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Sidley Austin Opens Houston Office

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Chicago-based Sidley Austin became the latest global law firm to hang a shingle in Houston. The new office opens with seven partners – all prominent Texas lawyers lured away from different law firms.

The seven partners joining Sidley’s new Houston operation include five transactional lawyers and two litigators. They are banking and finance lawyer Kenneth Anderson from Locke Lord; Baker Botts energy litigator Mark Glasser; Jones Day M&A and securities lawyer J. Mark Metts; Vinson & Elkins M&A and project finance lawyer Glenn Pinkerton; McDermott M&A lawyer Sergio Pozzerle; Akin Gump energy transactions lawyer James Rice; and Mayer Brown business litigator Steven Selsberg.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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