Adan D. Briones Joins Jones Walker

HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker announced today that Adan D. Briones joined the firm as an associate in the firm's Houston, Texas office.

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Mr. Briones' practice focuses primarily on affirmative and defensive civil litigation, particularly in the areas of commercial litigation in the energy area. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Mr. Briones served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas. Previous to that, he was an associate with Vinson & Elkins in Houston, and he served as a summer clerk to United States District Judge Philip Martinez in the Western District of Texas.

Josh A. Norris, Houston office head and a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, added, "Adan Briones adds significant depth to our litigation experience in the Houston market for our clients. We are excited to have him join our firm."

A 2007 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Mr. Briones is admitted to practice in Texas. He received his bachelor of art degree from the University of Texas in 2001. Mr. Briones also received a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2004.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. (www.joneswalker.com), with more than 300 attorneys, provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a national and international corporate client base in highly regulated industries through offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.

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