Gardere Strengthens Litigation Practice in Dallas
The firm has added Sean Whyte, who was DVAP's Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2010.
Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
The firm has added Sean Whyte, who was DVAP's Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2010.

Alcalá was most recently the co-chair of Gardere’s international dispute resolution practice. He said in a statement that Holland & Knight’s strong presence in Mexico and Colombia helped draw him to the firm.

Alcalá was most recently the co-chair of Gardere’s international dispute resolution practice. He said in a statement that Holland & Knight’s strong presence in Mexico and Colombia helped draw him to the firm.

Qureshi, who lateraled over from Fish & Richardson, is the second recent hire by Jackson Walker to strengthen its IP practice in Houston.
Hinderliter, who was previously at Locke Lord, joins T&K's Dallas office.
Hinderliter, who was previously at Locke Lord, joins T&K's Dallas office.

Former Weil bankruptcy expert Martin Sosland and Bowman and Brooke product liability pros Gary Davis and José Luzarraga are leading the Jackson, MS-based firm's move into the Lone Star State.
The new firm, effective July 1, will remain named Husch Blackwell and will have more than 700 attorneys with offices in 19 cities, including Dallas, Houston and Austin.
Ethel Johnson, who lateraled from Shook, Hardy & Bacon, will practice in the firm's Dallas and Houston offices.

After seeing increased activity around Texas regarding issues surrounding property rights and infrastructure, the law schools at The University of Texas and University of Houston have responded by launching the state’s first eminent domain course. Lawyers at Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge are spearheading the effort.
Nearly 18,000 lawyers in the State Bar of Texas voted to elect family lawyer Tom Vick of Weatherford as the next president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Meanwhile, the Texas Young Lawyers Association elected Baili Rhodes of College Station to serve as its president from June 2017 to June 2018.

Houston-based Enterprise Products has named career commercial litigator Harry “Hap” Weitzel, a 1987 graduate of Texas Christian, as its general counsel, according to the company’s website. The oil and gas pipeline company also named Craig Murray, who served as the company’s GC for the past 15 months, as its new vice president of regulatory affairs.
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