Houston Appellate Pro Departs Boutique He Co-Founded
Roger Townsend and Austin lawyer Dana Livingston have left Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend for Cokinos Young.
How to Build a Top-Flight Law Firm Newsletter
An email newsletter is an effective and inexpensive way to showcase your firm's expertise and to stay top-of-mind with the people most likely to send work your way. Amy Boardman Hunt of Muse Communications addresses some of the practical and rule-compliance issues to consider before you hit “send.”
Corporate Deal Tracker 2018 M&A Transactions
The Corporate Deal Tracker lists merger and acquisition deals with significant participation by Texas-based lawyers. The following lists transactions announced or closed during calendar 2018 as submitted by the firms
Frost Brown Todd Lures Five Litigators from Dallas Litigation Boutique
The Cincinnati law firm announced Wednesday that five litigators from Rose Walker, including firm founder Martin Rose, have joined the firm. Frost Brown Todd has nearly doubled its headcount in Dallas since December.
John Martin: Baker Botts’ Future Growth Outside Texas
When Baker Botts partners elected John Martin to be its new leader this week, the 179-year-old Houston-based corporate law firm sent a message that its future growth is likely beyond the borders of Texas. Martin, corporate transactional lawyer in the firm's Palo Alto office, is Baker Botts's first managing partner based outside the state.
Baker Botts Elects Non-Texas Partner to Lead Firm
Baker Botts, one of the oldest, largest and most successful corporate law firms in Texas, has chosen John Martin, a partner in its Palo Alto office, as its next managing partner. He is the firm's first non-Texas based partner to lead the 725-lawyer operation.
Top Texas M&A Deals of 2018
Here are the top 50 M&A transactions involving Texas-headquartered companies in 2018 as compiled exclusively for The Texas Lawbook by Mergermarket.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 10 Law Firms, 110 Lawyers, $6.4B
Should the M&A market be preparing for a slow start to 2019? The data crunchers at Interlinks think so. They project first half growth of only 5 percent over H1 2018. Claire Poole explains their reasoning in her weekly CDT Roundup.