Lewis Brisbois Strengthens Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capabilities in Dallas with New Partner Hire from Healthcare Industry

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Funk to its Dallas office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Ms. Funk brings to Lewis Brisbois more than a decade of experience in litigation and compliance. Ms. Funk joins Lewis Brisbois from Conifer Health Solutions, a healthcare business solutions organization and subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Patent Attorney Matthew Gibson in Dallas

Barnes & Thornburg has added Matthew S. Gibson as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department in its Dallas office. He is the seventh addition to the Intellectual Property Department this year, and his move follows on the heels of Jerry Harris’ addition to the group in Dallas in August. Gibson comes to the firm from Reed Smith LLP in Dallas.

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Eric Winwood, Noted Tax, Employee Benefits, and Executive Compensation Lawyer, Joins Sidley in Dallas

Sidley is pleased to announce that Eric Winwood has joined the firm as a partner in its Dallas office. He will be a member of Sidley’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice and the leader of the firm’s Dallas Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. Previously, Mr. Winwood was an employee benefits and executive compensation partner with Baker Botts LLP and a member of its Oil and Gas M&A team.

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Notable Trial Attorney and Intellectual Property Litigator Joins Munsch Hardt’s Dallas Office

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) is pleased to announce the addition of Jamil N. Alibhai, a well-respected complex litigation and intellectual property attorney. Alibhai joins Munsch Hardt from Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP where he served as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and Chair of its Complex Litigation/Dispute Resolution group.

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Alston & Bird Opens Fort Worth Office, Expands in Dallas, with 6 New Attorneys, Including 3 Partners

Alston & Bird has opened an office in Fort Worth and expanded in Dallas, deepening the firm’s Texas footprint and adding to its litigation and corporate offerings in the oil and gas industry. Joining the Fort Worth office are two new litigation partners – Robert Vartabedian and Conrad Hester – both of whom arrive from Thompson & Knight LLP. Also joining in Dallas is corporate partner Mitchell Griffith. He, too, arrives from Thompson & Knight.
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