Shearman Taps Houston Hire to Lead Texas Finance Team
Daniel Tristan, who was previously at Baker Botts, is Shearman's second Houston partner hire this year.
Wolters Kluwer Appoints New Leader of its Houston-based Enterprise Legal Management Business
The information services giant’s ELM Solutions unit provides enterprise legal spend and matter management, contract lifecycle management and legal analytics solutions.
Silicon Valley Firm Expands into Texas
The firm - which focuses on advising venture and growth technology and life sciences clients - has added a former Vinson & Elkins deal partner in Austin.
Kirkland Officially Opens in Austin
Seven years ago this month, Kirkland & Ellis opened its first Texas office in Houston with a handful of lawyers. Today, the world’s largest law firm by revenues now has 290 lawyers operating in Texas and that number is about to grow. In fact, Kirkland has more offices in Texas than any other state.
Munck Wilson Establishes Policy to Encourage Vaccinations
The new measure has been enthusiastically received, according to the firm's human resources manager.
Ramsey Clark (1927-2021) —A U.S. Attorney General, a Dallas lawyer, and “a pure human being”
Before he became U.S. Attorney General and long before he became a controversial champion of the rule of law, Ramsey Clark was a lawyer for his family's Texas-based firm. Clark died last week at age 93, and The Lawbook's Tony Mauro looks at those Texas roots.
White & Case Brings On Third Capital Markets Partner from Baker Botts
The new addition includes a promotion and comes two weeks after the firm announced that A.J. Ericksen and Jason Rocha moved their practices to the New York-based firm.
Energy Transaction Lawyers Shift to Akin Gump
Akin Gump has added two transaction lawyers that previously held leadership roles at Thompson & Knight and have deep ties to North Texas' energy community.
Wilson Sonsini’s New Austin Partner Bolsters Emerging Growth Companies Offering
The Palo Alto firm's new Texas teammate previously helped lead Shearman & Sterling's entrance into the market in 2018.
Dallas Firm Taps Former Dallas COA Justice to Lead Appellate Practice
Justice Bill Whitehill has returned to private practice after losing his reelection bid for a seat on the Dallas Court of Appeals in November.
Ex-Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins Heads to Gibson Dunn
Kyle Hawkins, who argued four cases to the U.S. Supreme Court as Texas solicitor general, started a new job today as a partner in Texas for Gibson Dunn. A former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Hawkins plans to boost the firm's litigation and appellate presence in Houston.
Houston Capital Markets Duo Join White & Case
The pair of former Baker Botts deal partners handled a number of notable deals last year.