Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Damien Diggs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in its Dallas office and a member of its Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice. With 18 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and Texas, Damien brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record in all stages of criminal, civil, and appellate matters.
Holland & Knight has strengthened its Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice with the addition of Lindsay Murphy as a partner in Dallas. Ms. Murphy was previously a partner with Jones Day.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Conrad Steele has joined the Firm as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Mr. Steele, who previously worked as an associate at Jones Day from 2015-2019, is based in the Dallas Office. Mr. Steele most was most recently with Winstead PC before returning to Jones Day.
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Further strengthening its market-leading financial restructuring practice and continuing its strategic expansion in Texas, Paul Hastings LLP has added restructuring lawyer Charles Persons as a partner in Dallas. The firm has more than tripled its Texas headcount in the last year and expects to have more than 100 lawyers in the Lone Star State by Q1 2025, up from 25. He joins from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Faegre Drinker announced today that Eli Burriss has joined Faegre Drinker’s litigation group as partner in the Dallas office. Burriss joins from Katten where he was a partner and head of commercial litigation.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced today that Jason Graham has joined the firm’s Tax Department as a partner in the Dallas office. Graham joins the firm from Baker McKenzie.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Zackary D. Callarman and Megan M. Skiba have joined the firm as members of the Energy industry team. Zack joins as an of counsel in the Finance, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy group in the Dallas office and Megan joins as an associate in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group in the Pittsburgh office. Zack and Megan join Blank Rome from Reed Smith LLP, and reunite with partners Ryan T. Purpura, Matthew “Matt” D. Lea, and Ryan A. Haddad who joined the firm in July.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Intellectual Property & Technology and Litigation Practices with the addition of Ashley Moore as a shareholder in its growing Dallas office. Moore joins from Michelman & Robinson, where she served as Dallas office managing partner.
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Berhane brings significant experience and deep market knowledge advising private equity sponsors and other private and public companies in a wide range of finance transactions. She most recently was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and, prior to that, served a secondment at KKR & Co, Inc. in New York.
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has added Partner Rebecca Matthews to the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group in the firm’s Dallas office. Matthews arrives at the firm from Vinson & Elkins in Dallas.
