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Baker McKenzie’s 2017 Successes

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Baker McKenzie has a longstanding history working with companies in Texas. We have full service offices in Dallas and Houston with approximately 120 lawyers in-state. We are proud of two recent milestones — Dallas marking its 30th anniversary in 2016 and Houston celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017.

Growth

We have focused on strategic growth based on client needs and have expanded practices in energy, litigation, corporate, intellectual property, tax and franchising. Recent and notable new hires include litigation partners Michelle Hartmann and Tom Kruse and energy partners Denmon Sigler and the Firm’s Global Head of LNG David Lang.

In February this year, the Dallas office moved to 1900 N Pearl Street. The new space has an innovative layout with natural light, open workspaces and modern amenities for our colleagues and clients.

Deals & Cases

A few notable recent Texas transactions:

Advised Cardtronics Inc., the world’s largest ATM provider, on its redomiciliation from Delaware to the United Kingdom, one of the largest and most complex transactions in the company’s history.

Represented 3D market leader RealD Inc. in its patent infringement action against competitor MasterImage at the International Trade Commission. The Commission issued cease and desist orders directed at MasterImage.

Advised Baylor College of Medicine in its joint venture with Miraca Holdings Inc., a Japan-based international health care company. The college and Miraca now jointly own and govern a clinical genetics diagnostic laboratory located in Houston’s Texas Medical Center.

Community

Helping communities where we operate is an integral part of Baker McKenzie. This year, we are hosting in Texas the Firm’s annual Children’s Rights Summit on June 12, an event that brings together industry practitioners, nonprofit groups, lawyers, and corporations to discuss how we can better the lives of youth in the state and across the country.

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Features

  • P.S. — The Lawbook’s Plan for Pro Bono, Public Service and Diversity Coverage in 2026  - Never before has the role of Texas lawyers been more important when it comes to meeting the legal needs of those in poverty, those who are disenfranchised or disadvantaged, those who are military veterans or single parents and children facing abusive environments. Never has the issue of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession been more important or more newsworthy.

    For three years now, The Texas Lawbook has covered the work of Texas lawyers — from law firm partners and associates to in-house counsel — who stepped forward on their own time and at their own expense to help others. 

    In 2025, Texas Lawbook pro bono, public service and diversity reporter Krista Torralva published 127 articles highlighting the pro bono and public service work of more than 400 Texas lawyers and firms.

    As our colleagues on PBS and NPR say, this is only possible with the help of contributions from folks like you. 
    January 9, 2026Mark Curriden & Derek Lipscombe
  • Schwab Chief Counsel Shamoil Shipchandler ‘Wouldn’t Trade Places with Anyone’ - Shamoil Shipchandler scored landmark successes as a high-profile white-collar Texas prosecutor and the SEC’s top corporate cop pursuing financial criminals such as self-proclaimed frack master Christopher Faulkner and top executives at AriseBank. Shipchandler is still racking up major achievements as chief counsel at Charles Schwab where he leads a team of 15 lawyers and 11 other legal professionals.

    “Most of the successes of my group cannot be publicly celebrated because they are confidential,” Shipchandler told The Texas Lawbook. “For example, closing nonpublic regulatory investigations or securing millions of dollars in FINRA arbitration victories.”

    The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Lawbook have named Shipchandler and his team at Schwab as a finalist for the 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Award for DFW Corporate Legal Department of the Year.
    January 7, 2026Mark Curriden

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Pro Bono Work Can be a Bulwark Against Burnout, Business Litigator Says in Return to Practice - There was a point in Jeffrey Price’s litigation career when he got a bad case of burnout. He left both his job and Dallas, ultimately turning to volunteer work with The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, where he represented former military service members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. After more than a year of volunteering, Price joined the National Veterans Legal Services Program as an appellate attorney. It was through pro bono work on behalf of veterans that Price found the sense of purpose he had sought. Now, Price is returning to business litigation, joining Stinson as of counsel with a renewed perspective on the profession and a continued commitment to veterans pro bono work. He also hopes to encourage fellow lawyers to seek out pro bono opportunities that genuinely resonate — something he believes might have helped prevent his own burnout had he done so earlier. 
  • Former NDTX Appellate Chief Joins Paul Hastings
  • Latham Makes the Chris Heasley Move Official
  • Krisa Benskin Joins Hogan Lovells Houston Office
  • K&L Gates Moves to New Dallas Digs in Uptown
  • Holland & Knight Recruits Texas A&M GC Ray Bonilla
  • VC Advisor Carmelo Gordian Departs A&O Shearman for Holland & Knight
  • Warm Texas Welcome: Arizona Firm Joins Forces With San Antonio’s Schmoyer Reinhard
  • Mike Androvett Joins Texas Lawbook Foundation Board
  • Paul Hastings Adds Two Litigators from Winston & Strawn 
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Lawyers in the News

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Chip Babcock
Chris Bankler
Jamie B. Beaber
David J. Beck
Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

Firms in the News

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AZA
Baker Botts
The Bandas Law Firm
Beck Redden
Boies Schiller Flexner
Bracewell
Bradley Arant
Burns Charest
Clement & Murphy
Condon & Forsyth
DLA Piper
Dykema
Foley & Lardner
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Squire Patton Boggs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
Willkie
Winston & Strawn

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