Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
January 22, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Skadden Picks Up Corporate, M&A Co-Head From Vinson & ElkinsStephen Gill, who was co-head of Vinson & Elkins' corporate practice group and strategic M&A practice, is moving to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Houston.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
January 21, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Foley Partner Wrapping Up Long Legal Career, 29 Years of Chairing MLK Jr. Oratory Competition in HoustonClaude Treece, who is retiring from Foley & Lardner in Houston at the end of January, emceed the firm's first oratory competition in Houston held in 1997, and stayed involved ever since.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 17, 2025 | The Recorder
Texas-Based Ferguson Braswell Expands in California With 6-Lawyer Team From Orange County Law FirmA year after the Texas-based firm's launch in California, the firm's Irvine office has grown to 19 lawyers following the addition of the team from Vogt, Resnick & Sherak.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
January 15, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Vinson & Elkins Expands Environmental Team with Chair of Texas Commission on Environmental QualityJon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
January 14, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Trial Lawyer Mary-Olga Lovett Leaves King & Spalding to Open BoutiqueMary-Olga "Mo" Lovett, a trial lawyer who formerly practiced at King & Spalding and Greenberg Traurig, formed her own firm where she can avoid conflicts and Big Law billing rates, and have more control over her docket.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 13, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Sheppard Mullin Expands in Dallas With 6-Lawyer White Collar Team From BradleySheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton gains bench strength in Texas in white-collar crime defense, corporate investigations and health care enforcement with the six-lawyer team.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 13, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Kirkland, Latham, White & Case Work on $16.4B Energy DealConstellation, based in Baltimore, has agreed to acquire Houston's Calpine Corp. in a deal that will create the nation's largest clean energy provider.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 10, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Thompson Coe, 2 Lawyers, Hit by $1M+ Legal Mal SuitThompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons chair Shawn Phelan said in a statement that the firm will "vigorously defend against these meritless claims."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
January 09, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Eversheds Sutherland Adds Hunton Andrews Energy Lawyer With Cross-Border ExperienceAlexander Choinski, who joined Eversheds Sutherland on Tuesday as a partner in Houston, previously worked for law firms and the Exxon Mobil Corp. legal department.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 09, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Butler Snow Expands in Austin With 14 Enoch Kever LawyersBy moving to Butler Snow, the Enoch Kever lawyers can offer a broader range of practices to clients across a large network of offices.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
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