James Matthews leaves V&E for Denbury Resources
James Matthews will become vice president, general counsel and secretary of Denbury Resources.
Three switch from SLR Denton to Jones Day
Matthew Orwig, Basheer Ghorayeb and Shawn Cleveland have joined Jones Day as partners.
John Harper Returns to Haynes and Boone
John Harper is returning to Haynes and Boone as of counsel.
Charles Parker Joins Yetter Coleman
Charles R. Parker has joined Yetter Coleman, a Houston litigation boutique, as partner effective immediately.
Long-time IP Lawyer Robert Turner Joins McDole, Kennedy & Williams
Robert Turner, who has practiced intellectual property law for 45 years, has left Jones Day's Dallas office.
Long-time IP Lawyer Robert Turner Joins McDole, Kennedy & Williams
Robert Turner, who has practiced intellectual property law for 45 years, has left Jones Day's Dallas office.
Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, ‘Lawtalk’
Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour--not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,
Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, 'Lawtalk'
Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour--not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,
LAWTALK: It’s Not Just for Lawyers Anymore
Did you know that the phrase “wet foot dry foot” was inspired by a Dr. Suess novel? Or that “black letter law” once had a negative connotation? What about the surprising linguistic origin of “green card”?
V&E’s Public Finance Group Moves To Bracewell
Fourteen partners and possibly a dozen more counsels and associates in Vinson & Elkins’ public finance group announced Tuesday they will join Bracewell & Giuliani in January.
V&E’s Public Finance Group Moves To Bracewell
Fourteen partners and possibly a dozen more counsels and associates in Vinson & Elkins’ public finance group announced Tuesday they will join Bracewell & Giuliani in January.
Houston Energy Lawyer Darrell Taylor Takes Practice to Jones Day
Houston energy lawyer Darrell Taylor is taking his Capital Markets Practice from Baker Botts to Jones Day.