Godwin Bowman & Martinez Names Bruce Bowman President and Managing Shareholder
Bowman will also continue to serve as general counsel of the Dallas-based firm and co-chair the commercial litigation section.
Norton Rose Fulbright Elects Next U.S. Managing Partner
Daryl Lansdale, Jr., who is currently the head of Norton Rose Fulbright's U.S. business practice, will take the reins from Linda Addison on Jan. 1, 2017 and lead the U.S. operations of the largest law firm in Texas. Lansdale, who is based in Houston and San Antonio, says there is a "ton of opportunity" in the legal market today.
Exxon Mobil GC Jack Balagia Passes Baton to Randall Ebner
Exxon Mobil General Counsel Jack Balagia has announced he is officially retiring as the Irving-based oil and gas giant’s top lawyer in three weeks. Balagia, who has been with Exxon Mobil for 18 years, says current assistant general counsel Randall Ebner will succeed him as the company’s chief legal officer.
Cross-Examination: From Courtroom to Stage to History Book
Eighteen months ago, I began searching for my "One Big Thing," a project that fully used my experiences, talents and passions. I decided it was to be a proactive force for the study, discussion and advancement of presidential history. The commitment culminated in my latest book. Channeling my inner Perry Mason, I sought answers to questions to find out the closest thing to the truth that can be known from our top minds about our most significant presidents. In this article, I detail the circumstances of how I was able to pull off 23 interviews with 10 of our nation's preeminent presidential biographers and insiders and share a few of the questions I asked them.
Talmage Boston – Lawyer, Historian, Baseball Fan, Writer – Cross-Examines History
Talmage Boston is living the dream of many lawyers. He's a partner at a large corporate law firm. He has authored four books. And he has Henry Kissinger, Ken Burns and David McCullough in his Rolodex. Boston's newest book, Cross Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, combines the 63-year-old’s expertise in questioning witnesses in the courtroom with his passion for presidential history. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive video of Boston discussing his love of baseball cards, his big victories in court and the details of his new book and the journey he took in writing it.
Exclusive: General Counsel Forum Honors Hunt GC David Hernandez for Ethics
Dallas billionaire Ray L. Hunt told 300 business lawyers Tuesday night attending the General Counsel Forum’s annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law that he's not a lawyer and has "no clue what general counsel do, but I know that you could not have picked a better person [to honor] than David Hernandez." In an exclusive interview with The Texas Lawbook, Hernandez discusses his career, his worries about the legal profession and the reasons he became a lawyer. Plus, we have photos from the GC Forum gala.
Andrews Kurth Lures GC of International Oil & Gas Company to Houston Office
Christopher Richardson was most recently the general counsel of Mubadala Petroleum, a multi-billion dollar international oil and gas company owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
Andrews Kurth Lures GC of International Oil & Gas Company to Houston Office
Christopher Richardson was most recently the general counsel of Mubadala Petroleum, a multi-billion dollar international oil and gas company owned by the Abu Dhabi government.