2024-25 Partner Ranks Grow as 10 More Firms Reveal Texas Promotions
The wave of partnership promotions continues as 10 more law firms have announced Texas additions to their respective 2024-25 partnership classes.
Clyde & Co. to Merge with Dallas’ Tillman Batchelor
Clyde & Co., a global law firm based in the UK, announced on Jan. 2 that it is expanding into the Texas legal market by merging with Dallas' Tillman Batchelor, an insurance litigation-focused firm.
Fort Worth Boutique Firms Merge
Vartabedian Hester & Haynes and Forshey Prostok are ringing in the new year by adding expanded services for their clients through the combination.
Baker McKenzie, Eversheds and Reed Smith Promote New Partners
The parade of firms announcing their 2024-25 partnership class continued Thursday. Two global corporate law firms — Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith — each announced that three of their younger Texas lawyers had been elected to their partnerships, while Eversheds Sutherland promoted one.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the number of new Texas partners announced by Baker McKenzie, as well as a promotion that wasn't to its partnership class. The Lawbook regrets the error.
Gibson Dunn Names Newly Promoted Texas Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has admitted five new Texas lawyers to its partnership. The Los Angeles-founded firm, which has about 180 lawyers in Dallas and Houston, made the announcement Wednesday.
Beck Redden, Bracewell, Winston, Yetter Coleman Announce Partner Promotions
Twenty-two corporate law firms operating in Texas have announced their partner promotions — 112 in all — for the 2024-25 season. Four more firms announced their new partnership ranks.
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King & Spalding, Norton Rose, O’Melveny and Sidley Announce Partner Promotions
The firms have announced their new partnership classes for 2025, which includes 20 lawyers in Texas. So far, 18 corporate law firms have announced the names of 98 new partners.