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Capital markets and M&A partners Doug McWilliams and Jeff Malonson are joining Simpson Thacher, which has about two-dozen lawyers in its Houston outpost. Adam Larson, a partner in the M&A practice at V&E, is joining Kirkland & Ellis, which opened its Texas office in 2014 and has 50 lawyers in Houston.
Capital markets and M&A partners Doug McWilliams and Jeff Malonson are joining Simpson Thacher, which has about two-dozen lawyers in its Houston outpost. Adam Larson, a partner in the M&A practice at V&E, is joining Kirkland & Ellis, which opened its Texas office in 2014 and has 50 lawyers in Houston.
David Black, former GC of BearingPoint and ACS, has led more than 150 acquisitions in his career and directed KPMG’s $2.3 billion initial public offering in 2001, the second-largest in NASDAQ history at the time.
Peyton Smith, who joins as a shareholder, previously chaired Austin law firm Reed & Scardino’s labor and employment practice group.
Rich Rosalez, senior director of litigation at Samsung Electronics America in Dallas, and Emma Mata, litigation partner at Sefarth Shaw in Houston, are among 20 winners selected by the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Rich Rosalez, senior director of litigation at Samsung Electronics America in Dallas, and Emma Mata, litigation partner at Sefarth Shaw in Houston, are among 20 winners selected by the Hispanic National Bar Association.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.
The Linz Award is considered Dallas’ oldest and most prestigious civic honor.
Brit Nelson lateraled over from Locke Lord.
Mark Sherrill is moving his energy bankruptcy practice from Washington, D.C. to the firm’s Houston office. The firm also added an energy regulatory attorney in Austin.
The relatively new Texan and young partner at Simpson Thacher ranks No. 1 across the state in deal value by individual lawyer – and by a lot.
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