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Tyson Lies led investigations and prosecutions into complex securities fraud and investment misconduct at the SEC's Fort Worth Regional Office.
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Baker Botts announced leadership appointments touching energy, infrastructure and tax.
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Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright’s global and U.S. managing partner, said IP is one of the firm’s three core pillars.
Intellectual property lawyers Joshua Budwin, Richard Kamprath, Kevin Burgess, and John Campbell are bringing a new boutique powered by Big Law veterans to the market. “I tell my kids if you want to be truly successful you’ve got to work for yourself," Budwin said.
Shipman & Goodwin announced on Tuesday it opened a Dallas office with two restructuring attorneys from FBFK.
Hope Shimabuku, who was a regional director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the last decade, will lead the firm's sixth U.S. office.
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