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Houston litigator Michael Murphy has joined the boutique law firm Yetter Coleman as a partner. Murphy was with Winston & Strawn for six years, where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Houston litigation practice.
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr formally announced Wednesday the firm’s expansion to Fort Worth with a seven-lawyer office to be housed in 5,787 square feet of scalable office space on Main Street.
O’Melveny & Myers announced this week that veteran capital markets advisor Doug Lionberger has joined the firm from Holland & Knight — the sixth partner to lateral to the firm’s Houston office in the last two years.
Pennsylvania law firm Chartwell Law continued its Texas expansion efforts by bolting on The Bassett Firm, known for transportation and trucking litigation. Mike Bassett said the move was not a decision made lightly.
Corporate shareholders Matthew Good and Robert White, as well as associate Sydny Helbert, have lateraled over to Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr from Conner & Winters. The three of them will focus on M&A, aviation transactions and other complex corporate matters.
John D. Surma, a workplace safety partner, has joined Fisher Phillips in Houston from Ogletree Deakins. He will focus his practice on workplace safety, regulatory compliance and catastrophe management matters.
John D. Penn, a bankruptcy partner, has joined Fox Rothschild in Dallas, where he will focus his practice on complex bankruptcy and financial restructuring matters.
Bailey C. Pompea, a bankruptcy and commercial litigation partner, has joined Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones in Fort Worth from Michael Best & Friedrich. She will focus her practice on bankruptcy, restructuring and complex business disputes.
Leanne Thoreson, a labor and employment senior counsel, has joined Hilgers in Dallas from Bradley Arant. She will focus her practice on employment litigation and counseling, including workplace disputes, compliance and risk mitigation strategies, according to a news release. Her arrival marks the launch of Hilgers' Labor & Employment practice as the firm expands its capabilities to meet the demand for employment services.
David Herrold, a commercial litigation partner, has joined McGinnis Lochridge in Dallas from Burke Bogdanowicz. He will focus his practice on complex commercial litigation, including high-stakes business disputes.
Trial lawyers Leah Graham and Jim Rensimer have joined Sorrels Law in Houston. They will focus their practices on complex, high-stakes litigation, including wrongful death, personal injury and commercial disputes.
May Lyn Yuen, an antitrust partner, has joined Vinson & Elkins in Brussels from Hogan Lovells. She will focus her practice on multijurisdictional transactions, merger control strategy and complex competition matters, according to a news release. Her arrival coincides with the launch of Vinson & Elkins' office in Belgium's capital, the firm's first in continental Europe.
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