Estes Okon Thorne & Carr is pleased to announce the addition of Amy M. Stewart as a partner in Dallas.
Ms. Stewart brings a wide range of commercial litigation experience to the firm, including handling cases involving breach of fiduciary duties, contract damages, negligence, property damages, and personal injury claims. Further, Ms. Stewart has handled employment-related litigation matters, including handling internal investigations and representing clients in wrongful termination arbitrations. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small businesses, insurers, food manufacturing companies, major retailers, manufacturers, and property owners. (more…)
Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Lisa Atlas Genecov, a prominent healthcare transactions lawyer with 30 years of experience, has joined its Dallas office as a partner. (more…)
Schiff Hardin LLP, a leading national law firm, today announced it is expanding its platform with a new office in Dallas. The office will be anchored by five accomplished finance, corporate and securities partners. They will occupy temporary space at 1717 McKinney Avenue in Dallas, while the firm secures an office capable of accommodating an expanding local presence. Celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2014, Schiff Hardin now comprises more than 400 attorneys across eight offices located throughout the United States. (more…)
Thompson & Knight advised privately-held institutional affiliates of EnerVest Ltd. (“EnerVest”) in the $1.95 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets in the Granite Wash and Cleveland fields of Texas and Western Oklahoma from Linn Energy LLC (“Linn”).
The Thompson & Knight team was led by Arthur J. Wright and included Brandon L. Bloom, Cole Bredthauer, Anthony J. Campiti, Jason Patrick Loden, Mary A. McNulty, and Kelli C. Sims. (more…)
Sidley Austin LLP announced today that D. Gilbert “Gil” Friedlander has joined the firm in Dallas as senior counsel. He will be a member of Sidley’s M&A, Securities and Corporate Governance practices. Mr. Friedlander, a well-known corporate lawyer, brings more than 40 years of experience to his role. Previously, he was a partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges, where he concentrated on M&A, securities and corporate governance matters. He rejoins a talented team of former colleagues, including top litigators, finance, private equity and M&A lawyers, who made the move from Weil to Sidley’s Dallas office last year. (more…)
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Michael P. Royal as a shareholder in the firm’s Dallas office. With more than 20 years of labor and employment experience, Royal has built a prominent international, national and regional litigation practice. Prior to joining Littler, he was a partner in the Dallas office of Fisher & Phillips, where he co-founded the International Employment Law Practice Group. (more…)
Fox Rothschild will open its first office in Texas by merging with Dallas firm David & Goodman, P.C., which focuses on employment, real estate and other matters.
Fox Rothschild firmwide managing partner, Mark Silow, mentioned that a mutual client recommended David & Goodman as a potential merger partner to Fox Rothschild after using the Dallas firm for a Texas real estate transaction. Silow said the firm plans to recruit more attorneys in Dallas through lateral hiring and is well-positioned to capture market share and talent in the crowded Texas legal world. (more…)
On September 29, 2014, the EnLink Midstream companies, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:ENLK) (the Partnership) and EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE:ENLC) (the General Partner) (together “EnLink”), announced that a subsidiary of the Partnership signed a definitive agreement with Chevron Pipe Line Company and Chevron Midstream Pipelines LLC to acquire Gulf Coast natural gas pipeline assets including the Bridgeline system (“the natural gas assets”) predominantly located in Southern Louisiana for $235 million, subject to certain adjustments. (more…)
Fish & Richardson announces the addition of legendary Texas attorney John W. Bickel II of Dallas as part of its expansion in commercial litigation and arbitration services for clients in the U.S. and internationally. One of the state’s highest-profile attorneys, he joined Fish on Sept. 22.
Mr. Bickel, co-founder of one of Dallas’ first and most-prominent litigation boutiques, has earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues, clients and adversaries in a career spanning more than 30 years. His track record includes work in practically every type of commercial legal case, from contract disputes to Lanham Act litigation to trade secret claims and many others. Mr. Bickel’s peers have named him as one of the state’s Top 100 lawyers in the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published in Texas Monthly. (more…)
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Buena Vista Lyons is joining the firm’s Dallas office as shareholder. Lyons was the managing partner at FordHarrison’s Dallas office until her arrival at Ogletree Deakins. Lyons is an employment litigator who is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
“Vista is a strong advocate for employers and reflects the qualities of delivering value and premier client service that our firm is known for,” said Bryant McFall, managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Dallas office. “Employers that have worked with Vista know how talented and tenacious she is representing her clients.” (more…)
Katarzyna “Kasia” Brozynski has joined Gordon & Rees’s Dallas office as a partner in the Intellectual Property and Sports, Media & Entertainment Practice Groups. Joining the firm with her is associate Sorana G. Ban.
Brozynski is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Her experience includes representing clients in transactional matters such as domestic and international patent and trademark prosecutions and oppositions, copyright issues, Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy arbitration proceedings, and export controls. She also handles IP portfolio valuations, rendering freedom to practice and patentability opinions as well as drafting and negotiating licensing agreements in all areas of intellectual property. She assists clients in negotiating royalty licenses in commercial areas including biomedical engineering, computer sciences engineering, and oil and gas technologies. (more…)
Prominent business litigation and employment attorney Stephen Fox has joined the Dallas office of Polsinelli as an equity shareholder in the firm’s national Labor and Employment, and Commercial Litigation Practices.
Regarded as one of the state’s leading complex commercial and employment litigators, Fox earned widespread recognition after winning a $28 million jury verdict and $32 million final judgment on behalf of a renowned computer-game executive and developer. The verdict against the developer’s former employer for breaching a stock option agreement was recognized by The National Law Journal as one of Texas’ 10 largest verdicts in 2010. (more…)
