The Dallas office of the national law firm of Patton Boggs LLP has substantially expanded its capabilities in the intellectual property arena with the addition of four lawyers formerly affiliated with the Dallas office of SNR Denton.

Veteran real estate attorney David L. Fields has joined the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.

Attorneys from the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP represented Golden, Colorado-based Meritage Midstream Services in the company’s recent sale of assets in the Eagle Ford shale area of south Texas.

Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the addition of noted courtroom litigator Michael L. Dinnin as a Partner in the firm’s Dallas office.

Sadler Law Firm LLP, the Houston-based national law firm dedicated to the legal concerns of energy companies, launches an office in Fort Worth, its third national office and second in Texas.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of intellectual property litigation lawyer Jon Hyland who joins the Dallas office of Munsch Hardt as a shareholder. Jon brings with him extensive experience in the field of intellectual property litigation, having represented both domestic and international companies in a variety of intellectual property matters encompassing a wide range of technologies.

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that former U.S. Attorney Matthew Orwig and high-profile litigators Basheer Ghorayeb and Shawn Cleveland have joined the Firm’s Dallas Office as partners. All were partners in SNR Denton’s Dallas office, where Mr. Orwig was managing partner.

A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys assisted Fossil, Inc. in its just-announced agreement to acquire Skagen Designs, Ltd. and certain of its international affiliates for approximately $225 million in cash and 150,000 shares of Fossil common stock. The acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval, is expected to be finalized in February.

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”) in the purchase of $1.25 billion of perpetual preferred shares of CHK Utica, L.L.C. (“CHK Utica”), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake”).