Manny Schoenhuber Participates in Globalaw Leadership Programme

April 13, 2023 | Attorney News



Jackson Walker is pleased to announce Houston attorney Manny Schoenhuber’s participation in the 2023 Globalaw Leadership Programme, a business development and leadership training program for attorneys of Globalaw member firms. The program will comprise eight sessions starting on April 28, 2023, and will conclude in October at the Globalaw Annual Members Meeting (GLAMM) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the end of October.

The program is designed to build up-and-coming leaders with at least 6 years of practice by:

  • Sharing information and insights into the inner workings of the Globalaw network;
  • Providing practical knowledge and tools to guide them in developing leadership skills;
  • Instilling values of responsible, ethical leadership; and
  • Further shaping their legal and professional education.

In addition to Manny, the program will include nine other participants from member firms Hill Farrer (United States), Hinckley Allen (United States), Gunster (United States), Almeida Law (Brazil), Ornano Avocats (France), Comyn Kelleher Tobin (Ireland), Ahlawat Associates (India), and Edwards, Kenny & Bray (Canada).

“I am grateful to Jackson Walker for the opportunity to meet with other attorneys from around the world,” Manny stated. “I look forward to getting to know them and to find out how I can further expand my practice to best serve European companies and investors in growing their business in the United States.”

“I am grateful to Jackson Walker for the opportunity to meet with other attorneys from around the world.”

Previous Globalaw Leadership Program participants from Jackson Walker include Matthew D. CavenaughRichard A. Howell, and Luke J. Gilman.

As past president of Globalaw and a member of its executive committee, Jackson Walker partner Bryan C. Birkeland noted: “Jackson Walker has proudly invested in growing the Globalaw network and its programs. We are so excited to have Manny participating in the leadership program as he further advances his leadership and business development skills while also maintaining our thriving relationship within the Globalaw network.”

To learn more about the Globalaw Leadership Programme, visit the website.

Manny SchoenhuberMeet Manny

A native German, Manny works closely with European investors, companies, and their subsidiaries in Texas. His practice focuses on market entry, contract negotiations and drafting, litigation, and dispute resolution. Manny also acts as outside general counsel to his European clients. He is an active member of the American Council on Germany (ACG), the German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. (GACC South), the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV), and the Danish American Chamber of Commerce Southwest (DACCSW). He is also a Board Member of the European American Chamber of Commerce Texas and serves on the Greater Houston Partnership’s Foreign Direct Investment Committee.

Meet JW

Since 1887, Jackson Walker has grown to become the largest law firm in the state of Texas while serving clients across the United States and more than 85 international jurisdictions. The firm also has an established network of correspondent law firms and is a founding member of Globalaw™, a network of independent law firms located in nearly 60 countries—including in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East—to provide the global reach our clients need from the local firm they trust. For more information, visit JW.com/Globalaw.