Mayer Brown Lands Six-Partner Litigation Group
An energy litigation group led by Yasser and Meghaan Madriz has departed McGuireWoods for Mayer Brown, the firm announced on Tuesday.
DLA Piper Adds Corporate, Securities Litigation Partner to Austin Office
Michael Biles, a corporate and securities litigation partner, has joined DLA Piper in Austin from King & Spalding. Biles will focus his practice on securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions involving public companies, officers and directors.
Dallas Government Enforcement Partner Hired by Bradley
Scott F. Mascianica, a government enforcement and investigations partner, has joined Bradley in Dallas from Hilgers PLLC. He will focus on government enforcement proceedings, internal investigations and related litigation involving securities, regulatory and white-collar matters.
Thought Leadership: Miles Mediation & Arbitration Opens New Office in Houston
Two of Miles’ Houston panelists, Ron Bankston and Louis Selig, discuss the impact of the new office and recent trends in mediation.
Mitby Pacholder Adds Houston Commercial Litigation Partner
Peter Jordan, a commercial litigation partner, has joined Mitby Pacholder Johnson in Houston from the Houston office of Mayer Brown. He will focus his practice on complex commercial disputes.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Jordan recently about the move to his new firm, trends he’s seeing in his practice area and more.
Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes Adds Three More Employment Lawyers from DLA Piper
Micala Bernardo and two senior associates have officially joined two weeks after Marc Katz’s big move.
Paul Weiss Adds Another Kirkland Veteran to New and Growing Houston Office
Paul Weiss is adding an energy infrastructure partner to its new Houston office as Jennifer Gasser joins the Wall Street firm’s M&A Group within the Corporate Department.
Gasser comes to the growing Paul Weiss Houston office from Kirkland & Ellis. She advises private equity sponsors and public companies in the energy and infrastructure industries on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.
King & Spalding Adds Three More Litigation Partners in Dallas
The Dallas office of King & Spalding is expanding again.
Exactly one month ago today, the Atlanta-founded corporate law firm dramatically grew its Dallas operations by adding prominent trial lawyer Tom Melsheimer, litigator Steve Stodghill and five other partners from Winston & Strawn.
Today, King & Spalding announced that three additional former Winston partners — LeElle Slifer, John T. Sullivan, and Katrina Eash — have joined Melsheimer and Stodghill.
Dallas Real Estate and Corporate Partners Move to Seyfarth Shaw
Deborah Ryan, Jonathan Bull and Jeff Cash have joined Seyfarth Shaw, bolstering the firm’s Dallas office. Ryan and Bull will focus their practices on commercial real estate development and environmental regulatory matters, while Cash will concentrate on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other corporate transactions.
White & Case Adds Houston M&A Partner
Gabriel Salinas, a mergers and acquisitions partner, has joined White & Case in Houston from Mayer Brown, where he was a partner in the Global Energy group.
Austin Appellate Partner Laterals from Baker Botts to Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
Stephanie Cagniart, an appellate attorney, has joined ADJ as a partner in the firm's Austin office from Baker Botts. Cagniart will focus her practice on complex appellate litigation in state and federal courts, according to a news release.
Gibson Dunn Associate Saddles Up as GC of Houston Rodeo
Chris Atmar has joined the management team of the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world.