Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Dallas commercial litigator Russ Falconer is taking his practice to Kirkland & Ellis. The move marks the third time in three months that Kirkland has recruited a top-tier partner directly from Gibson Dunn's Texas roster.
Austin Freeman, who was previously at Egan Nelson, is the fifth shareholder to join Munsch's Corporate & Securities section this year.
FBT Gibbons said Christopher Villa has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the real estate practice group from The Beck Group, where he served as senior counsel for
I had always admired people who put their principles ahead of their own financial interests. Think Muhammad Ali, who walked away from the biggest title in sports, or Pete Seeger, whose successful musical career was put on hold by McCarthy-ism. That was Ron Chapman. Texas lost one of its great jurists this summer.
Advertising and trademark leaders at Haynes Boone say the addition of native Texan Holly Melton brings a distinctive consumer protection element to the firm’s offering.
Watts Law Firm has added Andres Pereira as a partner to lead its New Aviation Accidents Litigation practice, according to a press release. Pereira brings more than 30 years of
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has added Josh Pleitz as a shareholder in its Dallas office, where he joins the firm’s corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions practices. Pleitz joins
The Houston-based firm’s ties to Saudi Arabia are “rooted in the legacy” of former U.S. Secretary of State and Baker Botts senior partner James A. Baker III, and Robert Jordan, who served as U.S. ambassador to the kingdom from 2001 to 2003. The firm now has 22 lawyers and business professionals in the office.
Haynes Boone Chair and Firmwide Managing Partner Taylor Wilson discussed his firm’s most recent office opening with The Lawbook. “We’re particularly bullish on California.”
The firm is opening the office with a partner and senior counsel from Bracewell.
Chalon Clark joins from Husch Blackwell, where she practiced for 18 years.
Lindsay Reimer and Julie Lomax have joined Ogletree’s Houston office from Fisher Phillips. Reimer joins as a shareholder while Lomax joins as senior counsel, according to a press release. Reimer,
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