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Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker Faces Federal Court Ethics Inquiry

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur recommends an inquiry after concluding Walker's failure to inform clients of a romantic relationship between a bankruptcy partner and former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones was an inexcusable 'ethical breach.'
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland Investment Management Partner Jumps to Akin in Dallas

Continuing to grow its investment fund practice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld added Kirkland & Ellis partner Shannon Thompson in Dallas.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Seven-Lawyer M&A, Real Estate Team Joins Jones Walker in New Orleans

"We worked on deals across from each other for many years. We're excited to now be on the same side of the table with these lawyers at Jones," said Jones Walker partner John Werner.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dean of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Stepping Down After Four Years

The school's board of directors and faculty will soon begin the search for the next dean, "with plans to involve the entire AJMLS community in this important process," the school said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Paul Hastings Adds Sidley Restructuring Partner in Dallas

The hiring of Sidley Austin restructuring partner Charles Persons continues Paul Hastings's aggressive growth in Texas.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Fed Lowered Interest Rates, But Cuts May Not Be Enough To Boost Florida Real Estate

As many celebrate the central bank's decision, local real estate experts are still waiting for more, as the sector continues to be bogged down by higher prices and wary buyers.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

10 Lawyers Abruptly Exit GrayRobinson to Start Spinoff Boutique

Two litigation shareholders are leaving GrayRobinson and taking eight other attorneys with them to form a spinoff boutique with offices in Orlando and Tallahassee.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta-Born Firms' M&A Lawyers Skeptical Fed's Rate Cuts Will Spur Dealmaking

"I expect a lot of quality assets are still going to wait on the sidelines a bit longer and wait for rates to come down even further," said Alston & Bird transactional partner Kyle Healy.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Defense Litigator Gary Samms Jumps to Marshall Dennehey

Samms spent the last 26 years at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, where he chaired the professional liability group and catastrophic loss groups.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Faegre Drinker, Carlton Fields Add Former EDNY Prosecutors

Craig Heeren, formerly the deputy chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section, is joining Am Law 100 firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner, while former assistant U.S. attorney Brian Morris is slated to become a shareholder with Second Hundred firm Carlton Fields.
4 minute read

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