BakerHostetler announced today that Craig Carpenter has joined the firm as a partner in its Dallas office. Carpenter will serve as a member of the firm’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group on the Privacy Governance and Technology Transactions team. Carpenter comes to the firm from Thompson & Knight LLP in Dallas.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, has expanded its Litigation Practice Group with Jason Heep in Dallas. Heep represents major insurance companies with significant exposure claims that pose extreme risk of loss to the company. Heep joins Akerman from Husch Blackwell LLP in Dallas.
Akin Gump today announced the further growth of its corporate transactional practice in Texas, with Jesse E. Betts and Cole Bredthauer joining the firm as partners in Dallas and Fort Worth, respectively. Messrs. Betts and Bredthauer both come to Akin Gump from Thompson & Knight, where they had been partners. This follows the addition of partners Wesley Williams and Jessica Hammons, who also recently joined from Thompson & Knight.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Dallas | Fort Worth
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Shad Sumrow has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Finance Section of the Corporate Department. Sumrow joins Baker Botts from Thompson & Knight, where he was the firmwide Finance Practice Leader. He represents clients in lending and structured finance transactions, with an emphasis on oil and gas and asset-based transactions.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Texas-based litigators and former federal prosecutors Jay Dewald and Julie Searle have joined its Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance practice as partners. Dewald joins the firm’s Dallas and San Antonio offices from Jackson Walker, where he led its Investigations and White Collar Defense practice. Searle comes to the Austin office after holding the in-house position of Senior Director of Ethics & Compliance with Walmart.
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Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that corporate and securities attorney Susan Fisher has joined the Firm as a partner in our Dallas office. Susan was previously an attorney with Thompson & Knight.
Akin Gump today announced the addition of a pair of top energy transactional lawyers, with Wesley P. Williams and Jessica Hammons joining the firm as partners in its Dallas and Fort Worth offices. Ms. Hammons and Mr. Williams come to Akin Gump from Thompson & Knight, where Mr. Williams served as firmwide leader of the corporate and securities practice.
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