vinson and Elkins are not in the name of the top revenue generating corporate law firm in Texas. Vilified and envied for their aggressive recruiting practices and phenomenal growth, a non-Texas-based law firm increased revenues by 35% and headcount by 22% in 2020, conquering the top spot in The Texas Lawbook 50, our annual ranking of corporate law’s Texas revenues. How did they do it? It is all in the numbers. The Texas Lawbook has the in-depth report. May 19, 2021Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

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