Norton Rose Fulbright Taps Austin Partner as Joint Global Head of Real Estate Practice
Austin partner Jane Snoddy Smith has been appointed joint global head of real estate with London partner Dan Wagerfield.
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Austin partner Jane Snoddy Smith has been appointed joint global head of real estate with London partner Dan Wagerfield.
The new office is expected to serve an “expected surge” of intellectual property cases filed in the Western District of Texas.
The Dallas-based firm also promoted an attorney in Charlotte to shareholder.
Chris Stewart and John Summers played key roles in the firm’s $502.6 million victory for VirnetX against Apple Inc. and a $8.2 million verdict for Acantha LLC versus DePuy Synthes.
John Lewis, Jr. – a former chief litigation counsel and global chief diversity officer at The Coca-Cola Company – has jumped to Shook, Hardy & Bacon in his hometown of Houston, the firm announced today.
Robert Eckels – the former Harris County judge – and Thompson & Horton attorneys Arturo Michel and Sandy Hellums-Gomez are Husch Blackwell’s newest additions.
Terah Moxley specializes on issues involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The firm will occupy nearly 40,000 square feet on floors 17 and 18 at Frost Tower, which is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter.
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