Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
March 18, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Kirkland Seeks Dismissal as Defendant, Sanctions in Suit Against Former Bankruptcy JudgeKirkland & Ellis seeks to be dismissed from a federal lawsuit filed against former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones that is connected to an undisclosed romantic relationship between Jones and Elizabeth Freeman, a former partner in Texas' Jackson Walker.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
March 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Akin Lures Paul Hastings' Alternative Lender and Private Credit Group HeadBill Brady said Akin provides an opportunity to grow his practice, and he was attracted to the firm's strategy of operating as a "global one-stop shop" for private credit lenders.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
March 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Bracewell Expands Energy Team With Winston Tax PartnerWinston & Strawn tax partner Dean Hinderliter moved to Bracewell in Dallas on Monday, where he expects to do an increasing amount of work on the new tax credit for clean energy projects.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
March 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland, Latham Advise $35B Natural Gas Sector MergerKirkland & Ellis represents EQT Corp. in its pending acquisition of Equitrans Midstream Corp., which will create a vertically integrated natural gas company valued at more than $35 billion.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
March 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Revenue Was Flat at Locke Lord in 2023, But Profits Per Partner Inched Up in 'Solid' YearThe Dallas-founded firm's lawyer head count grew slightly, a turnaround from years of declining lawyer numbers.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
March 08, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Law Firm Leaders Want Lawyers to Spend More Time in the Office, But With Less SpaceForty-two percent of all firms in the CBRE 2024 U.S. Law Firm Office Benchmarking Survey expect their office footprint to stay the same over the next three years.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
March 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
McGuireWoods Expands in Dallas With White Collar TeamThe three lawyers from Dallas litigation boutique Elliott Sauter have joined McGuireWoods in Dallas, bringing the government investigations and white collar litigation practice to the office.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
March 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Winston, Vinson & Elkins, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Hire Partners in Hot PracticesWinston & Strawn and Vinson & Elkins hire partners working in energy and infrastructure, while Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry hired a former Internal Revenue Service commissioner.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
March 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Orrick Adds Wilson Sonsini Tech Partner in New YorkWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Josh Beser joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe as a partner in the technology companies group in New York, as the firm expands its tech team on the East Coast.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
March 04, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Morrison Cohen Adopted New Comp System, Even as Leaders Expected It Could Make Some Partners 'Uncomfortable'The midsize New York firm's compensation system moved away from an 'eat-what-you-kill' system to criteria that still includes origination, but also at overall financial performance and workload, and "qualitative factors" such as corporate citizenship, collaboration, and efforts toward institutionalization of clients.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
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