Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys

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December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Susman Godfrey Raises the Bar High With Associate Bonuses

Susman Godfrey, the Am Law 100 firm founded in Houston, is paying bonuses on a scale that reaches a median of $220,000 for its most senior associates, a level well above the Big Law market rate.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer

In Latest Expansion, Thompson Coe to Launch in Denver

The 14-lawyer Denver office will open on Jan. 1, following new office openings in New York and Honolulu earlier this year.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Salaries for Marketing, Business Development Professionals in Texas, Nationally Are Growing

A new survey by Wisnik Career Enterprises finds that the average salary for chief marketing and business development professionals in Texas is $305,000 this year.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

December 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Fresh Off Expansion in New York, Honolulu, Dallas-founded Thompson Coe Plans Denver Launch

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons' new Denver office will open on Jan. 1, 2025, with 14 lawyers from Denver's Wells, Anderson & Race, a majority woman-owned trial firm.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 10, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Dismisses Suit Related to Romantic Relationship Between Former US Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, Former Jackson Walker Partner

Because plaintiff Michael Van Deelen failed to file an amended petition by a deadline in litigation he filed against the defendants, a federal judge signed an order dismissing the suit.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 10, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Taps New Office Leaders in Houston

Litigation partner Carter Dugan is the new partner-in-charge in Houston, while tax controversy partner Robert Morris is now administrative partner.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 10, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Baker & Hostetler to Open Austin Office With 10-Lawyer Locke Lord Affordable Housing Team

The Locke Lord affordable housing team is leaving the firm, because of client conflicts related to Locke Lord's merger with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, which is set for Jan. 1, 2025.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

December 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Husch, Winstead, Dentons Add Texas Partners as 2024 Hiring Season Winds Down

The lateral hires who joined firms in Texas on Monday work in fiduciary litigation, health care and environmental matters.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

December 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Midsize Texas Firm Kane Russell Takes Another Step Toward Second-Generation Leadership With New CFO

Midsize Texas firm Kane Russell Coleman Logan's move to second-generation leadership is moving closer to fruition as founding director Raymond Kane serves what he expects to be his last term as chair before having a board comprised solely of practice leaders.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

November 27, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

2 Carter Arnett Litigators to Join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas

Courtney Barksdale Perez and Joshua Bennett, name partners at Dallas trial firm Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez, are set to join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas on Monday.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

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