November 18, 2025
J. Holt Foster, III, managing partner of Willkie's Dallas office, has been named to D Magazine’s 2026 Dallas 500, an annual series recognizing the most influential business leaders in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Holt was recognized in the “Law: Mergers and Acquisitions” category as one of the top dealmakers in the Dallas market and a leader in the business community. D Magazine highlighted Holt’s success in helping to launch Willkie’s Dallas office in 2024. It has grown to approximately 30 lawyers across a broad transactional platform that includes leading private equity, finance, restructuring, real estate and tax practices.
“We represent some of the most distinguished companies in the DFW area in complicated transactions,” Holt told D Magazine.
Holt is widely recognized as a leading private equity and transactional lawyer with deep ties to the energy sector. For almost 30 years, he has been advising private equity funds, family offices and strategic investors on transactions in the energy and infrastructure industries, as well a variety of other industries, including media and entertainment, technology and agriculture.
View the 2026 Dallas 500 here.
Holt was recognized in the “Law: Mergers and Acquisitions” category as one of the top dealmakers in the Dallas market and a leader in the business community. D Magazine highlighted Holt’s success in helping to launch Willkie’s Dallas office in 2024. It has grown to approximately 30 lawyers across a broad transactional platform that includes leading private equity, finance, restructuring, real estate and tax practices.
“We represent some of the most distinguished companies in the DFW area in complicated transactions,” Holt told D Magazine.
Holt is widely recognized as a leading private equity and transactional lawyer with deep ties to the energy sector. For almost 30 years, he has been advising private equity funds, family offices and strategic investors on transactions in the energy and infrastructure industries, as well a variety of other industries, including media and entertainment, technology and agriculture.
View the 2026 Dallas 500 here.
