Kimera Hall, a 2014 graduate of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows Program, is one of 10 lawyers appointed to new leadership positions at the Cincinnati law firm.
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Kim Uskovich, who is also an expert in Texas liquor law, was previously at Kelly Hart.
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John Culberson, a Republican, represented Texas’ 7th congressional district in Houston for nearly two decades.
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McGuire, Craddock & Strother Promotes Jennifer Larson Ryback to Shareholder
Ryback received her law degree from SMU and is the immediate past president of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral to Headline 2019 Higginbotham Lecture
The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) has announced that William McRaven, who led the Navy Seals raid that killed Osama bin Laden, will give a talk titled “The Rule of Law in a Trouble World” on April 17 in Houston. This article has the details.
Preparing for the Storm: Unleash Recession-Proof Assets and Shore Up Liquidity with Litigation Finance
With economists forecasting slower growth in the U.S. economy, companies and law firms should take steps to prepare for the next downturn. Experts at Bentham IMF explain how litigation funding can be a lifeline for pursuing valuable legal claims when traditional sources of capital become scarce.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 14 Law firms, 91 Texas Lawyers, $6.45B
Baker Botts called 2018 “the year of the special situation.” It was certainly that, with activists everywhere, especially in the O&G and the power and utilities markets. So what does that mean for 2019? More activist-incited M&A? Maybe. Claire Poole has the scoop along with her weekly Roundup of Texas deals.
Buc-ee’s to Shell Oil – 2019 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Finalists Announced
GCs from Apache, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, CenterPoint, LyondellBasell and 18 other Houston area businesses have been selected as finalists for the 2019 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards, which are hosted by the Houston Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and The Texas Lawbook. The awards recognize the successes of corporate in-house counsel.
In Pursuit Of Peak Performance and Better Team Chemistry: The 2019 Texas Rangers’ Possible Crossover Human Relations Lessons For Legal and Business Organizations
In Moneyball Michael Lewis wrote about the wholesale disruptions taking place in the world of baseball. His lecture at SMU over a decade ago was brought to mind by recent optimism for the Texas Rangers expressed by Evan Grant. Grant’s unlikely optimism holds suggestions that are transferable for organizations of every type: including legal groups. Talmage Boston explains.