Blue Peak Fiber, a high-speed internet service in the Midwest, has hired Houston lawyer Marc Krasney as its first vice president of legal affairs. Krasney, who started his new position Monday, had served as general counsel at Houston-based internet provider Pure Speed Lightwave for more than seven years.
Holland & Knight Nabs Gray Reed M&A/PE Practice Leader
Based in Houston, Nancy Bostic’s clients focus on the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors and in the oilfield services. She worked across Thompson & Knight on a $100 million funding in 2019.
Houston Appellate Lawyer Moves from One Prominent Plaintiffs Firm to Another
Vic Thomas, a former staff attorney for Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals, has left The Lanier Law Firm for Sorrels Law. Thomas is part of the team handling the appeal in Cruz v. Allied Aviation.
Two Exxon Mobil Attorneys Join Hunton Andrews Kurth
With the additions, Hunton AK welcomes back a familiar face as a tax partner and recruits the lead in-house counsel for Exxon Mobil’s treasurer function.
Locke Lord Brings Back Energy Lawyer in Houston
David Wilhelm has returned to the firm he started his career at after gaining more than a decade of in-house experience, most recently as an executive at Navitas Midstream Partners.
Winston & Strawn Adds Lynn Pinker Litigation Partner
Jervonne Newsome, who made partner at Lynn Pinker this year, said she was drawn to Winston & Strawn’s full-service capabilities and national presence.
Q&A with Recent Greenberg Traurig Corporate Healthcare Partner Adam Laughton
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Laughton about why he moved to GT and the kinds of transactions he has been working on this year.
Q&A with New Energy Transactions Pair at Porter Hedges
Michael Byrd, who has served as lead counsel in more than 100 oil and gas M&A deals over his 30-plus-year career, and his “protégé” shared the scoop on why Porter Hedges and what kinds of deals they are working on in a Q&A with The Lawbook.
Bracewell Adds to Energy Depth with Houston Partner John Zabaneh
After spending the last decade in various corporate legal departments, Zabaneh is returning to private practice at a firm he got to know well while at Noble Energy.
McKool Smith Adds Veteran Dallas Trial Lawyer
After three decades of leading a boutique litigation firm, Alan Loewinsohn is reuniting with old friends and colleagues Mike McKool and Doug Cawley at McKool Smith. He is being joined by two colleagues from his prior firm.