The Texas Lawbook visited with Woodruff about how she keeps all the balls in the air, trends in health care, mentorship advice, and the innovative work by Katten client Parker University, a chiropractic college in Dallas that boasts the second largest chiropractic cohort of any campus in the world.
J. Holt Foster III Joins Willkie as Head of New Dallas Office
Foster, whose practice includes nearly three decades of experience in the energy and infrastructure spaces, vaults to Willkie after more than three years at Sidley Austin.
Houston Trial Lawyer Opens Texas Office for Boston-Founded Firm
A co-founding partner at Schiffer Hicks Johnson has left his firm to start the first Texas office of Brown Rudnick in Houston.
The Corner Office: Q&A with Joe Coniglio
In this Q&A, Greenberg Traurig Dallas office managing partner Joe Coniglio shares the pillars of his success, describes how “showing up” is a differentiator, and offers observations from his health care practice.
Sidley Signs O&G Leader from Akin
Stephen M. Boone, Jr. brings “strong industry knowledge and significant corporate experience in the upstream and midstream sectors” to Sidley. In January, Boone helped guide Talos Energy in its $1.29 billion acquisition of QuarterNorth.
Gray Reed Gets Corporate Partner Michael Overstreet
Michael Overstreet, who practiced for the last eight years at Chamberlain Hrdlicka, said the “stars aligned” for a move to Gray Reed. The lawyer and CPA has worked on three deals recently that are indicative of a trend he is seeing in his practice.
BakerHostetler Recruits Baker Botts Lawyer to Lead Catastrophic Accident Response Team
Former Baker Botts partner Greg Dillard has joined BakerHostetler’s Houston office as a partner. Dillard has represented big companies such as BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil in crisis responses and regulatory enforcement actions.
Locke Lord Enhances Tax, Private Wealth Offerings in Dallas
Isreal J. Miller, a former trial attorney for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, has joined the firm’s private wealth and tax controversy teams.
Akin Bolsters Lobbying Practice with Veteran Texas Legislator Kevin Brady
Akin has announced a significant addition to its lobbying and public policy practice by hiring former Texas congressman Kevin Brady, who brings extensive experience in tax, trade, healthcare and energy policy. He served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, playing a crucial role in legislation like the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Q&A with Katten’s New M&A Litigation Chair
Former DLA Piper partner James C. Bookhout has joined Katten to chair its mergers and acquisitions litigation practice. The Lawbook visited with Bookhout about the move and how his practice has developed.