Energy finance lawyer Daniel Tristan has rejoined the firm where he has spent the majority of his career.
Foley Adds Trio of Texas Talent
The firm’s recent hires of Trey McDonald and James McFall from Jackson Walker and former Houston City Council member Ronald Green enhance its capabilities in sports and entertainment and public finance, in particular.
Gotta Move On: Polsinelli Expands to Fort Worth
Kansas City-based Polsinelli announced Wednesday it has opened its third office in Texas in ‘Funkytown’ with a group of four transactional lawyers. Firm leaders say Fort Worth is a right fit for the Midwest firm.
Dallas Dealmaker John Willding Jumps to Stinson
In a Q&A with The Lawbook, Willding describes recent deals he has handled, elaborates on a “significant pickup” in middle-market M&A deals, and identifies other trends he is observing
Q&A with Katten Health Care Chair Kenya Woodruff
The Texas Lawbook visited with Woodruff about how she keeps all the balls in the air, trends in health care, mentorship advice, and the innovative work by Katten client Parker University, a chiropractic college in Dallas that boasts the second largest chiropractic cohort of any campus in the world.
Sidley Signs O&G Leader from Akin
Stephen M. Boone, Jr. brings “strong industry knowledge and significant corporate experience in the upstream and midstream sectors” to Sidley. In January, Boone helped guide Talos Energy in its $1.29 billion acquisition of QuarterNorth.
Gray Reed Gets Corporate Partner Michael Overstreet
Michael Overstreet, who practiced for the last eight years at Chamberlain Hrdlicka, said the “stars aligned” for a move to Gray Reed. The lawyer and CPA has worked on three deals recently that are indicative of a trend he is seeing in his practice.
Locke Lord Enhances Tax, Private Wealth Offerings in Dallas
Isreal J. Miller, a former trial attorney for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, has joined the firm’s private wealth and tax controversy teams.
Q&A with Katten’s New M&A Litigation Chair
Former DLA Piper partner James C. Bookhout has joined Katten to chair its mergers and acquisitions litigation practice. The Lawbook visited with Bookhout about the move and how his practice has developed.
Akin Gains Energy Transactions Partner in Houston
Trent Bridges is the firm’s third lateral partner hire in Houston this quarter. The former senior in-house lawyer with deep midstream experience was most recently at Sidley.