Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has been in the Texas market since 2004 and in Houston since 2007, but the Houston office has been on an expansion spree. The 67-lawyer office has brought on nine lateral partners over the last year and has added a health care practice. The most recent hire is Sameer Mohan, an M&A and corporate partner who joined the office this month. In this Q&A, Stefanie Moll, managing partner of the office, talks about the Houston legal market and her strategy for positioning the office. Moll also weighs in on the challenges of being a woman lawyer. Her advice for handling men who don’t take her seriously because she’s a woman? Out-lawyer them.

(this Q&A  has been edited for length and clarity)