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Former Senior VP of Legal Risk Management at Australian Financial Services Firm Joins Foley Gardere
Houston lawyer Neal Bakare, who started his career at V&E, returns to private practice as of counsel.
Tony Magee Joins Dallas IP Firm
Dallas intellectual property boutique Ross IP Group announced this week that Anthony Magee has joined the firm as its third lawyer.
Weil’s Signature Dodgeball Tournament Generates More than $85K for Dallas Nonprofit
Weil recently helped raise more than $85,000 for Dallas nonprofit Vogel Alcove at its sixth annual “Dodge for a Cause” dodgeball tournament.
McKool Scores PTAB Win #2 for Sinus Surgery Device
A group of lawyers from the Dallas office of McKool Smith have scored a Patent Trial and Appeal Board win for a patent that a Dallas ear, nose & throat surgeon owns related to the technology of sinus surgery.
Updated: It’s Official – Kirkland Opens Office in Dallas
By Mark Curriden – (July 11) – Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis made it official Wednesday. It is opening an office in Dallas. To staff its North Texas operation, Kirkland has hired nine corporate transactional lawyers from four elite law firms – Jones Day, Vinson & Elkins, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Winston & Strawn – and one accounting firm, KPMG.
U.S. Oil & Gas Acquisition Activity Falters in Q2 – But Maybe Not For Long
Oil and gas M&A transactions in the U.S. dropped in the second quarter, well below quarterly averages experienced since 2009, even as global activity blossomed. The reasons may, in part, be structural; but they also may be temporary, according to Drillinginfo. Claire Poole explains in The Texas Lawbook.
Kirkland Steals Capital Markets Leader In Houston
The Kirkland & Ellis hiring rampage in Texas continued Tuesday. The Chicago-based firm is once again revealing its deep pockets by luring one of the nation’s leading capital markets legal advisors to leave the Houston office of Latham & Watkins, where he is reportedly one of the firm’s highest paid partners. Kirkland, which only opened in Texas four years ago, now has nearly 150 lawyers operating in the state. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
DBA Named Dick Sayles 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year
Sayles is the co-founder of Dallas trial boutique Sayles Werbner.
Jackson Walker Adds M&A Duo in Dallas
Larry Glasgow and Richard Waggoner have jumped to Jackson Walker from Foley Gardere. They each bring more than 30 years of experience with their mergers and acquisitions practices.