Burns Charest Names LaElle Slifer Partner
Slifer, the seventh partner at the 20-lawyer Burns Charest, is currently representing Dallas-based Kosmos Energy and Plano-based Stonebriar Commercial Finance in pending litigation.
Sidley Adds Depth to Restructuring Group in Dallas
Sidley Austin’s Dallas team has welcomed back a familiar face.
Baker McKenzie Advances Five Texas Attorneys to Partner
Almost one-fifth of Baker McKenzie's partner promotions in North America were in Texas.
HooverSlovacek Promotes Courtney Palm to Partner
Palm, a past president of the Houston Young Lawyers Association, joined the Houston-based firm as senior counsel in 2016.
State Bar Announces New Chief Disciplinary Counsel
Seana Willing, who has been the executive director of the Texas Ethics Commission, will replace Linda Acevedo, who is retiring after more than three decades of service to the State Bar, as the top disciplinarian of Texas attorneys.
Bradley Associate Chosen for Houston Mayor Advisory Board
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings announced recently that Houston attorney Katie Harrington has been appointed to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s LGBTQ Advisory Board.
KRCL Announces Two Promotions
The Dallas-based firm has promoted one attorney from director to shareholder and another from associate to director.
Former Santander Consumer USA Deputy GC Joins Innovate Loan Servicing Corporation as GC
For nearly a decade, Raymond Scott served as vice president and deputy general counsel at SCUSA, one of the largest subprime auto lenders in America.
Houston IP Firm Opens Waco Office and Adds Former Intuit Senior Patent Counsel
Abelino “Abel” Reyna, a former two-term district attorney of McLennan County, will lead the outpost in Waco. Houston attorney Arien Ferrell, who has worked in-house at firm client Intuit for close to 15 years, is moving to Patterson + Sheridan in Houston.
Ex-Tenet Healthcare Assistant General Counsel Returns to Haynes and Boone
Former Tenet Healthcare Assistant General Counsel George “Bill” Morrison has returned to Haynes and Boone to help lead the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice group, the law firm announced Monday.
Holland & Knight Signs Houston Public Finance Expert Derrick Mitchell
Mitchell, who jumped to H&K from Bracewell, serves as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for tax-exempt financings for cities, counties, state agencies and independent school districts.
Jackson Walker Announces Partner Additions in Dallas and Houston
Jackson Walker has bolstered its Dallas and Houston offices with the addition of three partners and one senior counsel across four practice areas.