Thompson & Knight Names Two New Office Leaders

Phillip Oldham

Thompson & Knight LLP has named two veteran attorneys as leaders of the firm’s offices in Dallas and Austin, the firm said in a release.

Phillip G. Oldham will now lead the Austin office of the firm, while Bruce S. Sostek will serve as office leader of the firm’s Dallas office. The two join six other office leaders for the firm in Algiers, Fort Worth, Houston, Mexico City, Monterrey, and New York City.

Bruce Sostek

The firm said Sostek focuses his practice on intellectual property, technology, and commercial litigation in federal courts throughout the nation, at the International Trade Commission, and at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He also counsels clients on the identification, valuation, licensing, and litigation of intellectual property assets to achieve strategic business objectives. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was named the Dallas Litigation-Patent “Lawyer of the Year” in 2017 and 2013 by The Best Lawyers in America, among numerous other honors.

Oldham practices federal and state energy regulatory and administrative law, and in transactional matters involving energy projects, energy markets, and related industries such as chemical manufacturing. He has been honored among the nation’s top attorneys by The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500.