Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that energy attorney Charlie Ofner has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner. (more…)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents Seneca Resources Corporation, a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG), which today announced that Seneca has entered into an asset-level joint development agreement with IOG CRV – Marcellus, LLC, an affiliate of IOG Capital, LP, and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, LLC, to jointly develop Marcellus Shale natural gas assets in north-central Pennsylvania. (more…)
Jackson Walker LLP welcomes Kent C. Sullivan and Sean D. Jordan as partners in the firm’s Austin and Houston offices. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Jordan add significant expertise to Jackson Walker’s robust commercial litigation group, having handled complex civil litigation matters for 25 and 20 years, respectively. The two will act as co-leaders of the firm’s Appellate practice. They will also, along with recent firm addition Bill Powers, expand Jackson Walker’s government relations/special investigations practice. (more…)
DLA Piper announced today that Drew Baldinger has joined the firm’s Corporate practice and Energy sector as a partner in the Houston office. (more…)
Wilson Elser has grown its presence in Texas, adding nine attorneys to its Houston office and opening a Beaumont office with two attorneys. Among the group is Kent Adams, who now is regional managing partner of both offices. (more…)
The expanding Haynes and Boone, LLP Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice is proud to welcome a pair of well-known lawyers, Christopher Beinecke and Susan Epley, as counsel in Dallas and Houston, respectively. (more…)
Haynes and Boone, LLP proudly welcomes Neal Kaminsky as a partner in the firm’s Finance Practice, where he will focus on a wide variety of financial transactions. (more…)
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) recently welcomed Thomas R. Barber as shareholder in the firm’s Houston office. With more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, Barber significantly bolsters Munsch Hardt’s construction practice from both a controversy and transactional perspective. (more…)
John M. Elsley joined Phelps Dunbar’s Houston, Texas office as a partner in the firm’s admiralty and litigation practice. His addition further expands the firm’s ability to serve clients in Texas and throughout the Gulf South with admiralty, litigation and arbitration needs. (more…)
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Jason S. Varnado, Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, will join its Houston Office in December as a partner in the Firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Varnado has focused on high-profile white collar prosecutions. (more…)
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, announced today that Tania S. Perez has joined the firm’s Energy and Commodities Practice and will be in the Houston office. (more…)
The law firm of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC (“KRCL”) has expanded its Energy Group in Houston with the addition of four attorneys. David Bond, Thomas G. Ciarlone, Jr., Andrea “AJ” Johnson, and Demetri Economou have joined KRCL after working at a national law firm that primarily represents companies in the oil and gas industry. (more…)
