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.
Willkie Boosts Houston Energy Practice with Former King & Spalding Partner
Archie Fallon's energy practice includes a particular emphasis on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in midstream and infrastructure projects.
OKC Law Firm Taps Ex-Strasburger Partner to Lead Dallas Outpost
A corporate M&A attorney who was a former lateral hiring partner at Strasburger has joined forces with a 70-lawyer Oklahoma City law firm to launch its Dallas office.
Former AccessHealth GC Jumps to Seyfarth Shaw in Houston
Janice Suchyta is the former general counsel and chief strategy officer of AccessHealth, a federally qualified not-for-profit community health center with 16 locations and more than 200 employees.
East Texas Law Firm Changes Name
Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, a law firm known for its work before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, is now Siebman, Forrest, Burg & Smith.
Katten Muchin Adds Former Federal Chief Judge & Four Lawyers in Dallas
Chicago-based Katten Muchin Rosenman announced Wednesday that it has added five new lawyers to its young Dallas office, including former U.S. District Chief Judge Jorge Solis of the Northern District of Texas. Katten opened its Dallas office in February and now has 19 lawyers in multiple practice areas. The firm also has 11 attorneys in Houston and four in Austin.