Q&A with New Winstead IP Shareholder Austin Teng
Austin Teng, who officially joined Winstead this week, talks about his career change from software engineer to attorney and the future impact of artificial intelligence.
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Austin Teng, who officially joined Winstead this week, talks about his career change from software engineer to attorney and the future impact of artificial intelligence.
Former software engineer Austin Teng was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Austin.
Trulock shares her predictions on the impact of the upcoming presidential election, how Texas employment law has changed and her advice for younger lawyers.
Laura Alaniz was most recently at Porter Hedges. She is the fourth lawyer addition in Texas for Spencer Fane so far this year.
Todd Patterson of Patterson + Sheridan said the home of his firm’s eighth office is “one of America’s primary ‘cities of the future.’”
Dallas real estate partners Kevin Maguire and Nicole Karam have departed Spencer Fane to join Frost Brown Todd, the firm announced Tuesday.
In this Q&A, the V&E lifer and securities litigation pro shares his observations on which areas of litigation are busy, reflects on the rewards of staying at one firm for your career, and offers encouragement for young attorneys.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings announced Trulock’s hire on Monday, five days after announcing another partner addition to its labor and employment practice in Houston. The firm said it is expanding its capabilities in the area of labor and employment, as well as growing its Texas footprint.
In this Q&A with the 2023 recipient of the Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows Justinian Award, Frank Stevenson reflects on being in the "Believe-in-People Business," invokes Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain on writing well, and shares how he has dealt with career expectations and doubts.
Kindall C. James has left Liskow and is making the first lateral move of her career in joining Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Jennifer Ryback worked with McGuire Craddock her entire legal career until recently, when she jumped to Carrington Coleman to grow her employment law practice. The award-winning lawyer talks juggling career, parenting and community involvement with The Texas Lawbook.
Baker Botts announced Monday the addition of David Applebaum, a former head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, from Jones Day. It is the firm’s fourth lateral partner hire in Texas this year.
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