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Ferguson, Braswell & Fraser Adds Commercial Real Estate Attorney Eric Willis

Willis focuses his practice on mortgage finance, commercial lending and land acquisition, disposition, development and leasing.

October 13, 2015 Mark Curriden

Lanier Law Firm’s Dr. Robert Leone Elected Chancellor of World’s Largest Law Fraternity

Leone will serve a two-year term as chancellor of Delta Theta Phi.

October 13, 2015 Mark Curriden

Plaintiff’s Lawyer on Trial in NOV Racial Discrimination Case

Houston trial lawyer John Zavitsanos went after opposing counsel and her “playbook” to win a jury verdict of no wrongdoing for his client, National Oilwell Varco, in a $120 million-dollar employment discrimination lawsuit.

(Editor’s Warning: This article contains offensive language.)

October 9, 2015 Mark Curriden

Plaintiff's Lawyer on Trial in NOV Racial Discrimination Case

Houston trial lawyer John Zavitsanos went after opposing counsel and her “playbook” to win a jury verdict of no wrongdoing for his client, National Oilwell Varco, in a $120 million-dollar employment discrimination lawsuit.
(Editor’s Warning: This article contains offensive language.)

October 9, 2015 Mark Curriden

V&E Wins Diversity Honor from MCCA

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has selected Vinson & Elkins to receive its annual Thomas L. Sager Award for the South region. The award recognizes law firms for their efforts in promoting diversity.

October 8, 2015 Mark Curriden

V&E Wins Diversity Honor from MCCA

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has selected Vinson & Elkins to receive its annual Thomas L. Sager Award for the South region. The award recognizes law firms for their efforts in promoting diversity.

October 8, 2015 Mark Curriden

Jones Day Snags Houston Federal Prosecutor Jason Varnado

The Houston federal prosecutor who won criminal convictions against the top accountants in Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme is leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office to join an international law firm’s white-collar criminal defense practice.

October 7, 2015 Mark Curriden

Report: Dallas Firm Diversity Slowly Improves, but Remains Elusive

Only two of Dallas County’s largest law firms reflect the diversity of the Texas Bar and the state’s population, indicating plenty of room for improvement, according to the recently released “2015 Law Firm Diversity Report” from the Dallas Diversity Task Force.

October 6, 2015 Mark Curriden

TAJF Announces Grants for Veterans’ Legal Services

The funds will go to 16 nonprofit organizations, including Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, Texas Legal Services Center and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.

October 6, 2015 Mark Curriden

Reed Smith Beefs Up Insurance Recovery Group in Houston, Adds Two Partners

Stephen Moll and Jim Cooper join from Gardere.

October 6, 2015 Mark Curriden

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  • P.S. — Gray Reed Managing Partner Shares Cancer Survival Story in Fundraising Campaign - In this edition of P.S., Gray Reed Managing Partner Kyle Sanders opens up about his three bouts with blood cancer in an effort to fundraise for blood cancer research, patient services and advocacy. The nonprofit Blood Cancer United has named Sanders a candidate for its Visionary of the Year. May 15, 2026Krista Torralva & Elle Grinnell
  • Plains All American GC Richard McGee — Pole Vaulting into a Lifetime of Achievements - In the world of oil and gas, Richard McGee has seen it all — and he’s done most of it. As a corporate transactional lawyer for Vinson & Elkins, he represented some of the biggest players in the oil patch, including Enron. In 2001, he joined Duke Energy, first as a lawyer and then as president of its international operations. Houston-based Plains All American hired McGee in 2009 and became its general counsel in 2012. Along the way, he led or was heavily involved in more than 100 M&A transactions totaling in the tens of billions of dollars. This month, he is working to close the $3.8 billion sale of Plains’ natural gas liquids business to Canadian-based Keyera.

    The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have named McGee as the recipient of the 2026 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Lifetime Achievement.
    May 14, 2026Mark Curriden

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Houston Commercial Litigation Partner Moves from Kirkland & Ellis to Latham & Watkins - Carson Young, a commercial litigation partner, has joined Latham & Watkins in Houston from Kirkland & Ellis. He will focus his practice on complex commercial disputes and high-stakes litigation matters.
  • Buffey Klein Takes Her BR Practice to Blank Rome
  • Dallas Commercial Litigation Partners Move from Spencer Fane to BakerHostetler
  • Baker Botts Adds Dario Mendoza to Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits Team in Dallas
  • Talen Energy’s GC Change is ‘Getting the Band Back Together’
  • P.S. — Hilgers’ Cynthia Schmidt Trades Partner Role for Nonprofit Calling
  • Willkie Adds Dallas Executive Compensation Partner
  • Dallas Assistant GC Moves from JPMorgan to Squire Patton Boggs
  • Longtime Litigator-Turned GC Returns to Private Practice in BakerHostetler’s Dallas Office
  • Clifford Chance Continues to Grow with Two More Houston Partners
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Lawyers in the News

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Chip Babcock
Chris Bankler
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

Firms in the News

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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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