Texas Pulse


  • iStock-2112766341.jpg

    Clients Name Top Firms For Service Amid Shifting Needs

    The set of client service-related behaviors corporate clients demand from their law firms has dramatically shifted, creating a shakeup at the top of this year's BTI Client Service A-Team ranking released Thursday.

  • iStock-1471444483 (1).jpg

    Nonequity Partners Unsure How They Can Make Equity Partner

    The ranks of nonequity partners may be growing, but a recent report found many partners stating confusion about how attorneys can advance to the next level and ambiguity about whether the tier should be expanded.

  • iStock-1208526862.jpg

    Abraham Watkins, Partners Move To Toss Atty's Firing Suit

    A prominent Texas personal injury firm and three of its partners have moved to dismiss a wrongful termination suit brought by a former associate who says she was discriminated against for taking medical leave related to an eye condition.

  • iStock-1956958057.jpg

    As AI Use Grows, Attys' Misgivings Remain, Survey Says

    While adoption of artificial intelligence tools by legal professionals have surged this year, users remain concerned about overreliance, reputational risk and challenges adapting to the technology, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by insurance company Embroker.

  • Trump Publishes AI 'Action Plan' With 90 Policy Proposals

    In an effort to secure America's leadership in artificial intelligence, the Trump administration released a blueprint Wednesday outlining ideas to accelerate innovation, modernize infrastructure and foster international collaboration while safeguarding national security.

  • Spurning Outsiders, Trump Expands Role In Picking Judges

    President Donald Trump is tightly controlling judicial nominations in his second term, eschewing guidance from mainstream groups and instead relying on close advisers and vetting candidates himself.

  • Gregory D. Brown.png

    Sorrels Law Adds Litigator From Houston Boutique

    Sorrels Law announced Tuesday it has added an experienced civil litigator and trial attorney in Houston who came aboard from boutique personal injury firm Fleming Nolen & Jez LLP.

  • denise-mayfield.png

    Munck Wilson Gains Patent Pro In Texas From Dykema

    Munck Wilson Mandala LLP has added a life sciences-focused partner to its patent prosecution practice in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Dykema Gossett PLLC.

  • iStock-1202871280.jpg

    Survey Finds AI May Reshape Billable Hour's Reign In Law

    The legal industry's billing practices may soon undergo a seismic shift, as a survey of nearly 300 professionals highlights the growing influence of generative artificial intelligence, with many predicting the end of the billable hour's dominance.

  • SEC Lifts FINRA Ban For Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam

    A divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lifted an industry ban placed on a former SEC enforcement attorney who was deemed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to have cheated on a securities exam, finding there was no conclusive evidence of cheating.

  • Feds Move To Drop Some Counts Against Texas Rep. Cuellar

    The federal government on Friday moved to drop counts of a bribery indictment against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, citing "prosecutorial discretion."

  • James G. Silk.png

    Texas Investment Biz Drops CEO For Ex-CLO Amid Shakeup

    Beneficient, a troubled alternative asset management and services company based in Dallas, said Monday it had separated its board chair and CEO roles, and had named its former chief legal officer as the interim CEO.

  • Fisher Phillips Adds Another Reed Smith Atty In Houston

    Employer-side labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips has continued its growth in Texas with the addition of a partner in Houston from Reed Smith LLP, the firm said Monday.

  • roper.jpg

    Holland & Knight Vet To Lead Texas Boutique White Collar Group

    A former Holland & Knight LLP partner who spent 17 years with the firm after working as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas is moving to Dallas-Fort Worth boutique Vartabedian Hester & Hayes LLP to lead its white collar and investigations practice, the firm announced Monday.

  • Benjamin Kelly.png

    Baker McKenzie Brings Back IP Ace In Dallas

    Baker McKenzie announced Monday that it has fortified its intellectual property offerings in Dallas with a partner who is rejoining the firm from Forrest Weldon Law Group LLP.

  • iStock-2198737177.jpg

    Judges' AI Orders Keep Trickling In As Fake Citations Persist

    A handful of federal judges have issued orders or guidelines this year on the use of generative artificial intelligence in court filings as attorneys continue to get in trouble for submitting legal documents with fake case citations, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis.

  • Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • Ex-CEO Again Pushes For Standing In Judge Romance Case

    The former CEO of a defunct barge company has again urged a court to rule that he has standing to sue over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with an attorney, writing in a supplemental filing that "certain issues" had "not been fully briefed."

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Shapiro Arato Bach LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit overturned the conviction of a former HSBC executive accused of defrauding a Scottish oil and gas company in a $3.5 billion currency exchange deal.

  • Valencia.png

    New Texas Law School Dean Talks Path In Legal Education

    In his own story as the son of migrant farm workers and the first person of color to lead the South Texas College of Law in Houston, Reynaldo "Rey" Anaya Valencia sees a "vision of where South Texas sees itself going into the 21st century."

  • iStock-1396679130.jpg

    Poaching Suit Shows Contentious Nature Of Lateral Market

    California firm Keesal Young & Logan's suit against Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP for allegedly unfairly poaching a group of its attorneys is not on firm footing, recruiters and consultants say, but still speaks to the importance of trying to leave a firm on good terms when moving jobs.

  • Jessica Presnall.jpeg

    Big 12 Collegiate Athletic Conference Promotes Atty To GC

    The Big 12 collegiate athletic conference has announced that it has promoted one of its longtime in-house attorneys to serve as its chief operating officer and general counsel to steer its legal affairs and other operations. 

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and law firms expanded their reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Cynthia Couch Jessee

    Tarter Krinsky Adds Real Estate Atty To New Texas Office

    Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has added a commercial real estate attorney who joined the firm from private practice following several stints of working with the firm on a contractual basis.

  • Viking W. Tao.png

    Bradley Arant Brings On Polsinelli Corporate Ace In Dallas

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a corporate partner from Polsinelli, who previously chaired the China practice at Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, to enhance its corporate, securities and commercial real estate services.

Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Texas Pulse archive.
×

Law360

Law360 Law360 UK Law360 Tax Authority Law360 Employment Authority Law360 Insurance Authority Law360 Real Estate Authority Law360 Healthcare Authority Law360 Bankruptcy Authority

Rankings

NEWLeaderboard Analytics Social Impact Leaders Prestige Leaders Pulse Leaderboard Women in Law Report Law360 400 Diversity Snapshot Rising Stars Summer Associates

National Sections

Modern Lawyer Courts Daily Litigation In-House Mid-Law Legal Tech Small Law Insights

Regional Sections

California Pulse Connecticut Pulse DC Pulse Delaware Pulse Florida Pulse Georgia Pulse New Jersey Pulse New York Pulse Pennsylvania Pulse Texas Pulse

Site Menu

Subscribe Advanced Search About Contact