Al Ellis, of counsel at Sommerman & Quesada, L.L.P., will be honored by the Dallas Bar Association at the 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon as the recipient of
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Promotions in Texas Decrease in 2013
The 8-10 year formula for associates making partner may no longer exist, according to 2013 promotion data.
SMU Ousts Law Dean John Attanasio, Spurs Backlash By Prominent Alumni
SMU senior leaders have informed Attanasio that his contract, which expires in May, will not be renewed and that the university is taking immediate steps to find a successor, The Texas Lawbook has learned.
The decision prompted 56 prominent alumni to sign a letter to Turner supporting Attanasio and asking the university to reconsider. A member of the Dedman Law School executive board has resigned and two others have said they are considering resigning because they were not informed by Ludden or Turner about the move and think it is the wrong decision.
K&L Gates Adds Two Attorneys in Dallas
Corporate attorney Mary R. Korby and litigator T. Gregory Jackson join K&L Gates’ Dallas office. Korby, who joins the firm’s corporate practice as a partner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
K&L Gates Adds Two Attorneys in Dallas
Corporate attorney Mary R. Korby and litigator T. Gregory Jackson join K&L Gates’ Dallas office. Korby, who joins the firm’s corporate practice as a partner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
Environmental Regulatory Attorney Scott Deatherage Joins Gardere
Scott Deatherage joins Gardere Wynne Sewell’s environmental practice group as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Deatherage, who brings with him 25 years of experience practicing in Texas, was
Texas Supreme Court Task Force: Open the Door for Foreign Lawyers – Updated
The Texas legal system has long been one of the most hostile states toward foreign lawyers practicing law, handling cases or advising clients in the US, but that may soon change.
V&E Advises Summit Midstream in $513 million Acquisition
Dallas-based Summit Midstream Partners is purchasing Bear Tracker Investments, another midstream company with natural gas assets in North Dakota and Colorado.
V&E Advises Summit Midstream in $513 million Acquisition
Dallas-based Summit Midstream Partners is purchasing Bear Tracker Investments, another midstream company with natural gas assets in North Dakota and Colorado.
The ‘Ethics Follies’: Lee Cusenbary Makes Music With Legal Issues
San Antonio General Counsel and former actor Lee Cusenbary is the director of a musical parody, way-off-Broadway production and continuing education program that shows that the slippery slope of ethics provides ongoing fodder that teaches ethics while entertaining audiences.