2023 PARTNER PROMOTIONS
An updated list of firm partner promotions effective Jan. 1, 2023
| Full | Firm | Office | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria C. Acuff | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Noah Allen | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Rafael A. Alvarado | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kate Barrington McGregor | Bracewell | Houston | Corporate |
| Layton Bell | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Peter A. Berg | King & Spalding | Houston | Corporate |
| Mashaal A. Bhaidani | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Corporate |
| Jacqui N. Bogucki | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Houston | Corporate |
| Abby Branigan | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Andrew C.J. Bueso | Bracewell | Houston | Corporate |
| Rudgee S. Charles | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Stephanie H. Coco | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Jennifer C. Cornejo | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Patrick E. Corrigan | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Alex Cross | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Nettie Downs | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| William C. Eiland II | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Masae Ellis | Winston & Strawn | Dallas | Corporate |
| Rebecca Fine | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Courtney E. Hammond | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Catharine Hansard | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Lauren E. Hayes | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Litigation |
| Alia Y Heintz | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Megan James | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ming Lei | McDermott Will & Emery | Houston | Corporate |
| Leuan A. List | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Michael Marek | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Sean McClay | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Corporate |
| Miles McDougal | Winston & Strawn | Dallas | Corporate |
| Dario Mendoza | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Patrick Y. Moneypenny | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Jackson A. O'Maley | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Nicole Olvera Cook | Locke Lord | Austin | Corporate |
| Joe Orien | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ryan D. Phelps | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Scott W. Reid | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Kit Rockhill | Jones Day | Houston | Corporate |
| Brian M. Russell | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Anthony Sanderson | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Aaron T. Savella | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Houston | Corporate |
| Zach Savrick | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Nikki D. Tate | Husch Blackwell | Dallas | Corporate |
| Harrison Tucker | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Houston | Corporate |
| Billy Vranish | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Camille Walker | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Fraser F. Wayne | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Leonard Wood | Sidley Austin | Houston | Corporate |
| Wendy P. Wright | McGuireWoods | Houston | Corporate |
| Summer B. Greathouse | Bracewell | San Antonio | Corporate/Public Finance |
| Ashley F. Deweese | Barnes & Thornburg | Dallas | Corporate/Real Estate |
| D.J. Beaty | Haynes Boone | Houston | Litigation |
| Valisa Berber-Thayer | Haynes Boone | Houston | Corporate |
| Garrett S. Martin | Haynes Boone | Houston | Litigation |
| Becky L. Adams | Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann | Dallas | Litigation |
| Greg Brassfield | Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann | Dallas | Litigation |
| Jeffery (Jeff) Crough | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Litigation |
| Weston M. Davis | Akerman | Dallas | Litigation |
| Christine Demana | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Dallas | Litigation |
| Daniel Durell | Locke Lord | Austin | Litigation |
| Ruben A. Garcia | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Litigation |
| Danielle A. Gilbert | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Litigation |
| Christy S. Hawkins | Akerman | Dallas | Litigation |
| Xakema L. Henderson | Akerman | Dallas | Litigation |
| Brad G. Hubbard | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Dallas | Litigation |
| Sable Hudson | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ashley E. Johnson | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Dallas | Litigation |
| Micah J. King | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Litigation |
| Rex Manning | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Litigation |
| Deanna Markowitz Wilson | Locke Lord | Houston | Litigation |
| Katherine E. May | Perkins Coie | Dallas | Litigation |
| Randall R. Miller | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Litigation |
| Stephanie L. Noble | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Litigation |
| Mason Parham | Sidley Austin | Dallas | Litigation |
| Abby L. Parsons | King & Spalding | Houston | Litigation |
| Sagar Patel | Locke Lord | Houston | Litigation |
| Benjamin T. Pendroff | Barnes & Thornburg | Dallas | Litigation |
| Andrew (Andy) T. Pettit | Perkins Coie | Austin | Litigation |
| Sy Polky | Susman Godfrey | Houston | Litigation |
| Tim P. Ribelin | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Litigation |
| Alejandra C. Salinas | Susman Godfrey | Houston | Litigation |
| Shainee S. Shah | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Litigation |
| Mark B. Shutt | Akerman | Houston | Litigation |
| Drew Taggart | Bracewell | Houston | Litigation |
| Natali Wyson | Sidley Austin | Dallas | Litigation |
| Betty X. Yang | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Dallas | Litigation |
| Dan B. Prieto | Jones Day | Dallas | Litigation/Bankruptcy |
| Amanda S. Rush | Jones Day | Dallas | Litigation/Bankruptcy |
| Amina S. Dammann | King & Spalding | Austin | Regulatory |
| Igor Gorlach | King & Spalding | Houston | Regulatory |
| Ashley Wheelock | Locke Lord | Austin | Regulatory |
| Brent Beckert | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Zac Burnett | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Tiffany Cooke | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Natalie DuBose | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Christopher Konopka | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate/Real Estate |
| Mike A. McArthur | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Intellectual Property |
| Taryn McDonald | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate/Regulatory |
| Chase A.M. Proctor | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Matthew S. Stewart | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Private Equity |
| Scott Thompson | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate/Benefits |
| Joseph F. Esposito | Polsinelli | Dallas | Corporate |
| Amanda L. Terr | Polsinelli | Dallas | Corporate |
| Meredith A. VanderWilt | Polsinelli | Dallas | Corporate/Benefits |
| Tricia Macaluso | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Dallas | Litigation |
| Amy Farish | Yetter Coleman | Houston | Litigation |
| Ward Goolsby | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Shahmeer Halepota | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Foster Johnson | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Kevin Leyendecker | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| DJ Ringquist | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Brent Rubin | Carrington Coleman | Dallas | Litigation |
| Monica Gaudioso | Carrington Coleman | Dallas | Litigation |
| Melanie Plowman | Alexander Dubose & Jefferson | Austin | Litigation |
| Reagan Boyce | Chamblee Ryan | Dallas | Litigation |
| Annik Morgan | Chamblee Ryan | Dallas | Litigation |
| Owen J. McGovern | Beck Redden | Houston | Litigation |
| Jeffrey Kuo | Polsinelli | Houston | Litigation |
| Scott Bayer | Gray Reed | Houston | Corporate/Estate Planning |
| Amber Carson | Gray Reed | Dallas | Litigation/Bankruptcy |
| Christian Dewhurst | Gray Reed | Houston | Litigation |
| Aaron Dobbs | Gray Reed | Houston | Litigation |
| Chad Kell | Gray Reed | Houston | Corporate |
| Joshua Smeltzer | Gray Reed | Dallas | Litigation |
| Brian Waters | Gray Reed | Houston | Litigation |
| Jeff Watters | Gray Reed | Houston | Litigation |
| Ashton B. Butcher | Akin Gump | Dallas | Corporate |
| Jason N. Glennon | Akin Gump | Dallas | Corporate |
| Sarah K. Withers | Akin Gump | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kasi Chadwick | Hicks Thomas | Houston | Litigation |
| Colin Watterson | Hicks Thomas | Houston | Litigation |
| Michele C. Spillman | Phillips Murrah | Dallas | Litigation |
| Victoria Oguntoye | K&L Gates | Dallas | Litigation |
| William LeDoux | K&L Gates | Dallas | Litigation |
| Alex Wahl | Wick Phillips | Dallas | Litigation |
| Paul Elkins | Wick Phillips | Dallas | Litigation |
| Schyler Parker | Wick Phillips | Dallas | Litigation |
| Zac Farrar | Wick Phillips | Dallas | Litigation |
| Chase Cobern | Munck Wilson Mandala | Dallas | Litigation |
| Veronica Manning | McKool Smith | Houston | Litigation |
| Mark Flores | Littler | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ed Burbach | Foley | Austin | Litigation |
| Amanda E. Brown | Reed Smith | Dallas | Litigation |
| Clark A. Donat | Reed Smith | Dallas | Litigation |
| Arturo Muñoz Holguin | Reed Smith | Houston | Litigation |
| Michael J. Lombardino | Reed Smith | Houston | Litigation |
| Preston Enoch | Spencer Fane | Dallas | Litigation |
| Laurie Patton | Spencer Fane | Dallas | Litigation |
| Nicole Karam | Spencer Fane | Dallas | Litigation |
| Heather Kay | Scheef & Stone | Dallas | Transactional Banking/ Real Estate |
| Daniel Heidtke | Duane Morris | Austin | Litigation |
| Katie Beaird | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| Clay A. Cosse | Dykema | Dallas | Litigation |
| Asel M. Lindsey | Dykema | San Antonio | Tax |
| Ariel J. Snyder | Dykema | Dallas | Corporate and Finance |
| Chris Anaya | McGuire, Craddock & Strother | Dallas | Litigation |
| Colten Chapman | SBSB Eastham | Houston | Defense Base Act/ General Liability |
| Jeremy Wilkins | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate |
| John Bruzina | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate Finance, Default Resolution & Servicing |
| Frank Carroll | Winstead | Austin | Real Estate Development & Investment |
| Zachary Chauhan | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate Development & Investment |
| Sarah Christian | Winstead | Austin | Finance & Lending |
| Jason Cramer | Winstead | The Woodlands | Corporate, Securities / M&A |
| Matt Dzura | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate Development & Investment |
| Madelyn Chortek Eisenberg | Winstead | Dallas | Finance & Lending |
| Mark Grobmyer | Winstead | Austin | Real Estate Development & Investment |
| Monte James, Jr. | Winstead | Austin | Construction |
| Leila Lucevic | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate Finance, Default Resolution & Servicing |
| Kadie Michaelis | Winstead | Houston | Finance & Lending |
| Rusty Sewell | Winstead | The Woodlands | Business Litigation |
| Will Tran | Winstead | Dallas | Real Estate Development & Investment |
| Jeremy Ayer | Bryan Fears | Dallas | Personal Injury |
| Heather Kay | Scheef & Stone | Frisco | Transactional Banking & Real Estate |
| Julie R. Offerman | Chamberlain Hrdlicka | Houston | Litigation |
| Jack Najarian | Chamberlain Hrdlicka | Houston | Corporate |
| Michael B. Overstreet | Chamberlain Hrdlicka | Houston | Tax Planning & Business Transactions |
| Leo Unzeitig | Chamberlain Hrdlicka | San Antonio | Tax Controversy & Litigation |
| Jason M. Brown | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Financial Services |
| Agnes O. Doyle | Holland & Knight | Houston | Litigation and Dispute Resolution |
| Brian J. Goodrich | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Litigation and Dispute Resolution |
| Steve J. Levitt | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights |
| Dina W. McKenney | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Litigation and Dispute Resolution |
| Samuel D. Pinkston | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Financial Services |
| George Robertson | Holland & Knight | Houston | Litigation and Dispute Resolution |
| David Rusk | Holland & Knight | Houston | Financial Services |
| Brooke Sizer | Holland & Knight | Houston | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| David Thaxton | Holland & Knight | Houston | Real Estate |
| Heidi M. Angel | Kelly Hart | Fort Worth | Estate Planning and Probate |
| J. Austin Franklin | Kelly Hart | Fort Worth | Civil and Commercial Litigation |
| James "Drew" Neill | Kelly Hart | Fort Worth | Corporate and Securities |
| Ben A. Montanez | Norton Rose Fulbright | San Antonio | Corporate, M&A and Securities |
| Allan Braxdale | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Intellectual Property |
| Chris Conatser | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Healthcare |
| Luke Edney | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Energy |
| Bart Cicuto | Jackson Walker | Austin | Real Estate, Acquisition & Disposition |
| Allyn Hurley | Jackson Walker | Austin | Finance, Real Estate |
| Amanda Neinast | Jackson Walker | Austin | Trusts & Estates |
| Cade Satterfield | Jackson Walker | Austin | Corporate & Securities |
| Minoo Blaesche | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Business and Commercial Litigation |
| Sara Harris | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Labor & Employment |
| Brian Merkley | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Trusts & Estates |
| Jarrod Cone | Jackson Walker | Fort Worth | Real Estate, Acquisition & Disposition |
| Brett Epstein | Jackson Walker | Fort Worth | Real Estate, Acquisition & Disposition |
| Jeff Gilmore | Jackson Walker | Fort Worth | Aerospace Litigation, Aircraft Transactions |
| Genevieve Graham | Jackson Walker | Houston | Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery |
| Jonny Heins | Jackson Walker | Houston | Real Estate, Acquisition & Disposition |
| Veronica Polnick | Jackson Walker | Houston | Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery |
| Noah Speck | Jackson Walker | Houston | Corporate & Securities |
| Jackie Staple | Jackson Walker | Houston | Labor & Employment, Business Immigration & Compliance |
| Zachary Zurek | Jackson Walker | San Antonio | Trial & Appellate Litigation |
| Jeffrey Bingham | Alston & Bird | Dallas | Finance |
| Stacie L. Cargill | Alston & Bird | Dallas | Finance |
| Bradley M. Smyer | Alston & Bird | Dallas | Litigation |
| Laura Calhoun | Clark Hill | Dallas | Labor & Employment |
| Kimberly A. Ford | Clark Hill | San Antonio | Tax & Estate Planning |
| Louis Williams | Clark Hill | Houston | Litigation |
| Weldon M. Woodall | Clark Hill | Dallas | Corporate |
| Rae Crisler | Fish & Richardson | Dallas | Litigation |
| Karrie Wheatley | Fish & Richardson | Houston | Litigation, Patent |
| Michael Twomey | Kane Russell Coleman Logan | Houston | Litigation, Labor & Employment |
| Jaime M. DeWees | Kane Russell Coleman Logan | Dallas | Real Estate and Commercial Litigation |
| Meghan K. Flanery | Gordon, Arata, Montgomery Barnett | Houston | Energy and Construction |
| Adam J. Russ | Gordon, Arata, Montgomery Barnett | Houston | Banking |
| Allison Pearce | Porter Hedges | Houston | Corporate |
| Chris Brown | Fears Law | Dallas | Business |
| Tanner Bodine | Baker McKenzie | Dallas | Transactional |
| Stas Getmanenko | Baker McKenzie | Dallas | Tax |
| Jessica Greenwald | Baker McKenzie | Dallas | Intellectual Property & Technology |
| Ross Staine | Baker McKenzie | Houston | Tax |
| Sarah Dodson | Baker Botts | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ben Gonsoulin | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation |
| Caitlin Lawrence | Baker Botts | Houston | Corporate |
| Morgan Mayne | Baker Botts | Dallas | Intellectual Property |
| Mark Speegle | Baker Botts | Austin | Intellectual Property |
| Jamie Yarbrough | Baker Botts | Houston | Corporate |
| Carleton Goss | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ashley L. Harper | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Houston | Bankruptcy & Restructuring |
| Jason B. Reiner | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Houston | Capital Finance & Real Estate |
| Ben A. West | Frost Brown Todd | Dallas | Litigation |
| J. Lucas “Luke” Lechler | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate & Securities |
| Michael “Mike” C. Lee | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Litigation |
| Courtney L. Tawresey | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Tax, Corporate & Securities, Real Estate |
| Adrienne N. Wall | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Real Estate, Finance |
| Steven N. Williams | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Firm’s Litigation, Intellectual Property |
| Logan Adcock | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Litigation and Construction |
| W. Garrett Hicks | Munsch Hardt | Austin | Litigation and Construction |
| Pooneh A. Momeni | Munsch Hardt | Houston | Litigation, Labor & Employment |
| Andrew “Drew” Palmer | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Real Estate |
| Ryan G. Revisore | Munsch Hardt | Houston | Corporate & Securities, Health Care |
| Dennis Siaw-Lattey | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Litigation |