Building on a strong 2015, Thompson & Knight posted positive financial results for 2016, with gross revenue up 2.9 percent and net income up 3.5 percent when compared with the previous year.

Mark Sloan, managing partner of the Dallas-based firm since February 2016, said the firm’s corporate securities, private equity, trial, real estate and bankruptcy practices were very busy and the primary drivers of the firm’s success in 2016. Also, he said, the oil and gas practice picked up during the fourth quarter, and intellectual property gained strength throughout the year.