Akerman Beefs Up Texas Insurance Litigation Practice
Akerman continued its growth in Texas with the addition of four Houston insurance litigation experts led by partners David Clark and Kristen McDanald.
T&K MP Mark Sloan Appointed to SMU Dedman Executive Board
Sloan joins a group of about 70 alumni and community leaders on the board.
Talen Energy Names Andy Wright as GC
(June 8) – The Woodlands-based Talen Energy has hired former Energy Future Holdings General Counsel Andy Wright as its new top lawyer. Wright, who leads a legal team of four lawyers, talks about his reasons for the move after 14 years at EFH in Dallas.
Baylor Law School Announces Newly-Endowed Chair
Baylor Law School has named Professor Elizabeth Miller the inaugural chairholder of the newly-created M. Stephen and Alyce A. Beard Chair in Business and Transactional Law.
Baker Botts Partner Wins State Bar Pro Bono Coordinator Award
Keri Brown was nominated by the Houston Bar Association for her efforts following Hurricane Harvey.
State Bar Litigation Section to Recognize Dallas Court of Appeals Chief Justice Carolyn Wright as Texas Legal Legend
The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas will induct Chief Justice Wright as a Texas Legal Legend at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting in Houston on June 21.
McGinnis Lochridge to Launch Dallas Office
The legacy Austin law firm has tapped a former Haynes and Boone labor and employment partner to open the firm's fourth office. It is the latest move in a year of growth for McGinnis Lochridge. Overall, the firm has added 16 attorneys in 2018.
Large Texas Corporate Law Firm in Merger Talks with Troutman Sanders
Two large, corporate southern law firms – Dallas-based Winstead and Atlanta-based Troutman Sanders – are involved in merger discussions, The Texas Lawbook has learned.