. . . Stewart Whiteheadhas been appointed managing shareholder of Winstead’s Austin office. He has been with Winstead since 1997 and chairs the firm’s construction practice group. Andrew L. Stotts, a corporate lawyer, has joined Winstead in Dallas as an associate.

. . . Shamoil T. Shipchandler, former deputy criminal chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas, has joined Bracewell & Giuliani as a partner in Dallas, expanding the firm’s white-collar defense practice.