International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce that investment funds attorney Brad Pugh has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Dallas office. Before joining Dorsey, Brad was a Senior Counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in the investment management practice in their Dallas office.
O’Melveny announced today that a five-partner corporate team, specializing in M&A, private equity, capital markets, energy, tax, and public-company corporate counseling, has joined the firm’s Dallas office. The lawyers—Richard Whitfield “Whit” Roberts, Jack E. Jacobsen, Jason A. Schumacher, Will S. Becker, and Christine “Chrissy” Williford Metcalf—were partners at Locke Lord LLP, where Roberts held leadership positions firmwide and in the Dallas office, Jacobsen was Co-Chair of the Corporate and Transactional Department, and Schumacher was Co-Chair of the Energy Practice Group.
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Scott Mascianica, a former Assistant Regional Director for Enforcement in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Fort Worth Regional Office, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Dallas office. Mr. Mascianica, who will practice in the firm’s Litigation Section, has extensive experience supervising, investigating and litigating some of the highest profile and first-of-their-kind SEC enforcement matters in the country.
Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of “rising star” trial and appellate lawyer Kristin Cope as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office. Cope joins as former partner in Baker Botts’ Dallas office.
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Will Thompson has joined the firm’s Dallas office as partner. Will has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in trademark and trade secret cases, class-action lawsuits, antitrust litigation, sports litigation, and investigations. He has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, including in cases involving oil-field operations, fraud and kickbacks.
Katten announced today that Olga Gurtovaya has joined its Dallas office as a partner in the Real Estate practice, strengthening that practice with her extensive skills and experience in commercial real estate transactions. Gurtovaya joins the firm from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Continuing its Texas expansion, O’Melveny announced today that renowned energy dealmaker Monica Hwang has joined the firm as a partner, based in the firm’s new Dallas and Austin offices. Ranked by Chambers and by Legal 500, Hwang will be a member of both O’Melveny’s Project Development & Real Estate Practice Group and the Energy Industry Group. Hwang, who joins O’Melveny from King & Spalding LLP, brings more than 14 years of experience advising developers and energy companies on infrastructure projects and commercial transactions.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the addition of Thad Behrens and Dan Gold as Litigation partners, based in Dallas. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Thad and Dan were partners in Dallas at Haynes & Boone.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the arrival of Tracy Wolf as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. A seasoned trial lawyer, Wolf has extensive experience in employment law, complex commercial litigation, directors & officers’ litigation, general liability, and intellectual property. She joins the firm as a member of its Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry group. Wolf joins Husch Blackwell from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, where she was vice-chair of that firm’s Labor & Employment practice group.
Katten announced today that Eli Burriss has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice, deepening the bench of attorneys with a particular focus on health care-related litigation. Burriss joins the firm from Holland & Knight.
