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Amber Rogers: A Needle-Mover in the Legal Profession
At a time when diversity remains an ongoing problem in the legal profession, Amber Rogers is pioneering solutions through work both inside and outside of her firm. But pioneer is just one of her many leadership roles.
Sidley Lands Dallas Partner to Co-Chair Aviation Practice
With the firm’s most recent lateral hire, Sidley leaders say they want to be the top destination for aviation and airline clients.
D.C. Circuit Limits FERC from Automatically Extending its Rehearing Process
The federal court of appeals ruled that the Natural Gas Act does not allow FERC to issue “tolling orders” solely for preventing its 30-day deadline for rehearing requests from expiring. The decision will have broad impacts across the natural gas and power sectors and it is already impacting rehearing requests under the FPA.
GC Leanne Oliver’s Long and Winding Road to Law and Corporate America
Leanne Oliver could write the ultimate guide to girls about growing up. She lived in hippie communes, an old blue-green school bus, in the woods of North Idaho, in a 100-year-old log cabin and then back on the old school bus. That was just in elementary school. Today, Oliver is the GC of PepsiCo Foods North America and one of the most influential voices in the Texas corporate law community. She has a story to tell and she tells it to The Texas Lawbook.
Meet The Friedmans: A Family of Advocates
Larry Friedman has been advocating for service businesses for a long time. So it wasn’t unusual when he sued Gov. Abbott on behalf of eight bars that had to close their doors under new pandemic restrictions. What is unusual is the extent to which his advocacy has become a family affair. Natalie Posgate has the story.
Norton Rose Fulbright: Gerry Pecht is Firm’s Next Global CEO
Norton Rose Fulbright announced late Sunday that the firm has elected a litigation partner in Houston to be its global chief executive starting Jan. 1. Gerry Pecht is the first U.S. lawyer to take the 3,500-lawyer firm’s highest ranking leadership position since Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose combined in 2013.
K&S Lures Former Baker McKenzie Houston Office Leader
Jonathan Newton spent nearly three decades at Baker McKenzie cultivating his energy-focused transactional practice.
Mayer Brown Taps Bracewell Partner to Lead U.S. Upstream Group
Firm leaders say Carl von Merz is the latest in a string of lateral hires to meet client demand for expertise in the midstream and upstream sectors.
Updated – Kilpatrick Townsend Adds Veteran Patent Partner from V&E
Steve Borgman had practiced at Vinson & Elkins for nearly 35 years, where he counseled on M&A, license and technology agreements, and other IP matters.