Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
November 14, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Thompson Coburn Hit With Class Action Over Data BreachThe class action complaint filed against Thompson Coburn in the Eastern District of Missouri alleges the firm maintained private information for 305,088 hospital system patients in a "reckless manner."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
4 minute read
November 14, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Partner Compensation, Billing Rates Are Trending Higher in Dallas Than HoustonHourly billing rates for partners in Dallas and Houston topped $1.1 million on average, close to the national average, according to the 2024 Partner Compensation Survey conducted by recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Afric
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Trial Boutique Matches Milbank Bonuses, Paying Up to $140KVartabedian Hester & Haynes, a spinoff of Alston & Bird that launched in Fort Worth in January, announced a year-end bonus scale that will pay associates $21,000 to $140,000, matching Milbank's recently announced year-end scale along with the firm's summer bonus scale.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Brown Rudnick Picks Up Bochner Patent Trial Team in HoustonA patent trial team in Houston from New York-based midsize firm Bochner has joined Brown Rudnick in the firm's new and growing office.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
On a Texas Growth Surge, Paul Hastings Signs New Leases in Houston, DallasPaul Hastings, which has more than tripled the number of lawyers in Texas since 2023, will move into 609 Main in Houston and the under-construction Knox Street Development in Dallas.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Energy Lawyers Expect Demand for Energy Work to Stay Steady Under Second Trump AdministrationEnergy lawyers are focused on how the policy of the second Trump administration may affect clean energy projects supported by tax credits via the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
O'Melveny, Vinson & Elkins Recruit Energy Partners in Houston, DCThe hiring comes as Big Law energy practices, including those focused on oil and gas transactions, are expected to stay busy under a second Trump presidency.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Paul Hastings Adds Morgan Lewis Environmental PartnerThe firm has more than tripled its lawyer head count in Texas since the beginning of the year.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
November 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
'Not Enough Lawyers to Meet That Demand in Dallas:' New Squire Office Leader Eyes HiringJon Mureen, tapped as the Squire Patton Boggs Dallas managing partner, said he looks over the short term to expand the office's data privacy team, and to add some corporate lawyers.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
November 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Seyfarth Launches Energy Transactions Practice in Houston With Polsinelli TeamA team from Polsinelli, led by partner Chris Cottrell, moved to Seyfarth Shaw's Houston office to start an energy transactions practice at the firm.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
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