John D. Cornwell, Shareholder at Munsch Hardt. Munsch Hardt Taps New Houston Managing Shareholder
Bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency attorney John Cornwell is the new managing shareholder in Houston for Munsch Hardt, Kopf & Harr, an office where the lawyer head count has nearly doubled over the last two years.
January 18, 2022 at 11:37 AM
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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has tapped John Cornwell, a bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency attorney as the Houston office's new managing shareholder, in another Texas management change placing mid-career lawyers into top leadership.
Cornwell, who joined Munsch Hardt in 2016 after more than 10 years at Norton Rose Fulbright, said he is ready to have an impact on day-to-day operations of the office beyond his role as a Houston bankruptcy attorney.
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