Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
February 07, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
State Bar Ethics Opinion Determines Texas Lawyers Can't Join a Firm With Non-Lawyer PartnersThe Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas found in an ethics opinion that a Texas lawyer practicing in Texas cannot join a Washington, D.C., firm with a non-lawyer partner, even if it is lawful in that jurisdiction.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
February 05, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Sheppard Mullin, Morgan Lewis and Baker Botts Add Partners in HoustonTexas continues to be a hot market for lateral partner hiring, with recent hires in health care, energy finance and international arbitration practices.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
February 05, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Haynes and Boone Expands in New York With 7-Lawyer Seward & Kissel Fund Finance, Securitization TeamSeven lawyers from midsize firm Seward & Kissel, including the head of the firm's asset securitization and CLO (collateralized loan obligations) practice, have jumped to Haynes and Boone, attracted by the firm's global reach and deep bench.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
February 04, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Big Law Firms Sheppard Mullin, Morgan Lewis and Baker Botts Add Partners in HoustonTexas continues to be a hot market for lateral partner hiring, with recent hires in health care, energy finance and international arbitration practices.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
February 04, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
In Record Year for Baker Botts, Revenue Up 11.8%, PEP Up 17.6%Baker Botts posted record revenue and profits in 2024, as the Houston-founded firm reaped the benefits of investments made in 2023, and strong demand from clients with complex matters.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
February 04, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
In Record Year for Baker Botts, Revenue Up 11.8%, PEP Up 17.6%Baker Botts posted record revenue and profits in 2024, as the Houston-founded firm reaped the benefits of investments made in 2023, and strong demand from clients with complex matters.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
5 minute read
February 03, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Bankruptcy Judge Withdraws Ethics Complaint Against Jackson WalkerThe decision comes after Senior U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal, who was hearing the ethics complaint, determined that she has no authority to impose a financial penalty on a law firm under the disciplinary rules of the district.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
2 minute read
February 03, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Law Firm Files $250K Breach of Contract Suit Against 2 Former LawyersStephen S. Toeppich & Associates, a midsize oil and gas firm, alleges in a lawsuit that two lawyers who departed in 2024 violated their independent contractor agreements by soliciting other lawyers to leave the firm.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
February 03, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
Sidley Hires Paul Hastings Energy Finance Partner in HoustonFinance partner Paris Theofanidis, who helped open Paul Hastings' Houston office in 2012, has moved to Sidley Austin as a partner in Houston, as Big Law firms continue to grow their energy teams.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
January 30, 2025 | Texas Lawyer
JCPenney Seeks Return of More Than $1.1M From Jackson Walker For Bankruptcy WorkThe bankruptcy administrator for JCPenney alleges Jackson Walker should disgorge fees because it failed to disclose that one of its partners was involved in a romantic relationship with the bankruptcy judge presiding over the company's bankruptcy.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
3 minute read
