Legal Roundup
179 Locke Lord Lawyers Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 List, 45 Recognized as Ones to Watch
Locke Lord is pleased to announce 179 lawyers from 15 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and 45 lawyers from 12 offices were recognized in Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers Recognizes Shook and Nine Lawyers of the Year
Shook is honored to have more than 100 attorneys recognized for The Best Lawyers in America® 2025.
Texas Lawyer Honors Angeles Garcia Cassin with “On the Rise” Award
Texas Lawyer has selected Sheppard Mullin Labor and Employment partner Angeles Garcia Cassin as an “On the Rise” award winner as part of its Texas Legal Awards 2024 program.
Jennifer Gardner Named to Institute for Energy Law's 7th Leadership Class
Foley & Lardner LLP associate Jennifer Gardner is a member of the Institute for Energy Law’s (IEL) 7th Leadership Class.
Politics in the Workplace: Understanding Legal and Practical Implications of Employee Political Activity on August 21, 2024
Silvia Chicas, Aaron Holt, Nandini Sane, and Nicole Su will present “Understanding Legal and Practical Implications of Employee Political Activity” for members of the Houston Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Sheppard Mullin Representing Janus Henderson in Acquisition of Victory Park Capital Advisors
Sheppard Mullin is advising global active asset manager Janus Henderson Group (NYSE: JHG) in its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (VPC), a global private credit manager with a nearly two decade-long track record of providing customized private credit solutions to both established and emerging businesses.
Lawdragon Recognizes Locke Lord Lawyers Among 2024 Global Real Estate Leaders
Cynthia Bast and Victoria de Lisle, Partners in Locke Lord’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group, have been recognized as standout real estate lawyers in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers list.
Holland & Knight Advises Epilog Partners in Acquisition of Care Connectors Medical Group
Holland & Knight advised Epilog Partners in connection with the fundraising and healthcare components of its acquisition of Care Connectors Medical Group, a national on-demand platform for value-based care enablement.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Ongoing Investigation Into ActBlue Yields Cooperation On Donor Credit Card Identification
In December 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into the major fundraising platform ActBlue to determine whether ActBlue’s operations are compliant with all applicable laws.
Littler Appoints New Leadership to Its 'Ohana Affinity Group and SOAR Program
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has selected Devjani H. Mishra (Shareholder, New York) and Nicole S. LeFave (Shareholder, Austin) to lead its 'Ohana affinity group and SOAR Program, respectively.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Delivers Major Win Against Google’s Internet Search Monopoly and Anticompetitive Business Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a major victory against Google, with a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that the company’s anticompetitive business practices and monopoly represent violations of the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust law.
Reed Smith represents Persistent Systems, Inc. on its acquisition of Starfish Associates, LLC on August 8, 2024
Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that it advised Persistent Systems, Inc., a publicly traded Indian multinational technology services company, on its acquisition of Starfish Associates, LLC.
Bradley Announces New Leadership Appointments
Bradley is pleased to announce new leadership appointments in three of the firm’s offices and within several practice groups.
You’re Out of Time: Implications of Time Limit Demands on August 14, 2024
Kimberly Petrina and Gregory S. Hudson will present a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled "You’re Out of Time: Implications of Time Limit Demands.
Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Texas Intellectual Property & Technology Practice with Addition of Ashley Moore
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Intellectual Property & Technology and Litigation Practices with the addition of Ashley Moore as a shareholder in its growing Dallas office.
Josh Lesser Elected as At Large Member of the Bankruptcy Law Section Council of the SBOT
Bradley attorney Joshua A. Lesser was recently elected as an at-large member of the Bankruptcy Law Section (BLS) Council of the State Bar of Texas (SBOT).
Holland & Knight Welcomes Financial Services Partner Taylor Speers in Dallas
Holland & Knight has strengthened its Financial Services Team with the addition of Taylor Speers as a partner in Dallas.
Cozen O’Connor Expands its IP Footprint in Texas, Adding Litigator Bradley D. Liddle to its Dallas Office
In a move that further expands its IP litigation capabilities in Texas — one of the country’s busiest patent litigation venues — Cozen O’Connor announced international IP litigator and strategist Bradley D. Liddle has joined its award- winning Intellectual Property Department.
Understanding Legal and Practical Implications of Employee Political Activity on August 6, 2024
David Barron, Aaron Holt, and Nandini Sane will present “Understanding Legal and Practical Implications of Employee Political Activity” at the ACC Houston August Chapter Meeting CLE: Politics in the Workplace.
Beth Jaynes Joins Dallas Office of Steptoe & Johnson
Beth Jaynes recently joined the Dallas office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as Of Counsel in the Litigation Department.