Blank Rome Expands Energy Offerings with Reed Smith Trio
A three-partner team specializing in energy finance transactions including Ryan Purpura and Matt Lea in Houston have departed Reed Smith to join Blank Rome.
Sorrels Bolsters Firm with Trial and Appellate Lawyer from Hoover Slovacek
Becoming a lawyer was about the furthest thing from a young Dylan B. Russell’s mind when he was a budding saxophone player at the University of Texas in the 1990s.
Updated — Kirkland & Ellis Adds Stonepeak Managing Director
At Stonepeak, Claire Smyser Campbell served as legal lead for the Houston deal teams and supported transactions across the alternative investment firm’s New York and London offices. Campbell, who started her career at Vinson & Elkins, is returning to Big Law as a partner at Kirkland. The self-described "deal junkie" visited with The Lawbook about the reasons why and what she learned at Stonepeak.
Houston Real Estate Partners Join Sheppard Mullin
The duo of Douglas Yeager and Jeffrey M. Smith have practiced together for more than two decades. They were most recently at Winston & Strawn.
Bracewell Adds Top Energy Partner Michelle Boudreaux
Bracewell has added an experienced partner to its energy regulatory group. Michelle Boudreaux, previously a partner in the energy projects and transactions group at Baker Botts, has joined Bracewell's Houston office.
Nine-lawyer Tax Team from Chamberlain Hrdlicka Moves to Nelson Mullins
Nelson Mullins has recruited lawyers from yet another firm to bolster its nascent Houston outpost. The Chamberlain Hrdlicka expats are headlined by Juan Vasquez, Jr., Peter Lowy, and former Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Adds Partner to its Houston Office
Lauren Black, formerly a partner at BoyarMiller, has joined Bradley’s litigation practice group. She rejoins Philip Dunlap and Cyrus Chin, two former BoyarMiller lawyers who joined Bradley as partners last year.
V&E Grabs Laterals from Kirkland, Simpson
The firm announced that East Berhane is becoming a new finance partner in Dallas and Benjamin Heriaud a capital markets partner in New York.
Michelle Reed Jumps to Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings continued its Texas expansion Monday announcing that a nationally recognized expert in cybersecurity and privacy litigation joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner. The firm has added nearly 40 lawyers in Texas since last September. The Lawbook interviewed Reed on her move to Paul Hastings and developments and trends in cybersecurity litigation.
Austin IP Litigator Joins Winstead
Patent litigator Nadia Haghighatian announced her move from Kirkland & Ellis on LinkedIn. Earlier this week, Winstead announced a new real estate partner from Fried Frank.
Longtime Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax Partner Jumps to Womble
Phyllis Guillory, who practiced at Chamberlain Hrdlick for nearly 30 years, has handled international transactions spanning more than 50 countries.
Winstead Adds Real Estate Shareholder from Fried Frank
With the move from New York to Dallas, Luis Murguia is being minted a shareholder.