As an assistant city attorney, Jeffrey Chesnut focused his efforts on economic and community development, advising the city on public finance and bond compliance matters and providing counsel to the economic development and housing departments.
Three Lawyers & their Hispanic Heritage: Why Diversity Matters
These three lawyers telling their life stories a week after Hispanic Heritage Month ended emphasize the impact that racism has had on the legal profession and strength of many in the profession to succeed despite those obstacles. The Texas Lawbook is proud to provide you with this special series of articles from three of our readers and your professional colleagues.
AKK Corporate Lawyers Headed to Sidley – Updated
Chicago-based Sidley Austin has lured four key lawyers from the highly-regarded transactional practice at Andrews Kurth Kenyon. Their lateral movement comes at a critical time for Houston-based AKK, which has been in merger discussions with the East Coast firm, Hunton & Williams. The Texas Lawbook has the names and other details.
DBA: Dallas Women Lawyers’ Assc. gets Permanent Director’s Seat
The Dallas Bar Association’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to give a director’s position with full voting rights to the leader of the largest women’s lawyers organization in North Texas. DWLA President Dena Stroh said she “could not be more thrilled.”
Conduent Assc. GC Clay Scheitzach Named GC at DriveTime
Clay Scheitzach, a leading voice for corporate compliance in the Texas business law community, is leaving his post as associate general counsel at Conduent – formerly known as Xerox Business Services – to become the new GC at Tempe-based DriveTime. “This is a fantastic opportunity with an amazing management team and a company with an amazing culture,” he told The Texas Lawbook in an exclusive interview.