Victor Vital described his return to Haynes Boone as a “homecoming” to the firm where he first made partner. As global chair of the trials practice group, Vital will lead about 60 lawyers lawyers in three countries.
Remembering Houston Lawyer Mike DeGeurin
For five decades, Mike DeGeurin represented criminal defendants rejected by society. He used the law and courts to free innocent people wrongly convicted and sentenced to death.
A 1971 graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law, DeGeurin died Friday from complications from heart issues. He was 79.
Winstead Founding Partner Remembered
A 1965 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Pete Winstead died Wednesday. He was 84.
Duane Morris Bolsters Trial Practice Group with Exxon Mobil Assistant General Counsel
Joseph T. Walsh will work in Duane Morris’ Houston and New York offices and will focus on environmental litigation, products liability, commercial disputes, emergency response and counseling clients on risk management. In between stints at Exxon, Walsh represented Fortune 500 companies at a New Jersey-based law firm where he was a name partner.
Paul Hastings Adds Tax Partner in Dallas
Paul Hastings announced Tuesday that corporate tax law expert Alex Farr has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner.
Greenberg Traurig Adds IP Pro in Dallas
Ashley Moore, who most recently served as the Dallas office managing partner at Michelman & Robinson, joined Greenberg Traurig’s intellectual property and litigation practices this week as a shareholder. She spoke to The Lawbook about trends she’s seeing in the Eastern and Western District of Texas.
Holland & Knight Expands Financial Services Team
Taylor Speers, who joins from Winston & Strawn, focuses his practice on structured finance transactions and residential mortgage loan services.
The Corner Office: Q&A with Shane Egan
In this Q&A, Egan elaborates on what makes his firm unique, offers an antidote to burnout, and identifies three management priorities that are front and center for him.
O’Melveny Hires Away Winston & Strawn’s Houston Litigation Head
Denise Scofield joined O’Melveny’s Houston office Tuesday. Scofield, previously a partner and head of the Houston litigation practice at Winston & Strawn, discussed what attracted her to O’Melveny in an interview with The Texas Lawbook.
Cozen O’Connor Adds Dallas Patent Litigator
Bradley Liddle, a former aerospace engineer, was previously a partner at Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez.