Morgan Lewis welcomes Janice Davis, a leading corporate lawyer with decades of transactional experience representing clients in an array of industries with a focus on healthcare and technology, and Robert Sheeder, a veteran labor and employment litigator, as partners resident in Dallas. They arrive from the same national law firm, where Janice co-led the firmwide technology transactions practice and Bob chaired the firmwide labor and employment practice. Janice and Bob will be joined by five team members, including an of counsel and associate. They join the firm from the Dallas Office of Bracewell LLP.

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Charles R. Gibbs has joined the firm as a partner and Eric C. Seitz as special counsel in the Insolvency and Restructuring practice, along with Mark Lewis Patterson as special counsel in the Real Estate practice, expanding the team of attorneys in the Dallas office to nearly 40 since the office opened last year. All three attorneys join Katten from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that K. Randolph Peak has joined the firm’s Healthcare sector and Corporate practice as a partner in Dallas.

Peak focuses his practice on healthcare and life sciences transactions and regulatory counseling with particular emphasis in the areas of digital health and technology, healthcare privacy, and healthcare supply chain. With over two decades of extensive industry experience, Peak represents clients across the healthcare and life sciences landscape, providing strategic counsel and practical legal advice on matters that include emerging technologies, telehealth, data analytics, hospital operations, clinical laboratories, physician practices, wellness services, behavioral health and healthcare ventures. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished Dallas-based trial lawyer Mark Werbner in the firm’s Dallas office. Mark, co-founder of the successful Dallas litigation boutique Sayles Werbner, will be a partner in the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation practice. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Daniel Prieto has joined the firm’s Restructuring practice as a partner in Dallas. Prieto joins DLA Piper from Jones Day. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Richard Cheng has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Dallas. Richard joins the firm from Dykema. More >>

Nationally respected law firm Bradley is expanding with the opening of a new Dallas office, its 10th office nationally and second in Texas. The firm opened its first Texas office in Houston in 2016. The Dallas office will be led by legendary Texas litigator Richard A. “Dick” Sayles, formerly of the trial boutique Sayles Werbner. More >>

Foley Gardere announced today that Clifton Dugas has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in its Dallas office. Dugas comes to Foley from Polsinelli PC, where he was an equity shareholder in the financial services department, which included the real estate and commercial lending practice groups. More >>