Legal Roundup
BARACK FERRAZZANO: 2019 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List Names Seven Barack Ferrazzano Partners
We are proud to announce, for the second consecutive year, seven Barack Ferrazzano partners have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation — the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys — in the 2019 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List.
EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN: Prominent International Labor and Employment Attorney Erika C. Collins Joins Epstein Becker Green
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JONES DAY: James A. Reeder, Jr. joins Jones Day’s Business & Tort Litigation Practice in Houston
Jones Day issued the following announcement on Aug. 2.The global law firm Jones Day announces that James A.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Audrey Chang Receives 2019 Texas Lawyer Professional Excellence Award
Texas Lawyer, the leading source for legal news in Texas, has selected Greenberg Traurig’s Audrey Chang among its 2019 Professional Excellence Award recipients.
JACKSON LEWIS: Jackson Lewis Celebrates Pride Month with The Trevor Project
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, recently celebrated Pride month through a variety of firm-wide initiatives, including a fundraiser with The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley's Pro Bono Efforts Drive U.S. House of Representative's Bipartisan Passage of Legislation Protecting Disabled Veterans
For over two years, attorneys at Bradley have worked pro bono to change U.S. bankruptcy laws to better protect disabled veterans in financial distress.
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Chief Information Officer Joan Holman Named to 2020 Constellation Research Business Transformation 150
Clark Hill’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Joan Holman was recognized by Constellation Research on its 2020 Business Transformation 150, an elite list of executives leading business transformation efforts around the globe.
BOYARMILLER: BoyarMiller Chairman Chris Hanslik Honored by Bryan ISD Education Foundation
BoyarMiller Chairman Chris Hanslik will be honored by the Bryan ISD Education Foundation as a distinguished graduate and recognized as a member of its 2019 Hall of Honor.
AG Paxton Announces Historic $600 Million Data Breach Settlement with Equifax
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a coalition of 50 attorneys general reached the largest data breach settlement in history with Equifax, resolving an investigation into a massive data breach first disclosed by the company in September 2017.
DLA PIPER: Three new members join New Perimeter's Advisory Board
New Perimeter, DLA Piper's nonprofit affiliate that provides long-term pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world, recently welcomed three new members to its Advisory Board.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Launches Cannabis Industry Team
Bradley is pleased to announce the launch of its Cannabis Industry team, a multi-disciplinary group of attorneys dedicated to meeting the specific needs of cannabis industry clients, including hemp companies.
CLARK HILL: Food and Drug Law Seminar to be Held October 18, 2019
Current issues in food and drug law will be discussed in a new seminar held in Austin, TX on October 18, 2019.
LOCKE LORD LLP: 2019 Texas Housing Conference
Cynthia Bast, Neal Rackleff, Raj Bandla and Christine Richardson are speaking at the 2019 Texas Housing Conference on July 22-24, 2019 in Austin, TX.
BARACK FERRAZZANO: Barack Ferrazzano Recognized in 2020 Vault Rankings
Barack Ferrazzano is proud to announce Vault — an industry leader in providing law-firm research to potential job candidates — has once again recognized the Firm.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Appoints David Cambria Chief Services Officer
Move reflects market-leading Services function, reshaping the Firm's operating model.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Gene Besen Joins Bradley’s Dallas Office as Government Enforcement and Investigations Partner
As part of its continuing strategic growth in its Texas markets, Bradley is pleased to announce that Gene R. Besen has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group.
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Tells Fifth Circuit Obamacare is (Still) Unconstitutional; Encourages Real Reform and Experimentation to Address Health Care Access
Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of 18 states, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging that court to uphold a U.S. district court’s ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional in its entirety. During arguments.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig’s David Long-Daniels & Nikki Lewis Simon Named to Lawyers of Color’s Nation’s Best List
David Long-Daniels and Nikki Lewis Simon of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been named to Lawyers of Color’s inaugural Nation’s Best List. The list recognizes partners and senior-level corporate counsel who have achieved distinction in their fields and demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Audrey Chang Honored as a 2019 Role Model by Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Audrey Chang, of counsel in the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been named a 2019 Role Model by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
CLARK HILL: Earsa Jackson to be Honored as a Diversity and Inclusion Champion by Texas Lawyers for Professional Excellence in 2019
Congratulations to Earsa Jackson, Member in Clark Hill Strasburger's Dallas office and Chair of the firm's Diversity Committee, for being honored as a Diversity and Inclusion Champion by Texas Lawyers for Professional Excellence in 2019.