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Texas Lawyer

As More Law Firms Expand in Texas, Some Am Law 25 Firms Stay on Sidelines

Six Am Law 25 firms lack an office in Houston. Is it more challenging to add high-performing talent when other Am Law 100 peers have already moved in?
5 minute read

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.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kasowitz Benson Client to Continue Defamation Suit Against USA Today

The appellate court opinion concluded that nothing in the record for either court found Ryan's clients' arguments were made in "bad faith" or without citation to legal authority.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Take Nothing: 2 Law Firms Trounce Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secrets Suit

After more than a year and a half of litigation, CAP Barbell abandoned the lawsuit completely on April 29, 2024, filing a motion to dismiss all claims, Porter Hedges said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Collision-Repair Giant's Executive Overhaul Includes Hiring PE Veteran as CLO

After 25 years in lodging, Mark Chloupek said he is excited to transition from an industry that measures its success by "heads in beds" to one that does so by "cars in bays."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A 'Go-to' Insurance Lawyer Has Died

"He was one of the most notable insurance recovery litigators in the state of Texas, an avid saxophone player and a devoted father," Munsch Hardt CEO Phil Appenzeller said.
3 minute read

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.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Pro Bono Victory: Austin Business Lawyers Get Civil Rights Win

"The entire dispute arose out of an alleged misdemeanor traffic violation that carried a $50 fine," plaintiff attorney Ryan Goldstein said.
4 minute read

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.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Attorney Who Helped Write a Controversial Law Is Now Testing It

"This is just a lawsuit in fearmongering," respondents' lead counsel Katherine Treistman said.
4 minute read

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