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These three lawyers telling their life stories a week after Hispanic Heritage Month ended emphasize the impact that racism has had on the legal profession and strength of many in the profession to succeed despite those obstacles. The Texas Lawbook is proud to provide you with this special series of articles from three of our readers and your professional colleagues.
Chicago-based Sidley Austin has lured four key lawyers from the highly-regarded transactional practice at Andrews Kurth Kenyon. Their lateral movement comes at a critical time for Houston-based AKK, which has been in merger discussions with the East Coast firm, Hunton & Williams. The Texas Lawbook has the names and other details.
The Dallas Bar Association’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to give a director’s position with full voting rights to the leader of the largest women’s lawyers organization in North Texas. DWLA President Dena Stroh said she “could not be more thrilled.”
Clay Scheitzach, a leading voice for corporate compliance in the Texas business law community, is leaving his post as associate general counsel at Conduent – formerly known as Xerox Business Services – to become the new GC at Tempe-based DriveTime. "This is a fantastic opportunity with an amazing management team and a company with an amazing culture,” he told The Texas Lawbook in an exclusive interview.
Kilpatrick Townsend is launching a Houston office with a 13-lawyer team from Coats Rose.
Scott Thomas reunites with Tom Melsheimer and other former colleagues.
John Dickey was most recently with Polsinelli.
Leb has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Law in Dallas by the organization.
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