Clark Hill Strasburger today announced the addition of five attorneys from LeClairRyan to its Houston office. Jason Medley will join as a Member and M. Edward Burdzinski as Senior Counsel in Banking and Financial Services. Michael Landrum will join as Of Counsel, Anne Marie Laney Hill as Senior Counsel, and Trevor Hall as Senior Attorney in Litigation. More >>

Eric S. Schlichter has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, bringing nearly two decades of experience litigating patent infringement and trade secret cases for clients in the oil and gas and technology industries. He joins McGuireWoods from Winston & Strawn in Houston. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of new partner Mark Holmes in Houston. He joins the Firm from Bracewell, where he was a partner. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that James A. (“Jim”) Reeder, Jr. has joined the Firm’s Business & Tort Litigation Practice as a partner in its Houston Office. Prior to joining the firm, Reeder was partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Houston. More >>

Womble Bond Dickinson continues to build its Houston office with the addition of intellectual property attorney Karthika Perumal, Ph.D. as a partner. Perumal joins Womble Bond Dickinson from the Houston office of Bracewell LLP. More >>

As it continues to advance its global strategy to expand upon a world-class financial services practice, Reed Smith announced that consumer banking regulatory and litigation lawyer Christina Vitale has joined the firm’s Financial Industry Group as a partner in Houston. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Vitale was a partner at Morgan Lewis. More >>

The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce George Humphrey has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in the Finance Practice Group. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Humphrey was a Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. More >>

Edmund “Eddy” Daniels, who has served in a senior leadership capacity at major energy companies and financial firms, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the Energy Practice Group. Daniels was most recently the general counsel and chief compliance officer at Panda Power Funds, a private equity firm focused on development, acquisition and operation of energy projects in the U.S. More >>

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is enhancing its Houston footprint with the addition of Shareholder Jonathan R. Spivey in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice. Spivey’s experience includes complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation and appeals, all of which complement and strengthen Polsinelli’s robust IP practice in Houston. Spivey joins Polsinelli from Bracewell LLP in Houston. More >>

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is pleased to announce that Patrick King has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. King joins Quinn Emanuel from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Houston, where he was a litigation partner and maintained an active pro bono practice, serving as a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Management Committee. More >>