Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announced Dec. 26 the election of Ehsan Tabesh in Houston to partner. He is one of 17 Fisher Phillips attorneys so promoted. Tabesh is an experienced litigator and counselor who has represented energy, health care and technology companies in a variety of labor and employment matters.  He specializes in complex, high-stakes business and employment disputes, including trade secret theft, unfair competition, corporate espionage, and executive termination matters. He also defends employers in wage and hour, harassment and discrimination actions in state and federal court, arbitration and before government agencies. He received his B.A. in 2005 from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. in 2010 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Tabesh later clerked for U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell of the Middle District of Florida. During his clerkship, he gained unique insight into the inner workings of the courtroom and effective written and oral advocacy. Prior to his clerkship, Ehsan practiced law at another prominent Washington, D.C., litigation boutique founded by a former adviser to the U.S. solicitor general. He is admitted to the Bar in California, the District of Columbia and the State of Texas. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Experienced Real Estate Lawyer Joins Dallas Law Firm

Drinker Biddle & Reath announced that Allen J. Dickey has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the real estate group. Dickey comes to the firm from Polsinelli. Dickey is a real estate transactional lawyer with experience in leading a wide range of complex deals. He works with lenders, developers, investors and business owners on all aspects of real estate transactions, including franchise lending; mortgage and mezzanine loan origination and enforcement; commercial mortgage-backed securities lending; mortgage-backed securitization; development and construction finance; acquisitions and dispositions; leasing, loan workouts, modifications and extensions; property management; property tax incentives; real and personal property foreclosures; and deeds in lieu of foreclosure and resale of collateral following foreclosure. Dickey advises financial institutions providing debtors-in-possession financing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, provides non-consolidation and true sale opinions on behalf of borrowers, and reviews opinions for lenders and trustees in structured finance and asset securitization transactions. Dickey earned both his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Southern Methodist University. While an undergraduate, he was selected as a university scholar. In law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the NAFTA Law and Business Review of the Americas. Before graduating from law school, he worked for a number of years as a commercial real estate broker.

New Partner in Houston Firm