Dallas Construction Lawyer Moves from Beck Group to FBT Gibbons
FBT Gibbons said Christopher Villa has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the real estate practice group from The Beck Group, where he served as senior counsel for
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FBT Gibbons said Christopher Villa has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the real estate practice group from The Beck Group, where he served as senior counsel for
Buchalter has added Scott Murray as a partner in its Dallas office and chair of its private funds practice, the firm said in a press release. Murray joins the corporate
Kane Russell Coleman Logan (KRCL) said it plans to move its Houston office from the Galleria area to downtown in May 2027, following a renovation of the new space. “At
Watts Law Firm has added Andres Pereira as a partner to lead its New Aviation Accidents Litigation practice, according to a press release. Pereira brings more than 30 years of
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has added Josh Pleitz as a shareholder in its Dallas office, where he joins the firm’s corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions practices. Pleitz joins
Troutman Pepper Locke has strengthened its energy regulatory practice with the addition of the chief regulatory and compliance officer from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The firm is opening the office with a partner and senior counsel from Bracewell.
Chalon Clark joins from Husch Blackwell, where she practiced for 18 years.
Lindsay Reimer and Julie Lomax have joined Ogletree’s Houston office from Fisher Phillips. Reimer joins as a shareholder while Lomax joins as senior counsel, according to a press release. Reimer,
Nick Wagoner and Clifford Ashcroft-Smith have joined Sorrels Law as partners. Wagoner opened his own personal injury practice in Dallas in 2015 after beginning his career defending employers in state
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