Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC, a law firm with over 100 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, announces that Associate Derek Flynn has joined the Austin office. He will work in the Business Litigation group (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that John A. Riley and Christopher C. Thiele have joined the firm’s Austin office as partners in the environmental strategies practice. Prior to joining the firm, Riley was a partner and Thiele was counsel in Vinson & Elkins LLP’s environmental litigation and regulation practice (more…)
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Catherine Ozdogan has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Department of the Houston office, adding significant capabilities to the firm’s burgeoning energy industry practice group (more…)
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is pleased to announce that Bryan J. Moore has joined the Firm’s Texas office as a Principal and member of its Environmental and Litigation Practice Groups. Mr. Moore joins the Firm from Vinson & Elkins, where he was Counsel (more…)
Andrews Kurth LLP recently secured a significant verdict for Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy in a trade secret and computer fraud case against a former employee (more…)

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has merged with the Houston law firm of Spain Chambers, marking Baker Donelson’s entry into Texas with a major step in the Firm’s continuing strategic growth.
The merger of Spain Chambers into Baker Donelson brings the Firm’s total number of attorneys and advisors to nearly 620 across 17 offices in six states and Washington, D.C. The firm will maintain the name of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC (more…)
Kenya S. Woodruff has joined the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP as of counsel in the firm’s Healthcare Practice (more…)
Thomas McCaffrey has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Houston office as a partner in its energy and global transactions practice. Previously, Mr. McCaffrey was a partner in the Houston office of an international law firm (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) in its agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) for approximately $38 billion, including the assumption of debt outstanding at El Paso Corporation and including the debt outstanding at El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) (more…)

Royce Poinsett, who has developed a broad range of government relations expertise in handling federal, state and local issues, has returned to Baker Botts L.L.P. as special counsel based in the firm’s Austin office (more…)
Patton Boggs LLP recently expanded its Intellectual Property and Business practices with the addition of Darren W. Collins as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office (more…)
Winstead PC announced the expansion of its real estate practice with the addition of two real estate development, entitlement-focused shareholders, one development planner, one development project manager, and their support team. The group will be led by Stephen (Steve) O. Drenner and work in Winstead’s Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group in Austin and San Antonio (more…)

