2024-2025 PARTNER PROMOTIONS
An updated list of firm partner promotions for the 2024-2025 cycle.
| Full | Firm | Office | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael B. Hess | Akerman | Dallas | Litigation |
| R. Martin Dungan | Akerman | Dallas | CFS+ |
| Rick Gene Boepple Jr. | Akerman | Houston | Litigation |
| Rola Daaboul | Akerman | Austin | Litigation |
| Devin Arnold | Akin | Fort Worth | Corporate |
| Leana Garipova | Akin | Houston | Corporate |
| Dasha Hodge | Akin | Houston | Corporate |
| Zachary Lanier | Akin | Dallas | Bankruptcy |
| Frankie Shulkin | Akin | Dallas | Corporate |
| Weining Bai | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Kyle Poelker | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Paul Turkevich | AZA | Houston | Litigation |
| Jordan Hahn | Baker Botts | Dallas | Corporate |
| Daniel Leventhal | Baker Botts | Dallas | Corporate |
| Michael Portillo | Baker Botts | Austin | Corporate |
| Harrison Reback | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation |
| Bethany Salpietra | Baker Botts | Dallas | Litigation |
| Andrew Schulte | Baker Botts | Houston | Corporate |
| Michael Silliman | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation |
| Matthew Sheridan | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation |
| Courtney Giles | Baker McKenzie | Houston | Litigation |
| Brenton Stewart | Baker McKenzie | Dallas | Litigation |
| William Geise | BakerHostetler | Houston | Litigation |
| Jayshree Jewett | BakerHostetler | Dallas | Corporate |
| Nikki Morris | BakerHostetler | Houston | Litigation |
| David Lisch | Barnes & Thornburg | Dallas | IP |
| Nicholas Bruno | Beck Redden | Houston | Litigation |
| Parth S. Gejji | Beck Redden | Houston | Litigation |
| Joshua S. Smith | Beck Redden | Houston | Litigation |
| Jonathan Aldaco | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| T.J. Hales | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| Sydnie Shimkus | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| W. Jared Berg | Bracewell | Houston | Corporate |
| Christie L. Latimer | Bracewell | Dallas | Corporate |
| Andrew W. Monk | Bracewell | Houston | Corporate |
| John L. Stavinoha III | Bracewell | Houston | Corporate |
| Anna Wortham | Bracewell | Dallas | Litigation |
| Dennis Daniels | Bradley | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ross Darville | Bradley | Houston | Litigation |
| Chase Hilton | Burns Charest LLP | Dallas | Litigation |
| Andy Cooper | Chamblee Ryan | Dallas | Litigation |
| Audrey Hornisher | Clark Hill | Dallas | Bankruptcy |
| Frank Catalano | Clark Hill | Collin County | Corporate |
| Josh Redelman | Clark Hill | Houston | Labor and Employment |
| Dean Gould | Dykema | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kristin Ornstein | Dykema | Dallas | Corporate |
| Alexander F.L. Sand | Eversheds Sutherland | Austin | Regulatory |
| Justin D. Patrick | Gibbs & Bruns | Houston | Litigation |
| John Adams | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Litigation |
| Gina Hancock | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Corporate |
| Scott Hvidt | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Litigation |
| Sophie Rohnke | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Regulatory |
| Adam Whitehouse | Gibson Dunn | Houston | Corporate |
| Luke Thomas | Gunderson Dettmer | Austin | Corporate & Securities |
| Jesse Beck | Hallett & Perrin | Dallas | Litigation |
| Henson Adams | Haynes Boone | San Antonio | Litigation |
| Emily Buchanan | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Bryan Diebels | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Carrington M. Giammittorio | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Abby Johanson | Haynes Boone | San Antonio | Corporate |
| Chris Knight | Haynes Boone | Fort Worth | Litigation |
| Chelsea Leitch | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Cameron L. Scales | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Stephanie M. Spell | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Jessica Riley | Hinshaw & Culbertson | Dallas | Regulatory |
| Lee Whitesell | Hogan Lovells | Houston | Litigation |
| Polly Sims | Hogan Lovells | Houston | Litigation |
| Joe Grdinovac | Hogan Lovells | Houston | Litigation |
| Chad Barton | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Corporate |
| Alexei Chijoff-Evans | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Corporate |
| Hunter Hullett | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Corporate |
| Mary Ellen Stanley | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kelsie Knight | Holland & Knight | Houston | Corporate |
| Ashley Kahn | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Houston | Litigation |
| Kaitlyn Blanchard | Husch Blackwell | Dallas | Corporate |
| Samantha Schacht | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Corporate |
| Lauren Hope Whiting | Jackson Lewis | Austin | Litigation |
| Alisha Mehta Adams | Jackson Walker | Austin | Environmental |
| Vienna Flores Anaya | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Bankruptcy |
| Heath Armstrong | Jackson Walker | Austin | Environmental |
| Meredith Brewster | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brady J. Cox | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brandon Durrett | Jackson Walker | San Antonio | Corporate |
| Alyca Riley Garrison | Jackson Walker | Austin | Corporate |
| W. Bowman Givhan, Jr. | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Corporate |
| Harris Huguenard | Jackson Walker | Houston | Litigation |
| Jessica B. Palvino | Jackson Walker | Austin | Corporate |
| Bethany Pickett Shah | Jackson Walker | Houston | Litigation |
| Devanshi Somaya | Jackson Walker | Dallas | Litigation |
| Andrew J. Junker | Jones Day | Dallas | Business & Tort Litigation |
| Collin L. Waring | Jones Day | Dallas | Real Estate |
| Rebecca Anthony | Jones Day | Dallas | Business & Tort Litigation |
| Felisa Sanchez | K&L Gates | Houston | Corporate |
| Yelena E. Archiyan | Katten | Dallas | Bankruptcy |
| Jessica L. Schauwecker | Katten | Dallas | Corporate |
| Luke Roniger | King & Spalding | Austin | Litigation |
| Kaleb Walker | King & Spalding | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ahmed N. Alrikhaimi | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Jessica Berkowitz | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Jack Chadderdon | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| John Christian | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Litigation |
| Susan Czaikowski | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Matthew T. Demopoulos | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Tanya J. Embers | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Corporate |
| Jarrod H. Gamble | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Alexandra Dayneka-Hayes | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Peter Hyams | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Grant Jones | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Litigation |
| James B. Kelly | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kelly King | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Corporate |
| Daniel J. Kirksey | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Rebekah Kostelak | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Ethan J. Levinton | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Litigation |
| James J. Lomeo | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Litigation |
| Rachel Malhiet | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Corporate |
| Charles H. Martin | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Nicole Dressler Martin | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Thomas Matteson | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brandon A. Newman | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Orla O’Callaghan | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Litigation |
| Danielle O’Neal | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Litigation |
| John L. Polansky | Kirkland & Ellis | Austin | Litigation |
| Jordan Rex | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brittany Scheier | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Skyler Sikes | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Gabrielle Sumich | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Brittany Taylor | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Jacob Volz | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Adam Wojcik | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Nathan Wolcott | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Michael Denney Wright | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Christine Mainguy | Latham & Watkins | Houston | Corporate |
| David Moore | Latham & Watkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Ashley Nguyen | Latham & Watkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Robert Brown | Latham & Watkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Barbi McClennen Lorenz | Littler | Dallas | Litigation |
| Nick Graber | Locke Lord | Dallas | Litigation |
| Jennifer McCoy | Locke Lord | Dallas | Litigation |
| P. Wes Black | Lyons & Simmons | Dallas | Litigation |
| Marina Stefanova Kelly | McDermott | Dallas | Litigation |
| Miles O. Indest | McGuireWoods | Houston | Litigation |
| Chelsie A. Kidd | McGuireWoods | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brian T. Robertson | McGuireWoods | Dallas | Corporate |
| Sujohn Das | Morgan Lewis | Houston | Litigation |
| Tara R. McElhiney | Morgan Lewis | Houston | Corporate |
| Teresa Hudson | Munck Wilson Mandala | Houston | Litigation |
| Shelley Hickey | Munck Wilson Mandala | Dallas | Corporate |
| Theo A. Bruton | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ali Hinckley | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Litigation |
| Peter C. Hogue | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Litigation |
| Nicole Manley | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ryan Mitchell | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate |
| Alexander Perez | Munsch Hardt | Houston | Bankruptcy |
| Macy Jones-Smith | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate |
| Frances Tubb | Munsch Hardt | Dallas | Corporate |
| Evan Hardee | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Corporate |
| Veronica Portillo Kendrick | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Litigation |
| Joey Piorkowski | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Litigation |
| Matt McCabe | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Corporate |
| Abraham Chang | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Litigation |
| Amelia Zhang | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Corporate |
| Jesika Silva Blanco | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Litigation |
| Kate Ergenbright | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Litigation |
| Brad Rutledge | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Litigation |
| Jeff Wurzburg | Norton Rose Fulbright | San Antonio | Regulatory |
| Alicia Grant | Norton Rose Fulbright | San Antonio | Litigation |
| Aimee Vidaurri | Norton Rose Fulbright | San Antonio | Litigation |
| Nick Hendrix | O’Melveny | Dallas | Bankruptcy |
| Ashleigh Myers | Pillsbury | Austin | Environmental |
| Sandro Serra | Pillsbury | Austin | Litigation |
| Ashley N. Gould | Polsinelli | Dallas | Litigation |
| Lauryn A. Sanders | Polsinelli | Houston | Regulatory |
| Colin Cox | Porter Hedges | Houston | Corporate |
| Jamie Godsey | Porter Hedges | Houston | Litigation |
| Robert Radu | Porter Hedges | Houston | Corporate |
| Cornelius Sweers | Porter Hedges | Houston | Litigation |
| Katherine E. Geddes | Reed Smith | Dallas | Corporate |
| Bradley J. Purcell | Reed Smith | Dallas | Litigation |
| Scott T. Williams | Reed Smith | Dallas | Litigation |
| Kendal Simpson | Reese Marketos | Dallas | Litigation |
| Jamison Joiner | Reese Marketos | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ben Hughes | Seyfarth | Houston | Corporate |
| Darryl Mazow | Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP | Houston | Corporate |
| Michael D. McKinley II | Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP | Dallas | Corporate |
| Kara Hargrove | Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP | Dallas | Corporate |
| John Montgomery | Sheppard Mullin | Houston | Corporate |
| Robert Hough | Sheppard Mullin | Dallas | Litigation |
| Chelsea A. Priest | Sidley | Dallas | Litigation |
| Blair B. Belsky | Sidley | Houston | Corporate |
| Mahalia S. Doughty | Sidley | Houston | Corporate |
| Chris Folmsbee | Sidley | Houston | Corporate |
| Samantha C. Seley | Sidley | Houston | Corporate |
| David Bumgardner | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Brandon Barton | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Kristy Fields | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Richard Ragusa | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Maya Reeves | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Javier Rivera-Alvarado | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Ana Sanchez | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Corporate |
| Juliana D. Hunter | Skadden | Houston | Litigation |
| Phil Morgan | Sorrels Law | Houston | Litigation |
| Sam Palermo | Sorrels Law | Houston | Litigation |
| Edward Burdzinski | Spencer Fane | Houston | Corporate |
| Eleanor D’Ambrosio | Spencer Fane | Austin | Regulatory |
| Kimberly Kerns | Spencer Fane | Plano | Litigation |
| Jennifer Kim | Stinson | Dallas | Corporate |
| Matt Hoffman | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Litigation |
| Caroline Kuehn | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Jeremy Reichman | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Litigation |
| Zach Rider | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Robert Ritchie | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Litigation |
| Winston Skinner | Vinson & Elkins | Austin | Regulatory |
| Stephanie N. Morrison | Weil | Houston | Bankruptcy |
| Claudia Lai | Weil | Dallas | Corporate |
| Brendan C. Conley | Weil | Dallas | Corporate |
| Neil Clausen | White & Case | Houston | Corporate |
| Sidney Nunez | Willkie Farr | Houston | Corporate & Financial Services |
| Andrew Holland | Wilson Elser | Houston | Litigation |
| Danielle Hollis | Wilson Elser | Houston | Litigation |
| Carol Kennedy | Wilson Elser | Houston | Litigation |
| Matt Rowan | Wilson Elser | Dallas | Litigation |
| Grant Thornhill | Wilson Elser | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ben Chrisman | Winston & Strawn | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ahtoosa Amini Dale | Winston & Strawn | Dallas | Litigation |
| Ben Smolij | Winston & Strawn | Houston | Corporate |
| James Waters | Winston & Strawn | Dallas | Corporate |
| Mollie Bracewell | Yetter Coleman | Houston | Litigation |
| Justin S. Rowinsky | Yetter Coleman | Houston | Litigation |