Carrington Coleman Bolsters Corporate M&A Practice

© 2014 The Texas Lawbook.By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (March 21) – Carrington Coleman announced Tuesday that it lured Bret Madole to lead its corporate and transactional practice. He joins the Dallas-based firm after practicing more than 20 years at David Goodman & Madole. It is the latest move by the firm, which recently opened an office in East Texas and added an oil and gas expert. “We have established middle market transactional expertise, and Bret’s addition substantially expands that capability and shows we are ready to grow,” Bruce Collins, managing partner at Carrington Coleman, said in a statement. Madole says his goal is to build a corporate M&A practice to rival the firm’s strong litigation practice.“The reputation of this law firm is fabulous,” he said. “And the opportunity to lead a corporate M&A practice at a firm like Carrington Coleman is once in a lifetime.” A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Madole is evidence that the pipeline from his alma mater to the 43-year-old Carrington Coleman appears to be alive and well. Firm founder Jim Coleman and firm alumna U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn of Dallas are also graduates. One of…