setting up shop in Chicago White & Case DLA Piper Thomas Horenkamp. McGuireWoods Kaye Scholer clinching a merger a year ago made partner in mid-2014 Greenberg Traurig help the firm start its Chicago office record-high $1.8 billion in 2017 five-year strategic plan adopted by White & Case opened an office in Houston Vinson & Elkins Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld oil and gas partner Steven Otillar Paul Hastings' M&A partner Steven Tredennick King & Spalding project finance partner David Strickland 50-strong team depart for McDermott Will & Emery made the switch to McDermott reportedly had some $30 million a corporate partner in New York gross revenue grow to $2.63 billion last year returned the raiding favor on McDermott rapidly expanding operations in the city firm absorbed local boutique Liner