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James Waters, administrative partner of Haynes and Boone’s Dallas office, will start as the new general counsel and executive vice president at San Antonio-based Frost Bank at the end of February. He replaces long-time Frost GC Stanley McCormick. The Texas Lawbook has an exclusive interview with Waters.
Bell Nunnally & Martin decided to relocate its Dallas office to the top two floors of KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts by the end of the summer.
Edrington, who succeeds David Taylor, will lead an office of more than 130 attorneys. She is the first woman to head the Houston office.
Bob McAughan and Jeff Andrews were previously at the IP litigation boutique Sutton McAughan Deaver, where McAughan was a named partner.
Tricia Hobson was in Dallas Thursday and Houston - a mere 8,581 miles from her law firm's office in Australia. Her new position as Global Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright requires that she visit the firm's offices in 58 cities around the globe. She says the lawyers in Texas are unique from those anywhere else in the world. The Texas Lawbook has the exclusive interview.
Douglas Atnipp lateraled over from Greenberg Traurig, where he was co-managing shareholder of the firm’s Houston office and co-chair of the energy practice group.
The firm announced 20 new partners around the world.
Jennifer Ecklund and Paul Stafford are lending their support to Cafe Momentum and Camp John Marc, respectively.
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