McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that trial lawyer Anthony J. (“Tony”) Phillips has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Tony focuses on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense, and compliance matters. (more…)
Accomplished deal lawyer Stuart Rasley has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Dallas, continuing the strategic expansion of the firm’s highly ranked private equity industry team. Rasley comes to McGuireWoods from Squire Patton Boggs. Before graduating with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, he was a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas. (more…)
Global law firm White & Case LLP has grown its leading International Arbitration Practice with the addition of a new partner, Jorge Mattamouros, a New York and Portugal qualified lawyer joining the Firm’s Houston office. Mattamouros will play an important role in the Firm’s international arbitration matters in the Latin America and Lusophone regions. Mattamouros comes to White & Case from King & Spalding, where he worked as a partner in their International Arbitration practice. (more…)
David Ammons, a commercial litigator board certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner in the Houston office. (more…)
Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Stephen A. Mason has joined the firm’s rapidly growing Austin office as a Member. (more…)
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued its Dallas growth with real estate partners Mark McElree and Kacy Whitehead, and insurance litigation partner Elliot Strader. Their collective experience bolsters Akerman’s national strengths in the financial services, oil and gas, real estate and other client sectors. With their arrival, the office has welcomed nine partners since January, growing to more than 30 lawyers and integrated business professionals. (more…)
Justin Cho is a member of SettlePou’s Commercial Litigation Section. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and real estate where he brings a wide-array of experiences and skills to assist the Firm’s clients. (more…)
Munsch Hardt announced on Tuesday that it will acquire the four-lawyer Dallas intellectual property litigation boutique McDole Williams on August 1. The combination doubles the headcount of Munsch Hardt’s IP litigation practice to four lawyers and adds a layer of expertise in handling patent cases. (more…)
Edel Cuadra has joined LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Labor and Employment team. He is resident in the national law firm’s Houston office. (more…)
Simpson Thacher is representing KKR in connection with its proposed acquisition of Discovery Midstream from TPG Growth for approximately $1.2 billion. The company is being acquired through a newly formed joint venture with Williams (NYSE: WMB) and is being funded primarily through KKR’s energy and infrastructure funds. Williams’ initial economic contribution and ownership will be 40% of the purchase price, while KKR’s initial economic contribution and ownership will be 60% of the purchase price. Williams will be the operator of Discovery and will hold a majority of governance voting rights. Williams has committed to fund additional capital as required to bring its economic ownership to 50/50. (more…)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Sean T. Wheeler has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Wheeler brings more than 20 years of experience handling securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters for companies in the energy industry, including master limited partnerships. He has led 23 IPOs in the past five years, and, in 2016 alone, advised issuers and underwriters in over 29 securities offerings, more than any other Texas-based partner. (more…)
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the addition of partner Lori Nugent to the firm’s national Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. Joining from Greenberg Traurig, she will serve as co-chair of Akerman’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Team and will reside in Akerman’s Dallas office. (more…)
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