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Brooks Igo is the publisher at The Texas Lawbook and covers lateral moves.

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Brooks Igo

Brooks Igo is the publisher of The Texas Lawbook. He graduated from SMU, where he studied business and journalism. Two months after the launch of The Lawbook and the beginning of his last semester at SMU, Brooks interned with Mark, Sally and The Lawbook. After joining the team full-time, he has worked to build relationships in the Texas legal community and help grow the publication’s readership to more than 13,000 subscribers.

Brooks is on the steering committee for the Dallas chapter of the Legal Marketing Association’s Southwest Region; serves on the boards of The Well Community and the Salvation Army Oak Cliff Corps; and is a supporter of Advocates for Community Transformation (Act).

He, his wife Ashley, daughter June, and son Oliver live in Oak Cliff with their pack of rescue dogs and pig.

You can reach Brooks at brooks.igo@texaslawbook.net or 214-384-4080.

Munsch Hardt Scores New Addition for Sports & Entertainment Practice

Brent Turman, who practiced for nearly a decade at Bell Nunnally, said he has been impressed by Sunil Jamal and the firm’s investment in building its Sports & Entertainment team.

April 16, 2026 Brooks Igo

Carrington Coleman Strengthens AI/Technology Practice

Kate Morris and Russ Pearlman are beginning a new chapter after their firm Hosch & Morris has closed its doors.

"[Carrington Coleman] is a firm we both have long admired, and filled with lawyers we trust. We’re honored not only to join the firm, but to be so warmly welcomed into such good company," Morris said.

April 15, 2026 Brooks Igo

The Bassett Firm Joins Chartwell Law Platform

Pennsylvania law firm Chartwell Law continued its Texas expansion efforts by bolting on The Bassett Firm, known for transportation and trucking litigation. Mike Bassett said the move was not a decision made lightly.

March 30, 2026 Brooks Igo

P.S. — DBA Civics Camp Leaves Students Feeling ‘Presidential’

An inaugural program created to address the civics gap connected more than 130 students from five schools with judges, legislators, and a former U.S. Trade Ambassador for a real life Schoolhouse Rock experience.

“It is one thing to read about [civics], but it is important for students to learn directly from the leaders who are doing it,” Dallas Bar Association President Jonathan Childers said.

March 27, 2026 Brooks Igo

Mayer Brown Lands Six-Partner Litigation Group

An energy litigation group led by Yasser and Meghaan Madriz has departed McGuireWoods for Mayer Brown, the firm announced on Tuesday.

March 10, 2026 Brooks Igo

Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes Adds Three More Employment Lawyers from DLA Piper

Micala Bernardo and two senior associates have officially joined two weeks after Marc Katz’s big move.

March 3, 2026 Brooks Igo

Gibson Dunn Associate Saddles Up as GC of Houston Rodeo

Chris Atmar has joined the management team of the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world.

March 2, 2026 Brooks Igo

Yetter Coleman Signs New Lease at JPMorgan Chase Tower

The prominent Houston litigation firm has signed a lease for 43,906 square feet on two floors.

March 2, 2026 Brooks Igo

San Antonio Litigation Firm Adds Longtime Fulbright Partner

Lauren Valkenaar announced Monday that Michael O’Donnell has joined her firm as a name partner to form Valkenaar O’Donnell PLLC. O’Donnell is the former partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s San Antonio office.

March 2, 2026 Brooks Igo

Groundhog Day: More Competition for Texas Talent

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and the first week of February has seen at least 20 business lawyers in Texas on the move, including a new Oil & Gas co-chair at Baker Botts.

February 3, 2026 Brooks Igo

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  • P.S. — ‘Our Bar Card Is Not Merely a Ticket to a Better Bank Account,’ Retired Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice Kenneth Molberg Says Accepting Dallas Bar Foundation Award - In this edition of P.S., retired Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice Kenneth Molberg urged lawyers to defend the rule of law and ensure their efforts extend beyond the privileged to those most in need, while accepting the Dallas Bar Foundation’s 2026 Fellows Justinian Award. 

    “Our bar card is not merely a ticket to a better bank account,” Molberg said to a room of about 350 attendees. 

    In Austin, Jackson Walker is hosting the 5th Annual Hispanic National Bar Association Region XII Summit at the firm’s office there. 

    In Houston, the nonprofit outreach program Girls Inc. of Greater Houston honored Pye Legal Group President Stacy Humphries with its Melanie Gray Vanguard Award for her “unwavering commitment to community leadership and philanthropy” at its 2026 Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon last week. 

    And back in Dallas, the much-anticipated opening of South Dallas’ Halperin Park is set for May 9 with lawyers from Greenberg Traurig, T-Mobile and Cienda Partners among those leading the transformative project.

    Also, TODAY is the deadline to nominate an appellate lawyer or judge for the Texas Center for Legal Ethics 18th annual Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award. The award will be presented at the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Dinner in September. Find details for how to nominate in this column.
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GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Clifford Chance Promotes 28 to Partner, Including Two Dealmakers in Houston - Clifford Chance announced Thursday that Joclynn Marsh and Kyle Kreshover, both of Houston, are among 28 lawyers across 11 of its global offices who have been promoted to partner.
  • Aimee Fagan’s IP Practice Is a ‘Natural Fit’ at Winston & Strawn  
  • Jones Walker Adds a Pair of Maritime Lawyers
  • Veteran-Led Trial Firm Ryman Clark Announces its Opening
  • Lawbook Catches Up with Top Appellate Lawyer About Move to Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Dallas M&A Partners Join O’Melveny 
  • Munsch Hardt Scores New Addition for Sports & Entertainment Practice
  • O’Melveny Adds SMU’s Laura Burstein as First Texas Pro Bono Counsel 
  • Carrington Coleman Strengthens AI/Technology Practice
  • Spencer Fane Adds 75 Lawyers in Merger with Tulsa-based Conner & Winters
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David J. Beck
Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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Foley & Lardner
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
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Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
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Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Vinson & Elkins
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