Nationally-recognized employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer David I. Schiller, who has substantial experience in all facets of the practice, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Tax department. He will be based in the Dallas office (more…)
David L. Burgert, a trial lawyer focused on patent disputes, has joined the Houston Office of global law firm Jones Day as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice. He was formerly a partner at Houston’s Porter Hedges LLP (more…)
Noted Dallas attorney Laura M. Fontaine has joined the Dallas litigation firm of Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP (more…)
Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Timothy C. Langenkamp, a capital markets lawyer with extensive experience in energy transactions, has joined the firm as a partner. He is resident in the firm’s Houston office and a member of its Securities/Capital Markets practice group. This addition continues the expansion of Sidley’s Houston office and further enhances the firm’s energy-focused capital markets team (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced that Carey R. Troell has joined the firm’s San Antonio office as a partner in the public finance practice. Troell focuses on tax-exempt financings and has clients in all aspects of public finance transactions including state and local government finance matters, including traditional municipal finance, tax increment finance, and public improvement districts (more…)
J. Patrick LaRue has joined Porter Hedges as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. His practice primarily focuses on M&A, corporate governance, private equity and general corporate counseling and advisory services. He represents a wide range of public and private clients and serves as outside general counsel to various organizations in Houston and throughout Texas (more…)
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that prominent tax attorney Edward C. Osterberg, Jr. has joined the firm in Houston as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice. Previously, he was a partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of two partners to its rapidly growing Houston office. Mark D. Temple and Leah T. Rudnicki bring the total number of partners in the firm’s newest office to 16 and the number of lawyers to 22 (more…)
Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Paula W. Hinton will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the litigation practice. Ms. Hinton was formerly a partner at Vinson & Elkins, where her practice focused on representing businesses in a broad array of complex civil litigation. The arrival of Ms. Hinton broadens the office’s litigation capabilities and underscores Winston & Strawn’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston (more…)
Wick Phillips announces that Michael L. Baum has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the employment and commercial litigation groups. With nearly 15 years of experience, Baum represents parties in employment related matters in both state and federal court based on: wrongful termination and discrimination in the workplace (age, race, gender, pregnancy, national origin, religion and disability); claims of unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and cases involving alleged violations of the Family Medical Leave Act. He also has extensive jury trial experience and has successfully arbitrated numerous employment-related cases (more…)
James F. (Jamie) Thompson and Charlene B. Wright have joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon as partners in the firm’s national Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice. Thompson will be resident in the Kansas City office. Wright will be resident in Houston. Both were previously partners at Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City (more…)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has significantly expanded its Environmental practice, landing seven top attorneys and preeminent workplace safety and environmental lawyer Mark Farley. The move broadens both the legal skillsets and national reach of that rapidly growing practice and adds a new office in Houston, Texas (more…)
