Scott Barnard Speaks with The Texas Lawbook on Akin’s Growth in Texas

May 4, 2026

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Akin partner-in-charge of the Dallas and Fort Worth offices Scott Barnard speaks with The Texas Lawbook about this year’s annual Lawbook 50 data. 

Barnard told publication, “We had record-setting double-digit growth across the board. Practices involving M&A, private capital and capital solutions were very strong. The Texas data center work is just exploding.”   

To read more: https://texaslawbook.net/the-golden-age-for-corporate-law-in-texas-is-now/  

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