Fulbright Names Eight New Partners, Five in Texas
Fulbright & Jaworski has promoted seven senior associates and one senior counsel to the partnership. Five of those attorneys are in one of Fulbright’s Texas offices. They are: Amber Ervin,
Kinder Morgan Acquires Copano for $5 Billion – Update
Lots of lawyers from Weil, Bracewell, V&E and Jones Day are involved in the transaction between the two Houston energy companies.
Cantey Hanger Elects Seven New Partners
Cantey Hanger has promoted seven attorneys to the partnership. They are: Mary Hazelwood Barkley, whose practice focuses on the areas of eminent domain/property rights, commercial litigation and appellate law. She
Weil’s Michelle Hartmann Named President of Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Michelle Hartmann, a litigation partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, has been chosen president of the Dallas Women Lawyers Association (DWLA), where she has served on the board the past
Kevin Hays Named Associate Counsel at Allegiance Title Company
Allegiance Title Company has named Kevin Hays associate counsel of the commercial division. Hays brings more than 20 years of law experience to Allegiance Title Company and will be responsible
Search for Next SMU Law Dean Could be Complicated
The search for a new law school dean may prove a bigger challenge than what meets the eye. Even those in support of the university's recent decisions have differing visions of the law school's future.
M&A in Texas Hit Near Record Highs in 2012
Texas corporations announced 428 mergers, acquisitions, divestiture of assets, joint ventures and spinoffs last year – an 18 percent increase over 2011 and only five deals shy of the record set in 2007, according to mergermarket. Q4 was the best ever. The usual suspect of law firms topped the league tables, but a firm that doesn't even have an office in Texas - yet - jumped to number six. Read for more details.
Fish & Richardson Promotes Three Texas Associates to Principal
Three associates from Fish & Richardson’s Texas offices have been named principals in the firm’s IP Litigation Group. They are: Wasif Qureshi, whose practice focuses on complex patent litigation across
Fish & Richardson Promotes Three Texas Associates to Principal
Three associates from Fish & Richardson’s Texas offices have been named principals in the firm’s IP Litigation Group. They are: Wasif Qureshi, whose practice focuses on complex patent litigation across
Amy Stewart PC Adds Two Of Counsel
Dallas-based Amy Stewart PC has added Shelbi Barnhouse and Amy Kincaid Berry as of counsel. Barnhouse, who was previously a partner at Carrington Coleman in Dallas, focuses her practice on
Porter Hedges Elects Three New Partners
Houston-based Porter Hedges has promoted three attorneys to the partnership effective Jan. 1, 2013. They are: Jason Lloyd, whose practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, SBICs,
K&L Gates Names Two New Partners in Dallas
Barrett Howell and Ryan Preston will become partners in K&L Gates’ Dallas office effective Mar. 1, 2013. Howell, a 2001 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, focuses