Veteran Bankruptcy Attorney Marc Taubenfeld Joins Munsch Hardt
Taubenfeld was previously at McGuire, Craddock & Strother, where he practiced for more than 25 years.
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Taubenfeld was previously at McGuire, Craddock & Strother, where he practiced for more than 25 years.
For the second day in a row, King & Spalding has multiple lateral partners joining the firm in Texas. On Wednesday, it is a team led by Austin trial partner Kim Bueno.
Lauren Varnado is the fourth lawyer to join Brown Rudnick’s one-month-old office in the Bayou City.
The former EY senior auditor was most recently at Katten.
The firm has added Dallas tax partner Jason Graham from Baker McKenzie, where he practiced for more than a decade.
King & Spalding announced on Tuesday that Houston deal lawyer Drew Baldinger has joined from Skadden and Dallas litigator Jordan Leu has lateraled over from Vinson & Elkins.
The Houston-based firm has opened an office in Dublin, the firm’s 12th worldwide, to further invest in its aviation finance practice.
The Texas Lawbook visited with two Haynes Boone attorneys playing key roles about the major hurdles ahead, how TXSE became a client, and the downstream effects of a national exchange in Dallas for the Texas legal market.
The Houston-based firm has recruited Brian G. Patterson from Akin. He focuses his practice on restrictive covenant litigation, wage-and-hour cases, OSHA enforcement and internal investigations.
Jonathan Farrokhnia said in a LinkedIn post that “the new role represents a significant milestone in my career.”
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