Bracewell LLP announced today that James P. Plummer has joined the firm’s San Antonio office as a partner in the public finance department. He joins Bracewell from Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. (more…)
Lloyd “Buddy” E. Ferguson is the newest partner in Barack Ferrazzano’s Litigation and Motor Vehicle Groups. Representing the Firm from its new office in Austin, Texas, Buddy focuses his practice on civil litigation and administrative law with an emphasis on motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors. He has over 30 years of experience representing clients in state and federal court, as well as before the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Division. (more…)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP announced today the opening of an office in Dallas – the firm’s eleventh in the United States and sixteenth worldwide. (more…)
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, further expanded its presence in Texas with corporate partners Todd Reed, Bentley Harris and associate Amy Simmons in Austin, Texas. They complement Akerman’s core strengths in M&A and corporate governance across dynamic client sectors, including financial services, real estate, restaurant and retail. A veteran corporate lawyer and advisor to private and public companies, Reed also will serve as Akerman’s Austin office managing partner. (more…)
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that trial lawyer J. Wiley George has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Mr. George focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring matters along with complex commercial litigation, including business torts. (more…)
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the firm has added 14 Texas-based lawyers—including eight partners—to its offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston. The group represents a major expansion of the firm’s capabilities in the Texas legal market, particularly in the areas of insurance, banking and finance, eminent domain, government affairs, and governmental disputes. All attorneys join Husch Blackwell from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. (more…)
Barnes & Thornburg’s Dallas office has added Mark Nelson, a patent litigator with experience handling large, multifaceted infringement cases. Nelson, who was previously with Dentons, joins the firm as partner in the Intellectual Property Department. (more…)
