Rachel Gonzalez, who has held senior in-house legal positions at several Texas companies, will no longer have to pay for a cup of coffee starting next month.
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Updated – K&L Gates Expands Energy Practice in Texas with Five-Lawyer Team
K&L Gates announced Thursday that it has beefed up its energy practice in Texas with several familiar faces.
Sheppard Mullin Pulling Together Partners in Dallas
The Texas Lawbook has learned that two partners from the Dallas office of Polsinelli and two lawyers from K&L Gates’ office in Dallas have already joined Sheppard Mullin’s operation.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds Houston Labor and Employment Shareholder
Diana Pérez Gomez was previously at Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom.
Bracewell Attorneys Receive Awards from UH Law Center
Richard Whiteley and Stacianne Wilson were selected as the winners of the President’s Award and Rising Star Award, respectively.
Is the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Dead – or Only Mostly Dead?
A recent decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Department of Labor’s so-called fiduciary rule, a set of regulations which would require that all retirement investing advice provided by financial professionals be in the best interest of their clients. The law’s uncertain future now rests in the hands of the Trump administration’s DOL. Timothy G. Verrall and Ron Chapman, Jr. of Ogletree Deakins provide an analysis.
Stewart Bradbury Debuts Pro Bono Efforts with Female Veteran Community
Stewart Bradbury kicked off Women’s History Month by sponsoring an event at the veterans’ empowerment center, Honor Courage Commitment. The attorneys at Stewart Bradbury were among 30 Dallas-area lawyers, judges, HR professionals, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals who helped female veterans create vision boards of what they want for themselves professionally and personally in their post-service life. Firm founder Amy Stewart explains why her 7-month-old firm made assisting women veterans a priority this year in this article.
Greenberg Traurig Promotes Four to Shareholder in Texas
Greenberg Traurig promoted attorneys in each of its Texas outposts.
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Expert Jumps to Michael Best in Austin
Elizabeth Rogers is the former chief privacy officer of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Office.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 13 Firms and 51 Texas Lawyers Advise on 17 Transactions Worth $5.8B
Spring break in parts of Texas is typically pretty slow in the deal-making world, and this past week was no exception. It was also a secretive bunch this past week, with nine transactions out of the 17 not revealing values and several companies not willing to share their deal counsel. Come on, give these poor vacationing lawyers some credit. Claire Poole has the details in her weekly roundup.