Litigation – Amicus is pleased to have assisted Houston’s Johnson Trent LLP in expanding its commercial litigation practice through the successful recruitment of former Haynes and Boone litigation partner, Casey Wallace.

IP Litigation – Amicus is pleased to have assisted Thompson Knight hire its first, Houston-based IP litigation partner – Jennifer Sickler, former Partner with Gardere Wynne Sewell.

Environmental – Amicus is pleased to have completed the retained search for BHPBilliton Petroleum’s Senior Counsel - Environmental – Scott Miller, former Senior Counsel to El Paso Corporation.

General Counsel – Amicus is pleased to have completed the retained search for BHPBilliton Petroleum’s VP Group Legal – Tom Cook, formerly Deputy General Counsel, Exploration & Production, for ConocoPhillips.

Oil & Gas – Amicus is pleased to have assisted Baker Donelson recruit its first energy transactions partner in Houston – Mark Mathews, former Deputy General Counsel to Denbury Resources and former oil and gas partner with Haynes and Boone.

Banking/Finance – Amicus is pleased to have represented Dallas’ Munck Wilson Mandala in recruiting banking partner, Laurie Lang, former partner with Haynes and Boone.

General Counsel – Amicus is pleased to have completed the retained search for a General Counsel for Dallas’ eRecyclingCorp – Robert (“Bob”) Robinson, formerly GC of BancTec, Inc.

Labor & Employment – Amicus is pleased to have represented Jackson Walker in the expansion of its Dallas-based labor and employment law practice through the successful recruitment of John Jansonius and Stephanie Osteen, former L & E partners with Akin Gump.

Managing Counsel – Amicus is pleased to have completed the search for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group as they employed Ellen Levy as Managing Counsel of the Phoenix, AZ offices.

Managing Counsel – Amicus is pleased to have completed the search for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group as they employed Julie Peak as Managing Counsel of their Tennessee offices.

Litigation – Amicus is pleased to have assisted Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard in recruiting litigation partner Lynne Jurek Shannon for their Houston office, formerly with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith.

Legal Marketing -- Amicus Search Group is excited to have assisted BHP Billiton in the placement of John Velasquez as a manager of group legal marketing in the company's Houston office.

Electronic Discovery -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Bracewell Giuliani, LLP in the placement of David Grant as a manager in the firm's Houston office.

Real Estate -- Amicus Search Group is excited to have assisted Greenberg Traurig in the placement of David Parker in the firm's Houston office.

Patent Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Dechert LLP in placing Stephen Dartt in the firm's Austin office.

Litigation & Real Estate -- Amicus Search Group is thrilled to have assisted Shannon Gracey Ratliff & Miller LLP with the placement of Richard Barrett-Cuetara as partner in the firm's Dallas office. Read more.

New Office -- Amicus Search Group is proud to have assisted Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC in opening their 16th office; their first in Texas. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have assisted Edison McDowell & Hetherington LLP in placing Aaron Storm in the firm's Houston office. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Legge Farrow Kimmitt McGrath & Brown LLP in placing Anjali Parikh in the firm's Houston office.

Corporate M&A -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have assisted Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell in the placement of Robert Eickenroht as partner in the firm's Houston office. Read more.

Energy Resources -- Amicus Search Group is thrilled to have represented Reliance Holdings USA, Inc in the placing Kelly Cope as General Counsel in Houston.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Ammons LLP in placing Jarod Bonine as an associate in the firm's Houston office.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is excited to have represented Liberty Mutual Insurance in placing Rodney Cabrera and Joseph Gregory as Field Counsel with the group.

Corporate -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have assisted Vinson & Elkins in placing Daniel Elizondo as a corporate associate in their Houston office.

Energy Transactions -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Morgan Lewis in placing Todd Culwell as partner in the firm’s Energy Transactions Practice. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is thrilled to have represented Jackson Walker in the placement of partner Bruce Blefeld in the firm’s Houston office. Read more.

Intellectual Property -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Munck Carter in placing Jacob LaCombe with the firm. Read more.

IP Attorney -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have assisted Polasek, Quisenberry & Errington in placing accomplished attorney John Halbleib with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is thrilled to have assisted Ajamie with the placement of Jack Edwards with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Baker & Hostetler in placing Kevin Connolly with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have worked with Munck Carter in placing Joshua Bennett with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have assisted Sutherland in placing Thomas Appleman with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is delighted to have represented Munsch, Hardt, Koft & Harr in placing Randel Canche with the firm. Read more.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Munck Carter in placing Jane Ann Neiswender with the firm. Read more.

IP Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented K&L Gates in placing Steve Schortgen as a partner in their Dallas office. Read more.

Energy -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Morgan Lewis in the continued expansion of their Houston office by placing Brian Bradshaw as a partner in the firm's energy transactions practice. Read more.

In-House Counsel -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented BHP Billiton Petroleum in its retained search for a senior legal executive. Amicus successfully placed respected Houston attorney Justin Stuhldreher as the corporation's Manager - Group Legal Petroleum.

Litigation -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend in placing Sammy Ford with firm. Read more.

Real Estate -- Amicus Search Group is pleased to have represented Hajjar Sutherland & Kelly in placing Tom Washmon with the firm. The expanded firm is now known as Hajjar Sutherland Peters & Washmon. Read more.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Amicus Search Group's founding partner, J. Lee Allbritton, Jr., was quoted in the December issue of Of Counsel Magazine. The article, "From Appalachia to the Gulf Coast and Beyond, Energy Law Practices are Hyper-Busy", explains how explosive the energy boom has been in Houston and Western Pennsylvania for energy lawyers as many non-indigeneous firms flock to the newly coined "Petro-polis" for highly sought legal counsel.

With respect to the E & P goldrush in the shale plays, Allbritton explained, "The companies involved in this do not care about the price of lawyers… It's an undiscounted, full-fare legal practice, so it's very attractive for US law firms to get into the energy business."  Allbritton further commented on the increased regulatory scrutiny, necessitating key hires in those practices: "In the wake of the Macondo-BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, not to mention a more aggressive EPA than in previous administrations, there's a lot more unwanted regulatory attention, which requires companies to hire law firms with strong Washington, Austin, Sacramento, Albany, [and other state capital] connections."  When asked about the uptick in lateral hiring, Allbritton noted: "There is more than enough work.  There just aren't enough skilled, credentialed, or noteworthy practitioners for firms to hire.  So they're either going to have to satisfy demand by hiring up-and-coming 30-something lawyers who are trained by other lawyers, or they'll have to colonize their new offices by transplanting practitioners from other cities into Houston and try to recruit Houston attorneys who are connected to the Houston business community." Access the full article here (subscription required).

Amicus Search Group serves law firms and corporations by successfully placing partners, associate attorneys and in-house counsel. With a team of experienced legal recruiters, and downtown offices in each market served, Amicus Search enjoys a unique and unrivaled advantage in being able to offer personal service, access and the benefit of legitimate and long held personal relationships with the most desirable legal employers. Amicus Search is a member of the Amicus family of companies, which collectively provide full-service legal staffing for law firms and legal employers. Through our sister companies, Amicus Solutions and Amicus Consultants, we also assist our clients with temporary legal staffing and strategic growth consulting.

Amicus Search Group is an independent member of the Amicus family of companies. Amicus Search serves both law firms and corporations by the successful completion of retained and contingent permanent attorney searches. Our attorney recruiters assist associate attorneys and law firm partners in making strategic lateral moves. The Amicus Search legal recruiting team also places attorneys in desirable general counsel and other in-house counsel jobs.

Founded by Alysa Schildcrout and Lee Allbritton, the independent Amicus companies provide law firms and corporations with a comprehensive and unified collection of professional staffing services. In addition to Amicus Search, the members of the Amicus family of companies include Amicus Solutions, Amicus Consultants and Amicus Energy Search. Amicus Solutions provides both law firms and corporations with qualified attorneys on a project and interim basis, as well as temporary and direct hire administrative personnel. Amicus Consultants assists law firms of all sizes in developing strategic growth initiatives. Amicus Energy Search provides energy organizations, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to oil and gas start-ups, with highly qualified professionals of all backgrounds and experience levels.