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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February 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts Adds Orrick Patent Litigators in Texas, California

The patent litigators, who joined Baker Botts on Saturday, focus their practice in Taiwan and China.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

February 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Calling the Move 'Irresistible,' Orrick Trial Partner Jumps to Steptoe

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe litigation partner Claudia Wilson Frost said she joined Steptoe's new Houston office partly because of the large group of trial lawyers there.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

February 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Lathrop GPM Expands in Dallas With Ferguson Braswell IP Team

Lathrop GPM managing partner Cameron Garrison said hiring the IP team fits the firm's strategy of expanding in Dallas and in IP.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

February 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Bracewell Adds High-Profile Federal Judge as a Partner in New York

Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, who retired from the judiciary at the end of January, has joined Am Law 200 firm Bracewell as a partner in the government enforcement and investigations practice in New York.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

February 05, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Orrick Hires Greenberg Traurig Energy Renewables Shareholder in Chicago

Greenberg Traurig shareholder Alejandra Garcia Earley, who focuses on project finance and energy tax equity financings, has joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's energy and infrastructure team as a partner in Chicago.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

February 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Energy Sector Work Led to Higher-Than-Average Revenue Jump for Homegrown Texas Law Firms Last Year

A group of homegrown Texas firms did better than the industry average in a number of financial metrics in 2023, according to a Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group year-end survey.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

February 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Ex-Norton Rose IT Worker Alleges Discrimination After Being Fired for Not Complying With COVID Vaccine Mandate

Joshua Boudreaux, who was an IT support analyst in the Norton Rose Fulbright US office in Dallas, alleges discrimination after the firm rejected his request for an exemption from a 2021 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts Adds Hunton Andrews Labor and Employment Litigator in Houston

Scott Nelson has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the litigation department and head of the labor and employment practice, which he intends to grow.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Why Progress on Law Firm Diversity Is 'Minimal at Best'

"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.

By Maria Dinzeo | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

13 minute read

February 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Paul Hastings Investment Management Partner Rejoins Akin in New York

Ira Kustin, who returned to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on Thursday as an investment management partner in New York, is the fourth Big Law partner in that practice to make the move to Akin in recent months.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

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