McGuireWoods Houston Associate Selected to IEL Leadership Council
Miles Indest has been named to the Institute for Energy Lawyers’ Young Energy Professionals Leadership Council.
DBA President Joins Dallas Firm as Name Partner
Laura Benitez Geisler has left her solo practice to become a name partner at the personal injury and commercial litigation law firm Sommerman, McCaffity & Quesada.
Jones Day Names New Texas Leaders
Litigation partner Matt Kairis has been named partner-in-charge of the firm’s Texas region and M&A partner Stephen Olson is the new partner-in-charge of the Houston office.
K&L Gates Elevates Fort Worth Attorney to Partner
Twenty-four attorneys were promoted to partner firmwide.
T&K Mints Eight Partners
The newly-minted partners represent the firm's Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston offices.
Houston Energy Disputes Shareholder Jumps to Greenberg Traurig
Katherine Treistman teams up once again with her husband Carlos, who also departed Orrick for GT this month.
HuntonAK Hires Austin Partner to Co-Head Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory Practice
Hunton Andrews Kurth has found a leader for its financial institutions corporate and regulatory practice through the hiring of Austin partner Erin Fonté.
Former Austin Appellate Justice Lands at Butler Snow
Ex-Texas Third Court of Appeals Justice Scott Field has joined Butler Snow, firm announced on Tuesday. Field lost his reelection bid for the state appellate court to Democrat Chari Kelly in November.
Houston Bar Foundation Presents Annual Awards
The Houston Bar Foundation honored Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, Shell Oil Company and Baker Botts, among others, at its annual awards luncheon last week.
Shell Lawyer Travis Torrence Named Chair of the Houston Bar Foundation
The Houston Bar Foundation announced recently that Shell corporate counsel Travis Torrence has officially begun his term as chair of the Houston Bar Association’s charitable arm.
Jackson Walker Promotes 13 Attorneys to Partner
Nine of the newly-minted partners are based in Austin. The other four represent the firm’s Dallas, Houston and San Antonio offices.
Austin Appellate Pro Jumps to Greenberg Traurig
Heidi Bloch joins GT as a shareholder from Husch Blackwell.