Reed Smith Nabs Oil & Gas Transactional Partner

© 2014 The Texas Lawbook.By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (May 16) – Reed Smith announced yesterday that it added depth to its energy and natural resources practice in Houston with the addition of Gary C. Johnson. Johnson, who was previously the corporate practice group leader at Houston-based Burleson LLP, said the firm reached out to him after he worked on an oil and gas transaction with some Reed Smith attorneys. “They had an opportunity to grade my papers,” he said. “They presented me with an opportunity to move to national and international platforms, as opposed to the regional platform I was at.” With the addition of Johnson, Reed Smith has grown its Houston office to nearly 40 lawyers since opening in February 2013. “We have gotten off to a tremendous start,” David Thompson, Reed Smith’s Houston Integration Partner, said in a statement. “Since we opened in Houston, our lawyers have done work for 180 different firm clients, including many of the world’s leading energy, financial services and life sciences companies.” Johnson brings corporate in-house experience with him as well. He served as senior vice president and general counsel of Citation Oil & Gas Corp. in Houston…