Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

The new Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner in Houston brings "significant construction expertise" to the firm's broad-based energy and infrastructure practice.

The trio of Sidley Austin lawyers was attracted to Foley & Lardner's "client-first" approach, its expertise in employee benefits and executive compensation, and its broad range of practices.

Texas trial firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing matched Milbank's new, higher associate salary scale for years one through four, and will pay performance-based compensation to more veteran associates.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld brings on the Katten Muchin Rosenman private equity partner in Dallas shortly after it added a four-lawyer private equity team from Sidley Austin in New York and London.

Consuella (Connie) Simmons Taylor, who joined Seyfarth as a real estate partner in Houston, is the fifth lateral real estate partner the firm has hired this year.

O'Melveny & Myers partner David Aaronson, who joined McGuireWoods in Houston, is the second energy transactions partner to join the office this year.

McGuireWoods power and energy partner Edmund Daniels has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in Houston several months after a group of his former colleagues made the same move.

Energy partner Kevin Brophy, who joined Bracewell as a partner along with colleague Ming Lei, was co-chair of Winston & Strawn's energy and infrastructure group prior to the firm's recent merger and name change.

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While well more than a dozen partners have jumped from Winston & Strawn's Texas offices to other firms this year, the departures may not be directly linked to the firm's recent merger with U.K. firm Taylor Wessing.