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When veteran Houston M&A lawyer Stephen Gill moved to Skadden last month, it was a seismic move on a national scale in terms of hiring skilled dealmaking talent. In this exclusive Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, Gill took some time to talk about trends, why the time was right to make the move to Skadden and more.
John Collins III assists prominent families in multiphase estate planning, executing advanced trust and gift strategies, and working through complex tax, wealth transfer and business planning needs across a range of asset mixes, industries and stages of development.
Chad Nichols is returning to Akin after two years at Gibson Dunn. In 2024, Nichols provided financing advice on the divestiture of Arcosa’s steel unit as part of the Dallas company’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Stavola and on the formation of a joint venture in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Sidley Austin has added Houston-based partner Steven Tredennick to its energy, transportation and infrastructure practice.
Dean Omar Branham Shirley was in back-to-back trials last year across the country against Johnson & Johnson over allegations the pharmaceutical giant's talc-based baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. During an October interview with The Texas Lawbook in her Dallas home, name partner Jessica Dean was in between trips to Boston and Pittsburgh to try cases. “I believe, in a lot of the cases we work on, we allow someone who’s lost their life to bad conduct to be remembered in all sorts of fun ways: in the minds of jurors, in the minds of judges,” she said. “A case can live for years.”
As a partner in the firm, she said, she will work to expand its white-collar and government compliance practice as well as doing appellate work.
Baker Botts announced that Ann Coffin, an Austin-based energy lawyer, has joined as a partner in its global projects practice. Coffin joins Baker Botts after most recently spending over 15 years as a founding partner and shareholder at Austin's Coffin Renner.
Sidley Austin has announced that Paris Theofanidis in Houston has joined its firm as a partner in its energy, transportation and infrastructure practice.
Holland & Knight announced that it has added Ronald Skloss to its team as an Austin-based partner working within its corporate M&A and private equity practice.
Jackson Walker has announced that Houston-based attorney Matthew Penny has joined its firm as a partner in its energy practice group from White & Case.
Former Fifth District Court of Appeals justice Amanda Reichek has joined Dallas law firm Tillotson Johnson Patton as a partner after losing her re-election bid in November. Reichek, who previously worked in plaintiff-side employment law and union-side labor law, expressed excitement about returning to a small firm setting and joining a "top-notch" legal team. The firm’s name partner, Jeff Tillotson, praised Reichek's knowledge and skill, noting she adds tremendous value to their already strong appellate group.
White & Case announced Monday that Patrick Johnson, former co-chair of the energy transition practice at Bracewell, has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner working within its global project development and finance practice.
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