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Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin, a 90-year-old law firm with more than 800 lawyers in 15 offices worldwide, is expected to announce in the couple weeks that it is opening an outpost in Dallas. The Texas Lawbook has learned that Sheppard Mullin will open its Texas operation with a mixture of lawyers that it is recruiting from existing Dallas law firms and lawyers it is relocating from other Sheppard Mullin offices.
Anna Sankaran lateraled over from Greenberg Traurig.
Three partners at the 20-lawyer Dallas trial boutique Gruber Hail Johansen Shank are leaving the law firm to start their own practice. Trey Crawford, Dave Wishnew and Michael Lang have launched their own litigation shop.
Michelle Schulz and Elsa Manzanares have joined Akerman with three additional team members from their Gardere practice.
Barrett Reasoner is a partner at Gibbs & Bruns.
The National Trial Lawyers honored Lanier with its “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2016 and 2017.
Jim Griffin says the idea for a “lifestyle change” entered his mind after he reached his 30th anniversary at Jackson Walker a couple of years ago.
Hugh Tanner and Denise Scofield jumped to Winston from Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where Tanner led the Houston office and chaired the firm’s oil and gas litigation group.
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