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Ashurst Perkins Coie opens Houston office with Bracewell partners Tom Tomlinson and Tamara McKinzie
Ashurst Perkins Coie on October 19, 2026, launched a Houston office with two partners from Bracewell: Thomas Tomlinson, who joins its projects, energy, environment and resources group, and Tamara McKinzie, who joins its real estate group. Houston becomes the firm's third Texas office after Dallas and Austin, and its first new office since the merged firm officially launched in July 2026.
Announcement (The Lawyer) → · Legal Business, Ashurst Perkins Coie
Key points
- Tomlinson spent nearly three decades at Bracewell advising on energy project development, project finance and acquisitions.Legal BusinessAshurst Perkins Coie
- McKinzie makes partner in the move after nine years as a Bracewell senior counsel and ten years at Greenberg Traurig.Legal Business
- Her practice covers acquiring, developing and financing real estate for renewables, energy, digital infrastructure and other sectors.Legal BusinessAshurst Perkins Coie
- Global co-CEO Paul Jenkins called Houston one of the world's most important hubs for energy and infrastructure.Legal BusinessAshurst Perkins Coie
- Legacy Perkins Coie opened in Dallas in 2010 and in Austin a decade later.Legal Business