Baker Botts Opens Office in Rio de Janeiro
The new office is the firm's ninth international office and 15th worldwide.
In Memoriam: Texas Justice Jack Hightower
Justice Jack Hightower, who spent 10 years in the Texas Senate, died Saturday in Austin. He was 86.
Richard Jennings: A Pioneer in Law and Life
In 1943, Mussolini was deposed, the musical Oklahoma opened on broadway and the U.S. Supreme Court said the Texas Democratic Party could no longer exclude blacks from voting. It also was the year that Richard Jennings started practicing law. Seven decades later, Jennings is 95 and still passionate about his Lubbock law practice... and playing golf.
Dallas Playwright Debuts in Manhattan
(July 25) – “Division Avenue,” Dallas playwright Miki Bone’s newest play, debuted July 17 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York. The 90-minute production will be staged another four times before the prestigious festival, featuring 37 theatrical works, concludes Aug. 3. Of course, the comedy involves a lawyer and a legal dispute – and more.
Texas Firms Compete for Lawyers in Middle East as Baker Botts Snags 14 Former Fulbright Lawyers
The legal sands are shifting in the Middle East for Texas firms and Baker Botts is looking strong.
Public Perception: Lawyers and Biz Execs are Bums
A new Pew poll shows that the public thinks lawyers contribute less to society than any other occupation.
Porter Hedges Adds Energy Lawyer Jeff Weems
Weems, who ran for Texas Railroad Commissioner in 2010, talks about the biggest challenge facing his energy clients in the year ahead.
Depositions in the Cloud: Karl Seelbach Launches eDepo
About eighteen months ago, Karl Seelbach was driving to Houston to take depositions. To the proverbial rhythm of the road, the senior associate in Winstead’s Austin office started thinking … wishing he had brought some other depositions to reference … wishing he could access certain exhibits … and finally concluding that the deposition delivery system was broken. So he decided to fix it.
Expert: Texas Lawyers Doing Global Business Should Mind Their Manners
Law firms, corporations and other entities are increasingly hiring Sharon Schweitzer for her etiquette expertise.
Health Care Transactions Partner Todd Kelly Jumps to Jones Day
Kelly, who leaves Norton Rose Fulbright, talks about a few significant challenges for his healthcare clients in the year ahead, including the Affordable Care Act.
Brown McCarroll Merges with Husch Blackwell
The combination of the firms will go into effect July 1.
Range Resources Adds Deputy GC
Range GC David Poole says Range’s legal needs have increased as the company has grown.