Squire Patton Boggs doesn’t roll off the tongue quite yet, but leaders in the newly merged firm’s Dallas and Houston offices say the combining of their forces is going very well. The Texas Lawbook takes a peek inside.
Hilda Galvan Named Dallas Partner-in-Charge at Jones Day
Galvan is the second Hispanic woman to be partner-in-charge of one of Jones Day’s Texas office. The first is her predecessor, Pat Villareal.
Holland & Knight Launches Austin Office
The Austin office opening is the Tampa, Fla.-based firm’s second debut on Texas soil.
Holland & Knight Launches Austin Office
The Austin office opening is the Tampa, Fla.-based firm’s second debut on Texas soil.
Texas Firms Oppose Bar Disciplinary Counsel’s Ban on “Chief Officers”
More than 50 law firms have asked the Texas Supreme Court Professional Ethics Committee to reconsider an ethics opinion issued last month that prohibits law firms from identifying non-lawyer employees as “officer” in their title. The ethics opinion would ban job titles including chief operating officer, chief marketing officer and chief technology officer.
Kelly Hart Opens New Orleans Office
Oil and gas legacy litigation expert Loulan Pitre, Jr. will lead the Fort Worth-based firm’s first office outside of Texas.
Norton Rose Fulbright Elects Linda Addison as US Managing Partner
Linda Addison, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors, became the first woman to be named managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright’s U.S. operations. A trial lawyer who splits her time between Houston and New York, Addison once climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. She replaces Dallas lawyer Ken Stewart.
HayBoo Names New Managing Partner: Tim Powers
Haynes and Boone says Powers, an SMU Dedman alum who specializes in international finance, will take over as MP on Jan. 1. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Powers discusses expansion to London and maybe other locations, the possibility of merging with another firm and the need to retain the firm’s culture.
Six Business Lessons that Every Texas Lawyer Should Know
Author John Steinbeck once said, “Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.” When it comes to business in Texas, you don’t mess about. This article details six unmistakably Texas-style business lessons – unwritten codes of behavior that everyone notices and no one forgets – that stand the test of time.
Texas Lawyer: Revenues Flat, PPP Up for Elite Firms
Half of the 25 largest Texas firms saw their gross revenues climb in 2013, led by Susman Godfrey, Akin Gump and V&E