Susman Godfrey, V&E-Dallas Retain Traditional Holiday Party

© 2014 The Texas Lawbook.By Kerry Curry — Dallas — Vinson & Elkins’ Dallas office dined among the dinosaurs at its firm’s holiday party this year, held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Center. The V&E event has become an institution in the Dallas legal market and the same could be said for the Susman Godfrey party in Houston, which is always held at the firm’s offices. While many law firms have added family-friendly holiday events to the calendar, many still retain a more traditional party that offers plenty of alcohol and food. Some have added a twist here or there. Sidley Austin gave its Dallas guests kazoos at its party, held at Cloud Nine at Reunion Tower, and had them hum “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” V&E moved its party this year to the Perot Museum from the Dallas Museum of Art for more space, said John Wander, managing partner of the Dallas office. It holds the party the first weekend of December to attract a big crowd before people tire of holiday events. “We get a great turnout from a ton of clients who come every year; it’s a good event for us,” he said. Nearly 1,100 people…