K&L Gates Powers Up in Houston
Robert George and Edmundo de la Fuente have lateraled to the firm from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, where George was managing partner.
EnLink Midstream Promotes Alaina Brooks to Executive Leadership Team
Brooks has been named executive vice president, chief legal and administrative officer and secretary. She will lead the company’s legal, regulatory, human resources, public and industry affairs and environmental, health and safety departments.
Three Dallas Attorneys Recognized as ACBJ Influencers in the Law
Bille Ellis of Winston & Strawn, Jim Griffin of Weil and Larry Hall of Baker Botts are included in a list of 100 Influencers highlighted by American City Business Journals.
Sidley Expands Houston Office Space
Commercial real estate giant CBRE recently announced that Sidley Austin signed a long-term lease renewal and added 30,000 square feet to its Houston office footprint at Wells Fargo Plaza.
Cantey Hanger Associate Named Chair of People’s Law School
The People’s Law School is a program offered each year by the Tarrant County Bar Association and the Tarrant County Bar Foundation that provides free seminars on common legal issues.
‘Mami, Por qué dejas que me lastimen?’ – Corp. Lawyers Help Anguished Parents & Children at the Border
Lawyers arrive in the early morning hours at the Port Isabel Detention Center in an attempt to meet with detained parents from Central America who fled their homes in fear
Locke Lord Partner Brad Weber Named Chair-Elect of Antitrust and Business Litigation Section of State Bar
Weber will step into the chair role in June 2019.
From Coffee High Protein Almond Mocha to Complex Franchise Agreements, Michael Sukenik is the Right Blend as Smoothie King’s New GC
Michael Sukenik spent a week behind the counter at Smoothie King making Slim-N-Trim Orange Vanilla and Pure Recharge Mango Strawberry shakes. He took orders, blended, washed and stocked shelves - a requirement for all new Smoothie King execs. Nearly three months on the job as GC, Sukenik tells The Texas Lawbook in an exclusive interview that he's tackling issues related to the headquarters relocation to Dallas, getting to know the C-team, trying to hire a lawyer for his legal department, re-evaluating our outside legal support and talking with a few Texas law firms.