Ken Stewart, universally liked and respected, sits down with The Texas Lawbook for his first and only interview since taking the firm’s leadership. He discusses progress in Fulbright’s “joining forces” with global legal giant Norton Rose, client and partner reactions, whether the Jaworski name is gone for good, firm finances and the prospects of competitive lawyers stealing away Fulbright’s best partners.
Exclusive: One-on-One with Fulbright & Jaworski's Newest Chairman – and its Last
Ken Stewart, universally liked and respected, sits down with The Texas Lawbook for his first and only interview since taking the firm’s leadership. He discusses progress in Fulbright’s “joining forces” with global legal giant Norton Rose, client and partner reactions, whether the Jaworski name is gone for good, firm finances and the prospects of competitive lawyers stealing away Fulbright’s best partners.
Reed Smith: Build It and They will Come
For two years, the 1,700-lawyer Pittsburgh-based law firm has courted a half-dozen law firms in Dallas and Houston, including Thompson & Knight and Munsch Hardt, about merging. Frustrated that none of the Texas firms would marry, Reed Smith turned to Houston legal headhunters Clint Johnson and Janet Downey to lure top-line partners away from big firms to open a new office in Houston. More than a half-dozen have agreed. Read for more details.
Promotions in Texas Decrease in 2013
The 8-10 year formula for associates making partner may no longer exist, according to 2013 promotion data.
With Fulbright Merging, Who’s Next?
Circle the Texas wagons. The British are coming!
A half-dozen London-based law firms have been quietly knocking on the doors of managing partners in Dallas and Houston in recent months wanting to talk merger. Several large Texas firms confirmed they’ve been approached by UK firms. “International firms are trolling around Texas right now,” says Winstead Chairman Kevin Sullivan. “We get calls all the time, probably four or five calls from non-US firms in the past few months.”
Rusty Hardin ‘Hit the Mother Lode’ with Three New Lawyers
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
Rusty Hardin 'Hit the Mother Lode' with Three New Lawyers
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose to Merge – UPDATED
For the past decade, Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose had been rumored to be in merger talks, even though lawyers at the two law firms contended they were merely “best friends” with benefits. On Wednesday, the firms made their relationship official and permanent, announcing a merger that makes the new firm, which will be called Norton Rose Fulbright, one of the 10 largest in the world.
The new combined law firm will boast 55 offices and 3,800 lawyers around the globe with annual revenues approaching $2 billion. Read the full story for more details.
Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose to Merge – UPDATED
For the past decade, Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose had been rumored to be in merger talks, even though lawyers at the two law firms contended they were merely “best friends” with benefits. On Wednesday, the firms made their relationship official and permanent, announcing a merger that makes the new firm, which will be called Norton Rose Fulbright, one of the 10 largest in the world.
The new combined law firm will boast 55 offices and 3,800 lawyers around the globe with annual revenues approaching $2 billion. Read the full story for more details.
DBA Selects New President-Elect
Scott McElhaney of Jackson Walker is the DBA’s new president-elect, and will serve as president in 2014.