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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.

JW Boosts Healthcare Regulatory Practice with New Partner Hires

The lateral additions include a longtime corporate counsel at a California health network and a lawyer from Crowell & Moring.

July 20, 2022 Brooks Igo

O’Melveny Adds Crypto/Cyber Expert from U.S. Attorney’s Office

Sid Mody served as digital currency crimes coordinator and national security cyber specialist for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

July 18, 2022 Brooks Igo

Q&A with Katten’s Michael Chiusano

The Dallas litigator visited with The Texas Lawbook about his path to becoming a lawyer, how the Great Recession led to his move to Dallas and how his practice has evolved over the last decade.

May 25, 2022 Brooks Igo

Willkie Reinforces Houston PE Depth

On a day the firm also saw a partner leave for Gibson Dunn, Willkie added a Houston partner who has served as general counsel for two different private equity firms.

May 9, 2022 Brooks Igo

Bell Nunnally’s UNTD Business Law Forum Seeks to Provide Real World View of Business Law, Generate Dialogue with Law School Students

Lawyers from the Dallas-based firm visited with The Texas Lawbook about the program’s goals and takeaways, including the importance of mentorship and how business law is an empowerment tool and offers greater entrepreneurial opportunities.

April 27, 2022 Brooks Igo

Capital Markets Pro Michelle Earley Moves to O’Melveny

With the move, Michelle Earley is rejoining former Locke Lord colleagues who joined O’Melveny in January. Earley was on the executive committee and was a diversity and inclusion leader at Locke Lord.

April 25, 2022 Brooks Igo

Masters Champ and Golf’s World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s Legal Lineage in Texas

Scheffler’s mom, a former Thompson & Knight COO, and father-in-law, an attorney at QSLWM, were there to celebrate the big Masters win.

April 12, 2022 Brooks Igo

Updated — Answering a Call of Duty, KRCL Attorney Johnathan Jordan Joins Envy Gaming as VP of Legal

With the move, Johnathan Jordan becomes one of the first in-house counsel at a professional esports and gaming organization.

April 12, 2022 Brooks Igo

Jackson Walker’s Recruiting Chief on Recent Wave of Partner Hires, TX Legal Market and More

The second-largest law firm by Texas lawyer headcount, according to The Texas Lawbook 50, has landed six lateral partners so far in 2022. The Texas Lawbook visited with Bridgette Stahlman, the firm’s chief of recruiting and lateral partner integration, about the firm’s growth in recent years and the ins and outs of recruiting.

April 11, 2022 Brooks Igo

Q&A with JW Bankruptcy Partner Rebecca Blake Chaikin

The Texas Lawbook visited with the new Houstonian to learn more about how she was “primed for Texas,” the Chapter 11s she has participated in recently and the prospects of a coming recession.

April 11, 2022 Brooks Igo

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