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Mark Curriden & Richard Alm

Texas Legacy Firms Finding Footing at Home

With a 16 percent jump in 2022 revenues, Jackson Walker is leading a resurgence of Texas-based firms that are growing revenues and increasing profits in their Texas operations. Fifteen of the 50 corporate law firms in the Texas Lawbook 50 are headquartered in Texas — down from 39 a decade ago. Those 15 Texas legacy firms generated $5.83 billion in 2022 — $3.37 billion from their Texas operations.



Twelve of the 15 Texas-headquartered firms grew revenues in 2022. Four firms increased year-over-year Texas revenues by more than 10 percent. Five additional Texas legacy firms reported annual revenue increases in their Texas offices by five percent or more. More than 42 percent of the revenue generated by Texas legacy firms came from their out-of-state operations. The Texas Lawbook has a full analysis.

June 26, 2023 Mark Curriden & Richard Alm

Two Firms Race to the Top of the Texas Legal Market

Vinson & Elkins vs. Kirkland & Ellis. One is a storied Houston-based firm with deep connections in the Oil Patch that has been a powerhouse in law, energy and politics for more than a century. The other is a Chicago-founded firm that came to Texas just eight years ago with deep pockets, high profits and an aggressive strategic growth plan. Lawyers for the two corporate law giants often sit across the table on some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions involving energy companies and private equity firms. Both firms are always in the top three of The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker scorecard of corporate transactions.

Exclusive new Texas Lawbook 50 data shows that Kirkland and V&E lawyers in Texas achieved record highs in revenues and profits in 2021. The runner up in their battle for No. 1 in Texas has to settle for having their best year ever.

April 25, 2022 Mark Curriden & Richard Alm

‘Feeding Frenzy’ – Texas Corporate Law’s Great Game of Musical Chairs Hits New Heights

Corporate law firms operating in Texas went on a hiring spree in 2021, using six-digit signing bonuses, promises of faster promotions to partner and two hikes in base pay in a high-stakes race to build the staffs needed to meet rising client demand for legal work. The result was the largest – and most expensive – game of musical chairs ever witnessed among the biggest corporate firms in Texas.

Correction: The previous version of this article reported the wrong lawyer count numbers for Kirkland & Ellis. The firm actually grew from 290 Texas lawyers in 2020 to 371 last year. The Lawbook apologizes for this error.

April 21, 2022 Mark Curriden & Richard Alm

Three Middle-Market Law Firms, One Record-Setting Year in Texas Revenues

Three middle-market law firms achieved record revenues and profits in 2021. All three jumped above the $700,000 mark for revenue per lawyer. All three predict 2022 will be even better ― so all three are in expansion mode and looking to grow headcount. And none of the three sees any advantage in merging with an out-of-state law firm. Legal industry analysts say Munsch Hardt, Gray Reed and Munck Wilson sit in a strategic sweet spot.

April 19, 2022 Mark Curriden & Richard Alm

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Lawyers in the News

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Shari Bacsardi
Brock Baker
Michael Bassi
James Bedotto 
Layton Bell
Bill Benitez
Vera Bespalova
Stephen T. Blackburn
Stephen Boone
John Brannan III
Brittney Brescia 
David Brinton
Shonn Brown
Richard Campbell
Kate Cassidy
Mark Castiglia
Purun Cheong
Katie Wymer Clarke
Jon Daly
Josh Davidson
John Daywalt 
James L. Dennis
Becky Diffen
Nettie Downs
Eric Enger
Marlayna Ellis
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Kurt D. Engelhardt
Andrea Fair
Archie Fallon
Rebecca Fike
Chris Folmsbee
Jordan Fossee
Stephen Fox
David Gail
John M. Gallagher
Adam Garmezy
James Garrett
Paul Genender
Rodney Gilstrap
Roy Goldberg
John Goodgame
Catharine Greer Goss
Joseph Grinstein
Michael Gurion
William Haacker
Alden Harris
Reggie Hedgebeth
Mike Heim
Stephen Hessler
Edward Herlihy
David Hittner
Jim Ho
Hillary Holmes
Barrett Howell
Renee M. Hunter
Sharaf Islam
Natasha Khan
Mehdi Khodadad
Brandon King
Jacob Kling
Beth Klusmann 
Greg Lambert
Niko Lane
Eric Larson
James V. Leito IV
Sam Lindsay
Robert Little
James Long
Ryan Lynch
Cynthia Mabry
Ryan Maierson
Thomas Matteson
David McAtee
Brandon McCarthy
Doug McWilliams
Chad E. Meacham
David Miller
John Michael
Erin Mitchell
Jonathan F. Mitchell
DeLaina Mulcahy 
Brennon Nelson
Todd Noteboom
Inosi Nyatta
Rory O’Halloran
Jackson O’Maley 
Andrew Oldham
Eric Otness
Carson Parks
Annick Persinger 
Kevin Peter
Lanora C. Pettit
Ryan Pitts
Zackary Pullin
Brian Rawson
Kristopher L. Reed
Dimitri Rocha
Libby Rudolf 
Kent Rutter
Andrew Saul
Karen Gren Scholer
Atman Shukla
Jennie Simmons
Leigha Simonton
Johnny Skumpija
Creighton Smith
Melissa Smith
Lucas Spivey
Kalpana Srinivasan
Kelann Stirling
Bill Swanstrom
Michael A. Swartzendruber
Case Towslee
Mark Trachtenberg
Max Tribble
James Underwood
Enoch Varner
Johnny Ward
Thomas Warren
Eric Werner
David Wicklund
Laura Wiley
Cody Wright
Nikita Yogeshwarun

Firms in the News

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Akin
Atlas Global Technologies
Baker Botts
Clifford Chance
Enbridge
Eversheds Sutherland
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Goodwin Proctor
Hartline Barger
Heim, Payne & Chorush
Jackson Walker
Katten
Kilpatrick Townsend
Kirkland
Latham
Locke Lord
Norton Rose Fulbright
Paranjpe Mahadass Ruemke
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss
Seyfarth Shaw
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley
Skadden
Southwest Airlines
Stinson
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
V&E
Wachtell Lipton
Ward, Smith & Hill
Weil
Willkie Farr
Winston & Strawn
Womble

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