Yetter Coleman Raises Associate Pay
Yetter Coleman is the latest Texas law firm to join the associate salary hike launched last month by Davis Polk.
Latham Snags Ravi Purohit
Latham & Watkins is bringing in Ravi Purohit, a corporate attorney with deep in-house and investor experience, as the firm looks to further build out its infrastructure offerings. Purohit, along with Tim Fenn and Justin Stolte, spoke with The Texas Lawbook about the move.
V&E Dealmaker Brittany Sakowitz Laterals to Kirkland
Kirkland leaders believe they have a "rising star" in private equity and M&A in Brittany Sakowitz.
Dallas Corporate Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig
GT recently added Dallas corporate partner Steve Bartz, who focuses his practice on joint venture transactions.
Sheppard Mullin Picks Up Dallas Healthcare Partner
Phillip Kim is the fifth addition to Sheppard Mullin's firmwide healthcare practice this year.
Former AUSA Moves to Greenberg Traurig in Houston
Vernon Lewis says the past two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas - including three years as chief of the fraud section - have been the highlight of his career as an attorney.
Texas Capital GC Heads to a New Bank
Kelly Rentzel, former general counsel at Texas Capital, has a new job: general counsel of First Foundation Inc. The emerging California-founded financial services firm is moving to Dallas, and they've tagged Rentzel to help them grow. Natalie Posgate reports.
Ogletree Shareholder Laterals to Gray Reed in Houston
Stephen Quezada joins Gray Reed as counsel.
John Strasburger Reunites with Dave Bissinger
At a time when large corporate law firms operating in Texas have been feasting on talent from litigation boutiques, Bissinger, Oshman & Williams has landed a reply punch. The six-lawyer Houston litigation firm announced Thursday that John B. Strasburger, a partner in the trial department at Winston & Strawn, has joined Bissinger Oshman.
Jackson Walker, Locke Lord, McGuireWoods, Kirkland – A Week of Lateral Moves
The first six months of 2021 ended in a flurry of lateral moves, as nearly a dozen partners were on the move this week. Jackson Walker, Locke Lord and Kirkland beefed up their Austin offices. McGuireWoods added a partner in Houston. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Alston & Bird Nabs Longtime McKool Smith IP Lawyer
Patent trial lawyer Ted Stevenson, who has secured nine-digit jury verdicts, joined Alston & Bird this week.
Four NRF Partners Open O’Melveny’s Office in Dallas
Twenty-two days after O’Melveny & Myers opened its first Texas office in Austin, the Los Angeles-based firm announced Tuesday it is launching an office in Dallas with four partners from Norton Rose Fulbright. Leading the move to open O’Melveny’s Dallas office is Lou Strubeck, who led Norton Rose Fulbright’s global corporate bankruptcy and restructuring practice, and three other Norton Rose Fulbright partners. The Texas Lawbook has an exclusive interview with Strubeck about how the decision came about.