Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Jonathan Castelan has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Castelan represents private equity firms and energy companies in acquisitions, divestitures and strategic joint ventures involving midstream assets. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Castelan was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Houston. More >>

Reed Smith today announced that leading commodities lawyer Kirsten Polyansky has joined the firm’s expanding Houston office as a partner in the Energy and Natural Resources group. Polyansky comes to Reed Smith from Haynes and Boone, where she served as co-chair of the global commodities team. Her practice combines years of working with physical commodities in the support of trading and marketing operations along with highly bespoke structured financing arrangements related to inventory monetization. More >>

The transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP has opened an office in Houston to expand its growing practice in the global energy, advanced manufacturing, technology, and life sciences sectors. Central to the firm’s growth strategy, Womble Bond Dickinson welcomes four Houston partners. These partners will address a range of clients’ transactional, intellectual property and litigation needs. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that David Lang has joined the firm as a partner with the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in the Houston office. Lang, who previously served as global head of Baker McKenzie’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) practice in Houston, began his career at King & Spalding. More >>

Derrick Mitchell, a public finance attorney with almost two decades of experience, has joined Holland & Knight’s Houston office as a partner. He will also be a member of the firm’s national Public Finance Team. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Mitchell was a partner with Bracewell. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Michael B. Bennett has joined the Litigation Practice Group as a partner in the Houston office expanding the commercial disputes practice with a focus on the energy sector. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Bennett was a partner at Baker Botts. More >>

FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest cloud-based law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Janna King as a partner in the firm’s Houston office and Health & Pharmacy Law practice group. Most recently, Ms. King served as general counsel and chief compliance officer for Professional PT (Professional Physical Therapy) clinics headquartered in New York. More >>

Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that partners Bill Nelson and Kristina Trauger join the firm today along with counsel Judy Little and John Menke. The team will be based in the firm’s Houston, Texas office. More >>

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of two partners to its Litigation department and Intellectual Property practice in Houston. Lisa H. Meyerhoff and Myall S. Hawkins join Seyfarth from Baker & McKenzie LLP. Both lawyers were members of Baker’s international Intellectual Property team, which Meyerhoff led for the Houston office. The Houston team was responsible for patent, copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, anti-counterfeiting, and other IP matters. More >>