Paul Hastings Adds Environmental Litigation Pro Stephen Fitzgerald
The latest move in Paul Hasting's Texas growth spree builds on another recent prominent addition to its environmental litigation practice.
David Aaronson Moves to O’Melveny
Aaronson, a veteran of O&G transactions in the upstream and midstream sectors, departs Orrick where he landed in 2022.
Seyfarth Snags Energy Trio from Polsinelli
Partner Chris Cottrell and associates Michael Szymanski and Xiaoming Gao will launch an energy transition practice at the firm's Houston office.
Bell Nunnally Recruits FINRA Enforcement Pro
John Guild has joined Bell Nunnally after seven-plus years as a senior attorney for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Jackson Walker Adds Cathy Garza to Electric Regulatory Practice in Austin
Garza said it was time to “embark on a new journey” and leave her “professional home” at Eversheds Sutherland, where she practiced for nine years.
H.T. Flanagan Joins Kirkland & Ellis
The debt finance lawyer moves from Freshfields where he officed in New York.
Dallas Real Estate Partner Conrad Steele Returns to Jones Day
Steele, who started his career in private practice at Jones Day in 2015, was most recently at Winstead. He has handled large acquisitions of distressed hospitality loan portfolios, single-family housing portfolios, self-storage portfolios, and life sciences properties.
Apache Names David Bernal New VP of Legal
Bernal succeeds long-time general counsel Anthony Lannie, who retired.
Pedernales Electric Coop Names New GC
A long-time energy industry lawyer with extensive experience practicing before the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been named the new general counsel at Johnson City-based Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
Of 3,299 State Bar Examinees, Here’s the Top 3
Scores on the state's bar exam are confidential. Statistics are not. This much we know from the Board of Law Examiners: of 3,299 individuals who took the latest exam back in July, 74.5 percent of them passed. But courtesy of Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby, the court's liaison to the BLE, we do know the names of the top three examinees.
Insurance Litigation Duo Leaves Husch Blackwell for Spencer Fane in Dallas
Spencer Fane is bolstering its national insurance litigation practice with partners Scott L. Davis and David H. Timmins. The firm has been markedly expanding the practice group since 2021. The growth caught the attention of Davis and Timmins from where they worked at Husch Blackwell.
White & Case Snags Veteran LNG Advisor Monica Hwang
Specializing in O&G finance and energy risk analytics, Hwang has worked on LNG projects from Australia to Mozambique, along with extensive experience in traditional energy in the upstream and midstream space.