Meloney Perry Named Chair of State Bar’s Insurance Law Section
Perry is the founder of Perry Law P.C., a women-owned law firm in Dallas focused on insurance defense and business litigation.
Hogan Lovells Moves to 609 Main in Downtown Houston
The firm's new office space occupies 42,833 feet on the 42nd and 43rd floors of the recently developed 48-floor skyscraper.
Andrews Kurth Kenyon Houston Managing Partner Robin Russell Receives Texas Bar Foundation Award
The Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award is given to an outstanding Texas lawyer who exhibits an unreserved commitment to clients and to the legal profession, according to a statement from the firm.
Morgan Lewis Promotes One to Partner in Houston
Elizabeth Khoury represents financial institutions and corporate borrowers in domestic and international commercial finance transactions.
St. Mary's University School of Law Receives $1M Gift from Alumni
The Honorable Mary Anne Bramblett and Brud John Bramblett have donated $1 million to endow the second year of the Law Success Program, the law school’s legal skills curriculum.
HBA Earns State Bar Star of Achievement Awards
The HBA earned recognition for expanding the Houston Volunteer Lawyers (HVL) Pro Se Assistance Clinic and for its program on diversity, equality and inclusion from the LGBTQ perspective.
Texas Lawbook Exclusive: Munck Wilson Acquires Patent Boutique
IP lawyers Bill Munck and Greg Howison have known each other for two decades. They shared clients and sent business to each other. Munck even hired Howison’s son as a lawyer last year. Next week, Howison and the six patent attorneys at Howison & Arnott will officially join Munck Wilson Mandala, making the firm one of the largest patent practices in North Texas. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Masergy Names Jeff Walker its new GC
Jeff Walker, who spent the past decade in leadership positions in the Energy Future Holdings and RadioShack legal departments, is the new general counsel at Masergy Communications. In an exclusive interview with The Texas Lawbook, Walker discusses his in-house experiences - including having to tell a majority shareholder no and firing his company's president - his plans for outside counsel at Masergy and his recent family vacation of a lifetime.
Millennial Energy Hires Clay Brett as New GC
Houston-based Millennial Energy Partners has hired, as you might expect, a millennial to be the independent, privately-held oil and gas firm’s first general counsel. Former Wilkie Farr lawyer Clay Brett, 30, will lead the young company’s corporate legal department.
Oil & Gas Lawyer Jumps to King & Spalding
Houston M&A lawyer Peter Hayes is the ninth lawyer in 2017 to join King & Spalding in Texas.
Oil & Gas Lawyer Jumps to King & Spalding
Houston M&A lawyer Peter Hayes is the ninth lawyer in 2017 to join King & Spalding in Texas.
Polsinelli Strengthens Dallas Labor and Employment Practice
Thomas Reddin and Theanna Sedlock jump over from Winstead as shareholder and associate, respectively.