Baker Hostetler announced today that Lynn Sessions has joined the firm as Counsel in its Houston, TX office. She will be a member of the Firm’s Business Group and its Healthcare Industry team (more…)
Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that noted intellectual property attorney Gregory L. Porter has joined the Houston office as a Partner (more…)
Polsinelli Shughart PC expands its platform with the addition of a Dallas, Texas office. Polsinelli Shughart adds to its transactional practice by adding M & A attorneys in Dallas, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States (more…)
A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Alton J. Hall, Jr., and 12 lawyers from the Houston office of Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall have joined Cozen O’Connor, a full-service litigation and business law firm with more than 550 attorneys practicing in 22 offices throughout the United States and in Toronto and London (more…)
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Yesterday, Texas State District Judge, the Honorable R.K. Sandill, entered a $196 million judgment in favor of Gibbs & Bruns LLP’s client, D. Bobbitt Noel, Jr., against Dallas billionaire Trevor Rees-Jones and energy giant Devon Energy Production Co., L.P. (DVN). The fraud and breach of fiduciary duty judgment was based on a verdict reached by a Houston jury on March 14, 2011 (more…)
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (“Cox Smith”) today announced that the firm has added two veteran practitioners to its highly regarded banking and financial institutions practice. Long-time Texas Capitol insider and attorney Mary Amanda “Mandy” Balch has joined its Austin office, while former FDIC senior regional attorney Jerry Sanchez will join the firm’s Dallas office (more…)
The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously late last week in favor of BP America Production Co. (“BP”) in a closely-watched case involving two recurring issues: (1) the duty of royalty owners to bring actions in a timely fashion, and (2) the requisites of adverse possession when unleased co-tenants mistakenly believe their mineral interests are under lease (more…)
The noted Texas litigation and appellate law firm of Godwin Ronquillo PC is pleased to welcome shareholders Susan Hays, Carolyn Raines and Aimee Williams, and senior attorneys Sam Joyner and Susan McMurray in the firm’s Dallas office. Also joining the Dallas office are associates Kodie Bennion andNicole Michael. Joining the Houston office is associate Chris Love (more…)
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David Guedry, Steven Schortgen, and Erin Turley as partners in its Dallas office, joining the outsourcing, intellectual property litigation, and employee benefits practices, respectively (more…)
King & Spalding advised Drayton McLane, Jr., and the Houston Astros Baseball Club in its sale to a group headed by Houston businessman Jim Crane, chief executive officer of private equity fund Crane Capital (more…)
Winstead PC continues on its aggressive hiring path with the addition of Shareholder John T. Mitchell, an attorney who also brings to the firm extensive experience in oil and gas transactional matters and asset–based lending (more…)
