Jackson Walker L.L.P. is pleased to celebrate the success of its client Alamo Federal Credit Union, which has made some recent changes to better serve its members (more…)

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The Dallas Office of global law firm Jones Day played a key role in the successful effort by the city and its legal and corporate communities to become one of the first four sites ever to host a satellite office of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (more…)

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented BNP Paribas in the sale of its North American reserve-based energy lending unit to Wells Fargo Bank. The loan portfolio sold pursuant to this transaction consisted of $9.5 billion of total loan commitments (more…)

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Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new attorney Brian K. Prewitt to its Austin office (more…)

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Veteran trial lawyer James A. Hurd, Jr., has joined the Houston office of national law firm Wilson Elser as of counsel. Mr. Hurd’s primary practices areas include Toxic Tort, Environmental & Energy and Government Compliance (more…)

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully obtained a summary judgment on behalf of its client Compass Bank in an interpleader action before the Hon. Gray H. Miller in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District in Houston (more…)

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Noble Energy, Inc. in its announced sale of certain oil and natural gas properties in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle to Unit Petroleum Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unit Corporation, for $617 million. The properties include Noble Energy’s interest in about 900 producing wells on approximately 84,000 net acres (more…)

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The Houston complex commercial litigation and intellectual property firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is pleased to announce that intellectual property attorney Brian E. Simmons has joined the firm as Of Counsel (more…)

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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys recently advised The Signature Group in the purchase of Daniels Family Funeral Services, owner of eight New Mexico funeral homes, three cemeteries and two crematories (more…)

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. is pleased to welcome partners John V. Jansonius and Stephanie K. Osteen, and Senior Counsel Christina A. Jump to the firm. These attorneys add considerable strength and prestige to Jackson Walker’s Labor and Employment practice, making it one of the largest among Texas-based firms (more…)

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The Dallas-based law firm of Taber Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of Linda G. Moore as a Partner (more…)

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June saw a number of attorney firm changes throughout the state.  Here is a run-down of some major Houston legal career moves:

 

Christopher Martin moves from Nathan Sommers Jacobs to Locke Lord as a partner.  He brings a widely respected corporate insurance practice to the firm.

Adams and Reese adds Derek Anchondo from Curtis Mallet.  Anchondo’s practice focuses on oil & gas transactions and other energy work.

Attorney Kevin McDonald rejoins Fulbright and Jaworski after stints at several energy companies.  His practice is centered around litigation and corporate governance (more…)

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