At PlainsCapital Bank, W. Brian Memory advised C-level executives on corporate regulatory matters and managed the bank’s real estate portfolio. He was part of the team that guided the bank through the merger of PlainsCapital Corporation and Hilltop Holdings Inc.
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Hill, who was most recently in Los Angeles at Quinn Emanuel, returns to Dallas, where he began his legal career.
Holland & Knight Hires its First IP Partner in Texas
Hill, who was most recently in Los Angeles at Quinn Emanuel, returns to Dallas, where he began his legal career.
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Houston Energy Regulatory Partner Laterals to Caldwell Boudreaux
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Blank Rome Picks Up Houston Oil and Gas Litigator Elizabeth Klingensmith
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Gray Reed Partner Jason Brookner Elected to ABI Board of Directors
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Six Baker Botts Partners Jump to Gibson Dunn in Houston
Hillary Holmes and five other Houston energy law partners – James Chenoweth, Gerry Spedale, Doug Rayburn, Tull Florey and Shalla Prichard – moved their law practices across downtown Houston overnight. The lawyers left Baker Botts to join the newly opened Houston office of global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. “It’s lightening in a bottle,” Holmes said. The Texas Lawbook has all the details.