Bill Nelson, head of Shearman & Sterling’s Texas offices, said the new addition fits the firm’s long-term strategy in the state. The lateral hire comes one year after Shearman picked up a trio of Jones Day dealmakers in Dallas.
Former Head of NRF’s U.S. O&G Practice Joins Baker Botts
Julie Mayo said she was attracted to Baker Botts’ track record in the energy sector and “thought-leadership-focused approach” to energy transition issues.
Bobby Lee Cook: The Death of the ‘Best There Has Ever Been’
For 72 years, Bobby Lee Cook defended suspected criminals and prosecuted corporate desperados through civil litigation across the U.S., including a dozen in Texas. His clients included moonshiners, murderers and politicians. Matlock was based on his life. His defense of Savannah socialite Jim Williams helped bring to life John Berendt’s true-crime classic Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
As a lawyer/journalist, I have covered hundreds of trials. In the courtroom, Bobby Lee Cook is the best there has ever been.
Caldwell Cassady, Norton Rose Fulbright Add Partners, Hedrick Kring Opens in Houston
The Texas corporate partner lateral market nearly evaporated in 2020, but there are signs that some lawyers – especially in litigation practices – are ready to make moves.
FBFK Adds Stefani Carter to its Shareholder Ranks
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta has hired former Texas legislator Stefani Carter, who serves on the boards of two publicly traded REITs, as a shareholder in the firm’s commercial litigation practice.
Thompson Coburn Gains Healthcare Litigator in Dallas
A healthcare trial lawyer from Thompson & Knight starts this week at Thompson Coburn as the 11th attorney and seventh partner to join the St. Louis-based firm’s Dallas office since it launched in early 2020.
State Tax Expert Jumps to Reed Smith
Danielle Ahlrich, a former name partner at Austin state tax boutique Martens, Todd, Leonard & Ahlrich, was looking for a larger platform in joining Reed Smith.