Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Hires Richard Roper to Launch New White Collar, Investigations Practice Group

After more than 20 years practicing at Thompson & Knight and later Holland & Knight, Richard Roper has left the law firm to take a new role with Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, where he will start and head a white collar and investigations practice group. 

Roper, the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, recently took some time to speak to The Texas Lawbook about the move while he was cruising from Mallorca, Spain, to Florence, Italy. He said a “combination of factors” led him to make the move to VHH, including that the firm has offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, and noted his prior firm closed its Fort Worth outpost.