Latham Signs Ex-V&E Lawyer to Co-Chair Global ESG Practice
Sarah Fortt, the fifth lateral partner Latham has added in Austin, will lead the global ESG practice alongside London partner Paul Davies.
Q&A with Jackson Walker Deal Partner Kyle Hooper
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Hooper about his decision with Brian Lidji to join forces with one of the largest firms in the state, memorable deals he and Lidji have handled and their clients’ concerns.
Jackson Walker Adds Fiduciary Litigation Muscle to Wealth Planning Group
With the additions from Crain Caton, Jackson Walker has recruited 12 partners over the past three months.
Arizona Firm Opens Dallas Office
Phoenix-based Snell & Wilmer is the latest new entrant — and the first of 2022 — in Texas.
Q&A with Katten Healthcare Expert Lisa Prather
The non-stop, day-to-day challenges posed by the pandemic and the feverish activity by private equity firms in the healthcare space have kept Lisa Prather exceptionally busy over the past 20 months. In this Q&A, she describes how her practice group became "instantly busier" when the pandemic hit, what trends are here to stay and the kinds of deals she expects to see more of.
O’Melveny Adds Another Dallas Litigator
Kristin Cope is the second Baker Botts litigation partner to join O'Melveny's new Dallas office.
GC to TX Gov Returns to Bracewell
Jeff Oldham has presented oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits and state courts of appeals throughout Texas
SMU Law Dean is Going to Graceland
Jennifer Collins has accepted an offer to become the president of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Head of Legal for Bilfinger NA Joins Blank Rome
Blank Rome, which brought on Cassandra Mott and Sarah Frazier from Holland & Knight in September, has been busy building a corporate practice in Houston in the second half of the year.
O’Melveny Jolts Texas Growth with LNG Expert from K&S
Monica Hwang, an LNG expert, has practiced for the last 14-plus years in King & Spalding's Houston office.