Brooks Igo

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Troutman Pepper Locke Bolsters Energy Regulatory Practice in Austin

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Troutman Pepper Locke announced this week that Casey Bell, a former Texas administrative law judge, has joined the firm’s Austin office. Bell was most recently at Duggins Wren Mann & Romero. He has close to two decades of experience in public utility and administrative law, counseling clients on regulatory strategy, contested proceedings, and transactional matters involving electric utilities and energy market participants throughout Texas.
Trade and Tariffs Specialist Joins V&E

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

International trade partner Joyce Adetutu has joined Vinson & Elkins in Houston, the firm said Wednesday. Adetutu was previously at Baker Botts, where she has practiced for the majority of her career. She has also worked at White & Case.
Sheppard Mullin Adds Tax/Executive Comp Partner in Houston from Kirkland

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Sheppard Mullin announced Wednesday that it has added depth to its Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group with Houston partner Jared Whalen. Whalen was previously at Kirkland & Ellis. His career also includes nearly six years in-house at Waste Management and stops at Vinson & Elkins and Cravath.
GT Taps Bill Katz to Co-Chair Antitrust Practice

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Greenberg Traurig announced this week that it has recruited Bill Katz to co-chair its Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice. Katz, who offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C., joins GT from Holland & Knight. Katz has spent his 30-year career at Thompson & Knight/Holland & Knight. GT Executive Chairman Richard Rosenbaum in the firm’s announcement highlighted Katz’s experience advising clients in the healthcare and energy industries.
Sorrels Law Recruits Head of Commercial Litigation Practice

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Prominent personal injury law firm Sorrels Law has tapped Houston lawyer Brian A. Baker to lead its commercial litigation practice. Baker previously managed Stacy & Baker, a firm he started at as an associate and eventually became a name partner. His clients include Fortune 500 companies and individuals. “I have worked with Brian on several cases over the last few years and he brings both brilliance and imaginative insight into every case he works on,” Randy Sorrels said in the press release.
Munck Wilson Adds Depth to Corporate Practice

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Munck Wilson Mandala recently announced that Dallas corporate partner Scott Beckmen has joined its ranks. Beckmen, who lateraled over from Spencer Fane, has nearly two decades of experience across the finance, gaming, technology, and energy industries. He also recently served as chief legal officer of SimWin Sports, which bills itself as the world’s first digital sports league.
Former PepsiCo GC Leanne Oliver Joins Phillips Murrah

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

After nearly three decades at PepsiCo, Leanne Oliver is moving to private practice at Phillips Murrah as a director in its Dallas office. Dawn Rahme, Phillips Murrah’s president and managing partner, said the firm “jumped at the opportunity to add a senior in-house leader like Leanne.” The firm has worked with Oliver as outside counsel to PepsiCo for close to 15 years. Oliver achieved many successes during her tenure at PepsiCo and was promoted six times.
Healthcare Fraud Prosecutor Leaves DOJ for Hicks Thomas

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Houston litigation firm Hicks Thomas announced Monday that Aleza Remis, former assistant deputy chief of the Department of Justice Health Care Fraud Unit, has joined the firm as senior counsel. Remis, who clerked for Judge Gregg Costa on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, spent nearly a decade at the Department of Justice, where she specialized in investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime in the healthcare industry.
GT Bolsters Franchise & Distribution Practice with Cross-Border Adviser Mo Alturk

1 month ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Greenberg Traurig recently added cross-border transactions expert Mohammad “Mo” Alturk to its Dallas office as a shareholder. Alturk, who will be a member of the firm’s corporate and franchise & distribution practice groups, worked for the last 14 years at Baker McKenzie.
Haynes Boone’s New Partner from EPA Bolsters Environmental Practice

2 months ago | texaslawbook.net | Brooks Igo

Haynes Boone recently announced that former deputy regional counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency Clarissa Howley Mills has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner. Mills, who rose through the management ranks over nearly a decade at the EPA, said she was ready for a growth opportunity. “Haynes Boone’s environmental group has an exceptional reputation,” she said.