Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight today is a dynamic firm of approximately 420 attorneys. In the United States we have four offices in Texas and one in New York, and our international offices are located in Europe, Mexico, and North Africa.

Thompson & Knight opened its New York office in 2005, achieving focused strategic growth compatible with its existing culture and professional values. Our New York office focuses on international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, project and private finance, securitization, and capital markets, with nonpareil strength in the Latin American market and a particular expertise in international LNG project development. In addition, the New York office has a broad range of energy, corporate, finance, and litigation experience and continues to expand and add to both its depth and breadth of expertise.

Statement of Practice

Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative, Africa Trade, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate and Supreme Court, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business, Chemicals, China, Class Actions, Climate Change, Commercial Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computer Hardware and Software, Construction Law, Consumer Products, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reorganization, Creditors' Rights, Election Campaign and Political Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Endangered Species, Energy, Energy Finance, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management, Executive Compensation, Ethanol, Federal and State Taxation, Finance, Financial Institutions, First Amendment Law, Food and Beverage, General and Tort Litigation in Federal and State Courts, Franchises and Franchising, General Civil Practice, Global Projects and Infrastructure, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Health Law, Hospitality, Immigration, Information Management and E-Discovery Solutions, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Internal Investigations, International Energy Law, International Investment, International Law, International Trade, Investment Partnerships, Investment and Hedge Funds, Labor and Employment Law, Latin America, Land Use, Legal Malpractice Defense, Litigation, LNG, Lobbying, Manufacturing, Media Law, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Acquisitions, Oil and Gas Contracts, Oil and Gas Exploration, Oil and Gas Finance, Oil and Gas Litigation, Oilfield Drilling, Oil Pollution, Partnership Law, Patents, Petroleum Law, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Pipelines, Probate and Fiduciary Services, Probate Litigation, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Capital Markets, Railroad, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Refineries, Regulatory Matters, Renewable Energy, Restaurant Law, Retail, School Law, Securities, Semiconductors, Sports Law, Taxation, Technology and Science, Sweepstakes and Contest Law, Telecommunications, Tenancy-in-Common (TIC), Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trustee Service, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Crime, and Wills.

Firm Affiliations

INTERLAW: Thompson & Knight is a member of Interlaw, an international alliance of 64 member firms in 118 global business centers, providing access to more than 5,000 lawyers worldwide

Address

919 Third Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3915, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212.751.3001
Fax: 212.751.3113

Website

http://www.tklaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at Algiers, Algeria; Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; London, England; Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico; Paris, France; and São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

PARTNERS

Robert F. Brodegaard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1971); Cornell University (J.D., 1975). Author and Presenter: "Increasing Importance of Oral Advocacy in International Arbitration," American Bar Association Section of International Law, Spring 2009; "The CPA as an Expert Witness: Preservation of Privilege and Waiver," Legal Risks for Accountants Seminar, December 2008; "Bailouts, Banking & Busts =raud, Forensics & Opportunity?," Financial Executive Institute Seminar, New York, New York, November 2008; "Dispute Resolution in the Global Village," American Bar Association Section of International Law, Brussels, Fall 2008; "The Future of Forum Selection: Arbitration v. Litigation in Today's World," New York, New York, August 2008; "What's New in International Arbitration and Litigation - Plus Fifty Years of the New York Convention," New York, New York, April 2008; "International Intellectual Property and the Art of the Appeal," New York, New York, April 2008; Client Alert: United States Supreme Court Rejects Agreements to Expand Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, Hall Street Assocs., L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., No. 06-989, 2008 WL 762537 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2008), April 9, 2008; "Comparative Cross Examination," London, October 2007; "Follow the Money: International Asset Tracing," London, October 2007; "Class Actions at the Cross Roads," International Bar Association, Rome, May 2007; "Obtaining Discovery Outside the Hague Evidence Convention," American Bar Association, Obtaining Discovery Abroad Teleconference, December 2006; "Trial Strategy and the Foreign Litigant," American Bar Association Section of lnternational Law, A Foreign Litigant in Uncle Sam's Court, November 2006; "Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements," American Bar Association Section of lnternational Law, Spring 2006; Anti-Suit and Anti-Arbitration Injunctions Mock Oral Argument, American Bar Association Section of International Law, Spring 2006; "Judicial Assistance in the EU-US Relationship," American Bar Association Section of International Law International Legal Exchange Program, London and Paris, January 2005; "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgments in the Americas," American Bar Association Section of lnternational Law and Practice, Houston, Texas, Fall 2004; "Alien Tort Claims Act," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004; "Victory Abroad: A Guide to Foreign Discovery," The Litigation Manual, Third Edition, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, 1999; "Effective Discovery Abroad for Cases in U.S. Courts," The Litigation Manual, Third Edition, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, 1999. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; International Law; Antitrust Law; Section of International Law, Division Chair, Division of Public International Law; Member, Section's Council; Immediate Past Chair, International Litigation Committee), Inter-American and International Bar Associations; American Society of International Law; Union International des Avocats. Transactions: Represented a Latin American government in two ICSID arbitrations; Represented a government-owned Latin American airline in an enforcement proceeding in Federal Court in New York; Represented an agency and a department of the British government in an action against a Big Five accounting firm based on claims of falsely reporting and knowingly failing to disclose its knowledge that the company president and co-conspirators had diverted, through a series of transactions, substantial sums for their own beneficial use; Represented a French multinational conglomerate in unadministered arbitration against Fortune 100 company in a post closing dispute; Represented foreign and domestic companies in international arbitrations under various regimes Counseled a European atomic energy company on numerous; issues, including the impact of U.S.-Russian bilateral treaties; Represented a South American government in negotiating and resolving disputes regarding refinancing of its international debt; Represented foreign financial institutions in connection with U.S. financing transactions as well as representing foreign banks, companies, and sovereigns in U.S. litigation; Represented several financial institutions on foreign asset tracing matters Acted as special counsel to a state attorney general to prosecute claims arising out of a failed HMO against, among others, the company's directors, officers, accountants, and actuaries; Served as lead trial counsel in defending a multimillion dollar commodity fraud claim; Served as lead counsel for a consortium of banks in a lender liability action alleging securities and RlCO violations; Represented a Fortune 200 company in an antitrust action challenging its nationwide marketing and distribution system Litigated professional liability claims arising out of the failure of a multinational manufacturer. Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation; Civil Practice; Antitrust; Securities.Email: Robert F. Brodegaard

Matthew S. Cohen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: Emory University (B.A., Biology, 1988); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law; Entertainment Law; Employment Law; Energy.Email: Matthew S. Cohen

O. Paul Corley, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 2002, California; 2004, New York; 2006, Kansas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1974); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal, 1976-1978. Listed in Naifeh & White, The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2010 (Banking Law). Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2003 and 2004 listing of Texas Super Lawyers. Listed in D Magazine's, Best Business Lawyers in Dallas (Bank Lending), 2009. Listed in D Magazine's, Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2007 and 2008. Member, Executive Committee, Dallas Summer Musicals; Board of Directors, 1999—; Chairman of the Board, 2005-2006. Recipient, Star of Touring Broadway Award, The Broadway League, 2007. Member: New York State (Member, Business Law Section), Kansas and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Insurance Law); State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section); Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director, 1992-1995; President, 1998-1999); College of the State Bar of Texas. (Also at Dallas, Texas). Practice Areas: Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Financial Services Regulation; Financial Institution Failures; Venture Capital.Email: O. Paul Corley, Jr.

Brian C. Dunning (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Author: "A Comparative Study of Legal Ideology: African Land Tenure Systems," 10 B.C. Third World L.J., 297 (1990). Associate, Coudert Brothers, 1990-1997. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce; The Spanish Institute; The Americas Society. Languages: Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; International Energy Law.Email: Brian C. Dunning

Marcello Hallake (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Brussels; 1995, New York; 1996, Ohio. Education: Saint-Louis University, Belgium (B.A., 1990); Louvain University, Belgium (J.D., 1993; M.A., Public and International Affairs, 1994); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1994). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Committee on Inter-American Affairs, 2004-2007); American and International Bar Associations; Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce; French-American Chamber of Commerce; United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce; Council of the Americas (Brazil Study Group); Brazil Foundation (Co-Founder/Director); CDI International (Co-Founder/Director); Geneva Initiative North America (Co-Founder/Director); Forum das Americas (Member, Board of Advisors); Brazilian Institute of Business Law - IBRADEMP (Member, Board of Advisors); The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Initiatives (Member, Board of Advisors); Inter-American Culture & Development Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees). Languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch. Practice Areas: Corporate; Latin America; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Finance; Technology; International Energy Law.Email: Marcello Hallake

Ira L. Herman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2008, Texas. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1979); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, with distinction, 1982). Listed, New York Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights), 2009. Distinguished Paul J. Liacos Scholar. Edward F, Hennessey Scholar. Annual Judge, Quarterfinal Round, Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 2000-2005. Recipient: Hammer Memorial Award, Political Science, Yeshiva University; Henry Friedman Award for Excellence in Debtor-Creditor Law; American Jurisprudence Awards in: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Editor in Chief, The Polis. Articles Editor, Boston University International Law Journal, 1981-1982. Board Member, Westchester Hebrew High School. Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's School of Law; Bankruptcy LL.M. Program; Adjunct Professor of Law, Pace University School of Law; Real Estate LL.M. Program. PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: "Bankruptcy," Chapter 28, Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases by John D. Wood and Alan M. Di Sciullo, copyrighted by Incisive Media US Properties, LLC, published by Law Journal Press, a division of Incisive Media, LLC, September 2009; Client Alert: Automotive Vendor Contracts: Managing the Risk of Counterparty Default, April 30, 2009; Client Alert: Commercial Landlords and Bankruptcy, April 01, 2009; "Corporate Restructuring: Insolvency Goes Global," National Law Journal, February 2009; Client Alert: Anticipating and Addressing Customer Financial Distress, Default, and Bankruptcy, February 06, 2009; "Working Out the Commercial Real Estate Loan," Pace University Law School, May 2008, December 2008; "Valuing Oil & Gas Reserves," The Journal of Corporate Renewal, September 2008; "Nuts & Bolts for Young & New Practitioners," Program Chair, American Bankruptcy Institute, May 2007, May 2008; "Commercial Real Estate Finance in Challenging Times," Moderator, Lorman Education Services Seminar, March 2008; "Buying Low, Selling High, and Getting Out of Dodge," Speaker, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, May 2007; "Statutory Schizophrenia and the New Chapter 11," ABI Journal, December/January 2007; "Internal Audit Guide: Evaluating a Compliance & Ethics Program," Reviewer and Co-Author of Appendices J-K, Open Compliance & Ethics Group Practice Aid (Exposure Draft), May 2006; "Sarbanes Oxley Meets Bankruptcy Reform: The New Guardians of Truth, Justice and Corporate America," Bankruptcy Reform 2005: Expert Analyses Examining and Predicting the Impact on the Commercial Practitioner, LRP Publications, Inc., 2005. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Steering Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Bankruptcy Administration Committee; Real Estate Committee); New York State Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Bankruptcy Law; Business Law Section, 1996-2001; Chair, Bankruptcy and Debtor and Creditor Law CLE Programs, 1992-2006; Empire State Counsel, 2008); The City Bar (Member, Professional Responsibility Committee). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Electronic Discovery; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Workouts; Creditor Bankruptcy; Debtor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Fraudulent Conveyance; Insolvency.Email: Ira L. Herman

Timothy R. McCormick (Co-Practice Leader Securities and Complex Commercial Litigation) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 2004, District of Columbia; 2005, New York. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1975). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Barristers. Research Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1974-1975. Listed in: 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 editions of The Best Lawyers in America - Business Litigation; 2005-2006 and 2010 - Antitrust Law and Business Litigation; 2006-2010 - Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation and Securities Law; 2010 - Bet-the Company Litigation Law; Texas Super Lawyers (Securities Litigation, Business Litigation), 2003—. Listed in D Magazine's, Best Business Lawyers in Dallas (White Collar Defense/Antitrust), 2009. Named to "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," (Litigation: General Commercial Law) Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA, 2006—. Member: Dallas and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. [U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. (Also at Dallas, Texas). Practice Areas: Litigation; International Energy Law; Antitrust; Securities Litigation; Corporate Governance; Latin America.Email: Timothy R. McCormick

Robert H. Saunders (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, with distinction in major, 1978); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Johnson, Jr., The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-1982. Publications and Presentations: PLI presentation on Telecommunications Project Finance, 2000; presentations to Citibank Mexico on Bank Finance and Future-Flow Securitizations, 2000, 2002. Member: American Bar Association. Transactions: An investment bank and insurance broker in innovative structured life insurance and annuity financings; Represented Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and its affiliates in a large number of domestic and international vendor financings, the restructuring of vendor finance debt, the sale of put rights and stock to a financial institution, and a securitization with a bank syndicate of over $1 billion of vendor loans to borrowers in several countries; Represented bank lenders in the restructuring of debt of Net Sul, a Brazilian cable company; Represented the bank lenders in the restructuring the debt of an Argentine bank; Represented an Argentine oil company in the restructuring of its bank debt; Represented DVI in a securitization of domestic Brazilian health-care loan receivables that included political-risk insurance; Represented Compañía de Servicios de Compressión de Campeche as borrower in a project financing relating to a Mexican offshore gas-compression facility; Represented Brazilian borrowers in a pre-export credit facilities; Represented members of the Votorantim Group in entering into or refinancing secured credit facilities; Represented Rabobank Nederland in construction financings for ammonia plants in Trinidad and Tobago and a domestic secured acquisition financing; Represented Winstar in bank and vendor telecommunications financings, restructuring negotiations, and bankruptcy proceedings; Represented a subsidiary of Pecom Energia in a Venezuelan project financing with International Finance Corporation. Practice Areas: International; Project Finance; Structured Finance; Private Finance; International Energy Law; Climate Change and Renewable Energy.Email: Robert H. Saunders

Shad E. Sumrow (Co-Practice Leader Finance) admitted to bar, 1996, Nebraska; 1998, Texas; 2005, New York. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Listed in 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law). Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2005-2006, 2008-2009. Member, Creighton Law Review, 1994-1996. Participated in preparing UCC Revised Article 9 (Secured Transactions) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for presentation to the Texas Legislature. Member: Nebraska State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section and Commercial Code Committee; Chairman, Commercial Code Committee, Business Law Section, 1999-2002; Member, Council, Business Law Section, 2002—); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Energy Finance; Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Climate Change and Renewable Energy.Email: Shad E. Sumrow

John Busey Wood (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Kansas, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977); University of Kansas (M.B.A., 1975). Certified Public Accountant, Kansas, 1980. Author: "Discussion and Questions," Orange County In-House Real Estate Counsel CLE, September 2008; "Ground Leases of Existing Buildings," The Dirt on Ground Leases, Association of the Bar, City of New York, May 05, 2008; "Commercial Leases," Seminar, New York University/Real Estate Institute, 2007-2009; How to Acquire Your First U.S. Business Space - Structuring for Success, The German-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 2007-2009; How to Acquire Your First U.S. Business Space - Structuring for Success, The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 2007. Co-Author: The Treatise of Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases, Co-authored with Alan M. DiSciullo, published by Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1995-2009; Semi Annual Supplements 1-27, 2009; Negotiating Commercial Leases: How Owners and Corporate Occupants Can Avoid Costly Errors, Chair, 2007; Navigating the Dangerous Shoals of a Commercial Lease, American Bar Association and N.Y.U. Graduate School, 1991-2009; "Real Estate Corner," Senior Editor, monthly article, published by The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel; "Section V.A, Fire and Casualty Insurance," Real Estate Law and Practice Course Handbook, Published by PLI, 1994-2006; "Financing Real Estate Development through Participation Leases," Real Estate Review, Winter 1991; "Trump Tenant Finds Turnkey Saves the Day," Legal Times, Washington and New York, October 1985 "Building Owner's Assumptions Spark Zoning War," Legal Times of New York, August/September 1985; Sponsor of the educational website resource, www.officeleasingusa.com for professional education at New York University, Practicing Law Institute and AICPA, 2001-2009. Auditor, Legislature of Kansas, Division of Post Audit, 1974-1977. Member, Board of Directors, New York Chapter, NACORE. National commercial Neutral Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Commercial Lease Committee); American Bar Association (Former Chairman, Nominations and Appointments; Former Chair, Office Leasing Subcommittee; Vice Chair, Commercial Leasing Committee); Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; American Arbitration Association; National Neutrals Commercial Panel; Practicing Law Institute (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [USMC, Honorable Discharge, 1970]. Transactions: Mr. Wood directed the legal team in what is generally considered the largest national portfolio acquisition program in history of developable properties, exceeding $2 Billion in value, for Enterprise Group Development Corporation in the early 90s and in 1998 negotiated one of the largest ground/space lease transactions in the City's history of 1,595,000 square feet. In addition, Mr. Wood is advising on the construction issues for the complete rehabilitation of approximately 2 million square feet in value exceeding $350 million. Mr. Wood also has over 25 years experience directing large scale leasing programs and negotiation of building and professional team contracts for "fast-tract" multiple project design and construction of major Manhattan, New York office towers and regional shopping centers. Mr. Wood's financing, auditing and computer expertise contributed to his uncovering the largest computer leasing fraud in the United States, the O.P.M. Leasing Fraud and Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Contracts; Accounting Law; Finance.Email: John Busey Wood

ASSOCIATES

Gabrielle E. Farina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., cum laude; Masters in Labor and Employment Relations, summa cum laude); Hofstra University (J.D., cum laude). Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; International Law.Email: Gabrielle E. Farina

Pablo C. Ferrante (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Argentina; 2005, New York. Education: Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina (J.D., 1998); Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina (LL.M., Especialista en Derecho de la Regulación de los Servicios Públicos, 2001); Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (LL.M., 2003). Clerk, Trial Court in Commercial Matters No. 23, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1993-1997. Co-Speaker, "Recent Developments Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," Latin America Update Seminar, PricewaterhouseCoopers, October 2005. Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. Member, World Affairs Council of Houston. Member, Houston Section, Instituto Argentino del Petroleo y Gas. Former Part-Time Legal Advisor to President's Chief of Staff, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2001. Former Vice President, U.C.A. Student Bar Association, 1996. Member: New York State (Member, International Law and Practice Section) and American (Member, International Law Section) Bar Associations. (Also at Houston, Texas Office). Languages: English (fluent) and Spanish (native). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Business Law; International Energy Law; Oil and Gas.Email: Pablo C. Ferrante

Demetra L. Liggins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2008, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Christian Brothers University (B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Inns of Court; National Moot Court Team; Henry Upsom Sims Moot Court Board. Cordell Hull Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow. Listed, Texas Rising Stars (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights), 2005, 2007-2009; Lawyer on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine, 2004; President's Award, Houston Bar Association, 2005-2006. Articles Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Law Clerk to Honorable U.W. Clemon, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2000-2001. Author: "Selected Oil and Gas Issues in Bankruptcy," May 2003; "Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy," Legal Assistant University, September 2002; "Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy," Houston Bar Association, Spring 2002. Director, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member, Turnaround Management Association. Chair: Houston Lawyers Association, Scholarship Committee; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; Houston Young Lawyers Association, Child Adoption Committee. Director, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section; Board Member, Young Bankruptcy Lawyers; Vice-President, Business); Houston (Chair-Elect, Bankruptcy Section, 2008-2009), American and National Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors). (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Demetra L. Liggins

Irene Ribeiro (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Brazil; 2003, New York. Education: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (J.D., 1998); New York University (LL.M., 2002). Recipient, Certificate in Intellectual Property Management. Law Clerk, Brazilian Federal Tax Agency. Former Law Clerk and Associate, Menasche, Morris Advogado Associados, Rio de Janeiro. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association; Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce; French American Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; International Commercial Arbitration; International Commercial Law; International Dispute Resolution; Business Law; Business Start-Ups; International Business Law; International Energy Law; Corporate Law; Energy Acquisitions; Civil RICO; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; International Contracts.Email: Irene Ribeiro

SENIOR COUNSEL

Bohdan S. Kosovych (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Richmond College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1970); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Author: "The Bankruptcy Default Clause," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (October 1990); "Deciding Your Subtenant's Fate," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (May 1991); "A New Lease by Any Other Name Is Still a New Lease," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (September 1991); "How to Properly Handle Issues of Initial Possession," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (July 1993). Author: Chapter, "Lease Brokerage" and Contributor of periodic updates to the treatise Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases, by John B. Wood, Esq. and Alan M. Di Sciullo, Esq. (Law Journal Press). Member: New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers' Association. [Capt., New York Army Reserve National Guard, 1970-1986]. Languages: Ukrainian. Practice Areas: Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing; Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Law; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing.Email: Bohdan S. Kosovych

OF COUNSEL

J. Russell Bulkeley (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1993, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., with distinction, 1986); New York University (J.D., 1990); Federation Universitaire et Polytechnique de Lille (Study Abroad Program, 1986). Author: "Depoliticizing United Nations Recruitment: Establishing a Genuinely International Civil Service," 22 N.Y.U.J. of Int'l L. and Politics 749, 1990. Junior Fellow, Center for International Studies, New York University, 1989-1990. Board of Directors, The Tinker Institute of International Law and Organizations, Inc., 2004—. Member, Advisory Board, Great Entertaining.com, Inc., 1998-2000. President, Board of Managers, Future Condominium, 2003-2004. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Central and Eastern European Affairs, 1996-2003); American Bar Association; American Society of International Law. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance.Email: J. Russell Bulkeley

Toshiyuki Yoshida (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Waseda University, Tokyo (LL.B., 1981); University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 2004). Member, Board of Directors, Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd., 2003. Board Observer, Novus Petroleum Ltd., Sydney, Australia, 2001-2002. Senior Vice President, Mitsui Oil (Asia) Singapore, 1993-1998. Member: Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; New York State Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section of International Law). Languages: Japanese and English. Practice Areas: Energy; International Law; International Energy Law; China; Latin America; Climate Change and Renewable Energy.Email: Toshiyuki Yoshida

COUNSEL

Lois R. Lupica (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1981); Boston University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Case and Note Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1986-1987. Recipient, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Fellowship, 2002. Scholar-in-Residence, American Bankruptcy Institute, Spring 2007. PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: "Corporate Restructuring: Insolvency Goes Global," National Law Journal, February 2009; "A Study of Consumers' Post-Discharge Finances: Struggle, Stasis or Fresh Start?" Co-Author: American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 2008; "Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Crisis of Over-indebtedness"; 67 Pitt. L. Rev. 497, 2006 "Constitutional Principles," Southern Vermont College, September 2006; "The Over-Indebtedness Crisis," Southern Vermont College, September 2006; "Legislative Messaging and the New Bankruptcy Legislation," The New York Law School Faculty Scholarship Lunch Series, March 2006; "Consumer Finance and the Reinforcement of Class Structures," University of Kentucky College of Law, February 2006; "The Impact of Revised Article 9," Symposium on Business Bankruptcy, 93 Kentucky Law Journal 867, 2005; "Professional Responsibility Re-designed: Sparking a Dialogue between Students and the Bar," 29 The Journal of the Legal Profession 71, 2004-2005; "The Impact of Revised Article 9 in Bankruptcy," University of Kentucky College of Law, 13th Annual Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy Institute, May 2005; "Ethics 2000 Comes to Maine: Should Maine Revise its Bar Rules to More Closely Coincide with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility?," Maine State Bar Association Annual Meeting, January 2005; "Amanda Kumar's Case," Legal Ethics Seminar, Cumberland County Bar Association, December 2004; "Business Bankruptcy Ethics & Revised Article 9's Impact in Bankruptcy," Stetson University College of Law, Twenty-ninth Annual Bankruptcy Seminar, December 2004; "Revised Article 9's Impact in Bankruptcy," Speaker and Moderator, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Nashville, Tennessee, October 2004; "The Effect of Bankruptcy upon a Firm using Patents and Trademarks as Collateral," Symposium, 41 Idea J. of Law & Tech, 2002; "Revised Article 9, The Proposed Bankruptcy Code Amendments and Securitizing Debtors and their Creditors," Symposium, Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law, 2002; "Revised Article 9 and the Competing Visions of Business Bankruptcy," Florida State University Law School, Faculty Enrichment Series, Tallahassee, Florida, September 2002; "Teaching Revised Article 9: High (and Low) Tech Tools and Techniques," American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Section on Creditors' & Debtors' Rights, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2002; "Revised Article 9, Securitization Transactions and the Bankruptcy Dynamic," Symposium on Revised Article 9, 9 American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review 287, 2001; "The Technology-rich.com in Bankruptcy: The Debtor as Owner of Intellectual Property," Symposium Issue on Financing the Enterprises on the Internet, 53 Maine Law Review 362, 2001; "Circumvention of the Bankruptcy Process: The Institutionalization of Securitization," 33 Conn. L. Rev., November 2001; "Revised Article 9, The Proposed Bankruptcy Code Amendments and Securitizing Debtors and their Creditors, Two Shocks to the Bankruptcy System: Revised UCC Article 9 and the Pending Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001," The Inaugural Eugene P. and Delia S. Murphy Conference on Corporate Law, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, November 2001; "Privacy and Property Concerns for Data Collections in Bankruptcy," Information: Privacy, Property and Policy, Technology Law Center of the University of Maine School of Law, June 2001; "The Intersection of Revised Article 9 and Bankruptcy Law," AALS Workshop on Bankruptcy Law, St. Louis, Missouri, May 2001; "The Use of Technology in the Teaching of Statute-Based Courses," University of Maine School of Law Faculty Colloquium on Law School Teaching, March 2001, December 1999; "Transition Losses in the Electric Power Market: A Challenge to the Premises Underlying the Arguments for Compensation," 52 Rutgers L. Rev. 649, 2000; "The dot.com in Bankruptcy: The Fundamental Issues," Financing the Enterprises of the Internet, Technology Law Center of the University of Maine School of Law, June 2000; "The Professional Responsibilities of Prosecutors and The No Contact Rule," Maine State Attorney General's Office, December 1999; "Transition Losses in the Electric Power Market," University of Maine Faculty Scholarship Colloquium, May 1999; "Legal Issues in Cyberspace," Virtual Moderator, Cyberposium, Harvard Business School, 1999; "Intellectual Property in the Marketspace," Virtual Moderator, Cyberposium, Harvard Business School, 1998; "Asset Securitization: The Unsecured Creditor's Perspective," 76 Texas L. Rev. 595, 1998; "Structured Financing Risks," UNUM Insurance Company, Legal and Investment Department, December 1997; "Pay Equity - A Cockamamie Idea? The Future of Health Care May Depend Upon It," 13 American Journal of Law & Medicine 597, 1988. Speaker and Moderator: AALS/NCBJ Joint Bankruptcy Workshop, Orlando, Florida, October 2007; "Consumer Finance and the Reinforcement of Class Structures," Law and Society Meeting, Berlin, Germany, July 2007; "The Continuing Relevance of the Chapter 11 Process," American Bankruptcy Institute, Nuts and Bolts for New Practitioners, Ethical Issues for Bankruptcy Lawyers, New York, New York, May 2007; "Legislative Messaging and Bankruptcy Law". Advisory Board, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 2008—. Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2009—. Association of American Law Schools (Chair, Section on Debtor & Creditors' Rights, 2005-2006; Executive Committee Member, Section of Commercial and Consumer Law, 2003-2006; Planning Committee, Joint AALS-NCBJ Workshop on New Developments in Bankruptcy, Fall 2007). Reporter, Maine Task Force on Ethics, 2000. Professional Responsibility Rules Committee, State of Maine, 2005-2008. Board of Directors, Bioethics Center, University of Southern Maine, 2004—. Appointment, First Circuit Court of Appeals to Merit Selection Committee to fill Bankruptcy Judgeship, District of Maine, 2001. Technology Law Center, University of Maine School of Law (Advisory Board, 1999-2002; Board of Directors, Community Housing of Maine, 1995-2006; Development Committee; Personnel Committee; Advocacy Committee Co-Coach and Faculty Advisor, Duberstein Moot Court Competition, New York, NY, 2005-2008; Board of Directors, American Board of Certification, 2000-2003; Dean of Faculty, 2002-2003). Member, USM Clinical Research Review Committee, 1995-2001. Member: New York County and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Secured Transactions; Negotiation; Professional Responsibility; Consumer Law Property.Email: Lois R. Lupica

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