Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that renowned corporate energy lawyer Jimmy Vallee has joined the firm’s Houston office. Jimmy joins Winston from Paul Hastings where he was a partner in the Corporate Department. He has advised clients in more than $100 billion worth of global energy transactions. More >>

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is pleased to announce that Patricia B. Tomasco has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. Ms. Tomasco Joins Quinn Emanuel from Jackson Walker. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Ivana K. Rouse has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Investment Funds Practice. Rouse’s practice covers a broad range of private funds, including private equity-style energy, credit and mid-market funds, cryptocurrency funds and hedge funds. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Rouse was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Houston. More >>

Respected Texas corporate standout Carlos Treistman has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Houston. He joins from Orrick, where he was Co-Chair of the Latin America Practice and one of the founding partners of the Houston office, and served as the original Office Leader. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Houston office with the addition of new partner Byron Romain. Romain will be part of the Firm’s Global Project Development and Finance Practice and will work closely with its Global Oil & Gas Industry Group. Romain joins White & Case from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he was previously the head of its North American oil & gas A&D practice. More >>

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 >>