• August 31, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Dwight Scott , a member of McGlinchey Stafford in Houston, has been named co-head of the firm's health-care section. . . . span clas

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  • November 1, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Fewer First-Years but Also Fewer Deferrals in Texas

    Texas' largest firms have hired fewer first-year associates than they did a year ago. But most of those new associates are beginning their jobs this fall -- the traditional starting season -- rathe

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  • January 8, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Baker Botts has announced new special counsel for 2007: in Austin, Whitney Swift; in Dallas, Keiko Ichiye, Heath Miller and Valerie Verret; and in Houston, Pa

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  • June 6, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals Alston & Bird (Atlanta): Nelson A. Boxer, formerly of Dechert, has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the litigation and trial, and sec

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  • November 26, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    The Long Road to Partnership

    Finishing law school and passing the bar exam are just the first steps on the long road — generally taking about 10 years — toward partnership in one of Texas' largest firms. But ra

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  • September 6, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New partners Manatt, Phelps & Phillips ( geles): Valentin G. Aguilar II joins the real estate and land use group in the firm's home office. He was previously in the

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  • February 6, 2006 | Legal Times

    Honors and Appointments

    COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT U.S. TRADE LAWSThe Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws appointed Laurence Lasoff as chairman of the Customs Committee. The CSUSTL is an organi

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  • February 23, 2011 | National Law Journal

    DLA Piper Opens Miami Office, Allies With Venezuelan Firm

    DLA Piper is opening a Miami office with two international arbitration attorneys from Squire Sanders & Dempsey and has struck an agreement with a Venezuelan law firm to establish a presence the

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  • July 13, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Charles A. Guerin has joined Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr in Dallas as a shareholder in the finance group. . . . James Maverick McNeel/

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  • October 28, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    For Lone Star Law Grads, There's Good News and Bad News

    Texas' largest firms have hired fewer first-year associates than they did a year ago. But most of those new associates are beginning their jobs this fall — the traditio

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