/pulse/texas-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Texas Pulse Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:01:55 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348094?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348094 As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:22 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349528 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired the former chief legal office of Texas Regonal Bank to bolster its banking and financial services practice group. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:50:42 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349588?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349588 Greenberg Traurig LLP has strengthened its labor and employment practice with the addition of a Bracewell LLP attorney in Houston, boosting the firm's ability to serve clients in the growing Texas market and beyond. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:39:52 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349744 Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC on Wednesday announced that it has tapped shareholders in Dallas and Houston to lead its women's initiative group, a program designed to support the advancement, retention and public profile of female lawyers across the firm. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:06 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341257 Domestic lawyer headcount growth among the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. picked up speed in 2024, rising 3.1% on average and outpacing growth the previous year, but experts say the winds that bolstered that expansion may have shifted as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:05 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339011 Many of the largest law firms in the U.S. had a strong year in 2024. And as demand for their services ticked upward they invested in bench strength, boosting the number of lawyers available to assist clients, our latest ranking of the largest U.S. law firms shows. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:53:41 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349296 Following a string of departures from the firm now known as Taylor Duma LLP — most notably a former name partner and a onetime managing partner — founding partner and Chairman Marc A. Taylor said the midsize law firm has a plan to grow in a more efficient and agile manner. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:09:27 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348496 Even as lawyers have returned to the office in larger numbers than in the years during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid in-person and remote work remains the norm at law firms today, which have turned their focus to creating flexible, collaborative spaces that "link presence to purpose," according to the results of a survey released this week. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:11:09 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349203 Fish & Richardson PC announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property lawyer with a doctorate in chemistry has rejoined the firm as of counsel in the Houston office after retiring last year. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:15:58 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348890 Houston litigation boutique Yetter Coleman LLP has added a senior counsel to its intellectual property litigation group from Dell Technologies whose combination of legal and technical expertise boosts the firm's ability to serve clients across a range of industries centered on emerging technologies. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:43:53 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348628 Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:54:13 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348897?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348897 Texas lawmakers wrapped up the state's 89th legislative session this week, passing a number of bills on topics like artificial intelligence and social media, business law and the authorities granted to the attorney general. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:59:12 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348563 Holland & Knight LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a partner from DLA Piper to enhance its capacity to handle real estate matters for its clients. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:53:13 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348317 A pair of Houston-based former BigLaw trial attorneys have teamed up to form Signal Peak Partners LLC, a litigation funding company with a focus on domestic and international commercial and patent litigation. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:51:59 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348549 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has bulked up its capital markets practice group with the addition of a Houston-based partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the firm announced Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:00:31 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2345428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2345428 A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the °µÍø½ûÇø 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:50:29 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348214?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348214 Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog have agreed to mediation in their fee dispute stemming from an ethics scandal in Texas, with the two sides agreeing that retired judge Joan N. Feeney should mediate. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:43:38 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348257 H. Lee Godfrey, one of the founders of litigation boutique Susman Godfrey LLP, died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy as a thoughtful leader who performed exceptional work as a trial attorney, firm leaders said. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:26:15 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348102 Holland & Knight LLP has added a former Squire Patton Boggs LLP partner in its Dallas office, bolstering its real estate section. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:50:24 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2347862?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2347862 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has added a former DLA Piper attorney in Dallas who is relocating her investment management practice to Abu Dhabi in the coming months, reinforcing the firm's commitment to growth in the Middle East.