Exclusive: Following upheaval of Houston real estate team, law firm regroups

The Houston office of Dallas-based law firm Thompson & Knight LLP was taken by complete surprise when a group of six real estate lawyers suddenly left the firm to join the Houston office of Jackson Walker LLP. But despite the potentially off-putting turnover, Thompson & Knight is wasting no time in initiating a recruitment push to replace the lawyers who defected. "Our real estate group is one of the largest," said Roger Aksamit, managing partner of Thompson & Knight's Houston office. "So this…