Leading Restructuring Lawyer James Donnell Joins McGuireWoods in New York and Houston

James Donnell has joined McGuireWoods’ Restructuring & Insolvency Department as a partner in New York and Houston, bringing more than three decades of experience representing clients in corporate restructurings and bankruptcies across industries, with a particular focus on oil and gas, power, banking, air freight, and chemicals. Donnell comes to McGuireWoods from Baker McKenzie in New York.

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Mayer Brown Adds Carl von Merz as Partner and Head of US Upstream Oil & Gas Group in Firm’s Growing Houston Office

Mayer Brown announced today that Carl von Merz has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice in Houston, where he will serve as the head of the US Upstream Oil & Gas group. Mr. von Merz’s arrival further solidifies the firm’s commitment to strategic expansion in the energy sector. Mr. von Merz was previously an oil and gas transactional partner at Bracewell LLP.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Strengthens National Labor and Employment Practice With New Houston Partner Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson, a leading labor and employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience handling complex domestic and international employment matters and commercial litigation, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Nelson joins Hunton Andrews Kurth from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he was a partner. He also previously served as leader of Baker McKenzie LLP’s domestic U.S. Employment Counseling and Litigation practice.

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Top Insurance Recovery and Advisory Lawyer Vincent E. Morgan Joins Bracewell’s Litigation Team in Houston

Bracewell LLP announced today that Vincent E. Morgan, one of the nation’s most prominent corporate policyholder litigators, has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the litigation group. Morgan most recently was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he spent almost 18 years and was the former managing partner of the Houston office.

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Mason Mote Joins McGuireWoods’ Global Real Estate Practice as Partner in Houston

McGuireWoods continues to expand its capabilities in Texas with the arrival of partner Mason Mote, who brings nearly a decade of private practice and in-house experience to the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use Department in Houston and Austin. Mote joins McGuireWoods after serving as general counsel and executive vice president at Williamsburg Enterprises, a private real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development, management and leasing of commercial properties in Texas.

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Jarrod Martin joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka to Launch the Houston Bankruptcy Practice and is Named Co-Chair of Bankruptcy Practice

Jarrod Martin joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka to Launch the Houston Bankruptcy Practice and is Named Co-Chair of Bankruptcy Practice.

Jarrod Martin recently joined national law firm, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, as a shareholder. He will lead the establishment of the firm’s bankruptcy section in Houston and is named a co-chair of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights practice. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Martin led the bankruptcy practice group at McDowell Hetherington, while guiding their litigation practice in both federal and state courts. 

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