Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) is pleased to announce the addition of three new Shareholders to its Houston office: Well-known Energy Litigation Shareholders Richard “Dick” Schwartz and Todd S. Frank, as well as Tax attorney and City of West University Place Mayor, Susan V. Sample. (more…)

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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of four attorneys to its growing Dallas office. Jeffrey J. Cox, Deron L. Wade, Prescott W. Smith and Clay A. Cossé each join the firm’s Products, Class Actions & Professional Liability Practice group from Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP. (more…)

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Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Houston office with the addition of new partner Byron Romain. Romain will be part of the Firm’s Global Project Development and Finance Practice and will work closely with its Global Oil & Gas Industry Group. Romain joins White & Case from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he was previously the head of its North American oil & gas A&D practice. (more…)

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Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Jonathan Castelan has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Castelan represents private equity firms and energy companies in acquisitions, divestitures and strategic joint ventures involving midstream assets. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Castelan was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Houston. (more…)

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DLA Piper announced today that Richard Cheng has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Dallas. Richard joins the firm from Dykema. (more…)

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King & Spalding today announced that David Lang has joined the firm as a partner with the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in the Houston office. Lang, who previously served as global head of Baker McKenzie’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) practice in Houston, began his career at King & Spalding. (more…)

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Judge Randy Wilson, an original partner of Susman Godfrey when the firm was founded in 1980, has returned to the firm as a partner after 15 years of service as a Harris County District Judge. In his 23 years at Susman Godfrey, Wilson tried some of the largest cases in the country and was widely regarded as one of the top trial lawyers in the state. He was Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Before Wilson took the bench in 2003, Chambers USA named him one of the Leading Commercial Litigators in America (more…)

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Lathrop Gage LLP announces its expansion into Texas with the opening of a Dallas office effective immediately; the group of seven new attorneys (in Dallas and Los Angeles) all focus on toxic and mass tort litigation. The attorneys join Lathrop Gage from Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP; former name partner Robert Thackston is among Lathrop Gage’s new partners. (more…)

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Derrick Mitchell, a public finance attorney with almost two decades of experience, has joined Holland & Knight’s Houston office as a partner. He will also be a member of the firm’s national Public Finance Team. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Mitchell was a partner with Bracewell. (more…)

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Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Greta Cowart and Kal Grant as partners in the Dallas office.

“We are thrilled to start off 2019 by adding two outstanding and experienced attorneys of Greta and Kal’s caliber,” Dallas Managing Partner David T. Moran said. “Between Greta’s experience in benefits and executive compensation and Kal’s background in trust and estate strategy, Jackson Walker and our clients will benefit greatly from their knowledge.” (more…)

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Jeffrey J. Zissa has joined the Dallas office of national law firm Polsinelli as a shareholder in its thriving Real Estate Finance practice. With a broad range of experience over almost three decades, Zissa has advised on all aspects of complex commercial real estate and mortgage transactions on a national scale, involving virtually every product line. (more…)

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Bradley is pleased to announce the addition of healthcare lawyers Wendi Campbell Rogaliner and Scott Schardt to the firm’s newly opened Dallas office. Both lawyers join Bradley from the Rogaliner Law Firm, a boutique health law firm Ms. Rogaliner founded 15 years ago. (more…)

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