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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.

Healthcare Deal Pro Joins Wick Phillips

Rachael Nelson Gearing has left healthcare law firm Weaver Johnston & Nelson for Wick Phillips.

August 19, 2025 Brooks Igo

Big D and Big Ben: London Partner Discusses Haynes Boone’s Rising Global Reach

Haynes Boone's lateral partner activity in 2025 has been a case in point that no corporate law firm headquartered in Texas is expanding faster outside the state. One-fourth of the firm's 20 lateral partner additions this year have been in London. The Lawbook met in person with office co-leader Nick Davis, one of those 2025 recruits, earlier this summer. "The epicenter of the world seems to be heading towards Texas right now," he said in the interview.

August 12, 2025 Brooks Igo

Husch Blackwell Names Erin Banks Chief Business Development Officer

The Kansas City-based law firm, which has more than 115 lawyers in Texas, announced this week that it has added the Dallas-based veteran legal marketer and business development professional to its C-suite.

August 8, 2025 Brooks Igo

Womble Adds Construction Pro in Houston

Bob Hancock was previously a leader in Munsch Hardt's construction practice.

August 8, 2025 Brooks Igo

Brandy Treadway Appointed CLO of Academy Sports and Outdoors

Treadway has significant experience in retail, having previously worked at JCPenney for a decade, where she ultimately became senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.

August 7, 2025 Brooks Igo

Bell Nunnally Bolsters IP Practice with Cheryl Leb

Leb was previously the chair of Kelly Hart's IP practice.

August 7, 2025 Brooks Igo

Holland & Knight Lands Healthcare Partner from K&S

Juliet McBride is making her first lateral move after spending her entire career at King & Spalding to this point.

August 7, 2025 Brooks Igo

Brink’s Recruits New CLO from 7-Eleven

Kristen Cook, a 15-year lawyer with 7-Eleven who most recently served as chief of staff to the CEO, is joining the Dallas-headquartered global cash and valuables management company as chief legal officer, executive vice president, and corporate secretary. Cook discussed her 7-Eleven tenure and move to Brink’s with The Lawbook.

August 4, 2025 Brooks Igo

Methodist Health Lawyer Moves to Serenity Healthcare to Be GC

Dallas lawyer Ashley Yen, who was recognized for her efforts guiding Methodist through Covid-19, is taking her first general counsel role.

August 4, 2025 Brooks Igo

Paul Hastings Continues TX Growth Play with Energy M&A Hire

Peter Hays has had a career-long focus on onshore and offshore energy and a practice spanning both domestic and international markets.

July 28, 2025 Brooks Igo

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  • P.S. — ‘This is Our American Dream,’ DFW Corp. Counsel Award Winners Share Inspiring Acceptance Remarks - Last week, The Texas Lawbook had the honor of co-hosting the 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards with the Association of Corporate Counsel DFW Chapter. The words shared by the four honorees in the Diversity and Inclusion and Pro Bono and Public Service categories are still resonating with us and are well worth sharing with readers in this column.

    In this edition of P.S., we also report that Dallas-based Attorneys Serving the Community held a record-breaking fundraising event for Shared Housing Center and a Paul Hastings Texas partner has joined the advisory board of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law.
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    What began as a seemingly simple bond request plunged Gearing into a nationwide legal and political controversy over the detention of longtime U.S. residents with no criminal records, often for months at a time in unsanitary facilities and without the opportunity for a bond hearing. Lawyers argue that these detentions violate the Immigration and Nationality Act and constitutional due process rights.
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Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
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Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
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James Ducayet
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John J. Gilluly III
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Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
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Shahmeer Halepota
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Troy Harder
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Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
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Susan Kennedy
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Justin King
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Doug Kubehl
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Arthur Lotz
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Kimberly A. Moore
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