 |   | | | Law Firm in Dallas, Texas | | A Registered Limited Liability Partnership including Professional Corporations |
| | Address | | 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100 | | Dallas, Texas 75201-4675 | | (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.) | | | |
| | | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General practice, including but not limited to antitrust; aviation; biosciences; communications and information technology; corporate and securities; corporate governance; employee benefits/executive compensation (ERISA); energy; entertainment and media; financial restructuring; global security; government contracts; health; insurance; intellectual property; international trade; investment funds/private equity; Iraq reconstruction; labor and employment; litigation; military base enhancement; project and infrastructure development; public law and policy; real estate and finance; Russia/CIS; tax; and transportation. | Firm Profile:
Recognized for its sophisticated clients and capabilities as well as its outstanding team of professionals, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm dedicated to providing innovative legal services to the individuals and institutions it serves. Founded in 1945 by Robert S. Strauss and Richard A. Gump, the firm has grown to be one of the world's largest law firms, with more than 900 lawyers in 13 offices and 1 affiliate representing regional, national and international clients in more than 50 practice disciplines. | | Firm Size: 1000 |
Other Office Locations of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
London, England
Moscow, Russia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| | Henry D. Akin (1900-2000). | | Richard A. Gump, Sr. (1917-2003). | | John L. Hauer (1918-2000). | | PARTNERS | | William H. Church, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Southwestern Law Journal, 1986-1988 (Managing Editor, 1987-1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law. | | Karen C. Corallo (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); South Texas College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Tau Delta; Order of the Lytae. Practice Areas: High Technology Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Commercial Litigation. Email: Karen C. Corallo | | Jordan W. Cowman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Joe J. Fisher, Chief Judge Emeritus, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1989-1990. Employer Representative to the International Labour Organization of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002, 2003. Member: Dallas, Federal and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Advice; Employment Litigation; Corporate Compliance. | | Clarice M. Davis, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., cum laude, 1962; M.A., 1964); Southern Methodist University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1968). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Kappa Beta Pi. Member, Barristers, Southern Methodist University. Comments Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Judge Irving Goldberg, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1969-1971. Instructor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1968-1969. Member, Board of Visitors, 1979-1982 and Law School Alumni Advisory Council, 1989-1991; Secretary, 1991-1992; President, 1993-1994, Member, Board of Governors, 1995—, Southern Methodist University Law School. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance. Email: Clarice M. Davis, (P.C.) | | Diana C. Dutton (Partner) born Sherman, Texas; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1967); University of Texas (J.D., 1971). Listed in: Who's Who in America; Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers. Named among Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2001. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1970-1971. Regional Counsel, 1975-1979 and Director of Enforcement, 1979-1981, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6. Member and Chair, 1985-1986, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, State Bar of Texas. Chair, Dallas Environmental Law Section, 1984. Member, Dallas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation; Administrative. Email: Diana C. Dutton | | Alan D. Feld, (P.C.) (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Los Angeles and Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1957); Columbia University and Southern Methodist University (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Staff, Southwestern Law Journal, 1958-1960. Chairman, State Securities Board of Texas, 1985-1991. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Alan D. Feld, (P.C.) | | N. Kathleen Friday, (P.C.) (Partner) born Hays, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., highest distinction, 1974); Stanford University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: N. Kathleen Friday, (P.C.) | | Lisa S. Gallerano (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lisa S. Gallerano | | J. Eric Gambrell (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1989); University of Texas, Austin (J.D., 1994). Named #1 Lawyer in Dallas Under 40, D Magazine, May 2002. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: J. Eric Gambrell | | Charles R. Gibbs (Partner) born Galesburg, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1974); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978). Leading Articles Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Journal. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Business Bankruptcy Committee and Chapter 11 Subcommittee, 1980—). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 198—) State Bar of Texas (Member: Bankruptcy Law Committee, Business Law Section, 1996—). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring. Email: Charles R. Gibbs | | Christopher M. Gores, (P.C.) (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1973, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1965); Columbia University (LL.B., 1968). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. [With JAGC, USNR, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Asset Based Financing; Corporate; Securities. Email: Christopher M. Gores, (P.C.) | | Barry Yale Greenberg (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1985); Tulane University (J.D., 1988). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). Email: Barry Yale Greenberg | | Orrin L. Harrison, III (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1971); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1974). Journal of Air Law and Commerce (Research Editor, 1973-1974). Order of Barristers; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; Dallas Bar Association (President, 1992); State Bar of Texas (Director, 1993-1996); International Society of Barristers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Southwestern Legal Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Energy; Utility Law; Commercial Law. | | John V. Jansonius (Partner) born Jamestown, North Dakota; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, Minnesota; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1979-1980. Editor-in-Chief, Employment Law Manual For Financial Institutions (Texas Bankers Association, 1992). Contributing Author, The Railway Labor Act (ABA 1996). Author: "Expert Witness in Employment Litigation: The Role of Reliability," 50 Baylor Law Review 267 (1998); "The Role of Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Litigation," 4 The Labor Lawyer, (American Bar Association) 747, 1988; "Use and Misuse of Employee Leasing," 36 Labor Law Journal 35, 1985; "Allocation of Back Pay Liability for Violation of Employee Rights," 36 Oklahoma Law Review 745, 1983; "Effectiveness of Labor Contract Accretion Clauses," 34 Labor Law Journal 727, 1983. Co-Author: "The Interaction of Federal Labor and Antitrust Policies: An Analysis of Coordinated Collective Bargaining by Employers," 40 Southwestern Law Journal, 976, 1986; "Coping with Deregulation: Reduction of Labor Costs in the Airline Industry," 49 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 501, 1984. President, Industrial Relations Research Association, North Texas Chapter, 1987-1988. Member, Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law, ABA, Labor and Employment Law Section. Member, ABA Litigation Section, Corporate Counsel and Labor and Employment Committees. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Executive Council, Employment Law Section, 1992-2002); State Bar of Minnesota; State Bar of Texas (Vice Chair, Section on Labor and Employment Law). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: John V. Jansonius | | Tonya Powers Johannsen (Partner) born Portales, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Eastern New Mexico University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Texas Tech Law School (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1981-1983, Comment Editor, 1982-1983, Texas Tech Law Review. Texas Tech Law Review Outstanding Student, 1982; Texas Banking Lawyer Student Editor, 1982-1983. Southern Methodist University Trial Advocacy Adjunct Professor, 1992-1993, 1995, 1998. Instructor, NITA Deposition Seminar, 1995. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Standing Committee on Administration of Rules of Evidence/Civil Cases; Patrick E. Higginbotham, American Inn of Court Barrister (1994-1997). Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Telecommunications; Technology; Asset Securitization; Financial Institutions; Business Torts Litigation; Lender Liability. Email: Tonya Powers Johannsen | | Edward S. Koppman (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1964); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1967; LL.M., in Taxation, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. International and Book Reviews Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1966-1967. Member: Dallas Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities. Email: Edward S. Koppman | | Randall R. Kucera, (P.C.) (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, 1983-1985. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Bad Faith Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Randall R. Kucera, (P.C.) | | Alan L. Laves, (P.C.) (Partner) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1982); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1985). Eta Kappa Nu; Sigma Xi; Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Secured Lending; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Alan L. Laves, (P.C.) | | Carl B. Lee, (P.C.) (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1968); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas (Past President, Real Property Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Hospitality. Email: Carl B. Lee, (P.C.) | | Richard C. Levin (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1967); Georgetown University (J.D., 1970). Law Clerk to Judge John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1970-1971. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Criminal Investigations; International Law; International Arbitration. Email: Richard C. Levin | | David R. McAtee (Partner) born Rosebud, Texas; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1964); University of Texas (LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1967-1968. Member: American Bar Association; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; International; Antitrust; Shareholder Litigation. Email: David R. McAtee | | Patrick F. McGowan (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1962); University of Texas (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1964-1965. Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1965-1966. Author: "The Internet and Intellectual Property Issues," P.L.I., 1996; "Remedies for Commercial Counterfeiting," S.W. Legal Foundation, l992; "New Copyright Issues Affecting Internet Usage," Direct Marketing Ass'n, 2000; "Standing to Sue Under SEC Rule 10b-5," 49 Texas L. Rev. 617 (1971), cited in Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores, 421 U.S. 723 (1975); "Litigation of Franchise Enforcement and Termination Issues," State Bar of Texas Franchising Institute (1987); "New Limitations on Non-Competition Agreements in Texas," Franchise Legal Digest (1987); "Increasing Value of Copyright Protection in a Franchise Context," 8 Franchise L.J. 2 (1988); "Computer Assisted Legal Research," 50 Texas B.J. 746 (1987). Planning Committee and Session Moderator, Institute on I. P. Law, Center for American and International Law, 2001 and 2002. Member, International Anticounterfeiting Coalition. Member: State Bar of Texas (Tex Lex, Inc., State Bar Computer Subsidiary, Director, 1978-1998; President and Chairman of the Board, 1991-1998); Dallas (Director, 1994—, Vice Chairman, 2001, Chairman 2002, Intellectual Property Law Section) and American (Intellectual Property Law Section; Antitrust Law Section; ADR Section; Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations. Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Technology; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Complex Civil Litigation. Email: Patrick F. McGowan | | J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., (P.C.) (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Health; International. Email: J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., (P.C.) | | Daniel J. Micciche, (P.C.) (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1988, New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., highest honors, 1978); University of Chicago (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business. Email: Daniel J. Micciche, (P.C.) | | R. Terry Miller (Partner) born San Jose, California; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1968); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal, 1970-1971. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Services. Email: R. Terry Miller | | Seth R. Molay, (P.C.) (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1988, Texas. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1976); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Technology. Email: Seth R. Molay, (P.C.) | | Joseph L. Motes III (Partner) born Bad Kreuznach, Germany; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Alan R. Bromberg Securities Award. Editor in Chief, Southern Methodist University Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Joseph L. Motes III | | Mary L. O'Connor (Partner) born Riverhead, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Stanford University (J.D., 1983). Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration. Email: Mary L. O'Connor | | Daniel F. Perez (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, December 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1988, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S.Ch.E., 1981); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1987). Author: "Exploitation and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights," presented at the 6th Annual Computer and Information Technology Law Institute, Sept. 1992, republished in The Computer Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 8, Aug. 1, 1993; "Maximizing Profits by Enforcing Your Intellectual Property Rights," Computer Litigation Journal, Vol. II, No. 8, Jan. 1, 1994; "Enforcement Options for Patent Holders," presented at the Intellectual Property Section Conference, State Bar of Texas, Mar. 1993; "Defenses to Copyright Infringement Claims," presented at the Computer Law 1993 Conference, April 1993; "Understanding Copyright Protection," presented at the State Bar of Texas Convention, June 1994; "Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege in the Electronic Age," presented at the Texas Minority Counsel Program Conference, State Bar of Texas, Nov. 1995; "Advising Small Business Owners - Protection of Proprietary Rights," presented at the Continuing Legal Education Conference at The University of Houston, April 1996. Lecturer, "Electronics & Computer Law Litigation," sponsored by Patent Resources Group. Adjunct Professor, "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights," University of Texas School of Law, 1993—. Member, Federal Judicial Advisory Group (Senate Appointment), 1996-1999. Member, Texas General Counsel Management. Member: State Bar of California; Hispanic National Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997); Texas Bar Foundation; W.M. "Mac" Taylor, Jr. American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. | | Lisa A. Peterson (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Lisa A. Peterson | | Eliot D. Raffkind (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma. Teaching Quizmaster, Legal Research and Brief Writing Courses, University of Texas School of Law, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital; Hedge Funds; Investment Funds; Investment Management Law; Retail; Technology. Email: Eliot D. Raffkind | | Randall M. Ratner, (P.C.) (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Texas Academy of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Randall M. Ratner, (P.C.) | | Terry M. Schpok, (P.C.) (Partner) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana and Michigan; 1977, Texas. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Notre Dame (J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Phi Eta Sigma. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Legislation, 1975-1976. Member: Dallas and Indiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Technology; Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Insurance; Entertainment; Health. Email: Terry M. Schpok, (P.C.) | | Robert S. Strauss (Partner) born Lockhart, Texas; admitted to bar, 1941, Texas; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas (LL.B., 1941). Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1973-1976. Special Trade Representative of the United States, with the Rank of Ambassador, 1977-1979. Special Representative of the President to the Mid-East, August-December, 1979. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, assumed the duties as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 1991-1992. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; General Corporate Practice; International; General Legislative. | | Timothy P. Tehan, (P.C.) (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., summa cum laude, 1975); Southern Methodist University (J.D., with honors, 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust. Email: Timothy P. Tehan, (P.C.) | | J. Patrick Tielborg, (P.C.) (Partner) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Alaska (B.A., 1970); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1978); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., 1991). Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1978. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Air Force, 1962-1966]. (Board Certified, Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA; Multi-Employer Benefits. Email: J. Patrick Tielborg, (P.C.) | | Sanford E. Warren, Jr. (Partner) born Tupelo, Mississippi, July 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Millsaps College (B.S., Chemistry, cum laude, 1983); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Jeffry Crawford Memorial Scholar. Author: quarterly expert commentary on Intellectual Property issues, www.IRMI.com; "Technology Transfer Tips," Managing Intellectual Property, Issue 106, p. 13, February 2001; "Technology Do's and Don'ts," presented at Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting, September 2000; "Inequitable Conduct, Fraud, and Your License to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office," Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, Spring 2000; "Recent Developments in Trademark Law," Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, Winter 1994. Member, Editorial Board, Trademark Reporter , International Trademark Association, 1993-1996. Member, Computer and Technology Section and Member, Intellectual Property Section, State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas (Member, Intellectual Property Section) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Scott T. Williams (Partner) born Carbondale, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A./B.A., 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Richard A. Schell, Eastern District of Texas, 1995-1996. Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas School of Law, 1993-1994; Dallas Bar Foundation, 2003. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense. Email: Scott T. Williams | | SENIOR ATTORNEY | | Kevin N. Barrett (Senior Attorney) born Mt. Kisco, New York; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1981); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, Garner Chapter, 1986-1987). Co-Author: "Criminal Procedure: Pretrial, Trial and Appeal," SMU Law Review, Texas Survey Edition, Summer 2002. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kevin N. Barrett | | SENIOR COUNSEL/ADVISOR | | Edward A. Copley, (P.C.) (Senior Counsel) born Memphis, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas; 1978, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Claims. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1957; J.D., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of Woolsack. Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1959-1960. With U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1960-1962 and Tax Division, 1962-1966. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Dallas Estate Planning Council (Past President). [Captain, JAGC, USAR (retired)]. Practice Areas: Taxation(30%); Estate Planning(70%). Email: Edward A. Copley, (P.C.) | | Diane P. Couchman (Senior Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1966); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1991). Articles Editor, The International Lawyer, 1990-1991. Recipient: Merrill Hartman Award for outstanding efforts in serving the legal needs of the poor, 2001; State Bar of Texas Annual Frank J. Scurlock Award for outstanding work in the field of legal services to the poor, 2000; Attorney of the Year Award presented by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, 1999. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Diane P. Couchman | | Ruben C. DeLeon (Senior Counsel) born McAllen, Texas, October 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.S., 1988); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1994). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; Hispanic National Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Association; Council of Legal Education. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Sheryl L. Hopkins (Senior Counsel) born Macon, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana; 1990, Texas. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Physics, 1973); Tulane University (J.D., 1976). Member: Louisiana State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Todd E. Landis (Senior Counsel) born Reading, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1997, New Mexico (inactive); 2001, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1991); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member: Dallas (Member, Intellectual Property Section) and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. | | Mark T. Mitchell (Senior Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Alpha Lambda Delta. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark T. Mitchell | | David F. Staber (Senior Counsel) born Wichita Falls, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1988). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Restructuring; Technology. Email: David F. Staber | | COUNSEL | | Edwin T. Aradi (Counsel) born Smithtown, New York; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1995); University of Texas (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Edwin T. Aradi | | M. Scott Barnard (Counsel) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1994); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Review, 1995-1997. Author: "Losing Ground: The Recharacterization of the RLA's 'Minor Dispute' and Solutions to Recapture Lost Claims," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 64, No. 4; "Criminal Procedure: Pretrial, Trial and Appeal," SMU Law Review, Summer 2001 and 2002, Texas Survey Edition. Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, 2000. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Reported Cases: Fireman's Fund County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hidi, 13 S.W.3d 767 (Tex. 2000) (per curiam) Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: M. Scott Barnard | | Keefe M. Bernstein (Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina, August 13, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions. | | Tracy A. Crum (Counsel) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1993); Oral Roberts University (M.B.A., 1994); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). | | James A. Deeken (Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1999). Omicron Delta Kappa. Research Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Technology. Email: James A. Deeken | | Gemma L. Descoteaux (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Grove City College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Leadership Texas Class of 2000. Texas Rising Stars 2004. Listed in Who's Who in American Law Students 1997. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1997-1998. Member, Southern Methodist University Law Review Association, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital. Email: Gemma L. Descoteaux | | Patrick T. Farley (Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1994; B.S.E.E., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Litigation Section); American Intellectual Property Legal Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(100%). | | Rani C. Garcia (Counsel) born Corvallis, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., summa cum laude 1992; J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Voted Texas Rising Star 2004. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; National Association of Women Lawyers; Texas Women Lawyers; Dallas Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Rani C. Garcia | | Marcia Nelson Jackson (Counsel) born San Fernando, California; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1998, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Member, Executive Editorial Board, Journal of Transnational Law. Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Marcia Nelson Jackson | | Gregory P. Laird (Counsel) born Alexandria, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1998, Brussels. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, Economics, 1992); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1995); Stanford University (M.A., Management, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Arbitration. Email: Gregory P. Laird | | Burke A. McDavid (Counsel) born Richardson, Texas; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Comment, Arbitration Alternatives With a Russian Party, 32 Int'l Law, Vol. 1, 119. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Burke A. McDavid | | Irina V. Maistrenko (Counsel) born Nikopol, Ukraine; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Simferopol State University (B.A., with honors, 1993); Texas Tech University (M.A., 1997); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, German. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy. Email: Irina V. Maistrenko | | Megan M. O'Laughlin (Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Author: A Theory of Relativity, 51 Vand. L. Rev. 1427 (1999). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Megan M. O'Laughlin | | Stephanie Osteen (Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Broadcast Communications, 1994); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Stephanie Osteen | | Heather L. Peckham (Counsel) born Taipei, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Oklahoma State University (M.S., 1997); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Briefing Attorney for Justice Alberto R. Gonzales and Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, Texas Supreme Court, 2000-2001. Member: Dallas and Federal Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Member: Appellate Section; Federal Opinions Committee). Practice Areas: Appellate; Litigation. Email: Heather L. Peckham | | Jonathan N. Quenzer (Counsel) born Pueblo, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1988); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Leading Articles Editor, SMU Law Review, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Jonathan N. Quenzer | | R. Scott Rhoades (Counsel) born Kansas City, Kansas, December 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Kansas State University (B.S.E.E., 1990; B.S.B.A., 1990); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1997). Eta Kappa Nu. Member, National Electrical Engineering Honor Society. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Garreth A. Sarosi (Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Languages: Hungarian and German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Aaron A. Scow (Counsel) born Shelby, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1995); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Articles Editor, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade. Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota (inactive). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Aaron A. Scow | | Jennifer A. Sweeney (Counsel) born Edmond, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1994); Tulane Law School (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member, Tulane Law Review, 1998-2000. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Jennifer A. Sweeney | | Michael Threet (Counsel) born Colusa, California; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Arkansas. Education: Vanderbilt University; Hendrix College (B.A., Economics, 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1991); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1987 and Arkansas, 1998 (inactive). Member: Dallas (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Michael Threet | | Carlos P. Villota (Counsel) born Havana, Cuba; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Barry University (B.S., 1983); University of West Florida (M.B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., 1997). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1986-1994]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Lender Law. Email: Carlos P. Villota | | Peter K. Wahl (Counsel) born St. Cloud, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2002, Minnesota. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Queensland (M.Env. Mgmt., 1997); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Project Development. Email: Peter K. Wahl | | ASSOCIATES | | Barry J. Brooks (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1999); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). | | Ronald W. Burns (Associate) born Colorado Springs; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Colorado (B.S.E.E., 1991); Southern Methodist University Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. | | Ryan T. Cosgrove (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, December 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of the South (B.A., 2002); University of Texas (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Ryan T. Cosgrove | | J. Meritt Crosby (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, August 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2001); University of Miami (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%). Email: J. Meritt Crosby | | Wendy E. Curtis (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, February 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Dallas Baptist University (B.B.S., 2002); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Wendy E. Curtis | | Allison Duensing (Associate) born Wheatridge, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2000); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Allison Duensing | | Alfredo R. Gutierrez (Associate) born Laredo, Texas, August 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1997); University of Texas at Austin (M.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Dallas Hispanic Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). | | Aaron C. Hendricson (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2001) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate. | | Jessie A. Herrera (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Denver (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2002). Member, Texas Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring; Bankruptcy. Email: Jessie A. Herrera | | Jennifer Buttross Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Mercer University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Georgia (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Outstanding Accounting Student, Georgia Society of CPA's, 1995. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Employee Benefits and Health Law). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Healthcare; Tax. Email: Jennifer Buttross Johnson | | Eric J. Klein (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S.C.E., 1999); Texas Tech University (M.B.A., 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. | | Sung Y. Lee (Associate) born Seoul, Korea; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1999); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2004). Languages: Spanish and Korean. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Walter L. McInnis (Associate) born League City, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S.C.J., 1999); Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Daniel M. McMahon (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 4, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). Email: Daniel M. McMahon | | Shanna L. Nugent (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (ECON., 1997); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Editor, 2001-2002 and Managing Editor, 2002-2003, International Lawyer. Member: Dallas and American (Member, International Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Shanna L. Nugent | | Patrick G. O'Brien (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1999; B.S., 1999); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Patrick G. O'Brien | | David L. Odom (Associate) born Wynne, Arkansas, June 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Chapman University (B.S., Electronics, magna cum laude, 1987); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2002). Recipient, Gray Key Award for Academic Excellence, Chapman University. Member: American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. [U.S. Air Force, 1984-1999, Capt.]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Laura A. Offenbacher (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2000) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Sarah M. Paxson (Associate) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., cum laude, 1998); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Washington University Law Quarterly, 2000-2001. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Sarah M. Paxson | | Jesús Payán (Associate) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Golden Key National Honor Society. Mediator, Texas. Member, Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Investments; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jesús Payán | | Cara Foos Pierce (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1999); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Texas Survey Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Review, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Cara Foos Pierce | | Charles Jeffrey Price (Associate) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1997); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Executive Editor, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, 2002-2003. [Sergeant, Army National Guard, 1997-2003]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Charles Jeffrey Price | | Bradley M. Pugh (Associate) born Spokane, Washington; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law. | | Ashek Michael Rahman (Associate) born Dhaka, Pakistan, May 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S.E.E., 1988; M.S., 1991); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). | | Kevin D. Rice (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Centenary College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); George Washington University (M.A., 1997); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2000). Associate Articles Editor, College of William & Mary Law Review. Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring; Creditors Rights. Email: Kevin D. Rice | | Angela LeMaire Robertson (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004; B.C.S., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Veronica A. Roper (Associate) born Sacramento, California, September 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 2002); University of Texas (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). Email: Veronica A. Roper | | John S. Rouse (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). Email: John S. Rouse | | Nancy Sarmiento (Associate) born Mt. Pleasant, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Nancy Sarmiento | | Sarah A. Schultz (Associate) born Grand Forks, North Dakota; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Sarah A. Schultz | | Bryan P. Stevens (Associate) born Provo, Utah, November 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2005). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Bryan P. Stevens | | Alla V. Stewart (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, Texas. Education: Northwestern Oklahoma State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Alla V. Stewart | | William D. Taylor (Associate) born Ft. Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: William D. Taylor | | Manuel J. Torres (Associate) born Leon, Mexico, December 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). | | Thomas J. Urquidez (Associate) born Midland, Texas, July 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2002); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Urquidez | | Sara Jane Lundell Wahl (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Vanderbilt University (M.Ed., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring; Litigation. Email: Sara Jane Lundell Wahl | | STAFF ATTORNEYS | | Amy K. Bock (Staff Attorney) born Port Huron, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1997, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd and 5th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Managing Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Review, 1994-1995. Member, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, 2002—. Member: Dallas and Colorado (inactive status) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Telecommunications; White Collar Crime. Email: Amy K. Bock | | Gerald B. Buechler, Jr. (Staff Attorney) born Grand Island, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1992, Texas; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: University of Nebraska, Lincoln (B.A., 1975); Creighton University (J.D., 1980). Executive Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance. Email: Gerald B. Buechler, Jr. | | Sarah Pierce Cowen (Staff Attorney) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Trinity University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Texas (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Blake M. Hedgecock (Staff Attorney) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.B.A.; M.S.); Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 2000); University of Miami (LL.M., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). | | Dianne C. Hoofard (Staff Attorney) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1981); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Dianne C. Hoofard | | Christina A. Jump (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., with distinction, 1993); University of Houston (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas. | | Letitia J. Lee (Staff Attorney) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Beaver College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Casenote Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1998-2000. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. | | Nina M. Orendain (Staff Attorney) born Culver City, California; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1981, Texas. Education: Stanford University (A.B., Communication/Journalism, 1977); University of California at Berkeley-Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Nina M. Orendain | | Nancy C. Rush (Staff Attorney) born Amarillo, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Languages: Latin. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Secured Lending; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Nancy C. Rush | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Austin, Texas Office: 300 West 6th Street, Suite 2100, 78701-3911. Telephone: 512-499-6200. Fax: 512-499-6290.
Brussels, Belgium Office: 65 Avenue Louise, P.B. No. 7, 1050. Telephone: (011) 32-2-535-2911. Fax: (011) 32-2-535-2900.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Office: Suite 501, API World Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 120939. Telephone: +011-009714-4081111.
Houston, Texas Office: 1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor, 77002-5200. Telephone: 713-220-5800. Fax: 713-236-0822.
London, United Kingdom Office: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, CityPoint, Level 32, One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9AW. Telephone: (011) 44.20.7012.9600. Fax: (011) 44.20.7012.9601.
Los Angeles, California Office: 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400, 90067-3012. Telephone: 310-229-1000. Fax: 310-229-1001.
Moscow, Russia Office: Ducat Place II, 7 Gasheka Street, 123056. Telephone: (011) 7.495.783.7700. Fax: (011) 7.495.783.7701.
New York, New York Office: 590 Madison Avenue, 10022-2524. Telephone: 212-872-1000. Fax: 212-872-1002.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Suite 2200, 19103-7013. Telephone: 215-965-1200. Fax: 215-965-1210.
San Antonio, Texas Office: 300 Convent Street, Suite 1500, 78205-3732. Telephone: 210-281-7000. Fax: 210-224-2035.
San Francisco, California Office: Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 2800, 94111-4066. Telephone: 415-765-9500. Fax: 415-765-9501.
Washington, District of Columbia Office: Robert S. Strauss Building, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., 20036-1564. Telephone: 202-887-4000. Fax: 202-887-4288.
| | All Partners, Associates and Counsel of the firm are members of the State Bar of Texas, except where indicated. | | (For Biographical Data of Other Firm Personnel, see Professional Biographies of Our Other Offices at Austin, Texas; Brussels, Belgium; Dallas, Texas; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Houston, Texas; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California; Moscow, Russia; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; San Antonio, Texas; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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