Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the addition of partner Lori Nugent to the firm’s national Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. Joining from Greenberg Traurig, she will serve as co-chair of Akerman’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Team and will reside in Akerman’s Dallas office. More >>

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (formerly Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Dallas office and its highly ranked energy practice with the arrival of Myles F. Reynolds and Tab R. Urbantke, as partners on the firm’s energy and infrastructure team. More >>

Corporate attorney Scott Ellis has joined the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder. Greenberg Traurig has more than 125 attorneys in Texas and is tactically expanding their presence in the state; serving clients from offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston. Previously, Ellis was with Winstead as a shareholder. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that it is expanding with the opening of an office in Dallas — the Firm’s ninth in the United States, second in Texas and 14th worldwide. Kirkland’s Dallas office will be located in Bank of America Plaza, 901 Main Street. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Kelly D. Hine has joined its Litigation practice as a partner in Dallas. Hine is the latest attorney that is part of Katten’s substantial investment in Texas with the opening of its Dallas office in February. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Allyson N. Ho has joined the firm in Dallas as a partner. Formerly a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, she will continue her appellate practice at Gibson Dunn. More >>

Christine Williford has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Williford brings to the nationally recognized Corporate team at Locke Lord a broad corporate and securities practice with a focus on representing both buyers and sellers in private M&A transactions, as well as capital market transactions and SEC reporting and compliance. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that it has expanded its Corporate and Litigation practices with the arrival of five new attorneys in its Dallas office. Greg Hidalgo is a partner in the Corporate practice. Barrett R. Howell and Brandon N. McCarthy are partners in the Litigation practice, while former federal Judge Jorge A. Solis joined as special counsel. Aaron P. Pinegar is special counsel in the firm’s Transactional Tax Planning practice. Hidalgo previously was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Howell and McCarthy were partners at Bracewell LLP. Pinegar formerly was a senior associate at Baker Botts LLP. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mark L. Johansen has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in Dallas. Born and raised in Dallas, Mark was most recently a name partner at litigation trial boutique Gruber Hail Johansen Shank, which he helped found in 2006. More >>

Trial attorney Tricia DeLeon has joined Holland & Knight as a litigation partner in the firm’s Dallas office. She will also be a member of the firm’s Financial Services Industry Group. Ms. DeLeon was previously a partner at Gruber Hail Johansen Shank and Bracewell. More >>