Legal Roundup
Women in Bar Leadership Spotlights Continue: Amy Dunn Taylor ’82
South Texas Law alumnae currently serve or have served in a number of key positions with the Houston Bar Association (HBA), State Bar of Texas, and Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA).
UH Law Center celebrates top 1L academic achievers
The University of Houston Law Center hosted its annual Student Academic Achievement Reception this spring to congratulate excelling students in the Top 30% of their 1L, first semester class.
Greenberg Traurig’s Houston Office, Roland Garcia Selected as HBJ 2024 Diversity in Business Award Honorees
Both the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and office Shareholder Roland Garcia were selected by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ) as 2024 Diversity in Business Award honorees.
DLA Piper welcomes Andrew Walker as a partner in the Private Equity Practice
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Andrew Walker as an Austin-based partner in the firm’s Private Equity Practice.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference 34th Annual Forum on April 4-5, 2024
Panelists will explore issues relating to standing to appeal in bankruptcy and recent developments surrounding the “person aggrieved” standard in a moot court format.
Spotlighting South Texas Law Alumnae Who Have Led the Way in Local, State Bar Associations
For the first time in history, in 2024, women hold the four top leadership roles of the State Bar of Texas — president of the State Bar, chair of the State Bar Board, president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and chair of Texas Young Lawyers Association Board.
IECA 2024 Spring Education Conference on April 3-5, 2024
Learn about the details of gas asset management agreements, including the rules and policies behind them.
UHLC wins regional ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition, advances to nationals
University Houston Law Center (UHLC) students Frank Chambers and Nathan Halaney were named Regional Champions at the 2024 American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Regional Tournament in Boston, earning them a spot in the ABA nationals in April.
Blank Rome Recognized in Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Deals and Dealmakers of 2023
Blank Rome is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best Real Estate Deals of 2023” awards program.
Vedder Price Recognized in Ishka 2023 Deal of the Year Award Winners
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that the firm held a key role in two transactions awarded in Ishka's 2023 Deals of the Year list, providing legal advisory in two of the largest client transactions recognized by the organization this year.
Baylor Law Student Olivia J. Schoffstall Recognized for Outstanding Writing Skills at JCOW Conference
Olivia J. Schoffstall, a third-year law student and Managing Senior Executive Editor at Baylor Law Review, recently tied for second place in the highly competitive Judicial Clerkship Opinion Writing Conference held at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
Nelson Mullins Dallas Partner Named 2024 Lawyers for Civil Justice Fellow
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner Yesenia Cárdenas has been named a member of the 2024 Civil Justice Fellows Program by the advocacy organization Lawyers for Civil Justice.
Three Named to 2024 Texas Rising Stars List
Super Lawyers® has named three Wilson Elser attorneys to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars™ list.
Texas Super Lawyers Names Seven Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys To 2024 Rising Stars List
Texas Super Lawyers has named seven attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg’s Dallas office to the 2024 edition of its Rising Stars list, published in Super Lawyers magazine.
23 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers Texas ‘Rising Stars’ List
Twenty-three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized on Super Lawyers Magazine’s 2024 Texas Rising Stars list.
Dallas Attorneys Named among 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers has recognized Serene Ateek, Phil Kim and Michael Sutton among its 2024 Texas Rising Stars list.
Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in Thomson Reuters 2024 Texas Super Lawyers: Rising Stars
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that two attorneys have been recognized on Thomson Reuters 2024 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine.
10 Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Named to 2024 D Magazine ‘Best Lawyers in Dallas’ List
Ten shareholders from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Dallas office were named to D Magazine’s 2024 “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list.
16 Locke Lord Lawyers Named 2024 Texas Rising Stars; Houston Partners Mia Lorick and Andrew Reed Named to Up-and-Coming 100 List
16 lawyers from Locke Lord’s Austin, Dallas and Houston offices were named 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers®.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Nicholas Diamond in Houston; Continues Strategic Growth of Texas Health Care & FDA Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice in the firm’s Houston office with the addition of Nicholas J. Diamond. Diamond joins the firm from Jackson Walker, where he established and led its FDA practice.