Blanton is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Achievement Award for the National Bar Association (NBA) Women Lawyers’ Division.
Texas AG’s Office Special Counsel Joins Dykema in Austin
Michael Toth, who is also a current judicial candidate for the state’s Third Court of Appeals, will be a special counsel in Dykema Cox Smith’s business litigation group.
Hiersche Hayward Promotes Chris Summers to Shareholder
Summers represents clients in corporate and complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
Bradley Expands in Houston with Energy Litigation Trio
Three partners from Foley Gardere have lateraled to Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Houston. The energy litigation trio held various leadership positions at Gardere.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Two Litigation Partners in Dallas
Robert Castle and Jamie Welton were previously with Lackey Hershman in Dallas, which was acquired by the Midwest law firm Stinson Leonard Street in May.
Locke Lord Partner Thomas Connop Named Chair-Elect of ISUAA Board
Connop has been named chair-elect of the Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Energy Regulatory Pros Return to Hunton Andrews Kurth
Two Dallas lawyers from Vinson & Elkins have joined Hunton Andrews Kurth’s energy and infrastructure team as partners. Both lawyers were associates at Hunton & Williams together earlier in their careers.
Updated – Greenberg Traurig Grows Dallas Corporate Group
Scott Ellis and Tanya Goins have lateraled over from Winstead and Holland & Knight, respectively.
V&E Adds Real Estate Lawyer Carrie Winkler
Carrie Winkler, who was a real estate associate at V&E from 1998 to 2004, has returned to the firm as counsel from Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Updated – Munsch Hardt Doubles IP Litigation Practice through Acquisition
Munsch Hardt announced on Tuesday that it will acquire the four-lawyer Dallas intellectual property litigation boutique McDole Williams on August 1.