Austin Banking Law Firm Opens Dallas Office
Fenimore Kay Harrison Ford launched its first office outside of Austin with three attorneys from two law firms.
T&K Partner Michael Stockham Named to ACFE Board
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and provider of anti-fraud training and education.
Denver Law Firm Adds Dallas Litigation Partner
Kevin Schutte, who was previously at Bracewell, focuses his litigation practice on representing banks and other financial institutions.
Kirkland Lures Tax Expert from KPMG
The firm announced this week that David Wheat, a former principal in KPMG’s Washington National Tax Group, has joined as a partner.
SMU Dedman Law to Launch Center for Business Leadership and Law
At the request of an anonymous donor who led with a $3 million contribution, The Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law and Leadership is named in honor of the owner and chairman of TRT Holdings Inc., the holding company for the Omni Hotels and Resorts chain and Gold’s Gym International. Rowling is a 1979 graduate of the law school.
Bell Nunnally Boosts Litigation and White Collar Practices
The three new additions are headlined by partner David Walton, an appellate guru who was previously at Parsons McEntire McCleary & Clark, and senior counsel Craig Warner, who was an assistant attorney general of Texas.
Seyfarth Shaw Adds Houston Labor and Employment Partner
Scott Nelson was previously at Baker McKenzie.
Reed Smith Opens in Austin, Expands in Houston with Team of NRF Lawyers
Two of the Norton Rose partners joining, Jeff Layne and Ben Koplin, will launch Reed Smith’s Austin office, which is the firm’s second office in Texas and 28th worldwide.