Veteran Business Litigator Peter Jordan Joins Mayer Brown’s Houston Office

Monday, November 13, 2023

Mayer Brown announced today that seasoned litigator Peter Jordan has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Houston, further expanding the office’s commercial litigation and trial capabilities. Experienced and licensed in both California and Texas, Peter joins from Huntsman Corporation, a publicly-traded multinational manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, where he served as associate general counsel and head of global litigation.

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Cozen O’Connor Further Expands its Insurance Coverage Practice, Adding Litigators in Los Angeles and Houston

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

With insurance disputes continuing to rise throughout North America, Cozen O’Connor has further expanded its rapidly growing international Insurance Coverage practice with the addition of litigators Julie E. Van Wert, David M. Berke, Jerome P. Doctors, and Rangi Perera in Los Angeles and Christopher Tramonte in Houston. These attorneys represent a wide array of insurance clients — from primary and excess insurers, to brokers, agents, and independent adjustment companies — in every line of business.

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Clifford Chance Continues US Energy & Infrastructure Growth With Hire of Partner Cephas Sekhar and Counsel Kyle Kreshover in Houston

Monday, October 16, 2023

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired corporate M&A partner Cephas Sekhar in its Houston office. Sekhar’s appointment sees the Houston team grow to 11 partners following its opening in June, which marked the expansion of the firm’s global Energy & Infrastructure team in the US.  Sekhar arrives at the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Polsinelli Adds Private Equity Shareholder Monica Diddell in Houston

Monday, October 2, 2023

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Monica A. Diddell as a new shareholder in the firm’s Private Equity Practice and in the Houston office. She is the fourth private equity shareholder Polsinelli has added since May, underscoring the firm’s substantial growth of its nationwide private equity bench. Diddell joins Polsinelli from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

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Weil Continues Houston Expansion with Addition of Irina Tsveklova

Thursday, September 28, 2023
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that leading energy transactions lawyer Irina Tsveklova has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, based in the Houston office. She is the fourth partner to join Weil’s expanding energy team in Houston in the past five months. Irina joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

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