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Kean Miller said five associates joined its Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Houston offices. The firm said the group expands its work in employment, commercial and casualty litigation, offshore energy, bankruptcy, and probate matters across its regional practice, with two lawyers each in Baton Rouge and Houston.
Kean Miller said it ranked as the 199th-largest law firm in the United States in the 2026 Law360 400. The firm said the annual ranking measures domestic attorney headcount at U.S. firms and international firms with U.S. offices, and linked its inclusion to investment in its people and practices.
Kean Miller said it ranked as the 207th-largest law firm in the United States in the 2026 NLJ 500. The firm said the National Law Journal’s annual headcount ranking uses information from the preceding calendar year and tracks growth across the country’s largest firms.
Kean Miller said it published an analysis by Lauren Rucinski and Michael Doggett of the proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. The firm’s Louisiana Law Blog article examined the implications of the newly introduced federal permitting bill for industrial and energy projects in Louisiana.
Kean Miller said Amanda Collura-Day was inducted as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The firm said the induction took place at the organization’s Conference and Celebration of Fellows in Deer Valley, Utah, and identified Collura-Day with its New Orleans office.
Kean Miller said it published an article by Lafayette estate planning lawyers Derek Brondum and Madeleine Hughes on the role of trusts in Louisiana estate planning. The firm said the article explains that Louisiana succession is comparatively affordable, so a trust is rarely worthwhile solely to avoid it, but can suit families seeking incapacity planning without interdiction proceedings, privacy, or avoidance of ancillary probate for property in other states, provided assets are retitled into the trust.
Kean Miller said Texas Lawyer featured the arrival of associates Kyra Clark and Taylor C. Guice at its Houston and Baton Rouge offices. In its announcement of the media coverage, the firm described Clark’s litigation practice and Guice’s work across commercial disputes and other practice areas.
Kean Miller announced that three lawyers from its Houston and The Woodlands offices received recognition in the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers listings. The firm described the selection process as combining peer nominations, evaluations and independent research, with candidates assessed against 12 indicators of professional achievement and peer recognition.