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Corporate law firm leaders across Texas are scrambling to figure out what to tell the hundreds of increasingly nervous law students scheduled to participate in summer associate programs scheduled to start in about six weeks. Sidley is delaying its summer clerks arrival for two weeks. Other firms are not sure.
With President Trump extending the social distancing guidelines through at least the end of April, millions of Americans will continue adjusting to a work-from-home reality for the foreseeable future. Jason Mueller and Stevin George of Sheppard Mullin share tips that can help you transition to this new normal.
The Cleveland-based firm has launched its second Texas office with attorneys from Winston & Strawn, Kirkland & Ellis, Baker Botts, Barnes & Thornburg and Wick Phillips.
Corporate law firms in Texas are going to take a financial hit as a result of the one-two punch of the coronavirus and plunging oil prices, according to a law firm management expert. The crisis is also an opportunity for firm leaders to make significant changes, including giving underperforming partners the boot.
Financial institutions have more tools at their disposal to effect change by driving environmentally conscious behavior across industries, while also meeting board and investor demands for increased volumes of sustainability-driven lending. The net effect of this paradigm shift will result in new sources of capital for environmentally beneficial projects and activities. This article explains why and how.
Thompson Coburn has opened its sixth office nationwide with partners from Thompson & Knight and Hedrick Kring. The firm aims to grow to 40-plus lawyers over the next few years.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has doubled its footprint in downtown Dallas. The company recently expanded its lease at Chase Tower from 25,902 square feet to 51,804 square feet and
Jim Coleman, one of the most respected trial lawyers in Texas history, died Saturday at the age of 96.
The additions are part of the firm’s strategic growth plans for its finance practice.
Two plaintiffs' attorneys have completed a $13 million purchase of Loncar & Associates from the estate of the celebrity attorney once known as "The Strong Arm." The deal closed in January and Natalie Posgate has the details.
The two follow three V&E departures since the beginning of this year, including two attorneys to Perkins Coie's new office in Austin and one to Kirkland & Ellis in Houston.
The move comes as the technology market has boomed in the capitol and other firms have shrunk or shuttered their offices.
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