Gibson Dunn Names Newly Promoted Texas Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has admitted five new Texas lawyers to its partnership. The Los Angeles-founded firm, which has about 180 lawyers in Dallas and Houston, made the announcement Wednesday.
Beck Redden, Bracewell, Winston, Yetter Coleman Announce Partner Promotions
Twenty-two corporate law firms operating in Texas have announced their partner promotions — 112 in all — for the 2024-25 season. Four more firms announced their new partnership ranks.
Essential Considerations When Key Law Firm Members Depart
Every successful law firm eventually sees the departure of an influential partner or other key member for one reason or another. Beyond the severed relationships and financial implications, firms must consider and address their key audiences to preserve meaningful external and internal relationships.
King & Spalding, Norton Rose, O’Melveny and Sidley Announce Partner Promotions
The firms have announced their new partnership classes for 2025, which includes 20 lawyers in Texas. So far, 18 corporate law firms have announced the names of 98 new partners.
BakerHostetler Will Ring in New Year with a Texas Expansion
BakerHostetler announced Tuesday that it will kick off 2025 in style by opening its 18th office nationwide and its third in Texas, which will include adding ten transactional lawyers from Locke Lord, including longtime partner Cynthia Bast, who will lead the new office.
Hilda Galvan Seeks to ‘Leverage Experience and Passion to Drive Meaningful Change’
For three decades, Hilda Galvan has established herself as one of the most successful IP litigators in the U.S. and a highly respected leader in the legal profession. She has won huge cases for IBM, Charles Schwab, OnStar, Motorola and Compass Bank. After nearly three decades at global legal giant Jones Day — including a decade as the managing partner of its Dallas office — Galvan has decided to step away to “seek new opportunities to make an impact.”
"I plan to dedicate my efforts to consulting with technology startups, joining corporate boards and deepening my involvement in nonprofit boards and community engagement," Galvan told The Texas Lawbook. "This allows me to leverage my experience and passion in ways that will drive meaningful change.”
Haynes Boone Announces New Texas Partners
The Dallas-based firm announced Thursday that it is promoting 15 lawyers to partner — nine of them in Texas — in eight different offices, including Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. It is the second largest class of partner promotions in the firm’s history.
Weil, AZA Name Newly Promoted Partners for 2025
Weil and AZA are the 12th and 13th law firms in Texas to release their new partner list, bringing the total number of newly minted partners this cycle to 69.