Becky Gregory Joins Curran Tomko as Partner
Former Eastern District U.S. Attorney expands Dallas firm's white-collar practice.
Baker Botts Names Andrew Baker of Dallas its New Managing Partner
Baker Botts announced Tuesday that Dallas corporate law partner Andrew Baker is its new managing partner, effective January 1, 2013.
Thompson & Knight Names Emily Parker Its New Managing Partner
Thirty-eight years ago, Thompson & Knight hired its first woman lawyer in an office of 40 white men. This week, the Dallas-based law firm announced that very same lawyer, Emily Parker, is its next managing partner – one of the few women lawyers leading law firms in Texas.
Thompson & Knight Names Emily Parker Its New Managing Partner
Thirty-eight years ago, Thompson & Knight hired its first woman lawyer in an office of 40 white men. This week, the Dallas-based law firm announced that very same lawyer, Emily Parker, is its next managing partner – one of the few women lawyers leading law firms in Texas.
James Matthews leaves V&E for Denbury Resources
James Matthews will become vice president, general counsel and secretary of Denbury Resources.
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,