Eva Guzman, who launched a failed bid to unseat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after resigning from the court last summer, will start at Wright Close & Barger on Sept. 12.
GT Recruits Gruber-led Litigation Team
Mike Gruber and two young shareholders have left Dorsey for Greenberg Traurig. The Texas Lawbook spoke with the lawyers on Day One at GT.
‘Can I Come Over and Hang Out?’: Behind the Scenes of Akin Gump’s Houston Office Refresh with Gensler
Individual workout and meditation rooms and Pelotons, plus an Icee machine and Houston Rockets Pop-A-Shot. Akin Gump’s revamped Houston office has them all. The Texas Lawbook sat down with Houston leaders at Akin Gump and Gensler to discuss what it takes to shepherd the “office of the next generation” and glean early reviews from attorneys and clients.
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August Lateral Hiring Off to Sizzling Start
Baker Botts gained and lost a corporate partner; Polsinelli picked up a former assistant U.S. attorney and health care fraud expert; Gibson Dunn added a corporate debt finance partner; and BakerHostetler signed an energy litigation partner.
Crawford, Wishnew & Lang Hires New Partner
Matthew Muckleroy is the Dallas litigation firm’s sixth partner and 12th attorney.
Drew Baldinger Weighs In on Return to Skadden and the Making of his Practice
The Texas Lawbook visited with Baldinger, who was previously the co-chair of DLA Piper’s energy practice, about how much of his energy practice has shifted to renewables work.
Q&A with Recent GT Real Estate Shareholder Additions in Dallas
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Ashley Aten and Austin Wyker, both formerly of Munsch Hardt, about why they moved and what they are seeing in their practices.
Houston PE Lawyer Jumps to O’Melveny
With the move Garrett Johnston is reuniting with former colleagues Angela Olivarez, Steven Torello and Ryan Cicero.
O’Melveny, Munck Wilson Pick Up Gray Reed Practice Group Leaders
The heads of Gray Reed’s energy transactions and intellectual property practices are on the move.
Sheppard Mullin, Spencer Fane Land Houston Lateral Groups
Combined, the two firms added two dozen attorneys from nine different firms.