Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
When the biggest corporations in the world – Toyota, Walmart, Phillip Morris, Boeing and Huawei – needed a lawyer in East Texas, they called Sherman’s Clyde Siebman. So did single moms, the elderly and veterans. Siebman, a zealous advocate for the right to trial by jury, died Friday. He was 62.
Chris Kratovil dishes about Dykema's growth plans, his favorite interview question and a decision he made in a "fit of clinical insanity."
Kirkland chairman Jon Ballis called Rachael Lichman, who had a prolific 2020, a "rising star".
José Luis Vittor co-led the oil and gas practice at Hogan Lovells and brings deep Latin American expertise.
Firm leader John Thomas said Eric Grant will be an "enormous asset" to firm clients as they prepare for the Biden Administration's energy and environmental efforts.
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.
Julie Mayo said she was attracted to Baker Botts' track record in the energy sector and "thought-leadership-focused approach" to energy transition issues.
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.The firm is gearing up to ride the wave of bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Texas and to prepare for environmental issues to take center stage under the Biden Administration.
Simpson Thacher's new Houston partner was co-lead in one of The Texas Lawbook's Top 10 deals in Texas for 2019.
Four Barnes & Thornburg litigators have left the firm to launch Duane Morris' new Dallas office, which the Philadelphia firm says solidifies its presence in the state's high-technology and energy sectors.
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.
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