Legal Roundup
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP: Airfinance Journal Honors Pillsbury Asset Finance Team with Six 2018 Deal of The Year Awards
Airfinance Journal recognized Pillsbury’s Global Asset Finance practice for its role in six 2018 “Deals of the Year” at the publication’s annual awards program on May 2.
BARACK FERRAZZANO: Chambers USA Ranks Barack Ferrazzano as Top Law Firm for 12th Year
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP is pleased to announce its continued recognition as a top ranking law firm, with the release of the 2019 edition of Chambers USA.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: 13 Greenberg Traurig Texas Attorneys Named in 2019 Chambers USA
Thirteen Texas attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been recognized in the 2019 Chambers USA Guide, one of the most prestigious listings for business lawyers.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: US Department of Labor Cites Texas Meat-packing Plant for Exposing Workers to Highly Hazardous Chemicals
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 7 S Packing LLC – operating as Texas Packing Company in San Angelo, Texas – for exposing workers to releases of hazardous chemicals.
BUTLER SNOW: Scott K. Field to Speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s Conference
Butler Snow is pleased to announce Scott K. Field will speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s 32nd Annual Technology Law Conference.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Audrey Chang Selected to Houston’s 40 Under 40 List of Best and Brightest
Audrey Chang, an of counsel in the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been selected to Houston Business Journal’s 2019 list of 40 Under 40 young professionals. Chang is one of just two lawyers named to this year’s list of the best and brightest in Houston business.
MAYER BROWN: Chambers USA 2019 ranks Mayer Brown in 42 practices, with 130 individual lawyers recognized
The 2019 edition of Chambers USA ranked Mayer Brown in 42 practice categories, including five Band One nationwide rankings.
JONES DAY: Chambers USA 2019: 83 Jones Day practices ranked, and 154 lawyers recognized
Eighty-three Jones Day practices and 154 lawyers were ranked in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
BAKER HOSTETLER: Chambers and Partners USA Honors 127 Attorneys and 43 Practice Areas in 2019 Guide
Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 127 BakerHostetler attorneys and 43 practice areas in the 2019 edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” Six practice areas are ranked in Band 1.
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Strasburger Attorneys Named to D Magazine’s 2019 ‘Best Lawyers’ List
Clark Hill congratulates our attorneys named “Best Lawyers” by D Magazine.
LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Ranked in 2019 Chambers USA Guide
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been recognized in the 2019 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Cristopher Farrar Joins Houston Office as Construction Partner
Bradley is pleased to announce that Cristopher Farrar has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Construction Practice Group.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Atlas Energy Group to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
Fort Worth-based Atlas Energy Group LLC has agreed to pay $85,000 and furnish significant relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
Party City to Pay $155,000 to settle EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit
Party City Corporation, a Rockaway, N.J.-based national discount and costume retailer, will pay $155,000 and provide other nationwide and regional relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Gardere Adds Transactional and Intellectual Property Attorney Larry Waks
Foley Gardere announced that Larry Waks has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Law Department and Transactions Practice Group.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Texas Lawyer Features Elizabeth Lang-Miers on Her Return to Locke Lord as Partner and Director of Attorney Development
Elizabeth Lang-Miers, a Justice on the Court of Appeals for the 5th District of Texas at Dallas until December 2018, was featured in an article highlighting her decision to rejoin Locke Lord as a Partner and Director of Attorney Development based in the Dallas office.
TEXAS SUPREME COURT: State Bar Says Farewell to Justice Phil Johnson
Flanked by Texas Bar Executive Director Trey Apffel and Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht – and, as alwwys by his side, his wife, Carla – Justice Phil Johnson said his goodbye to Texas lawyers, his former colleagues and other judges and friends Wednesday in a crowded reception at the Texas Law Center.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Former Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Elizabeth Lang-Miers Rejoins Locke Lord in Dallas
Elizabeth Lang-Miers, a Justice on the Court of Appeals for the 5th District of Texas at Dallas until December 2018, has rejoined Locke Lord as a Partner in the Firm’s Appellate Practice Group and Director of Attorney Development based in the Dallas office.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health, medical providers in Tyler, Texas, will pay $30,000 and will change its policies and practices to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Mary-Olga Lovett Returns to West Point for 2019 Corbin Leadership Forum Conference
For the second consecutive year, Mary-Olga Lovett, senior vice president and co-regional operating shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Texas law offices, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the 2019 Corbin Leadership Forum Conference on April 26.