Former Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller and former U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Counsel Steve Lehotsky are building a specialty boutique that has one foot in Texas and one in Washington, D.C. And they are attracting a lot of attention from their former law clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas Lawbook correspondent Tony Mauro has the details.
Katten Recruits Kirkland Deal Partner in Dallas
Dilen Kumar visited with The Lawbook about his decision to join Katten, his highlights from working in the White House Counsel’s Office and what kinds of deals he is seeing in his practice.
Legendary Trial Lawyer Walter Umphrey Dies
A philanthropist and founding partner of Provost Umphrey, Umphrey scored a couple billion-dollar judgments asbestos victims in the 1980s 1990s and then led the Texas litigation team that secured a $15.3 billion settlement in 1998 against the cigarette makers.
Latham Officially Opens in Austin
The Austin legal market continues to be red hot with the arrival of Latham & Watkins, which tapped corporate attorneys from DLA Piper and Wilson Sonsini. Firm leaders anticipate current partners with strong ties to Texas will either relocate or spend significant time in the state capital.
Richard Husseini Talks Move to Kirkland, Clients’ Tax Concerns
One of the leading tax controversy attorneys in the country, Richard Husseini discusses why he left Baker Botts after 30 years, changes at the IRS and more in a Q&A with The Lawbook.
Dallas Labor and Employment Pro Joins Polsinelli
Harry Jones, who has practiced for the past 11 years at Littler, found in building a national practice that the boutique model had become too limiting for his client relationships.
Blank Rome Nabs Finance Pros from Holland & Knight
The finance duo – which includes the former head of Thompson & Knight’s Houston office – has significant experience in the oil and gas industry.
Tim Durst Jumps to O’Melveny
O’Melveny & Myers, which opened offices in Austin and Dallas in June, added Baker Botts trial law partner Tim Durst on Wednesday. The Los Angeles-based firm’s chair told The Texas Lawbook that he expects “more people to join” O’Melveny soon and that the firm plans “to be materially larger than we are now.”
From Dallas to Denver: SCOTUS practitioner Dan Geyser Departs from Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
Dallas-based appellate whiz Dan Geyser is on the move again, both literally and figuratively. Geyser announced Monday that he is going to chair Haynes Boone’s U.S. Supreme Court practice from Denver. Lawbook SCOTUS correspondent Tony Mauro has the reasons and the details.
Parkland Adds Jackson Walker Partner as Associate General Counsel
Brad Nitschke was the chair of Jackson Walker’s Covid-19 Task Force.