Following Shearman & Sterling’s recent expansion in Texas with a new Dallas office, the firm is welcoming two more partners, Ann Marie Cowdrey and Nathan Meredith, to the team. They join the firm from Thompson & Knight.
Stinson Expands Banking and Financial Services with M&A Attorney in Dallas Office
Partner Robert Flowers recently joined Stinson LLP’s Dallas office, expanding the firm’s Banking and Financial Services practice to Texas. Flowers comes to the firm after previously practicing in the Dallas office of Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP.
Holland & Knight Adds Former In-House GC Jeffrey Harvey to Corporate Practice in Dallas
Jeffrey Harvey, who most recently served as executive vice president and general counsel of PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., has joined Holland & Knight’s Dallas office as a partner. PrimeSource is a Dallas area-based global sourcing and distribution company.
Leading Litigation Partner Brian P. Kavanaugh Joins Sidley in Chicago
Akerman Grows Texas Presence with Labor and Employment Litigators Cary Farris and John Linker
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of its Labor and Employment Practice Group in Texas with Cary Farris and John Linker. The team, who joins from Winstead PC, where Farris served as chair of the Labor, Employment and Immigration Practice Group, will practice in the firm’s Houston office. Farris and Linker, both Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization, are experienced in resolving complex employment matters and class action cases.
Foley Deepens National IP Electronics Bench With Addition of High-Profile Team in Washington, D.C. and Dallas
Foley & Lardner announced today that the firm has expanded its national intellectual property capabilities with the addition of four attorneys to its Intellectual Property Department and Electronics Practice Group. Eric Sophir and Gary Solomon join as partners, while Matthew Horton and Kamyar Maserat join as senior counsel and associate, respectively. All will be based in Foley’s Washington, D.C. office, except for Solomon, who is based in Dallas.
The highly-skilled team comes over from Dentons, where Sophir and Solomon were partners. Sophir also served as co-practice leader of the firm’s IP group.
Holland & Knight Propels National Expansion of Healthcare Practice with Partner Hires in Dallas and Houston
Holland & Knight has expanded its national healthcare practice into Texas with the hiring of three new litigation partners. Eliot (Eli) Burriss has joined in Dallas from McDermott Will & Emery, and Samuel Louis and Justo Mendez have joined in Houston from Clark Hill.
Reed Smith continues to grow Dallas office with addition of partner Nigel Stark in firm’s Global Corporate Group
Reed Smith today announced the addition of Nigel Stark as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in Dallas. A recognized technology lawyer who advises on tech transactions and outsourcing, Stark is the sixth partner to join the firm in Dallas since the office opened in May 2019 with 16 lawyers.
The arrival of Stark, a former partner at K&L Gates in Dallas, brings the total number of Reed Smith lawyers in Dallas to 32.
Haynes and Boone Recruits Experienced Finance Lawyers Jim Markus and Tim Johnston
Prominent finance lawyers Jim Markus and Tim Johnston have joined the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP as partners in the Finance Practice Group. Markus and Johnston join Haynes and Boone from Vinson & Elkins LLP, where they were finance partners.
Tags: Haynes and Boone, LLP | Dallas Shearman & Sterling Expands in Texas with New Dallas Office
Shearman & Sterling continues to expand its presence in Texas with the addition of six partners to its new Dallas office. The office, its third in the Lone Star State, is anchored by six partners with a broad range of transactional experience across our core industries.
The Dallas team will advise corporate and private equity clients on the full scope of transactional advice ranging from restructuring and insolvency and public and private mergers and acquisitions, to tax and general corporate issues. Joining Shearman & Sterling’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice are Scott Cohen and Robert Cardone from Jones Day with Alain Dermarkar, also from Jones Day, arriving shortly after. The Dallas office will also consist of current Shearman & Sterling restructuring partners Luckey McDowell and Ian Roberts, and tax partner Ryan Bray. They will be supported by senior associate Julia Pashin, who joined from Vinson & Elkins, and we expect a team of associates to follow.
