Briggs and Morgan (Minneapolis): Karen McDaniel joins the firm's intellectual property section as partner and will focus on patent and trademark infringement and trade secret litigation. Previously, McDaniel was a partner at Merchant & Gould.

Haynes and Boone (Dallas): Walter Keneally joins the firm's energy practice as partner in the Houston office and will focus on domestic and international energy and industrial project development, finance, and acquisitions and divestitures. Previously, Keneally was a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani.