Barnes & Thornburg Launches Corporate M&A Practice in Dallas
John Willding is the ninth lawyer to join Barnes & Thornburg in Dallas since the office opened less than a year ago.
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John Willding is the ninth lawyer to join Barnes & Thornburg in Dallas since the office opened less than a year ago.

Three more lawyers from DLA Piper - including Dallas office managing partner Karl Dial - jumped to Greenberg Traurig.

James Thompson focuses his practice on representing major and independent energy companies, oilfield service providers and royalty owners in the purchase and sale of energy assets.

John Dickey focuses his practice on private equity, corporate finance and capital markets-related work.

Lawyers boast about the view from their office windows, but none can match the scene from Kate Cassidy’s desk: home plate at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Michael Thimmig is the eighth finance partner and 13th attorney overall to join the Atlanta-based firm’s Dallas office since 2015.
Michael Thimmig is the eighth finance partner and 13th attorney overall to join the Atlanta-based firm’s Dallas office since 2015.

Chad McCormick, who lateraled from Baker Botts, is the third partner to join Kirkland's Houston office this year.

Houston attorney Greg Bopp, who represents energy giants such as Kinder Morgan in megadeals, has been named as Bracewell’s new managing partner. He will assume his new role July 1.

Houston attorney Greg Bopp, who represents energy giants such as Kinder Morgan in megadeals, has been named as Bracewell’s new managing partner. He will assume his new role July 1.

Winstead said Thursday it has named commercial litigator Tom Van Arsdel as the new managing shareholder of the firm’s Houston office.

Intellectual property partner Thomas Sankey will lead Duane Morris’ Houston office as its new managing partner, the Philadelphia-based law firm said this week.
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