Craftsmanship and Character: A History of the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997 - Studies in the Legal History of the South Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Shortlist (2021) A Sunday Times bestsellerLonglisted for

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Craftsmanship and Character: A History of the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997 - Studies in the Legal History of the South Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Shortlist (2021) A Sunday Times bestsellerLonglisted forThis pioneering work by one of the country's leading legal historians is perhaps the most complete history ever written of a major American multinational law firm. Granted unprecedented access to the private files of the Vinson & Elkins firm in Houston, Texas, Harold M. Hyman has crafted a unique and detailed history and analysis of the founding, growth, and operation of a prototypical multinational firm. The history of Vinson & Elkins both mirrors