Vinson & Elkins has hired the chair of Bracewell’s labor and employment group as a partner in Houston, along with two Simpson Thacher & Bartlett executive compensation counsel in New York, all to support the firm’s transactional practice.

Rebecca Baker joined as a partner in the labor and employment practice in Houston on Tuesday, while Joo Hyun Lee and Patricia Adams joined as partners in the executive compensation practice in New York, also on Tuesday.