Porter Hedges Expands Energy Practice to Oklahoma
Houston-based Porter Hedges has opened an office in Oklahoma City and added four energy lawyers in the law firm’s first expansion outside of Texas in its 33-year history.
Munsch Hardt Expands in Houston, Talks Future Growth
The firm added eight attorneys from Harrison Bettis to their Houston office, who will solidify Munsch Hard's energy litigation practice when they officially join Nov. 1.
Schiff Hardin Enters Texas, Snags Squire Patton Boggs Attorneys
The five partners spearheading the new office are Larry Makel, Gina Betts, Kenneth Betts, Stan Mayo and Jamie Whatley.
Kelly Hart Opens Midland Office, Laterals O&G Law Veterans
The firm's fourth office officially opened Oct. 1 and includes nine attorneys from Hinkle Hensley.
Kelly Hart Opens Midland Office, Laterals O&G Law Veterans
The firm's fourth office officially opened Oct. 1 and includes nine attorneys from Hinkle Hensley.
Godwin Lewis Lays Off 17 Lawyers, Victims of Success
Only a month ago, Don Godwin and his legal team won one of the biggest environmental legal disputes ever. Today, 17 lawyers from that team are out of work.
Fox Rothschild Mergers its Way into Dallas
The Philadelphia law firm has been seeking to open an outpost in Texas for years, but officially did so Wednesday when it merged with David & Goodman, an 18-lawyer firm in Dallas. Clinton J. David said if he merged his firm, it would need to be with a compatible culture, he said. “I found that in Fox Rothschild,” David said.
BLS: Texas Legal Market Remained Flat
The legal market in Texas has remained flat in the past decade, but it is still better off than most of the nation’s.
UPDATE: Locke Lord Seeks Merger with Boston’s Edwards Wildman
Locke Lord, a 630-lawyer firm based in Texas, announced Wednesday that it has signed a letter of intent to merge with another large law firm based in Boston.
Akin Gump Tests Law Office of the Future
If you never thought a film starring the Hollywood duo of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn could influence how a law firm does business, you’re in for a surprise.
Chrysta Castañeda Opens Legal Communications Shop in Downtown Dallas
Attention lawyers, general counsel and business executives involved in high stakes litigation: “No comment” just doesn’t cut it anymore, says Chrysta Castañeda, a former Locke Lord litigation partner who recently opened the downtown Dallas office of Canterbury Communications.
Nat’l Law Firm Invasion into Texas Changes Legal Marketplace
More than 600 Texas lawyers during the past five years have left local based firms to start or grow the Texas practices of national law firms. About 30 out-of-state law firms have opened in Dallas, Houston and Austin since Feb. 2010. Virginia-based LeClairRyan and California-based Quinn Emanuel opened Houston offices in July. The national law firms have offered multimillion-dollar guaranteed contracts to senior partners with large books of business. Even mid-level associates with no portable business were offered signing bonuses as high as $75,000. The Texas Lawbook examines the trend and how it impacts the legal marketplace.