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Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

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 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

May 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

After 2 Years of Increases, Partner Promotions Slowed at Texas Law Firms for 2024

The 25 firms with the most lawyers in Texas promoted 19.3% fewer lawyers to partner in 2024, compared with 2023.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

April 26, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Revenue Up 3.5%, PEP Grew 10.4% at Hunton Andrews As Demand Revved Up Last Fall

The firm saw its financial metrics rise in 2023, as demand across a range of practices accelerated during the second half of the firm's fiscal year.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

April 24, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Through Merger Talks, Troutman and Locke Lord Seek Market-Leading Position in Several Practices

The combined firm would have more than 90 lawyers in energy practices, 120 lawyers in life sciences practices, and 100 in real estate, according to an analysis of the firms' head count in these practices.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read

April 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord in Merger Talks to Create New Am Law 50 Law Firm

The combination would create a firm with more than 1,600 lawyers and would move the firm solidly into the Am Law 50.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

April 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

2 More Morrison Cohen Partners Exit for Loeb & Loeb

Two Morrison Cohen partners are expected to soon move to Loeb & Loeb in New York, rejoining seven former colleagues who moved in March.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

April 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Susman Godfrey Jumps to Am Law 100 Ranking, Joining 5 Other Homegrown Texas Firms

Four of the six homegrown Texas firms posted higher revenue in 2023, compared with the prior year, moving up in the Am Law 100 rankings.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

April 15, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Sheppard Mullin Hires Partners in Houston, New York

Am Law 100 firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has hired a labor and employment litigator in Houston and an entertainment trial lawyer in New York as the firm hires lateral partners.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read