Willkie Adds Dallas Office, with Three Laterals from Haynes Boone
The new laterals at Willkie — Tom Tippetts, Brandon McCoy and Chase Proctor — will be joined/supported by a few other familiar names from Willkie's New York and Texas offices.
Andrew Lehman Reunites with Akin’s Houston Office
Andrew Lehman is returning to Akin as a partner in its private equity practice, the firm announced today in a news release.
Brown Fox Boosts Litigation Practice with Paulette Miniter
Paulette Miniter joins the Dallas boutique law firm as a partner where she will focus on business and commercial litigation, as well as appeals. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Miniter discusses making the move from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she was an associate.
Todd Lowther Latest Key Hire for Clifford Chance’s Houston Office
Clifford Chance's Texas expansion continued Wednesday as the firm announced a key lateral hire who bolsters its U.S. tax and energy & infrastructure practices.
Sorrels Law Adds Houston Lawyer Raina Spielman Newsome as Partner
The medical malpractice and personal injury lawyer left Big Law in 2020 to represent victims of negligence and medical malpractice and has recovered more than $40 million in damages for her clients. Newsome brings more than 25 years of litigation experience to Sorrels Law.
The Corner Office: Q&A with Nicole Williams
In this Q&A, Williams discusses Thompson Coburn's record year in 2023, litigation trends, career advice for young attorneys, and the firm's local pro bono and public service efforts.
Mike Boone Named to Texas Business Hall of Fame
The co-founder of Haynes Boone will be inducted into the TBHF alongside such luminaries as former NBA great David Robinson, EnCap Investments' David B. Miller and Taylor Sheridan, creator of TV's "Yellowstone" franchise.
Sheppard Mullin Adds Greenberg Traurig Labor, Employment Pro in Houston
Angeles Garcia Cassin’s practice is focused on defending companies in the healthcare, retail and e-commerce industries. One of her existing clients is already a client of Sheppard Mullin, she shared in an interview with The Texas Lawbook.
Energy Finance Lawyer Leaves White & Case for V&E
Mark Holmes is known for counseling sponsors, borrowers and lenders leading project and leveraged finance transactions across traditional and emerging energy and infrastructure sectors.
Barnes & Thornburg Hires Litigation Pro From Holland & Knight
As equity partner, Nicholas Sarokhanian will work out of the firm’s Dallas and Minneapolis offices, cementing his family’s pandemic move to the Twin Cities’ area where his wife stars in the Magnolia Network’s The Art of Vintage.
Jacqui Bogucki Returning to Weil
Jacqui Bogucki, a highly regarded transactional lawyer specializing in infrastructure deals, has left Simpson Thacher for Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Houston. She's the fifth partner to join Weil's Houston office in the last year.
Lawyers Who ‘Art Car’
This Saturday, upwards of 300,000 people will line the sides of Allen Parkway just west of downtown Houston to take in what is called the world’s largest art car parade. The Lawbook spoke with three attorneys who have participated in the parade about why they chose to turn their vehicles into mobile pieces of art and why the event is one they’ve stayed involved with year after year.