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One Arts Plaza
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201 (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
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(Main Office) We have been practicing law and positively impacting our clients in Dallas since Colonel Bill Thompson and Colonel Bob Knight opened their offices in 1887. We were among the first to practice law in Dallas' Old Red Courthouse and, as Dallas became an international center of commerce, finance, energy, and technology, our practice grew far beyond the city limits. Here, our traditional focus on litigation remains strong, with well over a quarter of our attorneys engaged in trial and appellate work. Clients also benefit from our strength in energy, oil and gas, finance, real estate and banking, corporate reorganization and creditors' rights, corporate and securities, environmental, tax, labor and employment, and intellectual property. Throughout Thompson & Knight's history, our resilience and our ability and willingness to adapt have fueled our success. Our rankings in prestigious publications such as Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America are among the best in the nation. For example, in a recent edition, we had more attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America from our Dallas office than any other firm in Dallas. Thompson & Knight trial attorneys have been featured among the top 15 business-defense lawyers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area published in the Dallas Business Journal's "Defenders" publication. And, several of our attorneys have been selected for the "Best Business Lawyers in Dallas" and "Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas" lists by D Magazine. Thompson & Knight is proud to have been honored since 2004 with the "Best Places to Work" award through an anonymous employee survey conducted by the Dallas Business Journal. Additionally, our summer associate program has regularly been ranked in the Top 5 programs in Dallas and has been the only program from a Texas-based firm to be in the Top 75 rankings in The American Lawyer's annual Summer Associate Survey. Statement of PracticeAcquisitions 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. Year Established: 1887
Firm Size: 420
Languages: Arabic, Catalan, French, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish.
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
AddressOne Arts Plaza
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 214.969.1700
Fax: 214.969.1751
Websitehttp://www.tklaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew York, New York: 919 Third Avenue 39th Floor 10022-3915. Telephone: 212.751.3001. Fax: 212.751.3113.
Austin, Texas: 98 San Jacinto Boulevard Suite 1900 78701-4238. Telephone: 512.469.6100. Fax: 512.469.6180.
Fort Worth, Texas: 801 Cherry Street Unit 1 Burnett Plaza Suite 1600 76102-6881. Telephone: 817.347.1700. Fax: 817.347.1799.
Houston, Texas: 333 Clay Street Suite 3300 77002-4499. Telephone: 713.654.8111. Fax: 713.654.1871.
San Antonio, Texas: 4040 Broadway Suite 615 78209. Telephone: 210.225.2285. Fax: 210.225.7045.
Algiers, Algeria: Residence PTT Villa 45 A Hydra 16035. Telephone: +213.2159.1377. Fax: +213.2159.2034.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Tauil & Chequer Advogados Affiliated with Thompson & Knight LLP Rua do Carmo 43 - 8° e 9° Andares - Centro 20011-020. Telephone: +55 21.2271.4210. Fax: +55 21.2272.4211.
São Paulo, Brazil: Tauil & Chequer Advogados Affiliated with Thompson & Knight LLP Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 1455 - 6° Andar - Vila Nova Conceição SP 04543-011. Telephone: +55.11.2504.4210. Fax: +55.11.2504.4211.
London, England:
Paris, France: Representative Office 2300 rue Balzac 75008. Telephone: +33 1.5353.6958. Fax: +33 1.5353.6700.
Mexico, D.F., Mexico: Paseo de las Palmas 405 - 1901 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec C.P. 11000. Telephone: +52 55.5002.8100. Fax: +52 55.5002.8110.
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: ING Torre Comercial América 30th Floor Batallón de San Patricio #111 Col. Valle Oriente Garza García N.L. C.P. 66269. Telephone: +52 81.8215.7700. Fax: +52 81.8215.7701.
(For biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at Algiers, Algeria; Austin, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; London, England; New York, New York; Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico; Paris, France; and São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
MANAGING PARTNERJeffrey A. Zlotky (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1984-1985. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2003-2010, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law. Listed: Texas Super Lawyers (Securities and Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business/Corporate), 2003 ; Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region, Texas Super Lawyers, 2009; D Magazine's, Best Business Lawyers in Dallas (Corporate Finance/Mergers and Acquisitions), 2009; D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Business Law; Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Investments; Investment Partnerships; Energy Finance; Energy Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey A. Zlotky
PARTNERSG. Luke Ashley (General Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1967); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Texas Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974-1975. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2010, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Law and Personal Injury Litigation; Texas Super Lawyers (Appellate, Class Actions/Mass Torts, Business Litigation), 2003-2009. Member: Dallas (Member and Past Chair, Appellate Law Section; Member, Business Litigation Section; Formerly on Legal Ethics and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committees) and American (Member, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate and Litigation Sections); Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel (Past Secretary); Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Dallas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Litigation; Class Action Defense.Email: G. Luke Ashley
Jack Balderson, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2000, Kansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., 1996); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1998-1999. Listed, Texas Rising Stars (Antitrust Litigation, Business Litigation, General Litigation), 2008-2009. Member: Kansas Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Jack Balderson, Jr.
P. Jefferson Ballew (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1988, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1982); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1987). N |