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During his decade-plus at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas, Nick Bunch handled more than 25 cases involving white-collar fraud. He is Haynes and Boone's second addition from a U.S. Attorney's office in Texas this year.
In addition to his tenure in leadership at Luxe Energy and Luxe Minerals, Sam Patranella has worked in-house at Statoil and Concho Resources.
With the recruitment of Denmon Sigler, McDermott Will & Emery has now added eight attorneys, including four partners, in Houston this year.
The Texas Lawbook visited with England about what she is seeing in her finance practice, what concerns are front of mind for banks and corporate directors and which community organizations have been especially impactful to her.
Baker Botts corporate partner Mollie Duckworth, who was partner-in-charge of the firm's Austin office and deputy chair of the firmwide corporate department until earlier this year, is expected to join Latham before the end of the year, The Texas Lawbook has learned. She will be the fourth corporate partner lateral to join Latham's newly opened Austin office.
It is Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta, PC's fourth office outside of the 46-lawyer firm's Dallas headquarters.
Jay Blackman served as assistant general counsel of investment funds and joint ventures at the Houston real estate company for a little over a year.
Jay Greathouse, who was promoted to partner at NRF in January, led Christus Health's 2020 acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center.
Formerly at Baker McKenzie, Luis Gomar and Rocio Mendoza are joining Paul Hastings' energy transition and infrastructure team in Houston.
Tim Fenn, managing partner of Latham’s Houston office and a former V&E colleague of Chandler’s, believes Latham is adding “one of the top M&A and private equity attorneys” handling energy and infrastructure deals.
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