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The Dallas lawyer will receive awards from the Anti-Defamation League and the Business Council for the Arts.

Previously at Willkie Farr, Abutbul says Paul Hastings offered him an “excellent” platform and opportunity for personal growth.

Luke Wohlford, who was previously at Crowe & Dunlevy, is the fourth litigator to join Barnes & Thornburg’s Dallas office over the past six months.

The Kansas City firm elevated 17 attorneys to shareholder firmwide.

Clark Hill received the inaugural Compass Award, given to an LCLD member who demonstrates an exemplary commitment to the Council’s goal of creating a diverse legal profession, at the Ninth Annual LCLD Membership Meeting last week in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Novak, who most recently practiced at McNamee Hosea in Maryland, was a litigator in the DOJ’s Drug Enforcement Administration from 2011 to 2015.

Coggins, co-chair of the firm’s white collar criminal defense and internal investigations practice group, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Former United States Attorneys

Mark Melton, who was formerly at Hunton Andrews Kurth, has jumped to Holland & Knight and will be a partner.

Tim Fenn, Houston office managing partner, says the newly-minted attorneys are “exceptional Houston lawyers whose work in their respective practices spans the energy industry and showcases the experience Latham offers.”