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.
Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham Launches Dallas Office
Houston-based SBSB Eastham has opened its Dallas location with six new partners who joined from Hartline Barger. The group will focus on construction defect litigation, personal injury defense and employment and labor law.
Tom Tippetts, 1977-2024
A longtime M&A lawyer who spent the majority of his career with Haynes Boone died earlier this month. "While he was often the smartest person in any room, he was always the last to acknowledge it," the firm stated. "But everyone around him benefitted, including his partners, young lawyers who became his mentees, the many clients turned friends and countless colleagues who shared his company and conversation.”
Peter Berg Moves to White & Case
Berg, a former partner at King & Spalding in Houston, advises owners and developers in the construction of large-scale energy construction projects, whether on-shore, off-shore or renewable.
Akin Lands CapM Partner from Kirkland
Bryan Flannery is the fourth corporate partner lateral recruit to Akin’s Houston office over the last two months. He has advised on multiple billion-dollar deals this quarter.
McKool Smith Announces Summer Bonuses
Litigation boutique McKool Smith kicked off the 2024 summer battle for talent this week by announcing four- and five-digit bonuses to its lawyers who have worked the most time on client matters.
Houston Restructuring Pro James Grogan Joins GT
Grogan, who moves to Greenberg Traurig from Paul Hastings, has guided several cryptocurrency firms through Chapter 11 in recent years.
Holland & Knight Recruits Tax Partner from Kirkland
Holland & Knight announced Thursday that Ryan Phelps, a 2016 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, has joined its Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice Group.
Bell Nunnally Adds Real Estate Partner Spencer Diebel
Diebel was most recently a senior attorney at Munsch Hardt. He said he has long been impressed with attorneys at Bell Nunnally and wanted to be part of “creating something special.”
Houston Finance Partner Returns to Norton Rose Fulbright
Energy finance lawyer Daniel Tristan has rejoined the firm where he has spent the majority of his career.
Texas Boutique Firm’s Westward Expansion Fueled by Dynamic Middle Market
In January, FBFK Law Firm announced its expansion into California by merging with Orange County litigation firm Stephens Friedland, aiming to address the needs of a robust entrepreneurial region. The integration has already increased FBFK’s headcount by more than 30 percent, as the firm announced the addition of 12 new attorneys across various practice areas last week.
CEO Kyle Ferguson chatted with The Texas Lawbook about how the merger is going, what lies ahead and why he’s positioning FBFK as a complement to Big Law rather than a competitor.