Munsch Hardt Snags Labor and Employment Expert in Austin
Peyton Smith, who joins as a shareholder, previously chaired Austin law firm Reed & Scardino’s labor and employment practice group.
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Peyton Smith, who joins as a shareholder, previously chaired Austin law firm Reed & Scardino’s labor and employment practice group.
Rich Rosalez, senior director of litigation at Samsung Electronics America in Dallas, and Emma Mata, litigation partner at Sefarth Shaw in Houston, are among 20 winners selected by the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Rich Rosalez, senior director of litigation at Samsung Electronics America in Dallas, and Emma Mata, litigation partner at Sefarth Shaw in Houston, are among 20 winners selected by the Hispanic National Bar Association.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.

Brit Nelson lateraled over from Locke Lord.

Mark Sherrill is moving his energy bankruptcy practice from Washington, D.C. to the firm’s Houston office. The firm also added an energy regulatory attorney in Austin.

The relatively new Texan and young partner at Simpson Thacher ranks No. 1 across the state in deal value by individual lawyer – and by a lot.

The relatively new Texan and young partner at Simpson Thacher ranks No. 1 across the state in deal value by individual lawyer – and by a lot.

Prominent Dallas trial lawyers Michael K. Hurst and Shonn Brown, who represent Ray Hunt and Highland Capital in multimillion-dollar litigation, are leaving Gruber Hurst for crosstown rival Lynn Pinker Cox. Hurst and Brown are taking five lawyers with them. The Texas Lawbook interviewed all parties.

Jim Baldwin, Shonn Brown, Cece Cox, Windle Turley and Judge Catharina Haynes were honored at the Belo Mansion last night at the law school's 29th Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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