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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Extends San Antonio Office Lease

The firm signed on to make Weston Centre at 112 East Pecan Street in downtown the home of its San Antonio office through 2025.

December 8, 2017 Mark Curriden

Law Firms and Banks Battle for Cross-Border M&A Deals in Texas

Competition between corporate law firms and investment banks to advise buyers and sellers involved in multinational dealmaking in Texas is dominated by non-Texas-based operations with a few exceptions. The top law firms are Latham, Kirkland, V&E and Norton Rose Fulbright, while Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley dominate the world of financial advisers. The Texas Lawbook has the exclusive details.

December 8, 2017 Mark Curriden

Houston IP Firm Opens Seventh Office

Firm officials say the new three-lawyer office in San Diego will help the firm serve its clients in Southern California better.

December 7, 2017 Mark Curriden

Polsinelli Shareholder Gemma Descoteaux Named President-Elect of ACG-DFW

Descoteaux chaired the Women in Association of Corporate Growth DFW group in 2015.

December 7, 2017 Mark Curriden

Michael Hurst to Receive DAYL Foundation Award of Excellence

Hurst will be recognized on Dec. 11 at the DAYL Foundation’s annual luncheon.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

Andrews Kurth Kenyon Promotes Eight to Partner

Six of the eight are based in the firm’s Houston headquarters.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

Winstead Signs Houston Labor and Employment Team

Two partners and two associates from Houston labor and employment boutique Alaniz Schraeder Linker Farris Mayes have joined Winstead.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

SEC: Houston Financial Adviser Defrauded Investors

The SEC charged Houston investment adviser James C. Tao of Presidio Venture Capital with misappropriating funds and making material misstatements to those who contributed to the private equity fund he created. Court records show Tao agreed to settle with the SEC instead of face trial and will pay $314,000 in fines and disgorgement.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

Morgan Lewis Gives Boost to Houston Healthcare Practice

The lateral hires include the co-leader of BakerHostetler’s healthcare practice and the vice president of legal affairs at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

Energy Partner Daniel LeFort Jumps to K&L Gates

Over a career that spans more than 40 years, LeFort has held various corporate in-house roles at ExxonMobil, Calpine Corporation and Qatar Petroleum, where he was assistant general counsel from 2006 to 2010.

December 6, 2017 Mark Curriden

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  • P.S. — Pro Bono Work Helps “Level the Playing Field” for Veterans, Award Recipient Shares Ahead of Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week  - Also in this edition of P.S., the Good Apple Dinner celebrated Shell USA’s Travis Torrence, who delivered an inspirational speech to “stand tall.” The event raised a record $745,788 for the nonprofit public interest law center. And Jackson Walker launched its first firmwide “6-1-1 Day of Service,” uniting all six offices to prepare thousands of meals for Texas families — an effort that took on added meaning amid the federal government shutdown.    November 7, 2025Krista Torralva
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GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • TX GC Forum Names New CEO - The Texas General Counsel Forum has hired Kristin Hays, a former executive at Sabre, LaQuinta Inns and JCPenney, as its new chief executive officer.
  • Houston Energy M&A Partner Returns to V&E
  • The Sterling Group GC Joins Latham
  • AZA to Open Dallas Office in January 
  • Sherri Alexander Leading the Charge as Healthcare Litigation Grows More Complex
  • Erin Hopkins: Another Veteran Paul Hastings Hire
  • Midwest Law Firm with Texas Offices Merges with Northeast Firm
  • White & Case Adds Energy M&A Dealmaker in Houston
  • Norton Rose Hires Veteran Finance Partner from Winston & Strawn
  • Invitation Homes Selects Former SEC Associate Director as VP of Litigation and Investigations
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Chip Babcock
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Jamie B. Beaber
David J. Beck
Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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Baker Botts
The Bandas Law Firm
Beck Redden
Boies Schiller Flexner
Bracewell
Bradley Arant
Burns Charest
Clement & Murphy
Condon & Forsyth
DLA Piper
Dykema
Foley & Lardner
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Squire Patton Boggs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
Willkie
Winston & Strawn

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