Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
December 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Foley Promotes From Within for New COO, Chief Talent OfficerFoley & Lardner promotes Jen Patton to chief operating officer, and Rebecca Bradley, who was director of professional development, is promoted to Patton's former role as chief talent officer.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Susman Godfrey Raises the Bar High With Associate BonusesSusman 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 DenverThe 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 GrowingA 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 LaunchThompson, 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 PartnerBecause 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 HoustonLitigation 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 TeamThe 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 DownThe 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 CFOMidsize 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
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