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October 25, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Porter Hedges Taps Houston Partner, Diversity Leader as Co-Managing PartnerIn a management transition, Joyce Soliman has succeeded longtime Porter Hedges leader Robert Reedy as a co-managing partner for external affairs.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
October 24, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Bracewell Expands IP Team With Lead Administrative Patent JudgeChristopher 'Kit' Crumbley joined Bracewell as a partner in Austin, bringing federal trial experience along with time as a member of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
October 23, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Lateral Partner Hiring Across Texas Trailing 2022 So Far This YearAccording to market-specific data from Decipher Investigative Intelligence, lateral partner hiring declined by 58% in Austin, by 40% in Dallas and by 56% in Houston during the first nine months of 2023, compared with the same period in 2022.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
October 23, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Doing More 'Tire-Kicking' Before Hiring Lateral PartnersRecruiters who place laterals at Big Law firms said firms in many cases are more focused on due diligence before hiring, assessing books of business of the prospective partners and talking to their clients.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
October 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Greenberg Traurig Hires Faegre Drinker Energy, Infrastructure Lawyer in AustinHiring in the hot energy and infrastructure practice continues in Texas as Greenberg Traurig hired Regina Pearson, who focused on project development, as a shareholder in Austin.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
More Than A Dozen Homegrown Texas Law Firms Earned Mansfield Certification This YearThirteen Texas-founded law firms recently earned Mansfield Certification for 2023 or Midsize Mansfield Certification in a Diversity Lab program that measures leadership and advancement opportunities for historically underrepresented groups.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
October 17, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Munsch Hardt Welcomes Largest-Ever, All-Women Associate ClassWith nine female first-year associates at Dallas-based Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, women now account for half of the firm's associates.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Clifford Chance Adds Kirkland Partner, Simpson Thacher Counsel, Continuing Houston Energy Team BuildoutArriving from Kirkland, Cephas Sekhar is the 11th partner to join in Houston since the office opened in June.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
October 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
July Texas Bar Pass Rate Outpaces Prior 2 ExamsThe overall pass rate for the July 2023 Texas Bar Exam was 71%, and Texas A&M University School of Law posted the highest pass rate for first-time test takers among Texas' 10 law schools.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
4 Days, 3 Deals and a Wedding: How This Austin Kirkland Partner Navigated a Particularly Hectic WeekendKirkland & Ellis M&A and private equity partner John Kaercher of Austin was a lead lawyer on three deals that reached the finishing line over a single weekend, including a take-private transaction of a company in Norway.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
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