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Dallas Construction Lawyer Moves from Beck Group to FBT Gibbons

FBT Gibbons said Christopher Villa has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the real estate practice group from The Beck Group, where he served as senior counsel for three years.

At Beck, Villa supported the company’s construction, architecture and design-build operations, advising project teams on contracts, risk allocation, project delivery and disputes. Before moving in-house, he spent more than eight years in private practice at Waddell Serafino Geary Rechner Jenevein, including serving as lead counsel in construction and professional liability matters.

Elle Grinnell

Gabrielle “Elle” Grinnell is assisting with coverage on lateral moves and pro bono, public service, and diversity.

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