International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today welcomes three leading tax lawyers to the Firm’s partnership. M. Todd Welty, Mark P. Thomas and Laura L. Gavioli join the Firm to expand McDermott’s Tax Controversy practice, which was named “Tax Litigation Firm of the Year” by U.S. News & Best Lawyers in 2014. (more…)
Kane Russell Coleman and Logan PC (KRCL) is pleased to announce that Kenneth Riney and Philip Bean have each joined the Firm in the Litigation Group in Dallas.
Kenneth Riney joins the firm as a senior attorney in the Litigation Section. He has more than a decade of experience in litigation, having defended countless clients in premises, products and professional liability claims. (more…)
Highly regarded financial services and commercial litigators Stewart Clancy and Justin Opitz have joined McGuireWoods as partners in Dallas as the firm continues to expand its capabilities in a vital southwestern United States market.
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) in entering into a five-year, $750 million unsecured credit facility with a group of banks led by Bank of America. The credit agreement was dated March 12, 2015.
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that a five-lawyer real estate and finance team led by Jonetta Brooks and Eugene Segrest has joined the firm’s Dallas office. In addition to Ms. Brooks and Mr. Segrest, the team includes Senior Counsels Jennifer Duplissey and Michelle Allen and Associate Mark Vandermeulen. The team previously practiced with K&L Gates. (more…)
Morgan Lewis is expanding its government enforcement, white collar, and commercial litigation services with the addition of accomplished litigators Danny Ashby, Steve J. Korotash, and T. Gregory Jackson, who have joined as partners in the Dallas office. Also joining are five government enforcement and litigation associates. Previously, the group worked at another global law firm.
Leading intellectual property (IP) law firm Harness Dickey opened the doors to its Dallas office today, establishing the firm’s first presence in a region experiencing significant economic growth. Principals Gerald T. Welch and Darin W. Deaver, along with associates Chris K. Miller, Christopher M. Cauble and Thomas E. Schiano, have joined Harness Dickey from Dentons to launch the new office.
A long-time Dallas-area resident, Welch brings with him more than 30 years of experience in patent prosecution, counseling and litigation in the electrical, telecommunications, life sciences and medical device industries for corporations in the U.S., Asia and Europe. (more…)
Dentons announced today that Toni Weinstein, Donald A. Hammett Jr. and X. Lane Folsom have joined its Corporate Practice as partners. The integrated team they lead focuses on public securities and transactional matters, particularly in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and real estate investment and operating structures. They are resident in the Firm’s Dallas office.
With their arrival, Dentons continues the momentum of significant corporate and tax hires around the world who are able to support clients with complex corporate transactions. (more…)
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Sabina Bramlett as a partner to its Taxation and Wealth Planning Practice. Bramlett will be based in the firm’s recently opened Dallas office.
Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Bramlett handles a wide array of estate planning, probate and transactional business planning matters. She regularly assists clients with drafting and implementation of wills, trusts and other entities to address objectives regarding the disposition and protection of assets while minimizing federal estate and gift tax exposure. (more…)
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Gavin E. Hill has joined the firm as a litigation partner in its Dallas office.
Hill advises energy, technology, telecommunications, and other companies, about risks and liabilities associated with a wide range of issues, including contract interpretation and breach, incident investigation, business-related torts and associated regulatory regimes. He also represents companies in complex commercial litigation, including multi-district litigation proceedings involving complex factual, jurisdictional and choice of law issues. (more…)
The EnLink Midstream companies, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:ENLK) (the Partnership) and EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE:ENLC) (the General Partner) (together “EnLink”), announced a definitive agreement to acquire Coronado Midstream Holdings LLC (“Coronado”), which owns natural gas gathering and processing facilities in the Permian Basin, for approximately $600 million, subject to certain adjustments (more…)
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Zammurad H. (Bob) Feroze to its Real Estate Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Dykema, Feroze served as the Chair of the Real Estate Department at Hughes & Luce in Dallas, which later merged with K&L Gates LLP. (more…)
