Kelly Hart Opens Midland Office, Laterals O&G Law Veterans
The firm's fourth office officially opened Oct. 1 and includes nine attorneys from Hinkle Hensley.
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The firm's fourth office officially opened Oct. 1 and includes nine attorneys from Hinkle Hensley.

The firm's fourth office officially opened Oct. 1 and includes nine attorneys from Hinkle Hensley.

“I talked to a lot of law firms and Sidley has by far the best platform for my practice and expertise.”

The Philadelphia law firm has been seeking to open an outpost in Texas for years, but officially did so Wednesday when it merged with David & Goodman, an 18-lawyer firm in Dallas. Clinton J. David said if he merged his firm, it would need to be with a compatible culture, he said. “I found that in Fox Rothschild,” David said.

Also a longtime Bracewell partner, Tullos Wells said the opportunity was too unique to pass up.

Looper, a prominent Houston tax and project finance lawyer, has officially opened the doors to his new law firm: Looper Goodwine & Ballew. The 11-lawyer firm already has its first lateral hires and expansion into other cities.

After three decades of co-leading one of North Texas's most aggressive litigation firms, John Bickel moved his complex commercial trial practice to Fish & Richardson.

After three decades of co-leading one of North Texas's most aggressive litigation firms, John Bickel moved his complex commercial trial practice to Fish & Richardson.

Fox, a prominent employment litigator, is the 30th lawyer to join the Dallas office of Polsinelli during the past three years. “I want to spend more time on the phone with my clients, to help them figure out problems and not have clients worry about top-of-the-market rates,” says Fox.

Seasoned real estate lawyer leaves boutique to go back to Big Law.

Quattrocchi said the globalization of the legal practice and technology have made being responsive and staying top of mind to clients even more important.

Diamond McCarthy, a 40-lawyer litigation boutique founded 14 years ago by former Hughes & Luce partners, has added two of their former colleagues to their firm: Darrell Jordan and Mark Sales. “I still love practicing law and I still enjoy being a lawyer," says Jordan, who is 76.
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