Wick Phillips Adds IP Partner from Conley Rose
Kristin Jordan Harkins is a former chair of the IP Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
K&L Gates Promotes Two to Partner in Dallas
The law firm has promoted 34 to partner firmwide.
Latham Names New Houston Partner
Jesse Myers is one of 16 counsel that have been promoted to partner firmwide, according to a Latham announcement Thursday.
Shearman & Sterling and Orrick Officially Open in Austin
As first reported by The Texas Lawbook last month, Shearman has launched its first Texas outpost with a team led by Matthew Lyons, who was AKK’s Austin office managing partner, and Orrick has beefed up its Texas public finance practice with 20 former AKK attorneys.
Yetter Coleman Signs Lease at 811 Main in Downtown Houston
The prominent litigation boutique is leaving 2 Houston Center and will increase its footprint to 24,494 square feet on the 41st floor of 811 Main.
Houston Energy Private Equity Partner Leaves DLA Piper for Willkie
Steve Torello helped launch DLA Piper's Houston office in 2008.
T&K Promotes Five to Partner
All of the new partners are based in Texas.
White & Case Adds Houston Oil and Gas Partner from Akin Gump
Steven Otillar is the president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
Gibson Dunn Moves into New Houston Office Space
After opening its Houston office nearly one year ago, Gibson Dunn has moved into new office space at 811 Main Street in downtown Houston.
Baker McKenzie Becomes First Tenant at 1900 Pearl in Dallas Arts District
The 65-lawyer office occupies a 50,000-square-foot space in the building.
Sheppard Mullin to Open Office in Dallas
Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin, a 90-year-old law firm with more than 800 lawyers in 15 offices worldwide, is expected to announce in the couple weeks that it is opening an outpost in Dallas. The Texas Lawbook has learned that Sheppard Mullin will open its Texas operation with a mixture of lawyers that it is recruiting from existing Dallas law firms and lawyers it is relocating from other Sheppard Mullin offices.
Holland & Knight Adds Houston Litigation Partner
Anna Sankaran lateraled over from Greenberg Traurig.