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Friday, March 29, 2024

Legal Roundup


23 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers Texas ‘Rising Stars’ List

By The SE Texas Record |
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

By The SE Texas Record |
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

By The SE Texas Record |
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

By The SE Texas Record |
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

By The SE Texas Record |
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

By The SE Texas Record |
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.

Reed Smith lawyers highlighted in Super Lawyers 2024 Texas Rising Stars

By The SE Texas Record |
Five Reed Smith lawyers from the firm’s Austin, Dallas and Houston offices were selected for inclusion in the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list published by Super Lawyers, a division of Thomson Reuters.

13 Dykema Attorneys Named 2024 Rising Stars by Texas Super Lawyers

By The SE Texas Record |
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that 13 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2024 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Krystal Studavent Ramsey Receives Houston Lawyers Association’s Exceptional Leadership Award

By The SE Texas Record |
Blank Rome is pleased to share that Krystal Studavent Ramsey, the firm’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion, has received the Houston Lawyers Association’s (“HLA”) Justice Shelvin L. M. Hall Exceptional Leadership Award.

Dykema’s Houston Office Adds Trial Attorney Brad K. Howell

By The SE Texas Record |
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Brad Howell as a Member in its Product Liability Practice Group resident in the firm’s Houston office.

Union Organizing 101 on March 21, 2024

By The SE Texas Record |
Did you just receive a demand for recognition from a union purporting to represent your employees or a petition for an election from the National Labor Relations Board?

International Carbon Capture Conference Hosted at South Texas College of Law Houston

By The SE Texas Record |
South Texas College of Law Houston’s Harry L. Reed Oil & Gas Law Institute hosted an international conference last week for the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL), focused on “Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage.” Program chair for the conference was Tara K. Righetti, professor of law, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. “Hosting at South Texas College of Law Houston was ideal,” Righetti said. “We appreciated the beautiful classrooms, seamless technology, and helpful staff. It was fantastic to be able to host this program in Houston and in an academic environment.” Participants attended from across the United States and from Norway and Germany. “It’s good to see organizations like FNREL and the Institute for Energy Law recognize that South Texas College of Law sits directly in the heart of the energy capital of the hemisphere, if not the world,” said Chris Kulander, South Texas Law professor of law and former member of the FNREL Trustee Council. “No law school in Houston, much less the state, matches that advantage.” Alex Ritchie, FNREL executor director, said, “We were fortunate to be able to hold this cutting-edge legal conference at a law school that is committed to providing comprehensive coursework and programs in oil and gas and energy law. The conference, which brought together expert presenters and participants from around the nation and the world, was a great success in no small part because Professor Kulander and the entire South Texas College of Law Houston community made everyone feel so welcome.” Houston is an attractive destination for energy-related events. “It seems like every month there’s an oil and gas law-related conference in Houston, if not right at the school,” Kulander said. “Our students can get exposed to the business, the law that governs it, and contacts within it, in a way not surpassed by any other school.” Alumnus Tony Zamora ’18, environmental lawyer and STCL Houston’s senior director for bar readiness, currently represents the law school as a member of the Trustees Council for the foundation. He encourages students to attend FNREL events and helps them make connections in the energy and environmental law practice areas. “Prof. Kulander put the law school and Houston on this organization’s radar,” Zamora said. “Hosting this major conference was a great opportunity. Holding important discussions about carbon capture in such a dynamic energy city is huge, and our law students loved the opportunity to network with these top practice professionals.” This two-day Institute was the most comprehensive, in-depth educational program to date on the legal issues associated with carbon storage projects, including tax credits, commercial agreements, land issues, permitting, and environmental regulation.

Unique New Program to Connect Alumni and Students Launched by South Texas Law

By The SE Texas Record |
In February, South Texas College of Law Houston’s Career Resource Center and the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement hosted their inaugural luncheon program D.I.N.E. with a J.D. — which brought together alumni and current law students.

Baylor Law Ranks #1 in Practical Training Ranking

By The SE Texas Record |
Baylor Law has ranked #1 in preLaw Magazine’s influential Best Schools for Practical Training Honor Roll.

The joint program brings legal expertise to the public

By The SE Texas Record |
On Saturday, March 23, members of the community are invited to participate in the 30th Annual People’s Law School, hosted by St. Mary’s Law and the San Antonio Bar Foundation.

Dykema Successfully Defends Nissan North America, Inc. in Product Liability Case in Houston

By The SE Texas Record |
The Dykema team of Michael Carey, Daniela Gonzales Aldape, Clay Cossé, Melanie Fry, and Mickey Stevens successfully defended Nissan North America, Inc. in a three-week jury trial in Houston, Texas.

Oscar Becerra Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Woodlands Office

By The SE Texas Record |
Oscar F. Becerra has joined The Woodlands office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as an Associate in the firm’s Business Department.

Vedder Price Expands Dallas Office with Addition of Jason DuVall to Finance and Transactions Practice Group

By The SE Texas Record |
Vedder Price is pleased to announce the addition of veteran finance attorney Jason DuVall as a Shareholder in the firm’s Dallas office.

Elizabeth Myers, Jennifer Ecklund Support Premiere of SXSW Film on Sexual Assault Survivors’ Legal Battles

By The SE Texas Record |
Thompson Coburn Dallas partners Elizabeth Myers and Jennifer Ecklund attended the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin on International Women’s Day for the premiere of the documentary “An Army of Women.”

UH Law Center among top 25 ‘Go-To Law Schools’ for Big Law jobs

By The SE Texas Record |
The University of Houston Law Center has been selected by Law.com as a 2024 Go-To Law School, an annual ranking of the nation’s top 50 law schools based on the highest percentage of J.D. graduates hired as associates by Big Law.