Former DART GC Hyattye Simmons Named Lamar University Distinguished Alumnus
Lamar has created a scholarship in Simmons' name.
Holland & Knight Signs Energy Duo in Austin
Todd Kimbrough and Dane McKaughan both lateraled from Greenberg Traurig.
SMU Dedman Announces Emerging Leader Board
The 32 members of the board have graduated from SMU Dedman in the past 20 years and are employed across the country.
HVL Names New Executive Director
Wafa Abdin was previously vice president for immigration and refugee services at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
K&L Gates Partner Kim Askew Receives DBA’s Inaugural Distinguished Service Award
The award going forward will be named the Kim Askew Distinguished Service Award.
Updated – Capital Markets Pro Julian Seiguer Jumps to Kirkland
Seiguer ranked fifth in The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker in 2016 for leading or co-leading the most securities offerings on the issuer's and underwriters' side combined.
Thomas Title & Escrow Adds Michael Hoffman as COO and General Counsel
Hoffman was previously at Greystar Real Estate Partners.
Former Capital One Associate General Counsel Jumps to Dykema
Kyle Owens joins Dykema as senior counsel in Dallas.
Perkins Coie Taps Dallas Partner John Penn to Lead Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice
Penn is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and past president of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Baker McKenzie Names New Managing Partner of Dallas Office
Robert Albaral takes the reins of the Dallas office from Michael Santa Maria, who was appointed this month to chair the firm’s North America International Commercial Practice Group.
Baker Donelson Awards 2018 Diversity Scholarship to Houston Law Student
Ronak Chokhani, a student at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, was selected from 188 applicants attending 74 different law schools across the country.
Former Assistant General Counsel of the Texas Comptroller’s Office Joins Gray Reed
Over his five-year tenure at the Comptroller’s office, he handled more than 1,700 cases.