Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of “rising star” trial and appellate lawyer Kristin Cope as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office. Cope joins as former partner in Baker Botts’ Dallas office.
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Will Thompson has joined the firm’s Dallas office as partner. Will has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in trademark and trade secret cases, class-action lawsuits, antitrust litigation, sports litigation, and investigations. He has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, including in cases involving oil-field operations, fraud and kickbacks.
Katten announced today that Olga Gurtovaya has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the Real Estate practice, strengthening that practice with her extensive skills and experience in commercial real estate transactions. Gurtovaya joins the firm from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Continuing its Texas expansion, O’Melveny announced today that renowned energy dealmaker Monica Hwang has joined the firm as a partner, based in the firm’s new Dallas and Austin offices. Ranked by Chambers and by Legal 500, Hwang will be a member of both O’Melveny’s Project Development & Real Estate Practice Group and the Energy Industry Group. Hwang, who joins O’Melveny from King & Spalding LLP, brings more than 14 years of experience advising developers and energy companies on infrastructure projects and commercial transactions.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the addition of Thad Behrens and Dan Gold as Litigation partners, based in Dallas. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Thad and Dan were partners in Dallas at Haynes & Boone.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the arrival of Tracy Wolf as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. A seasoned trial lawyer, Wolf has extensive experience in employment law, complex commercial litigation, directors & officers’ litigation, general liability, and intellectual property. She joins the firm as a member of its Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry group. Wolf joins Husch Blackwell from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, where she was vice-chair of that firm’s Labor & Employment practice group.
Katten announced today that Eli Burriss has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice, deepening the bench of attorneys with a particular focus on health care-related litigation. Burriss joins the firm from Holland & Knight.
The Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice with the addition of Nicole Kintop Smith as shareholder. Kintop Smith joins the firm from Kintop Smith, PC where she was a founder and managing attorney. She previously worked at McCall, Parkhurst & Horton.
Katten announced today that Dilen Kumar has joined the firm as a partner in its award-winning Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice in its Dallas office, which has seen major growth and success since opening three years ago. Prior to joining Katten, Kumar was a corporate partner at Kirkland and Ellis in the firm’s private equity and M&A practice, where he also served as a diversity and pro bono coordinator for the Dallas office and on the firm’s Pro Bono Management Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Harry D. Jones as a shareholder in the firm’s Dallas office. Jones joins the firm’s national Labor and Employment Department with a deep background in providing day-to-day advice to human resources professionals on hiring, training, pay, discipline and termination, including a concentrated focus on complex C-suite misconduct issues. Jones is well-known for his work conducting high-stakes corporate, C-Suite and Board investigations. Jones comes to the firm from Littler Mendelson P.C.
