Even though there are hundreds of thousands of podcasts out there – more than 500,000 on Apple’s podcast platform alone – Greenberg Traurig associate Allison Stewart could not find a single one that focused on women in the law. So last year she took matters into her own hands. She chatted with The Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate.
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CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 11 Law Firms, 67 Lawyers, $2.77B
Mid-sized private equity deals were at record levels last year: up in volume by 15.1 percent and in value by 14.8 percent. But capital raised slipped a bit and the number of funds dropped more than 20 percent. Does that mean a mid-market slow-down is coming? Maybe not. Visible optimism still rules the markets, as Claire Poole explains.
Former Jones Day Real Estate Leader Joins Mill Creek as GC
David Lowery, who spent 37 years at Jones Day in Dallas, has left the firm and is now general counsel of Mill Creek Residential Trust, an apartment developer, acquirer and operator.
Gray Reed Launches Third Office
The new office is expected to serve an “expected surge” of intellectual property cases filed in the Western District of Texas.
Winstead Promotes Five Texas Attorneys to Shareholder
The Dallas-based firm also promoted an attorney in Charlotte to shareholder.
2018: The Most Deals Ever? Probably – But There Are Still Worries
Last year, 2018, was a good one for M&A. The deal count, a 12-year high, may have been the highest for Texas companies ever. The value of those deals was the second-best since 2007. But a sluggish fourth quarter gives pause for the new year, one that a Mergermarket expert describes as big dealmaking “in search of a catalyst.” Claire Poole explains.
Kainos Capital partner sues fellow founders over stake dispute, alleged ‘frat house’ culture
A partner at Dallas private equity firm Kainos Capital is suing its other founders for allegedly stripping her interest in the company as millions in fees poured into an office run by a “frat house” culture.
DBJ Names New Managing Editors
Anna Butler and Rob Schneider have been named to new managing editor roles at the Dallas Business Journal.
Womble Bond Dickinson Opens in Houston
Womble Bond Dickinson, a 1,000-lawyer firm with co-headquarters in London and North Carolina, quietly opened a Houston office earlier this month. The firm has six lawyers but plans to triple in size in the next couple months. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive details.
Caldwell Cassady & Curry Promotes Two Attorneys to Principal
Chris Stewart and John Summers played key roles in the firm’s $502.6 million victory for VirnetX against Apple Inc. and a $8.2 million verdict for Acantha LLC versus DePuy Synthes.