Brooks Tobin, a personal injury partner, has joined Sorrels Law in Houston. He will focus his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation.
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Houston Litigation Partner Laterals to Burke Law Group
Liz Klingensmith, a litigation partner, has joined Burke Law Group in Houston from Pillsbury. She will focus her practice on high-stakes commercial, energy, construction and trade secret disputes.
Asked & Answered with Yetter Coleman’s Tim McConn: Trials, Travel and a Calling
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Yetter Coleman partner Tim McConn talks about the first time he took the lead on a case and the most memorable case in his career so far. He also discusses trends he is seeing in his oil and gas practice and using AI.
Longtime Houston Energy Partner Laterals to Troutman
Mac Marshall, an energy partner, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke in Houston from Norton Rose Fulbright. He will focus his practice on upstream and midstream energy transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, commercial agreements and energy financings.
Updated: Ampersands in Overdrive: Kirkland, Latham & Gibson Fuel $1B Deals
The Texas Lawbook is kicking off 1H 2026 rankings with a look at billion-plus M&A through our Corporate Deal Tracker rankings, highlighting the firms that have dominated the first six months of the year. And shocker, the ampersands continue to impress.
Y’all Street Rising: Texas Matching Its Economic Muscle With Market Depth
Against the backdrop of SpaceX’s long-awaited public debut last month and a potential reopening of the IPO window in capital markets, Texas is testing whether its economic strength can be matched by financial market depth.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Carlos Pena of Texas Capital to discuss how extended private lifecycles, the evolving IPO windows and Texas’ legal and governance frameworks are reshaping capital formation.
Not Gonna Lie, Texas Had ’Em in the First Half
We may be only a halfway through 2026, but the megadeal scoreboard is already starting to look like a final season tally.
The Texas Lawbook‘s exclusive Corporate Deal Tracker breaks down the first half activity for 2026 for deals valued at $1 billion or more.
Judge Greenlights Jackson Walker Bankruptcy Fee Settlements
About four months after the U.S. Trustee and Jackson Walker informed the court they had reached a deal that would resolve the federal bankruptcy watchdog’s objections to nine settlements totaling about $4.7 million, the judge overseeing the case has recommended the settlements be approved.
Fourth Bellwether Trial in Watson Grinding Explosion MDL Against 3M Begins
Opening statements in the fourth bellwether trial against 3M Company — stemming from a fatal explosion that rocked a West Houston neighborhood in 2020 — had an air of déjà vu Tuesday as the plaintiffs’ lawyers urged jurors to find 3M at fault, while attorneys for the multinational conglomerate argued the actions, and inactions, of Watson Grinding and Manufacturing leadership was solely to blame.
Simpson Thacher Makes Dallas Opening Official
Dallas-based Ryan Cox is part of a three-lawyer Akin team joining Simpson’s Hybrid Capital practice. Cox will lead the firm’s Dallas office with Dave Nemecek.