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Texas Lawyer

Big Law Firms Sheppard Mullin, Morgan Lewis and Baker Botts Add Partners in Houston

Texas continues to be a hot market for lateral partner hiring, with recent hires in health care, energy finance and international arbitration practices.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Expands Corporate Practice in Texas With Former Greenberg Traurig Partner

Ronald Kloss joins as a partner in Austin to boost the firm's corporate group in Texas, a major market since the 2021 merger with Dallas-based Thompson & Knight.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Serious Legal Errors'?: Rival League May Appeal Following Dismissal of Soccer Antitrust Case

"We fundamentally disagree with the idea this court made any errors," Latham & Watkins partner Larry Buterman said after a federal jury ruled in favor of his client U.S. Soccer Federation in an antitrust case brought by the North American Soccer League. "NASL does not have a legitimate basis to get that decision overturned on appeal."
6 minute read

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.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

What Happens When Lateral Partners’ Guaranteed Compensation Ends?

Partners’ disclosures about portable business and overall market conditions will influence upcoming transitions away from guaranteed compensation.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Troutman Pepper, Claiming Ex-Associate's Firing Was Performance Related, Seeks Summary Judgment in Discrimination Suit

Former associate Gita Sankano sued the firm in 2024 claiming that she was fired in retaliation for raising complaints about allegedly racist behavior by firm partners.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Erroneous Rulings'?: Wilmer Asks 4th Circuit to Overturn Mosby's Criminal Convictions

"I ask the court to set aside the convictions and the forfeiture order," Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Daniel Volchok argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby appealing her white-collar criminal convictions.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Troutman Pepper Says Ex-Associate Who Alleged Racial Discrimination Lost Job Because of Failure to Improve

Former associate Gita Sankano sued the firm in 2024 claiming that she was fired in retaliation for raising complaints about allegedly racist behavior by firm partners.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Latham Adds Former Treasury Department Lawyer for Cross-Border Deal Guidance

Rosen will guide clients "through complex cross-border transactions with clarity and confidence," said Justin Hamill, co-chair of Latham's M&A and private equity practice.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sidley Hires Paul Hastings Energy Finance Partner in Houston

Finance 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.
3 minute read

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