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Holland & Knight’s Toast to Dallas

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By Brooks Igo
Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook

(April 2) — Holland & Knight celebrated its new Dallas office on the evening of March 6 with more than 100 guests and clients at The Crescent Club. The reception coincided with the firm’s Directors Committee meeting, which attracted partners from across the U.S. The firm’s 28-lawyer Dallas office, which opened in July 2013, recently relocated to a larger office space at 200 Crescent Court. Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg said he hopes to continue to grow the firm’s presence in Texas, especially in Houston.

From left to right: Steven Sonberg, managing partner, Holland & Knight; Jim Chadwick, Dallas executive partner, Holland & Knight; and Michael McKenney, managing director of investment finance origination, Citi Private Bank
From left to right: Steven Sonberg, managing partner, Holland & Knight; Jim Chadwick, Dallas executive partner, Holland & Knight; and Michael McKenney, managing director of investment finance origination, Citi Private Bank
From left to right: James Voelker, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight; Adam Teckman, president/co-founder, Cobalt Real Estate Services; Joe Guay, New York partner, Holland & Knight; Jeanette Teckman, vice president and senior counsel of operations; TRT Holdings, Inc.; Michael Emerson, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight; Kelly Boyington, associate counsel, Vendera Resources
From left to right: James Voelker, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight; Adam Teckman, president/co-founder, Cobalt Real Estate Services; Joe Guay, New York partner, Holland & Knight; Jeanette Teckman, vice president and senior counsel of operations; TRT Holdings, Inc.; Michael Emerson, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight; Kelly Boyington, associate counsel, Vendera Resources
Mark Shaw, general counsel of Southwest Airlines, speaking to Jovi Tenev and Bill Piels of Holland & Knight
Mark Shaw, general counsel of Southwest Airlines, speaking to Jovi Tenev and Bill Piels of Holland & Knight
From left to right: Karen Walker (Tallahassee), Lynn Calkins (Washington, D.C.) and Michelle Suarez (Dallas) of Holland & Knight
From left to right: Karen Walker (Tallahassee), Lynn Calkins (Washington, D.C.) and Michelle Suarez (Dallas) of Holland & Knight
Alvin Benton, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight
Alvin Benton, Dallas associate, Holland & Knight
Eric Kimball, Dallas partner, Holland & Knight
Eric Kimball, Dallas partner, Holland & Knight

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