Scott Schwind has joined Jones Day in Houston as a partner in the firm’s energy practice. He joins the firm from Thompson & Knight in Houston where he was a partner.

Schwind says there are two things that drew him to Jones Day. First, he says the firm has a reputation for client service, excellence and resources. Second, “[t]he fact that the firm opened an office in Sao Paulo in Brazil” and that “the firm has a lot of plans in Latin America; I’m very excited,” he says.