Law360, New York (May 01, 2012, 4:57 PM ET) -- Mayer Brown LLP has snagged a former Thompson & Knight LLP partner as part of its efforts to expand its corporate and securities practice amid a climate of increasing drilling activities in 2012 and ongoing mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas sector, the firm said Monday.
Kirk Tucker, who joined the firm’s Houston office April 25, cited Mayer Brown’s focus on expanding its energy practice as among the factors that drew him to the firm, saying he gravitated toward the oil and gas industry...