--- title: The Houston Business Journal and New York Business Journal Feature Kelley Drye’s Merger Plans with Jackson Gilmour date: 2016-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/the-houston-business-journal-and-new-york-business-journal-feature-kelley-dryes-merger-plans-with-jackson-gilmour" section: News --- # The Houston Business Journal and New York Business Journal Feature Kelley Drye’s Merger Plans with Jackson Gilmour December 12, 2016 In the article, ​“New York law firm outlines Houston expansion plans following merger,” published by both the [*Houston Business Journal*](http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/12/12/new-york-law-firm-outlines-houston-expansion-plans.html) and [*New York Business Journal*](http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/12/12/jackson-gilmour-dobbs-kelley-drye-expansion-plans.html), partner and firm chair [James S. Carr](/Our-People/James-S-Carr) discusses Kelley Drye’s plan to grow its energy practice and national presence through the merger with Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs PC. Kelley Drye’s expansion in Houston, Texas was“attractive to us for a couple reasons. The energy practice is an area we’d like to grow in,” said Mr. Carr. He added that in order to support a strong energy practice, the firm needed an office in Texas. - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/the-houston-business-journal-and-new-york-business-journal-feature-kelley-dryes-merger-plans-with-jackson-gilmour-20230901120803.pdf) ### Related Services - [Public Sector and Government Entities](https://www.kelleydrye.com/industries/public-sector-and-government-entities) - [Commercial Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/commercial-litigation) - [Environmental Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/environmental-litigation) - [Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/litigation) - [Environmental Regulation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/environmental-regulation) - [Environmentally Impaired Properties](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/environmentally-impaired-properties) - [Environmental](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/environmental) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Grymes_Thompson_Christie_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=8cdff8f3f62f20742ddf756217720753) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) July 20, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Mon_Gonzalo_listing.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=e5cf250ea9912bedfdad33a60aa6fb97) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules) July 17, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules)