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McGuireWoods LLP announced today that it has completed its planned agreement to combine operations with the Houston, Texas-based firm of Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack LLP (Nickens Keeton). In addition to officially opening the firm’s first Houston office, McGuireWoods is also announcing the establishment of a presence in Austin, Texas, and welcoming several new partners in the insurance and energy industries.
Haynes and Boone has greatly boosted its Austin office with the hire of Michael Jewell. Jewell is taking the firm’s new government affairs counsel position. Before joining Haynes, Jewell served as a director of Texas government and regulatory affairs at Reliant Energy and RRI Energy.
Source: www.lawfuel.com
John Woodruff rejoins Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. Woodruff was previously with the firm from 2004 to 2008, afterwhich he joined KPMG LLP. He will be stationed in the Houston office as a partner in the tax group. Gardere is an AmLaw 200 firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City.
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Jackson Walker has added Gary D. Compton in Austin. Compton joins as a partner in the Environmental & Legislative group. He has had more than 30 years of experience.
Source: www.pr.com
Bracewell & Giuliani has acquired nine attorneys in its Austin office from Fish & Richardson. The decision to leave was prompted by the fact that Fish & Richardson had announced that it planned to close its Austin office. The group of IP attorneys, led by partner Alan Alrbight, decided they should stick around in Austin. Mission achieved.
Source: www.nylj.com
Fish & Richardson has announced the decision to close its Austin, Texas office. The office houses 26 lawyers. The firm will also lay off most of its 14 corporate transactional attorneys firmwide. From Novermber through January, Fish & Richardson has had 49 attorneys and specialists leave the firm due to either lay-offs or their own volition.
Source: www.nylj.com
Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister plans to join Andrews Kurth LLP. Brister was appointed in 2003 by Gov. Rick Perry. He will be a partner in the Austin office and will head the appellate practice. This is Brister’s second time at Andrews.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
Hunton & Williams has recruited Edward Fernandes from Akin Gump. Fernades will continue to practice in Austin, but will also work out of the Houston office. A major aim of his will be to grow Hunton’s litigation office, particularly in the Austin group. Fernades has much experience representing very large companies, such as Ernst & Young and Bank of America.
Source: www.austin.bizjournals.com
Pirkey Barber LLP has hired Shannon T. Vale. Vale worked with the firm’s co-founders, Lou Pirkey and Bill Barber at Austin firm, Arnold White & Durkee. Pirkey & Barber left in 2006 to start their own firm. Vale has over 25 years of experience in trademark law. Pirkey Barber has also hired Alison Davis Frey, who has over 10 years of trademark experience.
Source: www.iptoday.com
