Baker Donelson announces the arrival of Christopher E. Thorsen to the Firm’s Nashville office. More >>

John Arnold, a seasoned and well-respected energy lawyer, is joining Locke Lord as a Partner in the Houston office. With his extensive experience in electricity and midstream oil and gas matters, Arnold has built a reputation for being one of the top energy regulatory attorneys in the state of Texas. His move to Locke Lord makes even stronger the client-servicing capabilities of the Firm’s nationally recognized Energy Practice Group. More >>

Bracewell LLP is pleased to welcome the return of Dale D. Smith as a partner in the Houston office. Smith, who was previously at Bracewell from 2001-2011, joins from Locke Lord LLP. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Bruce Blefeld as a partner in the firm’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Group in Houston. Blefeld was most recently a partner at K&L Gates. The addition of Blefeld follows closely on those of Nic Barzoukas and Josh Davis, partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information & Innovation Practice Group, who joined the Houston office in March. Reed Smith’s Houston office, which opened in 2013, currently has 52 attorneys and is one of the firm’s fastest-growing offices. More >>

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its energy and commercial disputes practices with the addition of Houston partner Michael T. Murphy. He joins K&L Gates from Vinson & Elkins LLP. More >>

William R. Peterson joins Morgan Lewis today as a partner in the firm’s highly ranked appellate practice. Mr. Peterson, who served as a law clerk to Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones and to US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has argued before the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and state courts of appeals. More >>

Pillsbury today announced the addition of Dillon Ferguson, one of Texas’ foremost oil and gas lawyers, as a partner in the Litigation practice. Ferguson comes to the firm from Andrews Kurth and will split time between Pillsbury’s rapidly expanding Austin office and the Houston office. More >>

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that Scott Miller
has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston office. More >>

Holland & Knight today announced the further expansion of its litigation practice in Houston with the addition of labor and employment partner Dean Schaner. Mr. Schaner was previously a partner with Haynes and Boone, where he founded the firm’s Houston Labor and Employment Practice Group. More >>