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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May 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Akin Adds Sidley Energy M&A, Projects Partner in Houston

Sidley Austin energy M&A and projects partner Trent Bridges has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in Houston, the second energy partner Akin has hired in that office this month.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

May 10, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Second Hundred Grows to Four With Addition of Chamberlain Hrdlicka

The four homegrown Texas firms on the Second Hundred join six other Texas firms on the Am Law 100.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

May 09, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Clark Hill Launches Boulder Office in Combination With Food, Beverage, Hospitality Boutique

Am Law 200 firm Clark Hill expands its Mountain West reach in a combination with Boulder's three-lawyer LaszloLaw.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

May 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Lewis Brisbois Associate Shot, Killed at a Houston McDonald's After Verbal Altercation

In a statement on Wednesday, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith called litigation associate Jeffrey Limmer, who joined the firm in 2019, a "hero among us."

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

May 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

As More Law Firms Expand in Texas, Some Am Law 25 Firms Stay on Sidelines

Six Am Law 25 firms lack an office in Houston. Is it more challenging to add high-performing talent when other Am Law 100 peers have already moved in?

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

May 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Energy Partners Make Big Law Moves in Texas

Akin, Husch and Clifford Chance have recently hired partners in Texas who work in the busy energy sector.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

May 07, 2024 | The American Lawyer

'Macro Impacts': How Much Am Law 200 Firms Have Reduced Their Space

Am Law 200 firms leased an average of 525,500 square feet of office space in 2023 at an average cost per square foot of $50.20. Here's how those figures have shifted in recent years.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

May 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Willkie Opens in Dallas With 3 Haynes and Boone Private Equity Partners

Am Law 100 firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has opened an office in Dallas that will be staffed initially by three private equity partners from Haynes and Boone, and four partners from Willkie's Houston office who will also maintain offices in Dallas.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read