Energy Partners Make Big Law Moves in Texas
Akin, Husch and Clifford Chance have recently hired partners in Texas who work in the busy energy sector.
May 08, 2024 at 02:26 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Husch Blackwell and Clifford Chance each recently hired a lateral partner focused on the energy sector.
- Energy sector hiring continues at a rapid clip in Texas, as firms expand energy and infrastructure practices.
- The lateral hires each said they were attracted to their new firm's commitment to energy-related work.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Husch Blackwell and Clifford Chance are among firms in Texas that have recently hired Big Law partners in Texas who handle energy matters.
McDermott Will & Emery private equity partner Andrew Lehman returned to Akin as a partner in Houston; Husch hired Locke Lord energy regulatory partner Carrie Collier-Brown as a partner in Austin; and Clifford Chance hired Shearman & Sterling tax partner Todd Lowther as a partner in Houston in the U.S. tax practice.
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