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Brooks Igo

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.

Former SCOTX Justice Eva Guzman Jumps to Houston Litigation Firm

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.

September 6, 2022 Brooks Igo

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.

September 1, 2022 Brooks Igo

‘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.

Publisher’s Note: This article is a sponsored partnership with Gensler.

August 18, 2022 Brooks Igo

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.

August 1, 2022 Brooks Igo

Crawford, Wishnew & Lang Hires New Partner

Matthew Muckleroy is the Dallas litigation firm’s sixth partner and 12th attorney.

July 28, 2022 Brooks Igo

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.

July 28, 2022 Brooks Igo

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.

July 28, 2022 Brooks Igo

Houston PE Lawyer Jumps to O’Melveny

With the move Garrett Johnston is reuniting with former colleagues Angela Olivarez, Steven Torello and Ryan Cicero.

July 27, 2022 Brooks Igo

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.

July 25, 2022 Brooks Igo

Sheppard Mullin, Spencer Fane Land Houston Lateral Groups

Combined, the two firms added two dozen attorneys from nine different firms.

July 20, 2022 Brooks Igo

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