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A long-time energy industry lawyer with extensive experience practicing before the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been named the new general counsel at Johnson City-based Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
Scores on the state's bar exam are confidential. Statistics are not. This much we know from the Board of Law Examiners: of 3,299 individuals who took the latest exam back in July, 74.5 percent of them passed. But courtesy of Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby, the court's liaison to the BLE, we do know the names of the top three examinees.
Spencer Fane is bolstering its national insurance litigation practice with partners Scott L. Davis and David H. Timmins. The firm has been markedly expanding the practice group since 2021. The growth caught the attention of Davis and Timmins from where they worked at Husch Blackwell.
Specializing in O&G finance and energy risk analytics, Hwang has worked on LNG projects from Australia to Mozambique, along with extensive experience in traditional energy in the upstream and midstream space.
Rodney Moore, Samuel Peca and Scott Delaney — all veterans of Weil — are headed to Jones Day after less than two years at Winston & Strawn.
While at Vinson & Elkins, Jared Wilkinson handled cases in Delaware’s Court of Chancery. He told The Texas Lawbook that he looks forward to working on Bailey Brauer cases that are assigned to Texas’ new business court divisions.
Michael Galdo enters the private sector after more than 15 years as a federal prosecutor. He recently served as the Department of Justice’s Director of COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and was an assistant U.S. attorney in charge of cybercrime in the Western District of Texas.
Shannon Thompson, who joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, represents private equity and other alternative asset managers.
The Dallas tax expert has significant experience within the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
New Latham partner Jonathan Katz practiced for nearly a dozen years at King & Spalding. Houston office managing partner Nick Dhesi said Katz is highly regarded for his experience in crafting EPC contracts for energy and infrastructure projects.
Derrick Carson, who previously chaired Locke Lord’s energy litigation practice and construction law practice groups, has represented clients in complex energy and construction disputes for more than 25 years. Pillsbury announced Monday that Carson joined the firm as a partner in its Houston office.
Dallas corporate bankruptcy and restructuring partner Charles Persons has joined Paul Hastings as the corporate law firm continues to beef up its Texas bankruptcy operations.
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