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Polsinelli Shareholder Appointed to bionorthTX Board of Directors
Jason Wietjes also serves as a mentor at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center and Addison TreeHouse.
Exclusive: Litigation Boutique Pioneer Mike Gruber Joins Dorsey
Prominent litigator Mike Gruber has left the Dallas litigation firm that bears his name to join Dorsey & Whitney, a 106-year old Minnesota firm. The decision was hard, he says, but his reasoning is simple: “Its hard to compete against these national law firms.” Mark Curriden has the story.
Private Equity Reaching Deep Into Texas
The number of private equity deals was down last year from 2016, but deal values were up by 42 percent. This is what happens when a surfeit of capital starts chasing deals. Using data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook by Mergermarket, Claire Poole explains how $1 trillion in capital has affected Texas dealmaking – and why private equity is going to make transactional markets even more competitive.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Names Five Houston Partners to Executive Committee
One of the new executive committee members has also been named deputy managing partner of the newly-combined firm.
Foley Gardere Names Managing Partners of Texas Offices
Michael Newman, Michael Rogers and Kimberly Yelkin will lead the Dallas, Houston and Austin offices, respectively.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: Eight Firms and 32 TX Lawyers Advise on 11 Deals Worth $2.5B
Stock and trade jitters may have been behind it, but last week’s transactional activity was…limp. Eleven deals, eight firms and 32 lawyers firmed up $2.5 billion worth of business. Along with the names and numbers, Claire Poole shares her insights on the deals in ,em>The Texas Lawbook.
DLA Piper’s Big Texas Play
The firm has been on a lateral hiring spree during the past year that has increased its lawyer headcount in the state by 50 percent.
Strasburger Finally Announces Merger: Third Involving a Major Texas Firm this Month
The firm will operate in Texas as Clark Strasburger, but as Clark Hill everywhere else.
John McDowell Jumps to Dallas Trial Firm
Former Andrews Kurth Kenyon litigation partner John McDowell has joined forces with longtime friends and fellow Hughes & Luce ex-pats Paul Koning and Bobby Rubarts at the Dallas trial law firm Koning Rubarts.