Akin Recruits Houston Energy Transactions Partner
Charlie Ofner has moved his energy and infrastructure transactions practice to Akin from White & Case. Ofner helped lead a $231 million deal in January.
New Leadership for Weil Gotshal in Dallas
The elite Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced leadership changes in its Dallas offices on Wednesday.
Willkie Enhances Transactional Capabilities in Dallas, Adds Real Estate Group
A six-lawyer real estate team from Akin led by John Bain and Wes Smith has joined Willkie’s Dallas office.
Former SDTX USA Lands at Bracewell in Houston
In an interview with The Texas Lawbook Tuesday, Alamdar S. Hamdani said he chose Bracewell in part because of its deep roots in his “adopted hometown” of Houston, its international platform and its “growing and burgeoning enforcement practice.”
Kane Russell Coleman Logan Expands Its Practice to Austin
Kane Russell Coleman Logan announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its presence in Texas by establishing a new office in Austin.
Bracewell, Arnold & Porter Snag Partners from King & Spalding
Houston trial attorney Abby Parsons was hired away by Arnold & Porter, while finance partner Susan Ormand Berry lateraled to Bracewell.
Carter Arnett Adds Former Dallas Appellate Justice Pedersen
Bill Pedersen III joins Carter Arnett after serving one term as a justice on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Pedersen called the firm a “go-to litigation boutique” and said he couldn’t pass up the chance to join its ranks.
Former U.S. Attorney Damien Diggs Joins Winston & Strawn in Dallas
Damien Diggs, the newly departed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, joins Winston’s government investigations, enforcement and compliance practice. Before he was named the Eastern District’s top prosecutor in 2023, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in Dallas and Washington, D.C.