McGuireWoods corporate and private equity partner Garrett Johnston has joined O’Melveny & Myers as a partner in Houston in its M&A practice group, as the firm continues its aggressive expansion in three offices in Texas.

By moving to O’Melveny on Monday, Johnson is reunited with three corporate deals partner from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Angela Olivarez, Steven Torello and Ryan Cicero, who launched O’Melveny’s Houston office in May. Johnston was counsel at Willkie Farr in Houston for two years before joining McGuireWoods as a partner in 2021.