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The oldest minority-owned law firm in Dallas announced recently that it has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa and established an affiliation with a prominent law firm in Lagos, Nigeria.
Scott Keller, the solicitor general for Texas for the past three-and-one-half years, is joining Baker Botts as a partner in its appellate law section.
Khirallah, a graduate of SMU Dedman School of Law, is a member of T&K’s real estate and banking group.
John Hardin was formerly the heads of K&L Gates’ global real estate litigation group.
Alfredo Raúl Ramos most recently practiced at Greenberg Traurig.
Christina Marshall was the top lawyer at the Dallas-based group of investment companies from 2015 to 2017.
Paul Neufeld was previously a senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, where he practiced for 10 years and was most recently working out of the firm’s Dubai office.
McCormick lateraled over from Kirkland & Ellis, where he led the firm’s tax practice in Houston.
Tony Phillips, who has received a Commendation from former FBI Director Robert Mueller, was most recently a partner at Houston litigation boutique Smyser Kaplan & Veselka.
Cindy Muller, who joins Jones Walker as special counsel, has substantial experience in senior corporate in-house positions at multiple global oilfield service companies.
Elizabeth Copeland has practiced at Strasburger (now Clark Hill Strasburger) for 25 years.
Earlier this year, Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier hired former U.S. Solicitor Ken Star to argue a couple cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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