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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January 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Foley & Lardner Expands in New York With Partner Hires From Paul Hastings, Nelson Mullins

Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner is focused on expanding its East Coast offices.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Bracewell, King & Spalding Grow Energy Teams With In-House Adds

King & Spalding hired a Bechtel Energy energy and construction lawyer as a partner in Houston, and Bracewell hired a lawyer with experience in energy transition tax credits as a partner in Houston.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

January 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Phelps Dunbar Adds Memphis, Nashville Offices in Combination With Farris Bobango

Am Law 200 Phelps Dunbar's combination with 28-lawyer Farris Bobango is the latest tie-up between firms as mergers are playing out as a trend for 2024.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Picks Up Eversheds Sutherland Energy Litigation Team in Houston

Five energy litigators from Eversheds Sutherland in Houston jumped to Baker McKenzie's Houston office, attracted in part by the firm's extensive global network and its Texas strategy.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Steptoe Launches Houston Office With 24-Lawyer Trial Team From Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka

A total of 24 lawyers from Houston trial boutique Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka have moved to Steptoe to open a Houston office for the Am Law 200 firm, a deal that provides benefits to clients of both firms.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker, Kirkland Added as Defendants in Suit Against a Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge

A Texas man who sued former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, alleging violation of his constitutional rights, has added Jackson Walker, Kirkland & Ellis and former Jackson Walker partner Elizabeth Freeman in a suit connected to an undisclosed romantic relationship between Jones and Freeman.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Big Law Firms Grow Energy Sector Teams in Houston, LA

Vinson & Elkins hired a Shearman & Sterling tax and energy transition partner in Los Angeles, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher added a Mayer Brown energy finance and transactions partner in Houston.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas-Based Ferguson Braswell Launches in Orange County Via Merger

Ferguson Braswell CEO Kyle Ferguson said the firm's goal is to establish a full-service office in Costa Mesa, where there is a "strong middle-market industry" and "a lot of wealth and opportunity."

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 09, 2024 | The Recorder

Locke Lord Adds M&A Partner in LA With High-Profile Entertainment Clients

Katy Spillers, an M&A and corporate partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger in Los Angeles, has moved to Locke Lord, where she expects the firm's national reach and broader resources to benefit her clients.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Longtime Vinson & Elkins Partner Moves to Condemnation Boutique in Houston

Vinson & Elkins partner Billy Coe Dyer rejoins former colleague Charles McFarland at a condemnation boutique McFarland founded in 2015.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

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