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The Lawyer & the Recruiter: Katten Muchin’s Secret Plan to Conquer Texas
(May 17) – Dallas M&A lawyer Mark Solomon and legal recruiter Randy Block have two of their largest autographed baseball collections in North Texas. The duo are working together to build a corporate legal team of successful attorneys with books of business who seek a final destination for their final decade or two of practice. So far, so good. The Texas Lawbook peaks behind the curtain at Katten Muchin’s bold move into Texas.
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