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Two attorneys from Houston law firm Watt Thompson, including its managing partner, have jumped to Porter Hedges.
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Two attorneys from Houston law firm Watt Thompson, including its managing partner, have jumped to Porter Hedges.
Norton Rose Fulbright has selected John Jennings to chair the firm’s U.S. real estate practice after naming Jane Snoddy Smith global co-chair of real estate.
Matt Staples concentrates his corporate practice on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and other information security issues.
The Houston food and service company has selected Eve McFadden to replace Russell Libby as general counsel and corporate secretary.
Houston-based The Sterling Group announced this month that it has promoted Max Klupchak to general counsel. Klupchak joined the private equity firm in 2015 from Kirkland & Ellis, where he
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has tapped bankruptcy and restructuring expert Jay Ong to lead its Austin office and sit on the firms Operations Committee.
Smyser Kaplan & Veselka has started construction on a new office space in downtown Houston at 717 Texas.
Keith R. Whitman was previously COO and general counsel at Kobre & Kim in New York.
Fox Rothschild associate Ashley Wysocki was recently appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the 254th District Court in Dallas.
Houston associate Sabrina Jiwani has been named to the steering committee of the Texas Minority Counsel Program.
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