Stroz Friedberg, a national corporate consulting firm, announced Monday that it has hired Dallas lawyer John Ansbach, the former GC at General Datatech, as its vice president of engagement management in Dallas. Ansbach is known throughout Texas for his expertise in cybersecurity and data privacy.
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Locke Lord Announces Next Firmwide Chair
David Taylor succeeds Jerry Clements, who has led Locke Lord for 11 years.
Judicial Ethics and Social Media: Still No Click and Paste Answer
An advisory committee to the Texas Supreme Court is having trouble deciding an approach to new judicial ethics guidelines for the use of social media. The new sticking point is the same as the old sticking point: the clash between free speech and the dignity of the bench. Janet Elliott has an update on the committee’s progress in The Texas Lawbook.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: Texas Lawyers Provide Their Own Holiday Activity with 10 Firms and 126 Lawyers Working 14 Transactions Worth $9.7B
A $7 billion fund formation led a post-holiday surge in transactions that also included a $285 million pickup of Linn Energy assets, a massive flatbed truck company deal and the $800 purchase of a micro-optic security technology developer. Claire Poole has the details of those deals and others in The Texas Lawbook.
Senate Judiciary Approves James Ho and Don Willett for Fifth Circuit
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 9 Thursday to send the nominations of Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett and Gibson Dunn appellate partner James Ho to the full U.S. Senate for confirmation as new judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Texas Lawbook has detailed backgrounds on both men.
Polsinelli Promotes Three to Shareholder in Dallas
Jonathan Blum, Andrew Johnson and Daniel McGuire are the newly-minted shareholder.
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.
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.
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.
Polsinelli Shareholder Gemma Descoteaux Named President-Elect of ACG-DFW
Descoteaux chaired the Women in Association of Corporate Growth DFW group in 2015.