. . . Saman “Yigal” Saghian, a transactional attorney, has joined Crain, Caton & James in Houston as an associate.

. . . C. Ray Lees, an attorney with expertise in upstream and midstream oil and gas transactions, has joined Porter Hedges as a partner and is heading up the firm’s new Oklahoma City office. Lees joins Porter Hedges along with Kendra D. Streeter, counsel, and John H. Edwards and David K. Gannaway, associates.