Caldwell Cassady, Norton Rose Fulbright Add Partners, Hedrick Kring Opens in Houston

The Texas corporate partner lateral market nearly evaporated in 2020 and the flood of new law firm openings dried up due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but business law firms are showing hints that activity could be returning, especially in the world of litigation.

Norton Rose Fulbright made the first move, announcing that a labor and employment pro has joined its Dallas office. Dallas litigation boutique Caldwell, Cassady & Curry said it has nabbed an IP lawyer from a Big Tex firm. And another Dallas litigation shop, Hedrick Kring, confirmed Tuesday it has hired a commercial litigator and former general counsel to open its Houston outpost.