Akin Gump Adds Second Pair of Thompson & Knight Partners (1)

May 17, 2021, 5:53 PM UTCUpdated: May 17, 2021, 7:42 PM UTC

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is bringing on another pair of corporate partners from Thompson & Knight as it continues its expansion in energy transactional work in Texas.

Jesse Betts and Cole Bredthauer are joining Akin Gump as partners in its corporate transactional practice in Dallas and Fort Worth, respectively.

Their hires follow Akin Gump’s additions last month of Wesley Williams, former leader of Thompson & Knight’s corporate and securities practice, and Jessica Hammons in Dallas and Fort Worth. Williams now serves as co-head of Akin Gump’s energy team.

Last month Dallas-based Thompson & Knight said that it was ...

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