Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new attorney Brian K. Prewitt to its Austin office (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
After four years of litigation, global law firm K&L Gates LLP obtained for its Netherlands-based client Astra Oil Trading NV a payment of $820.5 million from the North American arm of Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras Brasiliero S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”). The payment brought to an end a series of disputes arising out of an Astra-Petrobras joint venture involving a Pasadena, Texas, refinery (more…)
Jackson Walker L.L.P. assisted its client Neohydro Corp. in reaching a strategic partnership agreement with Rockwater Energy Solutions, Inc. The deal, which closed on June 26, will provide significant advantages to both companies (more…)
Attorneys throughout Texas moved to new legal jobs last month. Here are some of Dallas’s major career changes in June:
Corporate lawyer Scott Cheskiewicz joins Jackson Walker as a partner and will be based out of both Austin and Dallas. His practice centers on institutional investors, funds, and M&A.
Bill Finkelstein joins Dykema from K&L Gates as a partner in their corporate finance group.
Bell Nunnally welcomes partner William Garrison and associate Michael Kawalek as a part of its continued growth. Both practice in general commercial and intellectual property litigation (more…)
