Legal Roundup
CLARK HILL: Elizabeth Griffin Serves as Co-Editor of the 2019 Franchise Deskbook
Elizabeth Griffin, of Clark Hill Strasburger's Dallas office, co-edited the 2019 edition of the Franchise Deskbook.
CLARK HILL: Peter Thompson Appears on FOX 7 News Austin to Discuss Border Detention Facilities
From Austin’s FOX 7, “Attorney Peter Thompson with the law firm Clark Hill Strasburger discusses the Inspector General’s report on border detention facilities.” Pete offers an informed and thoughtful perspective on this challenging issue Pete maintains an active pro bono practice in this area.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord Again Achieves ISO 27001 Certification for Excellent Information Security Management System
Locke Lord is pleased to announce that the Firm has yet again earned ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its information security management system (ISMS).
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Sabbaticals Provide Creative Outlet for Lawyers, Shook tells The American Lawyer
The American Lawyer recently featured Shook, Hardy & Bacon for its innovative sabbatical program, which allows partners to disengage from work for three months and return recharged to serve clients.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Announces New Leadership Appointments in North America
Baker McKenzie has announced the appointment of new Managing Partners in four of its North America offices.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: 9 Texas Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Included in The Legal 500 U.S. 2019 Guide
The Legal 500 United States 2019 Guide recognized nine attorneys resident in the Texas offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord Dallas Partner Brad Weber Elected Chair of Antitrust and Business Litigation Section of State Bar of Texas
Locke Lord Partner Brad Weber, a Past President of the Dallas Bar Association and former Director on the Board of the State Bar of Texas, began a one-year term as the Chair of the Antitrust and Business Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas following the Section’s Annual Meeting on June 13 in Austin.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Announces 81 Partner Promotions
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the election of 81 new partners.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Texas A&M Names Mark Taylor an Outstanding Alumnus
Baker McKenzie partner Mark Taylor received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University's Mays Business School, the highest honor a graduate can achieve.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley is Texas’ 16th Largest Firm
Foley Gardere ranked sixteenth on Texas Lawyer’s annual Texas Top 100 list.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Fox Signs New Office Lease With Harwood International in Dallas
Global real estate development firm Harwood International recently announced a lease in its Harwood District with Fox Rothschild LLP.
AG Paxton applauds SCOTUS decision protecting cross at veterans memorial
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a cross may continue to mark a World War I veterans memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland
MAYER BROWN: Mayer Brown recognized in Global Restructuring Review's GRR 100 2019
Mayer Brown has been named in Global Restructuring Review's GRR 100 2019 for a second consecutive year.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Expands Health Care Practice, Adds Powerhouse Regulatory Attorney Charles Dunham in Houston
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice with the addition of powerhouse health care regulatory lawyer Charles Dunham in the firm’s Houston office as a shareholder.
DLA PIPER: DLA Piper named among the top 10 firms globally for Restructuring
Global Restructuring Review (GRR) has unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading restructuring law firms, with DLA Piper ranked #7 in the GRR 30, up three places from the previous year.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: L-3 Communications to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
L-3 Communications, a large defense contractor with facilities in Texas, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
JONES DAY: Twelve Jones Day Labor & Employment partners named among nation’s most powerful employment lawyers
The global law firm Jones Day announces that 12 partners from its Labor & Employment and Issues and Appeals practices are recognized as distinguished practitioners of Labor and Employment law.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Gabriella Alonso Joins Bradley's Banking and Financial Services Practice Group in Houston
Bradley is pleased to announce that Gabriella E. Alonso has joined the firm’s Houston office as an associate in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Becky Diffen and Elizabeth Sieg Named Emerging Leaders by The M&A Advisor
McGuireWoods partners Becky H. Diffen and K. Elizabeth Sieg are winners of The M&A Advisor’s annual Emerging Leaders Awards honoring significant successes by M&A, financing and turnaround professionals under age 40. They will be honored at a Sept. 17 awards gala in New York.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor and Fort Worth Beverage Distributor Agree to Settle Allegations of Hiring Discrimination
After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Ben E. Keith Company (BEK) – operating as Fort Worth/Waco Beer & Fleet Main and Ben E. Keith Dallas Fort Worth Foods (BEK Foods) – has agreed to pay $350,000 in back pay and interest to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at its two Fort Worth, Texas, facilities.