OKC Law Firm Taps Ex-Strasburger Partner to Lead Dallas Outpost
A corporate M&A attorney who was a former lateral hiring partner at Strasburger has joined forces with a 70-lawyer Oklahoma City law firm to launch its Dallas office.
Katten Muchin Adds Former Federal Chief Judge & Four Lawyers in Dallas
Chicago-based Katten Muchin Rosenman announced Wednesday that it has added five new lawyers to its young Dallas office, including former U.S. District Chief Judge Jorge Solis of the Northern District of Texas. Katten opened its Dallas office in February and now has 19 lawyers in multiple practice areas. The firm also has 11 attorneys in Houston and four in Austin.
Akin Gump & Norton Rose Fulbright: Deep Texas Roots, Billions in Revenues and Categories of their Own
Neither Akin Gump and Norton Rose Fulbright are headquartered in Texas any longer, but they boast deep roots in the state and are among the largest law firms operating in Texas in terms of revenues and lawyer head count. Both firms topped $1 billion in firm-wide revenues in 2017. To be sure, they are quite different law firms with widely divergent stories.
Houston Appeals Court Reverses $17M Baylor Drowning Verdict
© 2018 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate (May 4) – A Houston appellate court has tossed out a $17 million jury negligence verdict against subsidiary of Baylor University’s general
Four Corporate Law Firms Bet on Texas… and Only on Texas
Gray Reed, Jackson Walker, Thompson & Knight and Winstead are ignoring the overwhelming trend to go national and are focused almost entirely on Texas. The strategy, they say, is good business, good for clients and good for the legal profession. Their success may come down to one question: Can they hire and retain talented lawyers in key practice areas who are satisfied making several hundred thousands dollars a year in compensation instead of millions of dollars a year?
Texas Legacy Firms Search for Growth – or At Least Stability
Amid all the fuss and flurry of national corporate law firms opening new offices in Texas and spate of major mergers, some simple facts are frequently overlooked.
Dallas’ Oldest Minority-Owned Law Firm Looks to Build on Legacy with New Moves
White & Wiggins announced this week that three Dallas attorneys - Kennedy Barnes, Ward White IV and Nnamdi Anozie – have joined the 11-lawyer firm as partners.
Remaining Named Gruber Hail Partners Land at New Firms
© 2018 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate and Mark Curriden (May 3) – Gruber Hail Johansen Shank was never a huge firm in terms of lawyers, peaking at about
Shearman & Sterling Officially Opens Houston Office
© 2018 The Texas Lawbook. By Brooks Igo (May 3) – Shearman & Sterling announced Thursday that it has officially planted its flag in Houston with six partners from Baker
Dallas’ Oldest Minority-Owned Law Firm Looks to Build on Legacy with New Moves
White & Wiggins announced this week that three Dallas attorneys - Kennedy Barnes, Ward White IV and Nnamdi Anozie – have joined the 11-lawyer firm as partners.
Three Chicago Law Firms Serve Up Law in Texas Deep Dish Style
By Mark Curriden (May 2) – Kirkland & Ellis, Sidley Austin and Winston & Strawn waged a century-old battle to dominate the Chicago corporate legal community. Now, they are facing off in Texas. War chests have been opened. Firm leaders have nearly unlimited budgets. Multimillion-dollar, multi-year guarantees have been offered and big name lawyers jumped. And all three say they are just getting started. The big investment in Texas seems to be paying off.
Houston Attorney Randy Sorrels Voted State Bar President-Elect
(May 2) In the month-long voting that ended Monday, Houston attorney Randy Sorrels received 58 percent of the 32,445 votes cast. Sorrels defeated Dallas attorney Lisa Blue, who was named on 41 percent of the ballots cast. Write-in candidates received the remaining votes.