Lateral hiring activity in Texas is ramping up in the normal course of a new year. Significant moves include Frost Brown Todd‘s addition of a longtime trial lawyer, and Clark Hill‘s expansion of its government and regulatory affairs practice.

Facing mandatory retirement at Weil Gotshal & Manges, veteran Dallas trial partner T. Ray Guy moved down the hall at The Crescent, joining Frost Brown as a member Jan. 1. On the same day, Robert Babcock joined Clark Hill as managing director of government and regulatory affairs in the firm’s Dallas office, coming from the General Services Administration.