The firm will occupy nearly 40,000 square feet on floors 17 and 18 at Frost Tower, which is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter.
Porter Hedges Mints Five Partners
Three of the five new partners are women.
Former Baker McKenzie Global Head of LNG Rejoins King & Spalding in Houston
David Lang started his legal career at King & Spalding in 2003.
Bell Nunnally Promotes Craig Warner to Partner
Warner is a former assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and ex-assistant attorney general for the Texas Attorney General’s office.
Seyfarth Shaw Promotes Houston Corporate Attorney to Partner
Adam Laughton represents providers and entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry.
Amy M. Stewart Elected to DBA Board of Directors
This year, the Dallas Business Journal selected Stewart for a Minority Business Leader Award.
Burns Charest Names LaElle Slifer Partner
Slifer, the seventh partner at the 20-lawyer Burns Charest, is currently representing Dallas-based Kosmos Energy and Plano-based Stonebriar Commercial Finance in pending litigation.
Sidley Adds Depth to Restructuring Group in Dallas
Sidley Austin’s Dallas team has welcomed back a familiar face.
Baker McKenzie Advances Five Texas Attorneys to Partner
Almost one-fifth of Baker McKenzie’s partner promotions in North America were in Texas.
HooverSlovacek Promotes Courtney Palm to Partner
Palm, a past president of the Houston Young Lawyers Association, joined the Houston-based firm as senior counsel in 2016.