Jackson Walker LLP is pleased to welcome William T. Johnson as a partner in the Houston office. Mr. Johnson joins the firm from Nathan Sommers Jacobs and adds even further depth and distinction to Jackson Walker’s robust Real Estate and Finance practice groups. (more…)
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to welcome accomplished environmental lawyer Laura Whiting as a partner in the Firm’s Dallas office. (more…)
The Dallas office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Jill B. Louis as a partner in the corporate/M&A practice. Most recently, Louis was general counsel and corporate secretary for FleetPride, Inc., one of the largest independent distributors of heavy duty truck and trailer parts in the United States, and also previously served an in-house counsel role at FedEx Office. (more…)
Wick Phillips announced today that Texas State Representative Morgan Meyer (R – Dallas) has joined the firm as a partner in the Dallas office. The addition of Morgan, who joins the firm’s commercial litigation practice, supports Wick Phillips’ focus on strategic growth by targeting the legal market’s best talent. (more…)
Jason Rudd, a highly regarded bankruptcy lawyer, joins Wick Phillips with more than 16 years of experience in all stages of the commercial Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 process, including related litigation and corporate transactions. His practice is focused on commercial insolvency, restructuring, and bankruptcy. (more…)

Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that John Willding has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Previously, Willding was a partner at Strasburger & Price LLP. (more…)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that Scott Miller
has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston office. (more…)
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has further expanded its Dallas office with securities and commercial litigation partner Bryce Benson in the Litigation Practice Group. He joins Akerman’s national bench of trial lawyers and enhances the firm’s core strengths in the financial services sector. (more…)
Karl G. Dial and Casey L. Moore have joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s 600-member Litigation Practice as shareholders in the Dallas office. Dial, who is also a CPA, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, while Moore has extensive experience in commercial and financial services litigation matters. Samuel G. Davison will join the group as an associate. The trio joins from DLA Piper where Dial previously served as the Dallas office Managing Partner. The addition of Dial and Moore completes a transition of five attorneys from DLA Piper and includes Manuel Rajunov and Dania Duncan, who joined Greenberg Traurig in early March. (more…)

Wick Phillips continues its course of strategic growth by adding hand-picked talent. The firm’s most recent addition is John Adolph, a partner in the corporate and finance practice group in the Dallas office. (more…)
Holland & Knight today announced the further expansion of its litigation practice in Houston with the addition of labor and employment partner Dean Schaner. Mr. Schaner was previously a partner with Haynes and Boone, where he founded the firm’s Houston Labor and Employment Practice Group. (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Nicolas (“Nic”) Barzoukas and Joshua (“Josh”) Davis as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information & Innovation (“IPII”) Practice Group. Both will join the Houston office, and both practiced most recently at Baker Botts. The addition of Barzoukas and Davis follows closely on the addition of IP partner Lisa Chiarini, who joined the firm’s New York office last month in February. (more…)

