Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Chris Graff as a partner in the intellectual property (IP) procurement and portfolio management practice. Graff joins the firm’s Austin office from IP firm Pirkey Barber PLLC.
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Taylor Holcomb as a partner in the Austin office. Joining our Chambers USA-ranked Environment & Natural Resources group, Taylor has spent his career helping clients develop and permit domestic energy projects, comply with state and federal laws, and defend against claims brought by the government and environmental activist groups.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Saul Perloff as a Litigation partner, based in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Saul was a partner in the Intellectual Property Group and the head of the advertising practice at Norton Rose Fulbright.
King & Spalding today announced Suzanne Murray has joined the firm as a partner on the firm’s Environmental, Health and Safety team within the Government Matters group, and is based in the Austin office. She joins from Haynes and Boone.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Brian Dillavou has joined the firm as a corporate partner in the Austin office. He will be a member of Wilson Sonsini’s emerging companies practice, which also recently added Matt Lyons in Austin. Dillavou’s hire reflects Wilson Sonsini’s continued expansion of its Austin office amid rising demand from technology and life sciences companies and increasing investor activity. Dillavou was previously a partner at Shearman & Sterling, where he was part of the group-led by Matt Lyons-that founded that firm’s Austin office in 2018.
Arnold Cantu, a well-known and respected bond lawyer, has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in the Firm’s Public Finance Practice Group. As the fifth public finance lawyer to join Locke Lord’s Austin office since 2020, Cantu further cements Locke Lord’s reputation as a top public finance firm in Texas and nationwide. Cantu, who joins Locke Lord from Norton Rose Fulbright, serves as bond counsel to state and local government entities, including cities, counties, school districts and municipal utility systems.
To better support its clients and capitalize on key firm strengths, O’Melveny announced today the expansion of its footprint into Texas. In the initial phase, O’Melveny will open an Austin office led by four Chambers-ranked lawyers from Thompson & Knight LLP: partner Phillip Oldham and senior counsel Rex VanMiddlesworth have already joined the firm; partners Benjamin Hallmark and Katie Coleman will join shortly.
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Rimon is pleased to welcome Craig Tanner, an experienced Employee Benefits and executive compensation attorney, as a Partner in the firm’s new Austin, TX office, the firm’s second office in Texas. Mr. Tanner joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP. Mr. Tanner will also work out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
