Haynes and Boone, LLP has bolstered its highly respected media law group with the addition of two nationally recognized attorneys, Laura Lee Prather and Catherine Robb.
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Sean D. Jordan to Co-Manage Sutherland Asbill & Brennan’s Austin Appellate Practice
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has hired Sean D. Jordan to a fill an Austin legal job in the firm’s office in the state capital, according to a press release.
Formerly the principal Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General of the Lone Star State, Jordan moves into a partner position and will be one of two leaders of the appellate practice of the law firm.
Tags: Eversheds Sutherland | AustinSutherland Adds Former Texas Principal Deputy Solicitor General to Austin Office
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today that Sean D. Jordan, previously the Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, has joined the firm as a partner in Sutherland’s Austin Office and will co-lead the firm’s Appellate Practice.
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Paul R. Bessette and Michael J. Biles Join King & Spalding in Austin
Litigators Paul R. Bessette and Michael J. Biles have joined King & Spalding as partners in the Austin office, the firm announced today. Both possess significant expertise in securities litigation and related government investigations, and come to the firm from Greenberg Traurig. Bessette will serve as co-chair of King & Spalding’s national securities litigation practice, a role he also played at his previous firm.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | AustinEnergy Attorney Gary D. Compton Joins T&K in Austin
Cox Smith Continues Austin Expansion with Addition of Three K&L/Gates Partners
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (Cox Smith) today announced the addition of three experienced and well-known Austin attorneys in its Austin office. Keith Shuley, Phil Slinkard and Mary Schaerdal Dietz were previously partners in K&L/Gates’ Austin office.
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Jackson Walker Represents PMB Helin Donovan in Strategic Acquisition
Jackson Walker L.L.P. represented Austin-based PMB Helin Donovan in its recent merger with Dallas-based Vink Teague & Associates. The deal marks the latest development in PMB Helin Donovan’s plan to expand through strategic acquisitions into one of the nation’s top 100 accounting firms.
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Vinson & Elkins Advises BMC Software, Inc., in Its Acquisition of Numara Software
V&E served as counsel to long-time client BMC Software, Inc., in its $300 million acquisition of Numara Software, a leading global provider of integrated IT management solutions for the mid-market.
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Constangy, Brooks & Smith’s Austin Office Expands
The Austin office of national labor and employment law firm Constangy Brooks & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce that it is expanding with the addition of partner Scott Agthe and associate Amy Ybarra. Both were most recently with the Agthe Law Firm, P.C. The pair will officially join Constangy when the Austin office relocates on February 13 to its new location at 8911 Capital of Texas Highway, Ste. 3350, Austin, TX 78759. The Austin office, opened in 2003, is headed by partner Mark Flora.
Tags: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP | Austin Bill Cobb Returns to Jackson Walker
Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome back partner Bill Cobb. Mr. Cobb practices in the Litigation and Insurance groups in the Austin office.
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