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| | Address | | 201 Main Street, Suite 2200 | | Fort Worth, Texas 76102-3126 | | (Tarrant Co.) | | | |
| | | Haynes and Boone, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Appellate, Business Litigation, Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Corporate/Securities, Employee Benefits/ERISA, Energy, Environmental, Finance, Government Contracts, Government Investigations, Health Care, Insurance Litigation, International, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities Litigation, Tax, Technology/Intellectual Property, White Collar Criminal Defense. | | Year Established: 1970 | Firm Profile:
Haynes and Boone is one of the largest and fastest-growing law firms in the U.S. Our firm believes that the world of business belongs to companies keen to compete, quick to adapt, eager to listen and learn and resolved to continually challenge themselves. We measure ourselves by the same standards. Our teamwork culture, our willingness to change quickly to meet the demands of the marketplace and our drive to be the best have been the key factors behind our success. We have grown from a handful of lawyers in 1970 to more than 500 lawyers today, have added more than 35 practice specialties, have expanded to ten offices worldwide and have become a national leader in the use of technology to deliver legal services. Our reputation in the business world has likewise grown. We serve a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. Our client base reflects virtually every business industry and includes more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, many major foreign companies and large financial institutions. We have long served our clients' global business activities by building cross-border practice capabilities, strategically adding international legal expertise and establishing working relationships with leading law firms throughout the world. Haynes and Boone lawyers are fluent in 14 foreign languages. Our Mexico City office, opened in 1994, has grown to be one of the three largest in Mexico among U.S. law firms, and our Moscow office was opened in 2005. Our global reach has included more than 100 foreign countries where we assisted clients in cross-border matters ranging from acquisitions and financings to dispute resolution. | | Firm Size: 509 | Languages:
English, American Sign Language, Bulgarian, Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghainese), Czech, Danish, French, German, Japanese, Macedonian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese. | Representative Clients:
Exxon-Mobil; Blockbuster Entertainment; Commercial Metals; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; RadioShack Corporation; Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Bank of America; Hillenbrand Industries; Cellstar Corp.; Sabre, Inc.; Input/Output, Inc.; Panda Energy Interna; Trilogy Software, Inc.; Dell U.S.A.; Archon Group, L.P.; AMR Corp.; Radiologix, Inc.; Huntsman Petrochemic; Engles Urso Follmer; Dresser Industries; El Paso Energy; Credit Lyonnais; Triton Energy Corp.; Trinity Industries, Inc.; Bank One; pcOrder.com, Inc.; JMB Realty Corp.; IMCO; LaQuinta Inns; USAA; Valero Energy Corporation; Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation. |
Other Office Locations of Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Richardson, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Moscow, Russia
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Brian D. Barnard (Member) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Articles and Book Review Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Small Business Committee). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Offerings; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital. Email: Brian D. Barnard | | David J. Drez, III (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1995); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Senior Articles Editor, International Law Review. Recent Honor: Recognized as a "Rising Star" in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star Edition published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly. Law Clerk, Honorable James T. Trimble, Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2004, 2005. Partner, Business Litigation Practice Group, Haynes and Boone. Selected Professional and Business Activities: Member, Board of Directors, Child Advocates of Tarrant County. Member: Tarrant County and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law). Transactions: Represented a commission sales agent in a breach of contract matter resulting in a significant jury verdict; Represented an electronics manufacturer in a fraud case concerning a military procurement scam; Represented a public traded company in a dispute over purchase price adjustments following an acquisition; Represented a seismic exploration company in numerous contract disputes and disputes with landowners; Represented the acquirer of leases in a dispute over royalty and working interests; Represented an oil and gas operator in numerous disputes with surface owners; Obtained a directed verdict in favor of a national retailer to enforce a product exclusivity clause; Represented builders and owners in a variety of construction-related and real estate disputes; Successful representation of petitioning creditors in the trial of a contested involuntary bankruptcy action. (In re Hauptrief, No. 02-11038); Handled all major actions on behalf of a Chapter 11 debtor to recover preferential transfers. (In re Cummins Utility, LP, No. 01-47559-DML-11); Represented clients in a variety of matters both obtaining and defending restraining orders and injunctions; Represented a secured lender in connection with the sequestration of an aircraft; Represented a lender in connection with the appeal of a temporary injunction and obtained reversal of the trial court's ruling and summary dismissal of an individual plaintiff's claim. (First Sav. Bank, FSB v. United Heritage Corp., 2004 WL 1109863 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004)); Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a guarantor in probate court and successfully removed the administrator based on claims of breach of fiduciary duty. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Energy; Civil Litigation. Email: David J. Drez, III | | William D. Greenhill (Member) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1969); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Recipient, Fort Worth Business Press 2003 and 2004 Attorney of Excellence Award in Business Transactional Law. Member: Board of Disciplinary Appeals of the Texas Supreme Court; Dean's Counsel, Texas Wesleyan Law School; Board of Directors, Gladney Center for Adoption; Commissioner, City of Fort Worth Zoning Commission, Chairman, City of Fort Worth, Texas Zoning Commission. Member, Development Advisory Committee and Annexation Policy Program Committee, City of Fort Worth, Texas. Membership Committee, National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards, Inc. Member: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Bond Finance; Securities Regulation; Securities Offerings; Public Offerings. Email: William D. Greenhill | | E. Earl Harcrow (Member) born Carrizozo, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1976); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Assistant District Attorney: Lubbock County, Texas, 1979-1980; Tarrant County, Texas, 1980-1983. Associate, 1983-1985 and Partner, 1985-1999, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff and Miller. Alumni, Leadership Fort Worth. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute (DRI); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Texas State Bar Foundation; Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Computers and Technology; International Law. Email: E. Earl Harcrow | | Mary Simmons Mendoza (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., with highest honors, Civil Engineering, 1991; J.D., with honors, 1994). Author: "Reporting Environmental Liabilities and Risks After Sarbanes-Oxley," UT-Dallas Institute for Excellence In Corporate Governance, May 4, 2006; "Environmental Case Law Update," 13th Annual Texas Environmental Law Superconference, August 2001; "Texas' Use of Institutional Controls," American Bar Association book, A Practical Guide to Implementing Institutional Controls at Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites, August 2002; "The Great Evolution of Environmental Law," @Law, Spring 2003; "All Appropriate Inquiries—Are They Appropriate?," The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., January 1, 2006; "Reporting Environmental Liabilities and Risks After Sarbanes-Oxley" UT-Dallas Institute for Excellence In Corporate Governance, May 4, 2006; "Transactional Environmental Due Diligence—What Diligence is Due?," American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment, Winter 2006; "EPA's New All Appropriate Inquiry Standard"; "All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Limitations and Concerns," AWMA Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 21, 2006. Leading Individual, Environmental Law, Chamber's USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006). Who's Who Legal: Texas Environmental Law (2007). Texas Super Lawyer, Rising Star, Texas Monthly (2005, 2006, 2007). Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, Any Baby Can of Austin. Leadership Austin (Class of 2005 and 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas (Immediate Past Chair, 2006-2007, Chair, 2005-2006, and Executive Committee Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section); American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation Committee, Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Vice-Chair, State and Regional Environmental Cooperation Committee Program). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Mary Simmons Mendoza | | John D. Penn (Member) born Ada, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1981; J.D., 1982). Author and frequent speaker on business bankruptcy topics. Course Director for 20th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, 2002. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute (Chairman and Executive Committee; Vice President of Publications, 2001-2004); American Board of Certification (Chairman, 2003-2004; President, 2002-2003); Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1993-1994). Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy. Email: John D. Penn | | Stephen M. Pezanosky (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Honors: The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2007; Texas Super Lawyers; Texas Monthly, 2003-2007; Attorneys of Excellence-Elite 100; Fort Worth Business Press, 2003-2005; Best Lawyers in Fort Worth; Fort Worth Magazine, 2004-2006; Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40, D Magazine, 2002. Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Contributing Co-Author, 2007 Bankruptcy Litigation Manual, Aspen Law & Business. Author: "The Supreme Court Prepares to Address the Question of Whether the Crown Should Be Allowed to Flog the Creditors of the Taxpayer or Whether Nonpecuniary Tax Penalties Can be Subordinated in Chapter 11 Cases," Norton Bankr. L. Adv., February 1996; "House Considers Repeal of the Stock for Debt Exception," ABI Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 5, July 31, 1992; "Are Professional Fees Incurred During a Chapter 11 Reorganization Deductible?" Norton Bankr. L. Adv. (June, 1992); Note, "Houston Court of Appeals, 1st District, Adopts the Federal Rule of Reason for Vertical Non-Price Restraints," 21 Tex. Tech. Law Review 787 (1990). Contributing Co-author: "Cowan's Bankruptcy Law and Practice," West Publishing Co. (1995 Ed.); "Bankruptcy Litigation Manual," Prentice Hall and Business (1998 Ed.). Member: Dallas, Fort Worth and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford Inn of Courts. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Restructuring; Commercial Collections; Civil Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Pezanosky | | Karen S. Precella (Member) born Wichita Falls, Texas; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.S., highest honors, 1979; M.B.A., 1983); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2008; Top 50 Texas Female Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2004-2005; Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, 2003-2007; Tarrant County Top Appellate Attorneys, Fort Worth, Texas, Magazine 2002-2007. Recognized for Contributions to CLE, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2006. Best Series of Articles in Local Bar Publication Award, State Bar of Texas, 2007. Leading Articles Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1990-1991. Author and Speaker: "Jury Charges in Business, Consumer and Insurance Cases," Webcast, State Bar of Texas, 2007; "Mandamus Review of Incidental Rulings," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Personal Injury Course, 2006; "Formation of Judgment," Advanced Personal Injury Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006; "The Court's Charge: An Update," State and Federal Appeals Conference, University of Texas, 2005; "I Can't Find This in the PJC," State Bar College Spring Training, State Bar of Texas, 2005; "Unanimous Jury Findings on Exemplary Damages: How Difficult Can It Be?" The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section, 2005. Faculty Member, Texas College of Judicial Studies and Annual Judicial Conference, May 2002, August 2002, May 2005, September 2006. Adjunct Legal Writing Professor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, 1998-1999, 2000-2001. Member: Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, 1994-1996, 2003-2006; Law Library Committee, Tarrant County Commissioner's Court; Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Director, 2007-2008; Secretary, 2004-2005, Vice Chair, 2005-2006, Chair, 2006-2007 and Member, Appellate Section; Chair, CLE Committee, 2004-2007); Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Section; Member, 2001-2009, Vice Chair, 2003-2006 and Chair, 2006-2007, Business, Consumer and Employment Volume, and Member, Oversight Committee, 2003-2005, Pattern Jury Charge Committee); American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Appellate Rules and Statutes Subcommittee, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section); College of the State Bar of Texas; American Law Institute (Elected Member, 2007). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Tarrant County Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Karen S. Precella | | William D. Ratliff, III (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (LL.M., 1975). Board of Directors of Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate and Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show; Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Tax Court, 1975-1977. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Planning; Business Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: William D. Ratliff, III | | Thomas J. Williams (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1975). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" in the field of First Amendment Law, 1991—, and in the field of Commercial Litigation, 2007. Recipient, Tarrant County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2006. Author: "Recent Developments in Media, Privacy and Defamation Law" as published in the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Winter 2005 issue (this article was posted with permission from the publisher). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Tarrant County and American (Member: Litigation Section; Forum Committee on Communications Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Foundation (Vice-Chair); Media Law Resource Center (Member, Defense Counsel Section). Transactions: Experience in business litigation, libel litigation, intellectual property litigation, and media law matters. Practice Areas: Media Law; Business Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Williams | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Rice M. Tilley, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District Court of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1958); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1961); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1962). Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal, 1961-1962. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Woodard/White, 1983—; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Editor, Newsletter of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section, and Chairman of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section, State Bar of Texas, 1979-1980. Former Chairman of the Board: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Fort Worth. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Captain, U.S. Army Artillery, 1962-1964]. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Formations; Wills; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Business Planning; Business Taxation. Email: Rice M. Tilley, Jr. | | OF COUNSEL | | Sharon M. Cooper (Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1990); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). Phi Kappa Phi. SMU Law Review, 1991-1993 (Casenote and Comment Editor, 1992-1993). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Financing Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Offerings Law. Email: Sharon M. Cooper | | Brandy Manning (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and New Mexico. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Marketing, summa cum laude, 1994); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2000). Of Counsel, Firm's Litigation Practice Group. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Institute of Professionals in Taxation (Member, Property Tax Division). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brandy Manning | | James O. Wyss (Of Counsel) born Janesville, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1992); St. Mary's School of Law (J.D., 1996); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Speaker and Author: "Shifting Value and Transferring Interests - An Overview of the Federal Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes," National Business Institute, 2001; "Tax Considerations in Choosing Business Entities," Legal Assistants Institute, 2001. Leadership Fort Worth. Member, Harris Methodist Health Exchange. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax; Estate Planning; Chair, 2003-2004); State Bar of Texas (Member: RTax and Business Law Sections); Fort Worth Business and Estate Council; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Formation. Email: James O. Wyss | | George Parker Young (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1979); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Texas Tech Law Review; 1981 State Moot Court Team. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director Emeritus). (Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Care; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: George Parker Young | | ASSOCIATES | | Courtney S. Biery (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., with distinction, cum laude, 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Recognized as a "Rising Star," Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star Edition, Law & Politics and Texas Monthly, 2006 and 2007. Recognized as "Tarrant County's Top Attorneys," Fort Worth Magazine, December 2006 and 2007. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Associate 2004-2006. Transactions: Obtained sanctions resulting in judgment on fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims and summary judgment on breach of contract claim against provider of corporate jet service; Representation of publicly traded energy company in dispute over post-acquisition purchase price adjustments, which resulted in settlement favorable to client; Representation of warranty service provider in defense of multimillion dollar fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by reinsurer. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Courtney S. Biery | | Josh Borsellino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., with honors, 2001); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Associate with Haynes and Boone's Business Litigation Section. Represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation, including matters involving fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and theft of trade secrets, as well as deceptive trade practices claims and intellectual property disputes. Law Clerk for the Honorable Walter S. Smith, Jr., Chief United States District Judge, Western District of Texas, 2004-2006. Recognized as a "Rising Sta" in the 2008 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star Edition published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Fraud; Breach of Contract; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Theft of Trade Secrets; Deceptive Trade Practices Claims; Intellectual Property Disputes. | | Vincent Circelli (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 2005); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2008). Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge Sam Lindsay, Northern District of Texas, Summer 2006. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Vincent Circelli | | Karen C. Denney (Associate) born Weatherford, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2002). Named as Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, Labor and Employment, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006. Member, Texas International Law Journal, 2000-2002. Member, Board of Directors: Clayton Youth Enrichment Services; Casa Mañana. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (Past President); Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Karen C. Denney | | Brandon S. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1997); Baylor University (J.D., 2000; M.B.A., 2000); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Associate, Tax, Business and Estate Planning Practice Group. Selected Professional Activities: Frequent Speaker on various business planning and tax issues; Vice-Chair, Partnership and Real Estate Tax Committee, State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Transactions: Experience representing individuals, partnerships, LLCs, private and publicly held corporations, electing small business corporations, REITs, foreign investors and tax-exempt investors. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Taxation; Business Taxation. Email: Brandon S. Jones | | H. Brandon Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: H. Brandon Jones | | Erik K. Martin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Management, 2004); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Articles Editor, Baylor Law Review. Member: Vision Fort Worth. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Erik K. Martin | | Ian T. Peck (Associate) born Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., English, 1996); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Associate, Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group, Haynes and Boone. Recent Honors: Recognized as a "Rising Star" in the 2004 and 2005 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star Editions, published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly and as one of "Tarrant County's Top Attorneys" in the December 2005 issue of Fort Worth Magazine. Author: "Ocean-Front Property in Montana and Other Shrewd Purchases," Sales of Assets in Bankruptcy Pursuant to Section 363; "The Perfection of Liens in Unregistered Copyrights: Aerocon and Beyond," Bankruptcy and the UCC: Points of Intersection and Conflict, Oklahoma City University School of Law; "I just called...to say...I'm bankrupt: Telecommunication and IP Issues in Bankruptcy," Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy Section; "Licensed to Kill: A Tale of Contract Termination with Extreme Prejudice, Lapses in Security and..." University of Texas School of Law - 14th Annual Computer Law Conference; "Recent Developments in Commercial and Consumer Cases," Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute; "Removing the Venom from the Snakehead: Japan's Newest Attempt to Control Chinese Human Smuggling," 31 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 1041, 1998. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Transactions: Represents creditors, debtors and trustees in a variety of bankruptcy matters; Experience includes: Representation of Mirant Corporation, one of the world's largest generators and marketers of electricity, in its Chapter 11 restructuring currently pending in Fort Worth, Texas; Participation in Haynes and Boone's representation of Kitty Hawk, Inc. and ten of its affiliates in Chapter 11 proceedings in Fort Worth, Texas; Representation of Kevco, Inc. and its affiliates in Chapter 11 proceedings; Representation of various debtors and creditors in matters throughout the United States, particularly in the telecommunications, healthcare and energy industries. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization. Email: Ian T. Peck | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Austin, Texas Office: 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1300, 78701. Telephone: 512-867-8400. Telecopy: 512-867-8470.
Dallas, Texas Office: 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700, 75219. Telephone: 214-651-5000. Metro: 214-263-2310. Telecopy: 214-651-5940. Telex: 73-0187.
Houston, Texas Office: 1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 2100, 77010. Telephone: 713-547-2000. Telecopy: 713-547-2600.
San Antonio, Texas Office: 112 East Pecan Street, Suite 900, 78205. Telephone: 210-978-7000. Telecopy: 210-978-7450.
Richardson, Texas Office: 2505 N. Plano Road, Suite 4000, 75082. Telephone: 972-739-6900. Telecopy: 972-680-7551.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 800, 20036. Telephone: 202-654-4500. Telecopy: 202-654-4501.
New York, New York Office: 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 26th Floor, 10020-1007. Telephone: 212-659-7300. Telecopy: 212-659-0800.
Mexico City, Mexico Office: Haynes & Boone, S.C., Torre Esmeralda I, Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho No. 40, Despacho 1601, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000, México, D.F. Telephone: +011 (52-55) 55.40.5558. Telecopy: +011 (52-55) 55.40.0630.
Moscow, Russia Office: 4th Lesnoy Pereulok, Bldg. 4, 5th Floor, Moscow, RU 125047. Telephone: +7495-643-1700. Telecopy: +7495-643-1701.
| (For Complete Biographical Data of other Firm Personnel, See Professional Biographies at Austin, Dallas, Houston, Richardson and San Antonio, Texas, Washington, D.C., Mexico City, Mexico and Moscow, Russia) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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