Newsmakers

. . . Nancy Furney, a Winstead shareholder in Dallas, has been named to the firm’s board of directors. Greg Erwin has been appointed as managing shareholder in Winstead’s Houston office. The following have new leadership positions in Winstead: Dallas shareholder Eli Columbus, chairman, business restructuring/bankruptcy practice group; Austin shareholder Peyton Smith, chairman, labor, employment and immigration practice group; Austin shareholder Al Axe, chairman, regulatory and environmental practice group; Austin shareholder James Ruiz, practice leader, commercial litigation, Austin and San Antonio; Houston shareholder Yasmin Atasi, practice group leader, commercial litigation, Houston, The Woodlands and New Orleans; and Fort Worth shareholder Jeff King, leader, energy practice group. The following have becomes shareholders in the firm: Daniel M. Martinez, public finance, San Antonio; Tracey S. Bailey, real estate finance, Dallas; Matt Ferris, business restructuring/bankruptcy, Dallas; Bradley R. Geier, finance and banking, Dallas; Jeanne Katz, real estate development and investments, Dallas; Kristen L. Sherwin, construction/commercial litigation, Dallas; Brian Vanderwoude, commercial and real estate litigation, Dallas; Stephen R. Voelker, real estate finance and real estate development and investments, Dallas; Brannon C. Dillard, commercial litigation, Houston; Rebecca Rentz, energy and environmental law, Houston; Paige Ingram Castaneda, corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions, Austin; and Nick Pyka, real estate finance, Austin.

. . . Kelly D. Hine and I. Bobby Majumder have joined the Dallas office of Perkins Coie as partners.