Bradley Adds Partner in Dallas
Bradley recently announced that it has hired as a veteran partner for the firm’s Dallas office in its corporate & securities practice.
Meet the New Head of Litigation at J.D. Silva & Associates
J.D. Silva & Associates’ new head of litigation is based in Pearland. She hopes to strengthen the firm's trial team.
Dorsey & Whitney’s New Managing Partner Has Texas Ties and Big Plans
Earlier this month, Peter Nelson began his three-year term as Managing Partner of Minneapolis-based Dorsey & Whitney. With 17 years at the firm, Nelson played a key role in expanding Dorsey’s presence, helping to integrate new market locations such as Dallas, which launched in early 2017 with attorneys — including Larry Makel, Gina Betts and Jamie Whatley — from what was then the Dallas office of Schiff Hardin. The Texas Lawbook recently talked to Nelson about Texas being a critical market for the firm’s current and future growth.
Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Hires Richard Roper to Launch New White Collar, Investigations Practice Group
After more than 20 years practicing at Thompson & Knight and later Holland & Knight, Richard Roper has left the law firm to take a new role with Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, where he will start and head a white collar and investigations practice group.
Willkie Continues to Expand its Dallas Office with Veteran Dealmakers
Willkie Farr & Gallagher continues to expand the Dallas office it opened a year ago, this time by hiring three veteran private equity dealmakers as partners, the firm announced Tuesday. The move by the trio of transactional lawyers — Jesse Betts, Jessica Hammons and Nathan Meredith — bolsters Willkie’s corporate & financial services vertical and its PE, M&A and capital markets capabilities.
FBFK Adds Two Lawyers to its Austin Office
FBFK Law has hired Roland Wiederaenders and Sarah Florer as shareholders in its Austin office. The veteran corporate and finance lawyers have combined expertise in private capital, fund formation and cross-border transactions that strengthen the firm's corporate and investment practice.
Beck Redden Bolsters Appellate Group With Hire From Troutman Pepper Locke
Beck Redden announced this week the hiring of Chris Dove, who focuses on commercial litigation in the energy, financial services and maritime sectors. He had spent more than two decades practicing at Troutman Pepper Locke and Locke Lord.
McGuireWoods Names Tyler VanHoutan as New Houston Office Managing Partner
Keeping with McGuireWoods' practice of alternating people in its leadership roles, the firm has also appointed new office managing partners in Atlanta, Baltimore and San Francisco. The new appointments took effect this month.
Former Texas Solicitor Aaron Nielson: ‘Kirkland is the Perfect Place for Me’
Aaron Nielson, who resigned last month as Texas solicitor general, is joining Kirkland & Ellis’ Austin office as a partner in the firm’s appellate practice. A 2007 graduate of Harvard Law School and a former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Nielson has argued six cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and a dozen cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Kirkland now has four former U.S. Supreme Court clerks in its Texas offices.
Reed Smith Beefs Up Global Regulatory Enforcement Group, Hires V&E Partner
Rebecca Fike, formerly senior counsel with the SEC, officially made the move to Reed Smith July 1. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook after one week on the job, she said she knew joining Reed Smith was the right move for her after meeting lawyers in the firm’s Dallas office during the interview process.
Rey Anaya Valencia Begins Deanship at South Texas College of Law Houston
Valencia, who was selected earlier this year after a nationwide search, is the 13th president and dean of the 101-year-old law school. He said he has been “absolutely overwhelmed” by the welcome he has received from students, staff, administrators and faculty.
Willkie Adds Blake Winburne to its Houston Office
Winburne was global head of the energy and infrastructure group at Orrick where he worked for more than nine years. He has been named co-chair of Willkie's energy and infrastructure practice.