Willkie Taps Akin, A&O Shearman Partners for Dallas Buildout (2)

July 15, 2025, 5:12 PM UTCUpdated: July 15, 2025, 6:54 PM UTC

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has brought three new partners to its Dallas team, adding more private equity and transaction firepower in a hot market for law firms.

Jesse Betts and Jessica Hammons are coming over from Akin’s roughly 100-lawyer Dallas office. Nathan Meredith joined the firm in May from A&O Shearman’s roughly 30-lawyer Dallas office, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Willkie’s Dallas office has tripled in size to 23 lawyers in its first 14 months. The firm launched the outpost last year in an effort to extend private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and finance and asset management services to clients ...

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