DLA Piper’s Big Texas Play
The firm has been on a lateral hiring spree during the past year that has increased its lawyer headcount in the state by 50 percent.
Strasburger Finally Announces Merger: Third Involving a Major Texas Firm this Month
The firm will operate in Texas as Clark Strasburger, but as Clark Hill everywhere else.
Holly O’Neil & How the Gardere—Foley Merger Went Down
From the day Holly O’Neil took over as the chair of Gardere Wynne Sewell in June 2013, she faced one mountain of a task: save the 109-year-old Texas law firm.
From High Heels to High Success: Estes Thorne & Carr Turns 10
Estes said she anticipates the firm to grow even more in the next decade – particularly with Big Law continuing its exponential growth in Dallas
Texas Lawbook Exclusive: Gardere and Foley Reach Merger Agreement
The move had been anticipated for months, but an agreement has finally been reached. Dallas-based Gardere Wynne Sewell is combining with Milwaukee’s Foley & Lardner, effective April 1. The new firm will be known as Foley Gardere in Texas. The combined firm, with 1,100 lawyers, 24 offices and revenues of $850 million, will rank among the AmLaw 50. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive details on Gardere’s search for a national partner, Foley’s big Texas gambit, and in-depth interviews with the top lawyers at both firms.
Texas Law Leaders Predict More Mergers, More Competition from Nat’l Firms
A new survey by the legal industry consulting firm Zeughauser Group shows that Texas-based business law firms are facing extraordinary competitive pressures from out-of-state corporate legal operations and one-third predict they will need to merge with larger law firms in order to survive or thrive. The survey shows that younger partners are pushing firms to either consider merging or face losing young talent to competitors.
Sheppard Mullin to Open Office in Dallas
Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin, a 90-year-old law firm with more than 800 lawyers in 15 offices worldwide, is expected to announce in the couple weeks that it is opening an outpost in Dallas. The Texas Lawbook has learned that Sheppard Mullin will open its Texas operation with a mixture of lawyers that it is recruiting from existing Dallas law firms and lawyers it is relocating from other Sheppard Mullin offices.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Officially Announced
The long-expected merger between Virginia-based Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon was announced publicly Wednesday. The combined firm will be called Hunton Andrews Kurth.