In a Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, Houston lawyer Steve Corso explains why he chose Haynes and Boone, how his experiences at the Justice Department and the SEC have shaped him as a lawyer and what kinds of cases the government is focusing on.
GC Janet Dhillon Leaves JC Penney
JC Penney announced that its deputy general counsel, Janet Link, has been named the interim GC until a replacement is named.
SMU Dedman Recognizes Distinguished Alumni at Annual Awards Dinner
This year’s named distinguished alumni were: commercial litigator Mike Gruber; immigration attorney Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Cedillo-Pereira; Chevron Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Exploration & Production Limited General Counsel Siriporn Chaiyasuta; Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Executive Director Bill Holston; and SMU Dedman professor emeritus Joseph McKnight.
Morgan Lewis Lures Eight K&L Gates Lawyers, Bolsters Gov. Enforcement and White Collar Practice
Danny Ashby said he and his team made the move because of the potential to work with Morgan Lewis’ “tremendous litigation talent in Houston” and the Philadelphia-based firm’s recent merger with Bingham.
Morgan Lewis Lures Eight K&L Gates Lawyers, Bolsters Gov. Enforcement and White Collar Practice
Danny Ashby said he and his team made the move because of the potential to work with Morgan Lewis’ “tremendous litigation talent in Houston” and the Philadelphia-based firm’s recent merger with Bingham.
National IP Boutique Harness Dickey Plants Flag in Dallas
Gerald Welch, formerly of Dentons, will lead the Troy, Michigan-based firm’s fourth office nationwide.
Longtime V&E Corporate Governance & Airlines Vet Jumps to Sidley
The addition of Kevin Lewis comes on the heels of three other lateral hires – energy finance partner Robert Stephens and private equity and oil and gas partners David Denechaud and Joe Flack – in the past four months.
Lewis says he “cherished” his time at V&E and feels like he is moving from one excellent firm to another. He will help lead Sidley’s corporate governance and compliance group and its airlines and aviation practice.
Longtime V&E Corporate Governance & Airlines Vet Jumps to Sidley
The addition of Kevin Lewis comes on the heels of three other lateral hires – energy finance partner Robert Stephens and private equity and oil and gas partners David Denechaud and Joe Flack – in the past four months.
Lewis says he “cherished” his time at V&E and feels like he is moving from one excellent firm to another. He will help lead Sidley’s corporate governance and compliance group and its airlines and aviation practice.
Mayer Brown Eyes Mexico with Recent Hire in Houston
Former ExxonMobil attorney Francisco Mendez joins Mayer Brown’s Houston office and will help lead the Chicago-based firm’s efforts to open an office in Mexico City. He says that though the dip in oil prices has affected the industry, he believes the oil and gas potential in Mexico will continue to attract all kinds of investments.
Updated – Exxon Mobil’s William Buck to Lead Houston Pro Bono Effort
William Buck, the GC of Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Upstream Companies, has a message for corporate legal departments: Do your fair share of pro bono. The new Houston Bar Foundation chair, who specializes in transactional law, says, “I plan to remind all companies that we in-house lawyers also have pro bono obligations. We in-house lawyers are more than capable of handling some of these pro bono needs.”