Baker Botts loses two partners

Wilson Sonsini poached a Baker Botts national security and trade partner in DC. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP hired Westinghouse Electric Company's principal deputy general counsel, a nuclear energy lawyer who joins as a partner in DC. Sidley Austin LLP added a former Treasury Department lawyer, who joins as a partner in Sidley's global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice in DC. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader poached a Baker Botts environmental partner in San Francisco, who joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader's environment and natural resources practice. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is also bringing in Macquarie's legal managing director for fund finance as a partner in New York. Jenner & Block added a longtime Justice Department prosecutor as a partner in San Francisco. Troutman Pepper Locke added an Arnold & Porter lawyer in New York and a Campbell Conroy & O'Neil lawyer in Philadelphia, both joining as partners in Troutman's health care and life sciences litigation practice. Dentons added a pharmaceutical company in-house lawyer as a partner in their health care practice.

On the business side, Texas Lawyer reports Big Law firms that opened Texas offices with deals lawyers are now branching out with litigation teams, including Latham & Watkins, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.