Houston skyline. Credit: Rams Reyna/Adobe Stock 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?
May 08, 2024 at 02:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- As Willkie Farr & Gallagher opens its second office in Texas, in Dallas, only a handful of Am Law 25 firms haven't moved into the Texas market.
- Paul Weiss has been testing the waters in Houston by contacting Big Law partners, but has not announced a new office.
- But the Houston lateral partner market is not 'overshopped,' some recruiters say.
As law firms continue to see profits from energy and infrastructure work in Texas, some Am Law 100 firms are so invested in the state that they have launched multiple offices there. Most recently, Willkie Farr & Gallager and Paul Hastings both launched Dallas offices in recent weeks, after entering the state through Houston years ago.
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