The office will be the firm’s third in the US, alongside New York and Washington DC. In a statement, the firm said: ‘This move furthers the firm’s strategy to combine the strengths of its existing relationships, the private equity, leveraged finance, M&A and capital markets skills of a traditional Wall Street firm and the talents of Houston-based attorneys specializing in energy and buyout transactions.’ 

Recruits

Corporate partner Bruce Herzog, a Houston native, will be in charge of the new office - along with two other lawyers recruited from other practices. Michael Piazza joins from Bracewell & Giuliani; Angela Olivarez comes over from Jones Day. Source: Wilkie Farr.