Holman Fenwick & Willan, the U.K. firm that moved into the U.S. market in January 2017 by merging with Houston trial firm Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown, has hired its first lateral U.S. partner—Derek Anchondo, an oil and gas transactions lawyer in Houston.

Anchondo, who came from Greenberg Traurig, joined HFW on Sept. 17.