Blank Rome, which brought on Cassandra Mott and Sarah Frazier from Holland & Knight in September, has been busy building a corporate practice in Houston in the second half of the year.
O’Melveny Jolts Texas Growth with LNG Expert from K&S
Monica Hwang, an LNG expert, has practiced for the last 14-plus years in King & Spalding’s Houston office.
Silicon Valley Partner Returns Home to Austin via Perkins Coie
Corporate lawyer Valeska Pederson Hintz is heading home to Texas and joining Perkins Coie’s ECVC practice after spending the first chapter of her legal career in Palo Alto.
King & Spalding Adds Energy Dealmaker from Norton Rose Fulbright
Trevor Pinkerton heads to a firm he has great familiarity with from his time at Emory University in Atlanta.
Winston & Strawn Grows Finance Practice with V&E Hire
Ryan Hunsaker, who was of counsel at V&E, has helped secure more than $6 billion in loans and other credit facilities for clients over his decade-plus career.
Q&A with Katten Dealmaker Wade Glover
The Texas Lawbook visited with Glover about what kinds of deals he is seeing in the middle market, how his practice has evolved since making partner and the future of rep and warranty insurance.
Stinson Picks Up Dallas Real Estate Finance Partner
John Tucker was most recently at Frost Brown Todd. He said he was drawn to Stinson’s “reputable and robust” finance practice.
Shearman & Sterling Snags Litigation Pair from Haynes and Boone
The securities and class action defense experts are notable additions for Shearman, which has focused most of its growth in Texas on the corporate transactional side to date.
Frost Brown Todd Expands Dallas Office with Three Hires from Three Different Firms
The firm’s new recruits include a former member of the Texas House of Representatives and an experienced office managing partner.
Q&A with New Sidley Partner Trent Bridges
The former assistant general counsel at Magellan Midstream Partners discussed his recent move to Houston, his experience working with Sidley while at Magellan and key issues facing midstream companies.