Samora practiced for 20-plus years at Vinson & Elkins, where she worked with Morgan Copeland and Tracey Rice, before running her own firm for the last two years.

Abutbul joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he made partner last fall.

Gislar Donnenberg has led high-value deals for clients in the energy sector, including IPOs, public equity and debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions, including “drop-downs” from MLP sponsors.

Justice Ginsburg was the special guest at South Texas College of Law and three other law schools’ study abroad program this summer in Malta.