This is the second update in a new series on lateral partner and counsel moves in Texas. Included are all moves at AmLaw 200 firms; data in these reports is primarily derived from Firm Prospects LLC. For more details and analysis, including a list of laterals for the month, please click here.
TMG’s study of lateral moves in Texas revealed 40 partner and counsel moves in February 2023 compared to 35 moves in January 2023. Twenty-two of those moves occurred in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with 11 in Houston, six in Austin and two in San Antonio. Twenty-three of the movers came from private practice, with three coming out of government, three from in-house positions and one from a non-profit.
Seven separate firms reported multiple moves during the month. One group move was reported—a Banking Litigation group that opened the Dallas office of Hinshaw & Culbertson; that group previously worked at Akerman. Other firms reporting at least two lateral hires included:
- Barnes & Thornburg (Dallas, Houston)
- Greenberg Traurig (Houston)
- Jackson Walker (Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Littler Mendelson (Dallas, Houston)
- Reed Smith (Dallas, Houston)
Fourteen of the 40 lawyers (35 percent) were women, with four entering as partners. That compared to 9 of the 26 men who joined their new firms as partners.
Banking was the leading practice area represented, with 9 practitioners. Other active practice areas included:
- Intellectual Property (5)
- Labor & Employment (5)
- Litigation (4)
- Tax (3)
- Corporate (3)
