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T&K Strengthens Real Estate Banking Practice in DFW
Ashley Anderson joined T&K from Gardere.
Sidley Associate Seth Reich Receives DAYL Pro Bono Service Award
Reich’s pro bono practice includes immigration proceedings, Fifth Circuit appellate briefing, death penalty litigation and intellectual property matters on behalf of nonprofits.
Locke Lord Names Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner in Dallas
Vicky Gunning and Whit Roberts will serve as managing partner and deputy managing partner, respectively.
Updated – More Law Firms Hike Associate Salaries
Baker Botts announced Saturday that it is joining a handful of other legal operations in Texas in raising the annual base salaries of the hundreds of associate-level lawyers at the law firm. Baker Botts joins McKool Smith, V&E, Yetter Coleman and seven national law firms operating in Texas to raise compensation for first-year associates to $180,000.
Former Bush Education Official: Improve Pipeline for Hispanics to be Lawyers
University of Texas Regent Sara Martinez Tucker said Wednesday that she is “stunned to find the legal profession among the least diverse” for people of color – notably Hispanics.
SMU Assc. Law Dean is New GC Forum CEO
GC Forum leaders say they selected Lynn Bozalis because of her deep contacts in the legal profession and her extensive experience in programming and fund-raising.
Andrews Kurth Advises Austin Company in $1B Biotech Deal
Musculoskeletal medical devices builder Zimmer Biomet Holdings said Tuesday that it will beef up its presence in the global spine market with the purchase of LDR Holding Corp. for approximately $1 billion.
At 35, Porter Hedges is often asked to ‘Dance’
T. William Porter and the firm he created are celebrating 35 years in business. Porter Hedges now has 104 lawyers, $71.5 million in revenues and an enviable list of premium clients. This article chronicles the firm’s early challenges, the weekend it nearly failed, details of extraordinary successes and why it is now the most sought after corporate law firm in the U.S.
Whistle-blower Provisions Take Aim at Severance Agreements
Since 2012, the EEOC has focused aggressively on employer-issued severance agreements that purportedly interfere with an employee’s ability to communicate voluntarily with the federal agency. This article discusses three developments – including the passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act – and best practices for drafting employer-issued agreements containing release, cooperation, non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.