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Kirkland & Ellis announced in a news release on Tuesday the hiring of 13 litigation partners nationwide from King & Spalding who specialize in "complex, multidistrict litigation and high-stakes trials" — including a handful in Texas, most notably veteran trial lawyer Kim Bueno in Austin.
O’Melveny has hired a veteran energy litigator as a partner in its Houston office, the firm announced Tuesday in a news release.
Womble Bond Dickinson has hired an experienced business litigator in its Houston office, the firm announced Tuesday in a news release.
Barnes & Thornburg has hired veteran Louisiana litigator Kelly E. Brilleaux as a partner in its Dallas office, the firm announced in a news release Thursday.
Condon Tobin Sladek Sparks Nerenberg has hired three new attorneys, the firm announced Wednesday in a news release. The additions — members Dustin Sparks and Jeff Libby, plus associate Rebecca Donachie — will strengthen the Dallas firm’s capabilities in corporate transactional work, M&A and commercial real estate.
Sorrels Law has expanded its Texas footprint again, this time by opening an office in Beaumont led by newly named partner David James, the firm announced in a news release on Tuesday.
Sidley has hired David Monteiro as a partner in its Dallas office, bolstering the firm’s banking and financial services practice, the firm announced Tuesday in a news release.
SBSB Eastham has hired veteran litigator Dabney Pettus as a partner in its Corpus Christi office, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
Nick Buehner has returned to Vinson & Elkins as a partner in its Dallas real estate practice after serving in two notable in-house roles for the past nine years, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
Trial attorney and former federal prosecutor Edward J. Loya, Jr., has joined Dorsey & Whitney as a partner in its commercial litigation group in Dallas, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
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