Sheppard Mullin Steals Real Estate Group from Jones Day

Market demand for law firm partners with books of business continues to be hot. Sheppard Mullin announced Monday that it has added five Texas corporate real estate transactional lawyers — four partners and a special counsel — from rival Jones Day. The group has worked together for more than a decade and represents public and private equity companies and developers of multifamily and other commercial real estate in real estate finance matters, M&A transactions and joint venture formations.

March 27, 2023 Mark Curriden

Range Resources GC David Poole Retires after 15 Years, Joins Wick Phillips

David Poole, who worked on an oil rig out of high school and rose to become the top legal officer at two major energy companies in Texas, retired as the GC of Range Resources Friday. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook on Sunday, Poole discusses his passion for oil and gas law, his challenges and successes as a GC for two decades, his best day on the job and his plans for the future at Wick Phillips.

March 20, 2023 Mark Curriden

‘Such a Privilege’: New HK Partner Reflects on Career as a Nonprofit Lawyer

Jonathan Blum has a multitude of skills as a corporate lawyer, but he's one of the few who represents nonprofits instead of for-profits. The Lawbook recently spoke with Blum about his career path to practicing nonprofit law, trends in the charity and nonprofit world and why he recently moved his practice to Holland & Knight.

March 10, 2023 Natalie Posgate

Baylor Law Dean to Step Down After 31 Years

This summer, Bradley Toben will return to the faculty, where he first began teaching law courses in 1983, following his tenure as the longest-serving dean of any American Bar Association-accredited law school in the country.

February 17, 2023 Michelle Casady

Senior Exxon Mobil Counsel’s Move to Gibson Dunn is ‘Very Personal’

Exxon Mobil assistant general counsel David Woodcock has departed the energy giant to join the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as the firm’s SEC enforcement practice co-head. The move surprised many within the legal department at Exxon Mobil because Woodcock, who was a past regional director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth office, was viewed as a likely candidate to be the company’s next chief legal officer.

February 6, 2023 Mark Curriden

Veteran Dallas Prosecutor Tapped as EDTX U.S. Attorney

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as expected, Damien Diggs would be the first Black U.S. attorney in the 166-year-old Eastern District.

February 2, 2023 Bruce Tomaso

Former Texas Appellate Judge Rejoins Dykema

After eight years on the Dallas Court of Appeals, former justice David Schenck is practicing law at his old law firm. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Schenck said Dykema was the only firm he seriously considered.

February 1, 2023 Mark Curriden

Haynes and Boone Opens Virginia Outpost

The Dallas-based firm expanded to Northern Virginia by adding 19 lawyers with expertise in government contracts, construction and white-collar law.

January 31, 2023 Brooks Igo