Texas-based Firms Losing Lawyers to National Practices & Boutiques
Large Texas-based corporate law firms employed eight percent fewer business lawyers in 2016 than they did the year before.
Texas-based Firms Losing Lawyers to National Practices & Boutiques
Large Texas-based corporate law firms employed eight percent fewer business lawyers in 2016 than they did the year before.
Baker Botts Signs Long-term Lease in Dallas
An international law firm Baker Botts has decided to stay in its large office within Trammell Crow Center in downtown Dallas, with plans to rebuild its entire space within the skyscraper.
Headquarters? Law firms take the Fifth
What's the one question law firms don't want to hear? "In which city are you headquartered?"
Gibson Dunn IDs Two of Eight Lawyers for Houston Office
Latham & Watkins oil and gas partner Michael Darden and former Apache Business Development Manager Justin T. Stolte officially launched Gibson Dunn's Houston office this week. Six more partners are expected to be announced later this month.
NY Firm Chadbourne Joins Norton Rose Fulbright Operations
Norton Rose Fulbright, which has its U.S. operations based mostly in Houston, announced Tuesday that it is “combining” forces with Chadbourne & Parke, a 400-lawyer firm based in New York. Chadbourne has no lawyers or offices in Texas. By adding Chadbourne under its umbrella, Norton Rose Fulbright grows to more than 4,000 lawyers in 58 offices spanning 32 countries, including more than 1,000 attorneys in the U.S.
Gibson Dunn Expands into Houston
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, a 1,200 lawyer global firm, is expected to announced this week that it is expanding its presence in Texas by opening a branch operation in Houston. The law firm, which has has 55-lawyers in Dallas, launch into Houston by luring eight partners who specializes in energy transactions and tax law from Baker Botts and Latham & Watkins, plus one corporate general counsel who is rejoining the law firm world. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Updated – Melsheimer, Stodghill, Orwig, Goolsby Lead Winston & Strawn Opening in Dallas
Winston & Strawn is officially launching an office in Dallas with two-dozen partners from eight different law firms. The Chicago-based law firm has lured business litigators Tom Melsheimer, Steve Stodghill and Matt Orwig and corporate transactional attorneys Bryan Goolsby and Tom Hughes to lead North Texas outpost. Legal industry analysts say it is one of the largest law office openings in Texas by a national firm. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive details.