Latham New York Partner to Stay as Kirkland Raids Houston Group

April 4, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

Latham & Watkins partner Hamad Al-Hoshan is no longer headed to rival Kirkland & Ellis along with a group of Texas lawyers, according to his current firm.

A Latham spokesperson said Saturday that Al-Hoshan is staying at the firm. The New York energy and infrastructure partner last week was said to be one of roughly 10 Kirkland hires joining from Latham in a high-profile move to capture oil and gas work.

Latham confirmed that Houston partner Chris Peponis and a group of associates in the Texas office are departing for Kirkland. A Kirkland spokesperson did not respond to requests for ...

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