The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Darrell Taylor has joined the Houston Office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice focused on the energy, energy services, and petrochemical industries. He was formerly a partner with Baker Botts L.L.P. in Houston (more…)

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Porter Hedges represented a management and investor group in the formation of Maverick American Natural Gas (Maverick). Maverick is a new $1 billion private equity backed acquisition fund formed for the purpose of acquiring, operating, and developing conventional natural gas reserves in North America (more…)

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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Loeffler (R-TX) has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in the firm’s public law and policy practice. Most recently, Mr. Loeffler was co-chairman of the global business advisory company GrayLoeffler, LLC. Mr. Loeffler will practice both in the firm’s Washington, DC, and San Antonio, TX, offices (more…)

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The Dallas office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jason D. Krieser and Shawn C. Helms as partners in the firm’s outsourcing and commercial transactions practice. Both join K&L Gates from Jones Day (more…)

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. represented Zachry Nuclear Engineering Inc. in its recent purchase of nuclear software engineering company Numerical Applications Inc (more…)

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The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin F.S. Herd has joined the Firm as Counsel in its Real Estate and Banking Practice Group in Dallas (more…)

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP announced that Ronald G. Skloss has joined its Austin office as shareholder in the Corporate & Securities Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Skloss was an equity partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP and Andrews Kurth LLP (more…)

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Dallas-based Kennedy, Clark & Williams, PC, a boutique law firm focused on intellectual property and corporate litigation, has added Keith McDole as Partner. With McDole’s arrival, the firm has changed its name to McDole, Kennedy & Williams, PC (MKW) (more…)

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The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas F. Pedigo has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in its Corporate and Securities Practice Group in Houston (more…)

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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC, a law firm with over 100 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, announces that Associate Derek Flynn has joined the Austin office. He will work in the Business Litigation group (more…)

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that John A. Riley and Christopher C. Thiele have joined the firm’s Austin office as partners in the environmental strategies practice. Prior to joining the firm, Riley was a partner and Thiele was counsel in Vinson & Elkins LLP’s environmental litigation and regulation practice (more…)

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Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Catherine Ozdogan has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Department of the Houston office, adding significant capabilities to the firm’s burgeoning energy industry practice group (more…)

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