International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jeffery Malonson has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Malonson is part of Weil’s global Private Equity practice focusing on oil and gas transactions and is based in Houston. Mr. Malonson joins Weil from the Houston office of King & Spalding, where he regularly advised private equity funds and management teams in their most important strategic transactions. More >>

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that prominent Texas trial lawyer Dan Cogdell has joined the firm’s Houston office as partner in its Litigation and Government Investigations & White Collar practices. Cogdell joins Squire Patton Boggs from the Cogdell Law Firm, a firm he founded in 1988. More >>

Skadden is pleased to announce that Kenneth Held has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in our Houston office. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Held was a partner in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight LLP, where he focused on securities litigation, energy litigation and class action defense. More >>

Clark Hill Strasburger today announced the addition of five attorneys from LeClairRyan to its Houston office. Jason Medley will join as a Member and M. Edward Burdzinski as Senior Counsel in Banking and Financial Services. Michael Landrum will join as Of Counsel, Anne Marie Laney Hill as Senior Counsel, and Trevor Hall as Senior Attorney in Litigation. More >>

Eric S. Schlichter has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, bringing nearly two decades of experience litigating patent infringement and trade secret cases for clients in the oil and gas and technology industries. He joins McGuireWoods from Winston & Strawn in Houston. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of new partner Mark Holmes in Houston. He joins the Firm from Bracewell, where he was a partner. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that James A. (“Jim”) Reeder, Jr. has joined the Firm’s Business & Tort Litigation Practice as a partner in its Houston Office. Prior to joining the firm, Reeder was partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Houston. More >>

Womble Bond Dickinson continues to build its Houston office with the addition of intellectual property attorney Karthika Perumal, Ph.D. as a partner. Perumal joins Womble Bond Dickinson from the Houston office of Bracewell LLP. More >>

As it continues to advance its global strategy to expand upon a world-class financial services practice, Reed Smith announced that consumer banking regulatory and litigation lawyer Christina Vitale has joined the firm’s Financial Industry Group as a partner in Houston. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Vitale was a partner at Morgan Lewis. More >>