Russell Gips has joined Copeland & Rice in Houston as a partner. Gips has a general business litigation practice with an emphasis on energy disputes, such as royalty litigation and title disputes.

New Positions

David King has become a shareholder in Austin-based Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody. A member of the firm’s litigation practice, King represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of areas, including real estate and construction, oil and gas, business litigation and intellectual property.