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.

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Polsinelli Names Brian Bullard Managing Partner in Dallas

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has named Brian Bullard as the new managing partner of the firm’s dynamically growing Dallas office. Bullard begins his tenure February 1, succeeding Jon Henderson, who has held the position since Polsinelli first entered the Dallas market in 2011 and who continues his other significant firm leadership roles, as well as his active legal practice. Under Henderson’s leadership, Polsinelli’s Dallas office has grown to more than 55 attorneys today – its highest headcount to date – while enhancing its depth of practice and service offerings.

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Winston Adds Leading Energy Capital Markets and M&A Team In Houston To Expand Corporate Practice

HOUSTON – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of distinguished capital markets and M&A lawyers Eric Johnson and Michael Blankenship as partners in the firm’s Houston office. Eric and Mike bring to the firm more than 30 years of experience advising public and private companies and private equity investors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of corporate matters in the oil and gas industry.

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McDermott Extends International Tax Leadership with New Latin American Capabilities

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Manuel Rajunov has joined the Firm as a partner in the Tax practice group. He will be based in the Dallas office where he will leverage his Latin American experience to benefit the Firm’s global client base. Prior to joining McDermott, Manuel was partner in Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Latin American practice, specializing in tax and transactional consulting.

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Thompson & Knight Welcomes Trial Partner to Dallas Office

The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Jessica B. Magee has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Trial Practice Group in Dallas. Ms. Magee was previously an Associate at the Firm from 2002 to 2010 before joining the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Fort Worth. Prior to joining Thompson & Knight, Ms. Magee served as General Counsel at Dallas-based financial services firm The Beneficient Company Group, a Thompson & Knight client, where she led an in-house legal and compliance department, advised the board and senior leadership on a wide array of legal, regulatory, and corporate governance issues, and oversaw the firm’s legal efforts through numerous strategic transactions. More >>

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Polsinelli Welcomes New Texas Shareholders Liz N. Boydston and Edward T. Laborde, Jr.

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has continued to grow the firm’s Texas presence with the additions of Shareholder Liz N. Boydston, who jointly offices in Dallas and Houston, and Shareholder Edward T. Laborde, Jr., who is based in Houston. Boydston comes to the firm from K&L Gates, while Laborde will join Polsinelli from the Houston office of Dentons. More >>

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Reed Smith Continues Dallas Growth With Addition of Corporate Partner Chauncey Lane

Reed Smith today announced that Chauncey M. Lane has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group in the firm’s Dallas office. Lane is the fifth lateral partner to join the firm since the office opened in May with 16 lawyers. The Dallas office has doubled in size since its opening and now has 31 lawyers. Lane was formerly a partner in the Dallas office of Husch Blackwell, and before that was an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission. More >>

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