Washington, D.C. based Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP announced yesterday that seven partners from the Houston-based litigation boutique of Clements, O’Neill, Pierce, Wilson & Fulkerson LLP — including Swift Boat veteran John O’Neill — have joined Howrey Simon’s Houston office.
The move was Howrey Simon’s second major move in Houston over the past several years. In 2000, Howrey Simon merged with Houston-based Arnold White & Durkee, which was Houston’s most prominent IP firm at the time. Howrey Simon Arnold & White is now a big international firm with about 550 attorneys in its 10 offices in the U.S. and Europe.
In addition to Mr. O’Neill, the other partners from Clements, O’Neill that will join Howrey are managing partner Jack O’Neill (no relation to John), Jesse R. Pierce, Sashe D. Dimitroff, Kelly J. Kirkland, Reagan D. Pratt and Mark A. White. Eight associates and 10 other attorneys will also make the move to Howrey Simon.