My dad was a visionary business lawyer who built one of the most influential law firms (Moore & Peterson) in Dallas history. He represented the state’s most important companies and pioneered techniques used in financing and structuring consolidations in the life insurance industry. Dad tried his best to talk me out of being an attorney. I’ve tried my best ever since to live up to the standards he set in his work ethic and integrity.
In-house to Private Practice: Q&A with Sonja McGill
McGill discusses her experiences in-house at J.C. Penney and H.M.S. Holdings and why she decided to join Bell Nunnally.
In-house to Private Practice: Q&A with Sonja McGill
McGill discusses her experiences in-house at J.C. Penney and H.M.S. Holdings and why she decided to join Bell Nunnally.
Former Hedge Fund GC Joins Winstead in Fort Worth
Andrew Rosell will chair the firm’s investment management and private fund industry group.
Norton Rose Fulbright Picks Up Former Texas Assistant Attorney General
Stephanie Leibe, who was most recently chief of the public finance division of the Texas AG’s Office, joins as senior counsel in Austin.
Reed Smith Continues Growth in Houston, Adds Second Lawyer this Month
Finance expert Kim Cagle is the latest addition to the nearly 50-lawyer Houston office. Earlier this month, Reed Smith picked up energy IP expert Kevin Cadwell.
Sutherland Bolsters Energy Expertise in Austin
The Atlanta-based firm added Lino Mendiola III, who was previously the co-managing partner of Andrews Kurth in Austin. In January, Sutherland signed on Travis McCullough, a former associate general counsel at JP Morgan over commodities in Europe, Middle East and Africa, as counsel in Houston.
Chief Justice to Lead Langley & Banack Appellate Practice
Catherine Stone, the former chief justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals in Texas, begins her first day as a shareholder at the San Antonio-based firm on Monday. She was appointed to the bench by the late Gov. Ann Richards in 1994 and served 21 years until her retirement at the end of 2014. Legal experts says she deserves credit for the appeals court’s reputation for efficiency and collegiality.
Chief Justice to Lead Langley & Banack Appellate Practice
Catherine Stone, the former chief justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals in Texas, begins her first day as a shareholder at the San Antonio-based firm on Monday. She was appointed to the bench by the late Gov. Ann Richards in 1994 and served 21 years until her retirement at the end of 2014. Legal experts says she deserves credit for the appeals court’s reputation for efficiency and collegiality.
Energy/Finance Partner Robert Stephens Joins Sidley Austin
The Chicago-founded law firm, which opened its Houston office in 2012 and now has 34 lawyers there, continues to expand via lateral partner hires.