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Porter Hedges Boosts Energy Transactional Team

April 8, 2016 Mark Curriden

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By Brooks Igo

(April 8) – Porter Hedges recently announced that it added depth to its energy transactional team with the hire of James Thompson as a partner in its Houston office.

James Thompson
James Thompson

Thompson, a University of Texas School of Law graduate, focuses his practice on representing major and independent energy companies, oilfield service providers and royalty owners in the purchase and sale of energy assets.

He will work with the energy transactional teams in Houston and Oklahoma City.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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