According to his brother, famed Houston trial lawyer Steve Susman is showing new signs of progress after a freak bicycle accident left him comatose for 11 days. Terry Carter has an update and background on the accident.
Thompson Coburn Doubles in Dallas
After launching its first Texas office at the beginning of March with four partners from Thompson & Knight, Thompson Coburn has continued its growth plans in Dallas amidst a global pandemic and nationwide lockdowns.
Updated – Perkins Coie Names Austin Office Managing Partner, Adds Longtime In-house Counsel
Jose C. Villarreal, a trial lawyer who focuses on IP disputes, will lead the firm’s recently-opened office in the state capital. The firm has also added Dallas attorney John Trevino, a leader in the Texas Hispanic legal community.
Dallas Litigation Firm Adds Head of McKool Smith’s Austin Office
Kevin Burgess, who also was on the McKool Smith management committee, is the first lateral principal hire at his new firm.
Paul Hastings Brings Back Restructuring Lawyer, This Time as Partner
The move returns the Blank Rome attorney to his former firm, where he last served as counsel.
Austin Public Finance Group Joins Locke Lord
The hiring firm said the trio from Norton Rose Fulbright – including one partner and two senior counsel – positions it well for expected growth in the public infrastructure arena as the economy rebounds.
Kirkland Houston Partner Departs for Akin Gump
UPDATED The attorney specializes in private equity financings and debt restructurings in the energy industry, including special and distressed situations.
Chris Schwegmann Changes Lynn Pinker Nameplate to LPHS
The Dallas-based litigation boutique announced Monday that it has made Chris Schwegmann its newest name partner after Trey Cox departed the firm last week.
Thompson & Knight Adds Three IP Partners
Even the coronavirus and stay-at-home orders cannot contain the ever-hot Texas lateral market. Thompson & Knight announced Monday that three intellectual property trial lawyers – Phillip Philbin, Jamie McDole and Michael Karson – have joined the firm’s Dallas office as partners.
Dallas Trial Lawyer Trey Cox Jumps to Gibson Dunn
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is expected to announce that Trey Cox, a name partner at Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, is joining the firm as a partner in its trial section. Cox, who is married to Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Erin Cox, was a lead lawyer representing Purdue Pharma in litigation over the opioid epidemic in Oklahoma and had been with the Lynn Pinker law firm for 23 years.