A recent Law360 article covers the arrival of new partner Jeffrey Peterson to McGuireWoods’ Dallas office, where he will join the firm’s healthcare team. The September 8 article, titled “McGuireWoods Grabs Ex-Tenet M&A Counsel For Texas Office,” details Peterson’s career as mergers and acquisitions counsel, and also includes his impressions on his new firm. (more…)
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Victor Vital has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, where he will work alongside Mark Bayer, who launched the firm’s Dallas office in June. Previously, Vital was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Victor Vital has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, where he will work alongside Mark Bayer, who launched the firm’s Dallas office in June. Previously, Vital was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP. (more…)
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced the arrival of two partners to the firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Dallas office. Erin Turley and Allison Wilkerson both join McDermott from K&L Gates, where they were nationally known as authorities in advising large publicly traded clients on all areas of ERISA, including qualified plans, nonqualified plans, and executive and deferred compensation and welfare benefit plans; and on regulatory compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and PPACA. Ms. Turley and Ms. Wilkerson are also recognized for their expertise in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) assisting clients in the design and implementation of ESOP transactions as well as providing ongoing legal counsel to ESOP-owned companies. (more…)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jeremy Brandon has joined the Dallas office as a partner. Brandon was formerly a partner with Susman Godfrey and has previously served as legal counsel to then-Senator John Kerry in Washington, D.C. At Gibson Dunn, he will continue to focus on complex commercial litigation matters. (more…)
Holland & Knight is continuing the growth of its Dallas office with the addition of litigation Partners Mary Goodrich Nix and Jon G. Shepherd. They join the firm from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr and Alston & Bird respectively. (more…)
A multi-office team at international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP obtained a jury verdict of non-infringement in a patent trial on behalf of Rex Medical, LP and Argon Medical Inc. against a non-practicing entity called EVM Systems, a subsidiary of Acacia, the world’s largest patent holding company. The case was tried in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division before the Honorable Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III. After a five-day trial, the jury returned its non-infringement verdict in just under two hours on Friday, Aug. 21. (more…)
The Dallas office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Brandon McCarthy as a partner in the government enforcement practice. McCarthy arrives at K&L Gates from the United States Attorney’s Office in Dallas, where he was an Assistant United States Attorney for nearly eight years, most recently in the fraud/white-collar crime section. (more…)
Morgan Lewis enhances its strong bench of Texas lawyers representing companies in labor and employment matters with the addition of employment litigator Ann Marie Arcadi, who joins the firm as a partner in Dallas. Ms. Arcadi focuses on representing clients in the telecommunications, technology, manufacturing, retail, and energy sectors. (more…)
Wick Phillips, a full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, announces that Vijay Pattisapu has joined the Dallas office as an Associate on the Labor and Employment team. (more…)
Hammerle Finley Law Firm, a full service law firm in North Texas, is excited to announce the addition of attorney Mark Mayer to its legal team. Mr. Mayer brings with him a wealth of legal knowledge and trial experience. (more…)
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to welcome David Cabrales as a Litigation partner in the Firm’s Dallas office. Mr. Cabrales also will work with members of the Firm’s Government Affairs team in Austin. (more…)

