Legal Roundup
Former DOJ Trial Attorney Jose Vela Jr. Joins Clark Hill Healthcare Practice
Former DOJ Trial Attorney Jose Vela Jr. Joins Clark Hill Healthcare Practice.
Foley’s Scott Ellis Receives Two President’s Awards from the Houston Bar Association
Foley’s Scott Ellis Receives Two President’s Awards from the Houston Bar Association.
DE&I Speaker Series: Demystifying Language Practice and Cultural Maintenance for Spanish-Dominant U.S. Communities on July 29, 2021
DE&I Speaker Series: Demystifying Language Practice and Cultural Maintenance for Spanish-Dominant U.S. Communities on July 29, 2021.
The Changing Landscape of Tax Reform: Strategic Implications for M&A on July 29, 2021
The Changing Landscape of Tax Reform: Strategic Implications for M&A on July 29, 2021.
Employment Law Update 2021 on July 27, 2021
Employment Law Update 2021 on July 27, 2021.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: Automotive Product Liability Litigator Daniela Gonzales Aldape to Join Dykema’s San Antonio Office
Automotive Product Liability Litigator Daniela Gonzales Aldape to Join Dykema’s San Antonio Office.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig’s Bina Palnitkar Recognized by Bloomberg Law as Top Attorney Under 40
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Litigation Practice Shareholder Bina Palnitkar has been recognized as one of 40 top young lawyers nationwide in Bloomberg Law’s inaugural edition of “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40.”
SHOOK HARDY BACON LLP: Shook Reinforces Commitment to Develop Underrepresented Attorneys
Shook has joined other large law firms in the United States and Canada in participating in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification process, which launches July 15, 2021.
OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART PC: Ogletree Deakins Earns Gold Standard Certification from Women In Law Empowerment Forum
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm has earned a 2021 Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum.
BLANK ROME LLP: Blank Rome Welcomes Intellectual Property & Technology Associate in Houston
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Divya L. Kannegenti has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology group as an associate in the Houston office, which also welcomed Mexican Counsel Ana Cecilia Ibarra-van Oostenrijk and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Krystal Studavent Ramsey earlier this year.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Paxton Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Facebook; Can be Held Liable for Sex Trafficking on its Platform
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds a recent Supreme Court of Texas ruling that Facebook can be held liable for the actions of sex traffickers who use its platform to recruit and prey on children.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley's Stephanie C. Gaston Elected Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Bradley is pleased to announce that Stephanie G. Gaston, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
LOCKE LORD LLP: TexasBarCLE 44th Annual Course: Advanced Civil Trial
Mia Lorick will discuss the Texas Citizens Participation Act, commonly referred to as the Texas Anti-SLAPP statute, during TexasBarCLE's 44th Annual Course: Advanced Civil Trial on July 14-16 in San Antonio, Texas.
JONES DAY: Jones Day’s Labor & Employment Practice ranked Band 1 for 15th consecutive year in Chambers USA 2021
For the 15th consecutive year, Chambers USA recognized Jones Day's Labor & Employment Practice with its elite "Band 1" practice ranking in its 2021 edition.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: Dykema Participating in Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Process
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it will join more than 160 large law firms from the U.S. and Canada in participating in Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification process launching July 15, 2021.
REED SMITH LLP: Reed Smith taps David Cunningham to become firm's first Chief Innovation Officer
Reed Smith is pleased to announce that David Cunningham, one of the leading minds in legal services strategy and innovation over the past 30 years, has been named to a newly created leadership role at the firm, Chief Innovation Officer.
LOCKE LORD: Locke Lord Adds Experienced Bond Lawyer Arnold Cantu as Austin Partner, Continuing Firm's Strong Commitment to Texas Public Finance Practice With Fifth Addition Since 2020
Arnold Cantu, a well-known and respected bond lawyer, has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in the Firm’s Public Finance Practice Group.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Environmental Practice and 17 Attorneys Ranked in the 2021 Legal 500 U.S. Guide
Seventeen attorneys from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2021 Guide.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: 14 Greenberg Traurig Texas Attorneys Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. 2021 Guide
The Legal 500 United States 2021 Guide recognized 14 attorneys from the three Texas offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Paxton Joins 23-state Coalition Supporting the Defense of State Laws by Attorneys General
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 23-state amicus brief, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse the disturbing decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that barred the Kentucky Attorney General from defending a state law that prohibits the gruesome abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which involves dismembering an unborn child in the womb, while still alive.