The Dallas-based firm is building on its real estate group focus with the new five-lawyer office, which is its third outside of Texas. Winstead Chairman and CEO Jeff Matthews said it is “just the beginning of our strategic growth in Nashville.”
Latham & Watkins Lands IP Partner in Austin
Raghav Bajaj, a veteran litigator handling Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, has departed Haynes Boone to join Latham.
Holland & Knight Expands Financial Services Team
Taylor Speers, who joins from Winston & Strawn, focuses his practice on structured finance transactions and residential mortgage loan services.
Cozen O’Connor Adds Dallas Patent Litigator
Bradley Liddle, a former aerospace engineer, was previously a partner at Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez.
Bonjour Bracewell: Houston Firm Opens in Paris
On the eve of the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Bracewell announced it has recruited an 11-lawyer energy and infrastructure team from Norton Rose Fulbright to open its third international office.
Blank Rome Expands Energy Offerings with Reed Smith Trio
A three-partner team specializing in energy finance transactions including Ryan Purpura and Matt Lea in Houston have departed Reed Smith to join Blank Rome.
Updated — Kirkland & Ellis Adds Stonepeak Managing Director
At Stonepeak, Claire Smyser Campbell served as legal lead for the Houston deal teams and supported transactions across the alternative investment firm’s New York and London offices. Campbell, who started her career at Vinson & Elkins, is returning to Big Law as a partner at Kirkland. The self-described “deal junkie” visited with The Lawbook about the reasons why and what she learned at Stonepeak.
Houston Real Estate Partners Join Sheppard Mullin
The duo of Douglas Yeager and Jeffrey M. Smith have practiced together for more than two decades. They were most recently at Winston & Strawn.
Nine-lawyer Tax Team from Chamberlain Hrdlicka Moves to Nelson Mullins
Nelson Mullins has recruited lawyers from yet another firm to bolster its nascent Houston outpost. The Chamberlain Hrdlicka expats are headlined by Juan Vasquez, Jr., Peter Lowy, and former Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina.
Austin IP Litigator Joins Winstead
Patent litigator Nadia Haghighatian announced her move from Kirkland & Ellis on LinkedIn. Earlier this week, Winstead announced a new real estate partner from Fried Frank.