Jackson Walker
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| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
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| No. of offices | 7 |
| Offices | Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, San Antonio, Texarkana |
| No. of attorneys | 400+ |
| Major practice areas | Bankruptcy, cybersecurity and privacy, energy, environmental law, finance and banking, health care, IP, international law, labor and employment, land use, real estate, regulatory law, tax, wealth planning, and white collar |
| Key people | Wade Cooper (Managing Partner) |
| Date founded | 1887 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Slogan | Texas Based. Global Reach |
| Website | www |
Jackson Walker L.L.P. is a Texas-based law firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Texarkana[1]. Founded in 1887, the firm has more than 400 attorneys with a focus on bankruptcy, energy, environment, corporate/mergers & acquisitions, healthcare, labor & employment, and general commercial litigation[2].
History[edit]
Jackson Walker was established in 1887 when W.J.J. Smith started his law practice in Dallas. In the 1890s, Smith entered into a partnership with brothers John and George Robertson forming the firm Smith, Robertson & Robertson. Together, the brothers and Smith assisted in the formation of The Dallas Times Herald and the Dallas County Gas Company (later known as TXU Energy), as well as other businesses within Dallas.[3].
In 1948, Paul Jackson and his protégé Sam Winstead left Thompson, Knight, Wright, and Simmons to join the firm, which became known as Robertson, Jackson, Payne and Lancaster. At about the same time, A.W. Walker, Jr., a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, left teaching to join the firm as a name partner. With the addition of Jackson and Walker, the firm, now called Robertson, Jackson, Payne, Lancaster and Walker, became a full-service law firm with particular expertise in tax and oil and gas matters[3].
In June 1988, the firm's name was changed to Jackson & Walker, and later simply Jackson Walker L.L.P..
Awards & Recognition[edit]
- Second largest law firm in Texas by headcount in 2021 by The Texas Lawbook[4]
- Largest law firm in Austin in 2021 by the Austin Business Journal[5]
- 3 Band-1 practice group rankings in 2021 for Litigation: General Commercial (San Antonio & Surrounds), Real Estate, and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use by Chambers USA[1]
- 4 Band-1 practice group rankings in 2021 for Corporate/M&A (Austin & Surrounds), Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation, Healthcare, and Litigation: General Commercial (Austin & Surrounds) by Chambers USA[1]
- Ranked in 27 practice areas and regionally ranked in 104 practice areas for 2021 by U.S. News - Best Lawyers[6]
Notable Partners & Employees[edit]
- Charles "Chip" Babcock - partner, lead litigator for Oprah Winfrey in several cases
- William Powers Jr. - former of counsel, 28th president of the University of Texas at Austin
- David Folsom - partner, retired United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Drew Darby - former partner, member of the Texas House of Representatives for San Angelo, Texas
- Sean D. Jordan - former partner, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jackson Walker LLP, USA | Chambers Profiles". chambers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ Square, No 3 Waterhouse; Holborn, 138; London; Kingdom, United. "Jackson Walker LLP - The Inside View". www.chambers-associate.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jackson Walker | Company Profile | Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Pandemic Hampered Hiring in 2020, Texas Lawyer Headcount Flat". The Texas Lawbook. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/subscriber-only/2021/01/22/law-firms.html. Retrieved 2021-06-02. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Firm Overview". bestlawfirms.usnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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