Denver Law Firm Adds Dallas Litigation Partner
Kevin Schutte, who was previously at Bracewell, focuses his litigation practice on representing banks and other financial institutions.
Kirkland Lures Tax Expert from KPMG
The firm announced this week that David Wheat, a former principal in KPMG’s Washington National Tax Group, has joined as a partner.
SMU Dedman Law to Launch Center for Business Leadership and Law
At the request of an anonymous donor who led with a $3 million contribution, The Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law and Leadership is named in honor of the owner and chairman of TRT Holdings Inc., the holding company for the Omni Hotels and Resorts chain and Gold’s Gym International. Rowling is a 1979 graduate of the law school.
Bell Nunnally Boosts Litigation and White Collar Practices
The three new additions are headlined by partner David Walton, an appellate guru who was previously at Parsons McEntire McCleary & Clark, and senior counsel Craig Warner, who was an assistant attorney general of Texas.
Seyfarth Shaw Adds Houston Labor and Employment Partner
Scott Nelson was previously at Baker McKenzie.
Reed Smith Opens in Austin, Expands in Houston with Team of NRF Lawyers
Two of the Norton Rose partners joining, Jeff Layne and Ben Koplin, will launch Reed Smith’s Austin office, which is the firm’s second office in Texas and 28th worldwide.
AmLaw 200 Firm Absorbs Dallas Litigation Shop To Open First Texas Office
The Dallas litigation firm of Lackey Hershman has agreed to combine with Stinson Leonard Street.
HBA Announces New President
Warren Harris, chair of Bracewell’s appellate practice, succeeds Alistair Dawson of Beck Redden in leading the 11,200-member bar.
UNT Dallas College of Law Librarian Named AALL Awards Program Winner
UNT also received three other awards.
Locke Lord Partner Frank Stevenson Elected to Two Leadership Positions
Stevenson is the immediate past president of the State Bar of Texas.
The Lawyer & the Recruiter: Katten Muchin’s Secret Plan to Conquer Texas
(May 17) – Dallas M&A lawyer Mark Solomon and legal recruiter Randy Block have two of their largest autographed baseball collections in North Texas. The duo are working together to build a corporate legal team of successful attorneys with books of business who seek a final destination for their final decade or two of practice. So far, so good. The Texas Lawbook peaks behind the curtain at Katten Muchin's bold move into Texas.
SEC Senior Lawyer Joins FlowServe
Michael Jackman’s departure is the latest blow for the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office, which has seen several of its top and most experienced lawyers leave for the private sector during the past year.