Legal Roundup
LLM GUIDE Highlights UH Law Center for Affordability and Three Specialty Programs in Top 10 Listing
The University of Houston Law Center was named a top 10 best budget school in the U.S. for an LL.M., and in the top 10 for energy law, global law and health/medical law LL.M. offerings by the LLM GUIDE for its Top 10 Lists by Specialty for 2025.
Steptoe & Johnson Grows Litigation Practice in Texas with Additions of Guy Swartz and Jordan Barbo
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce the arrivals of Guy W. Swartz as Of Counsel and Jordan C. Barbo as an Associate to its Litigation Department. Swartz will practice in the firm’s Collin County office and Barbo in its Dallas office.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues the City of San Antonio for Illegally Appropriating Taxpayer Funds to Pay for Out-of-State Abortion Travel
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of San Antonio for unlawfully using public money to fund abortion tourism, enabling people to evade Texas’s laws protecting the lives of unborn children.
Fox Rothschild Announces 2025 Leadership Transitions
Fox Rothschild has appointed new leaders for several of its offices, departments and practice groups, effective April 1. (Newly appointed leaders in bold).
Bookfest: Celebrate David Spence’s ‘Climate of Contempt’
Texas Law faculty are invited to gather on April 11 for a discussion of “Climate of Contempt: Rescuing the Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship,” the recent book by Professor David Spence, the Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law.
Texas A&M Law Launches "LAW2050: The Future of Practice" Event Series
Texas A&M Law launched a brand new five-city series that explores the relationship between AI and legal practice. Dubbed "LAW2050: The Future of Practice," the nationwide event series will explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies on the legal profession.
Houston Partner Tammy Woffenden is the Second Prominent Healthcare Hire in Two Weeks
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Tammy Woffenden has joined the firm in Houston.
2025 CLM Annual Conference on April 9, 2025
Stephanie Chesney and Alissa K. Christopher of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department will present at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) 2025 Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas.
Navigating IRS Tax Refunds on April 9, 2025
Join McDermott’s Tax Controversy & Litigation Group for an insightful webinar on the intricacies of claiming and collecting IRS tax refunds.
UHLC Student Christopher Cabrera Wins Prestigious Health Care Writing Awards
Christopher Cabrera, a third-year student at the University of Houston Law Center, is making an impact and gaining awards with his insightful articles that explore the complex interplay between law, medicine and pharmaceutical advancements.
STCL Houston Celebrates First Three Women to Earn Tenure
At a time when JD degrees were mostly held by men, Susan Crump, Pamela George, and Elaine Carlson ’79 had no reservations about going to law school and becoming attorneys.
Advocacy Team Goes Three for Three
For the third consecutive weekend, South Texas College of Law Houston advocates claimed a national championship. Neal Green, Christian Luening, and Adie Schenkler won the law school’s 145th national title at the Judge John R. Brown National Admiralty Moot Court Competition in New Orleans.
Shook Partner Appointed to Houston Board of Pilot Commissioners
Shook Partner John Lewis, Jr. has been appointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports in Houston, Texas.
Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Risk Theory in Sale of Subsidiary Risk Transfer Partners to CRC Group
Troutman Pepper Locke advised Risk Theory, LLC, an insurance holding company, in connection with the sale of its casualty-focused wholesale brokerage subsidiary, Risk Transfer Partners (RTP), to CRC Group, a leading independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America
Holland & Knight Advises Elk Range Royalties II on Upsize of Credit Facility
Holland & Knight advised Elk Range Royalties II LP (Elk Range II) on the upsize and syndication of its existing credit facility with Texas Capital Bank, in connection with Elk Range Royalties' landmark acquisition of DJ Basin mineral and royalty interests from affiliates of Occidental (NYSE: OXY).
A Born Leader: An Interview with Women’s Law Society President Jordan Firebaugh
Originally from the Dallas area, 3L Jordan Firebaugh always knew she wanted to be a lawyer.
UHLC’s Casey Roy brings commercial bankruptcy expertise to expanding law firm
niversity of Houston Law Center alumnus Casey Roy (J.D. ’94) has joined Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, a full-service law firm originally based in Dallas that recently opened an Austin office.
Reed Smith represents RedCloud Holdings in $20 million initial public offering
Global law firm Reed Smith advised the underwriters of RedCloud Holdings plc (RedCloud) in the closing of its initial public offering of 4,444,445 of its ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.50 per share.
Tori Rhodes Reflects on the Impact of Baylor Law’s Career Development Fellowship Program
Late-night study sessions and the demanding challenges of Practice Court are central to every Baylor Lawyer’s experience in Waco.
UHLC Alumna Sarah Morton (J.D. ’08) Leads FordHarrison’s New Houston Office
Sarah Morton, a University of Houston Law Center alumna, recently established the Houston office for FordHarrison LLP, a national Iabor and employment defense boutique firm with 27 offices nationwide.