Brooks Igo

Brooks Igo is the publisher at The Texas Lawbook and covers lateral moves.

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.

Holland & Knight Gets Gerami Granello for Real Estate Practice

The firm announced the addition of Houston partner Gerami Granello, a 20-year lawyer from Mayer Brown.

March 8, 2024 Brooks Igo

McGuireWoods Expands Offerings in Texas, Adds Former Federal Prosecutors

Dallas lawyers Michael Elliott and Mindy Sauter, along with counsel Chris Quinlan, will “anchor” McGuireWoods’ government investigations and white-collar litigation practice in Texas.

March 6, 2024 Brooks Igo

Litigation Finance GC Joins Winstead

Burke McDavid is returning to private practice after nearly five years as general counsel and chief compliance officer at Virage Capital Management.

March 5, 2024 Brooks Igo

Real Estate Counsel of Prominent San Antonio Family Office Returns to Haynes Boone

After nearly three years in-house with the real estate operating company for the San Antonio private investment firm of Whataburger’s founding family, George Hinchey is making a familiar move.

March 4, 2024 Brooks Igo

J. Laurens Wilkes Departs Jones Day for Winston & Strawn

Winston & Strawn has tapped the Houston partner to lead its Infrastructure & Projects – Global Disputes practice.

March 4, 2024 Brooks Igo

Q&A with Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo GC Jeffrey Downing

The native Houstonian shares his early HLSR memories, what he’s learned 18 months into the job, how he manages all of the logistics of an event serving more than 2 million people over 20 days, and why it’s the best job he’s ever had.

February 27, 2024 Brooks Igo

GT Grows Real Estate Capabilities in TX

Greenberg Traurig announced this week that real estate shareholder Paul M. Williams, who will spend time in California and Texas, has joined the firm. GT has also recently added four associates to its Dallas office.

February 23, 2024 Brooks Igo

Spencer Fane Signs Labor and Employment Partner in Houston

Laura Alaniz was most recently at Porter Hedges. She is the fourth lawyer addition in Texas for Spencer Fane so far this year.

February 20, 2024 Brooks Igo

Houston IP Firm Launches Huntsville, Alabama Office

Todd Patterson of Patterson + Sheridan said the home of his firm’s eighth office is “one of America’s primary ‘cities of the future.’”

February 20, 2024 Brooks Igo

Real Estate Duo Joins Frost Brown Todd

Dallas real estate partners Kevin Maguire and Nicole Karam have departed Spencer Fane to join Frost Brown Todd, the firm announced Tuesday.

February 20, 2024 Brooks Igo

P.S. — This Week’s Givers: Haynes Boone, Squire Patton Boggs, John DeWitt Gregory Trust and Witherite - The Dallas Bar Association’s Equal Access to Justice Campaign is about one-third of the way to its $1.4 million goal. Texas Appleseed raised $544,000 at its annual Good Apple Dinner last week, including a $1,000 donation from The Texas Lawbook. A Dallas plaintiff’s law firm is the first in the legal industry to announce it is sponsoring a Thanksgiving food giveaway. And a Squire Patton Boggs senior partner in Dallas will be honored next week for a career of professionalism. November 15, 2024Mark Curriden
The NEW Roundtable Turns 10 — A Decade of Making a Difference - Jacobs Deputy GC Chasity Henry founded the NEW Roundtable, a nonprofit that brings together in-house and outside counsel with the mission of promoting the advancement of African American women lawyers. NEW stands for Network of Empowered Women. The organization is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with a gala. The NEW Roundtable started with Henry and about two dozen other Black women lawyers and has grown to nearly 100 members, including Black women who are in-house counsel, lawyers at law firms or in government service or in academia.

“This broad base enables us to drive impactful connections and career development across various sectors of the legal profession,” Henry said in an interview with The Texas Lawbook. “Our members’ professional achievements across the legal spectrum demonstrate that The NEW Roundtable is not just creating opportunities — it is transforming the legal landscape for Black women attorneys. Through community, mentorship, and strategic alliances, we are reshaping what is possible in the legal profession.”

The Lawbook recently interviewed Henry about the 10th anniversary of the NEW Roundtable, the successes and challenges of the organization and the legal profession regarding diversity and inclusion. November 8, 2024Mark Curriden

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