Mayer Brown announced today that Gabriel Salinas has rejoined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice, where he will focus on M&A transactions and energy transition projects. He joins from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was part of the firm’s private equity group and co-head of the energy innovation group.
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Omar Samji – a leading, “next-generation” energy lawyer – has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, based in the Houston office. He joins Weil from Shearman & Sterling where he was a partner and leader of that firm’s Energy Innovation Team, helping clients integrate emerging low-carbon technologies into their strategies, develop successful projects and close strategic deals.
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Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that attorney Tiffany A. Harrod has joined the firm’s Austin and Houston offices as a partner. Tiffany brings significant experience to the firm with more than fourteen years of experience in construction and commercial litigation. Harrod arrives fromMunsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Chad Nichols has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office, where he will continue his finance practice. Nichols arrives at the firm from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic growth in Texas with the addition of Adrian Patterson, a solution-oriented business lawyer best known for his work in public finance and infrastructure. Patterson joins the Houston office as shareholder, along with a team of two of counsel and two associates, from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe where Patterson served as Houston office leader.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that energy M&A lawyer Tan Lu has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. He is based in the Houston office. Lu was most recently counsel at Vinson & Elkins.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPCS) Practice. This nationally recognized team includes Jackson, Mississippi-based Partner Robert Walker, CIPP/US, Associates Erica Lloyd and Rachel Pitts, as well as New Orleans-based Partner Ross Molina, Atlanta-based Partner Tawana Johnson, and Houston-based Associate Ryan Cook. These attorneys, who bring to the firm more than 50 years of combined experience in the data privacy space, will assist clients with, among other things, responding to data breaches, complying with data privacy requirements, addressing pre- and post-incident cybersecurity, and responding to state and federal regulatory investigations. The team will bolster Lewis Brisbois’ DPCS Practice and further the firm’s commitment to excel and serve clients at the highest level. The group arrives from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of highly regarded litigation partners Sean Gorman, Chris Dodson and Andrew Zeve in Houston. The group arrives from Bracewell LLP in Houston.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that energy transactions lawyer Mark Jones has returned to the firm as a Houston-based partner in the corporate, M&A and securities practice. Jones, who rejoins the firm from Baker Hostetler, has substantial experience in the energy, financial services, manufacturing, transportation and technology industries.
