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| | Address | | 1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 2100 | | Houston, Texas 77010 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | 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.
Fort Worth, 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 F. Antweil (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1977); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1990). Twelve years of prior business experience in Commercial Real Estate Development. Author, "E-com Begets Buzzwords for Business on the WWW," Houston Business Journal, August 2, 1999. Frequent Lecturer and Panelist, the Bar and other trade and professional organizations regarding trial presentation. Adjunct Professor of Law, Pretrial Procedure and Trial Advocacy, University of Houston Law School. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member, Economic Development Advisory Board, Greater Houston Partnership. Member, Board of Directors and Counsel to Angel Flight South Central. Member, Alumni Advisory Board, The University of Texas McCombs School of Business. McCombs School of Business Council Representative to The University of Texas Exes. Past inaugural Chairman, Houston's Greatest Committee for the Greater Houston Partnership. Past Chairman, University of Texas Business Network - Houston Chapter. Member, Texas Cowboys Alumni Association. Licensed Pilot. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Summary judgment in favor of client declaring rights to coverage under errors and omissions insurance policy, HCC Employer Services, Inc. v. Westchester County Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 2006 WL 1663343 (S.D.Tex., 2006); Summary judgment (interlocutory) in favor of insurance company declaring right to reinsurance coverage, Take-nothing judgment for national manufacturer in a jury trial involving termination of a distributorship agreement, Affirmed on appeal, Superior Laminate and Supply Co. v. Formica Corp., 93 SW3d 445 (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist] 2002, writ denied); Obtained reversal and rendition by court of appeals in favor of bank client for claims against guarantor, Frost National Bank v. Burge, 29 SW3d 580 (Tex. App. Houston, 14th Dist. 2000, no writ); Summary judgment for one of the world's largest oil and gas seismic software development companies in a case of first impression under Texas law involving negligence and warranty issues arising out of a software defect, Affirmed on appeal, Hou-tex, Inc. v. Landmark Graphics Corp., 26 SW3d 103 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist] 2000, no writ); Summary judgment for national grocery store chain in case involving lease termination rights arising out of partial taking under State's rights of eminent domain, Weingarten Realty Investors, Inc. v. Albertson's, Inc., 66 F.Supp.2d S.D. Tex. September 24, 1999, aff'd. 234 F3d 28 (5th Cir. 2000); Take-nothing judgment for major life insurance company/real estate owner in a jury trial brought by a real estate broker to obtain $16 million in lease renewal commissions arising out of Enron Corporation's purchase of its 50 story Houston headquarters, Affirmed on appeal, Carpenter (Texas) Realty Corp. v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., et. al, 974 SW2d 808 (Tex. App. Houston, 14th Dist. 1998, writ denied); Take nothing judgment in case involving modification of a real estate services contract by course of dealing, Ray v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 858 F.Supp. 626 (S.D. Tex., February 11, 1994). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Patent Litigation; Technology Litigation. Email: Brian F. Antweil | | Blaine F. Bates (Partner) born San Pablo, California; admitted to bar, 1994, Nevada; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2001, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1992-1994. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Jones, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada, 1994-1996. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Nevada; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Blaine F. Bates | | Charles A. Beckham, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1976); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Articles Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal. Law Clerk to Hon. Halbert O. Woodward, Chief Judge, Northern District of Texas, 1979-1980. Listed in Texas Monthly, October 2006, as one of Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Texas, Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Chair, Bankruptcy Law Exam Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007-2008. Chairman of the Board of Directors, World Trade Center El Paso/Juarez, 1997-1998. Trustee, St. Mary's University School of Law, Law School Foundation. President, St. Mary's University School of Law Alumni Association, 1996-1997. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Bankruptcy Law Section, 2004-2006; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993; Chair, Council of Chairs, 2006-2007); Moller/Foltz American Inn of Court (President, 2006-2007); United States-Mexico Bar Association (Vice Chair, Board of Directors, 2006-2007); Texas Young Lawyers Association (President, 1991-1992); Border Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1990-1991). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization); (Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification). Transactions: Represents Agent for Bank Group in Chapter 11 of Magnolia Energy, L.P., the owner of a 900mw power plant located in Mississippi. Represents corporate parent of ASARCO, LLP in Chapter 11 proceeding pending in Corpus Christi, Texas. Represented the Co-Chair of the Creditors Committee in Chapter 11 of Enron Corp. Represented Calyon in Chapter 11 proceeding of Yukos Oil Company pending in Houston, Texas. Obtained dismissal of Adversary Proceeding filed against Calyon and other lenders. Represented Agent for Working Capital Lenders in Chapter 11 of Texas Petrochemicals, L.P. Represented Agent for Bank Group in Chapter 11 of MFI Partners, LP, a franchisee of a nationwide chain of limited service hotels. Confirmed Creditor Plan of Reorganization over objection of Debtor. Represented Agent for Bank Group in Chapter 11 of Tri-Union Development Corporation. Recovered full amount of claim in approximate amount of $125 million for Bank Group pursuant to Plan of Reorganization. Represented Agent for Bank Group in the out-of-court restructuring of Darling International, Inc., the largest independent publicly held rendering company in the United States. Represented the Receiver for World Manufacturing Ltd. and Manufacturera del Bravo, Ltd., two British Virgin Island corporations. Assisted the Receiver in the recovery of assets in the United States, Mexico, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. Has represented secured lenders, unsecured creditors, debtors and trustees in a variety of industries including numerous oil and gas, power and energy related bankruptcies. Has represented numerous debtors and creditors with cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency problems in Mexico. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; International Insolvency. Email: Charles A. Beckham, Jr. | | Arthur S. Berner (Partner) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1980, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1964); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Associate, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, 1967-1970. Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Inexco Oil Company, 1970-1985; Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, United Financial Group, 1985-1991; Shareholder, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., 1991-2000; Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, 2000—; Recognized, Chambers USA, Corporate/MA, Texas, 2008; NYU Law Review Research Editor; Member of Board and Executive Committees of numerous Houston and National Cultural, Religious and Philanthropic organizations. Member: Houston, New York State and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [NME]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Venture Capital; Business Law; Sarbanes-Oxley/Corporate Governance. Email: Arthur S. Berner | | Kenneth E. Broughton, Jr. (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1990, California. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1980-1981. Co-Author: "Coping with Deregulation: Reduction of Labor Costs in the Airline Industry," 49 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 501, 1984. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Kenneth E. Broughton, Jr. | | Steven A. Buxbaum (Partner) born Jamaica, New York, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University of Texas (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1972-1973. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Corporation Laws Committee, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Financial Restructuring; Mass Tort Bankruptcies; Mass Tort Settlement Trusts; Venture Capital and Private Equity Transactions; Biotech. Email: Steven A. Buxbaum | | Patricia L. Casey (Member) born Amityville, New York; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Long Island University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1984). Author, "Electronic Evidence and the Large Document Case: Common Evidence Problems". Member, HBA Gender Initiative Committee. President, Houston Association of Women Attorneys. Member: United Way Women's Initiative; Houston International Arbitration Club, Women in eDiscovery, Houston Chapter. Member: State Bar of Texas; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Arbitration and Litigation; International Arbitration and Litigation. Email: Patricia L. Casey | | Bernard F. Clark, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Phi Eta Sigma. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy Finance; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Finance; International Law. Email: Bernard F. Clark, Jr. | | Thomas D. Cordell (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1975; J.D., 1979). Staff, Legal Research Board, University of Texas, 1978-1979. Director, Houston Young Lawyers Association (1988-1989). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Languages: English, Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Investment Banking; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Securities Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Thomas D. Cordell | | Matthew T. Deffebach (Partner) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1998). Named as Rising Star, Labor and Employment, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Intern, Judge Melinda Harmon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1994-1995. Author: "ALERT - Significant Developments at OSHA as it Steps Up Compliance Efforts," July 3, 2007; "Second-Hand' Harassment: Can an Employer Get Burned?" Houston Business Journal; "Discipline and Discharge: Avoid 'Nearly Identical Employee' Issue"; "May 1, 2002: OSHA Begins Penalizing Employers for Improper Recordkeeping"; "ALERT - Supreme Court Applies OSHA Regulations to Uninspected Vessels"; "Recent OSHA Developments of Interests to Energy Law Practitioners," Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report, September 2002. Keynote Speaker, Southwest College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Authorized General Industry Trainer for Safety and Health Standards. Member: Trinity University Alumni Association; American Society of Safety Engineers. Participant, City of Houston Volunteer Attorney Program. Member: Houston Management Lawyers Forum; American Society of Safety Engineers. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Hockman v. Westward Communications, L.L.C., 407 F.3d 317 (5th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Email: Matthew T. Deffebach | | Doug H. Edwards (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1992); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Email: Doug H. Edwards | | Robert D. Eickenroht (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1983); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Speaker on several corporate and energy-related topics, including mergers and acquisitions, public utilities (mergers, disaggregation structures and power marketing), and the Public Utility Holding Company Act. Member: American Wind Energy Association; Houston Renewable Energy Network. Member: State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Broad-based practice principally focused on merger and acquisition transactions, general corporate and partnership law, equities and energy; Experience includes: public and private mergers; asset and stock purchases and dispositions; private placements; venture capital and private equity financings; structuring and forming partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances; gas transmission, distribution, storage, and marketing activities and derivatives; power generation, transmission, distribution and marketing activities and derivatives; the refining/processing and marketing of oil, gas and natural gas liquids; and the development, acquisition and sale of renewables' businesses; Practice covers industries that include aircraft, automobile dealerships, concrete, energy and energy marketing and trading, environmental, equipment and tools, farm and ranch, hotels and casinos, HVAC, manufacturing, oil and gas, public utilities, real estate, service companies, and telecom. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy and Power; Project Finance; Securities. Email: Robert D. Eickenroht | | Theresa A. Einhorn (Member) born Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1983, Texas. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., with high honors, 1973); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1974); Georgetown University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Delta Phi. Named, "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly, 2003—. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 Edition. Lead Articles Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1976-1977. Selected Participant, Business and Civic Executive Leadership Forum sponsored by the Center for Houston's Future, Fall 2007. Author: "The Corporate Debt Market and Credit Derivatives," American Bar Association, Business Law Spring Meeting, 25th Annual Review of Developments in Business Financing, March 2007. Member, Executive Committee, Society for the Performing Arts. Member: Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association (Chair, Subcommittee on Annual Review and Programs, ABA Committee on Developments in Business Financing); State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Former Director); Houston Commercial Finance Lawyers Forum; Women in Energy; Society for the Performing Arts (Member, Executive Committee); Member, Executive Women's Partnership (Greater Houston Partnership). Practice Areas: Finance; Energy Finance; Real Estate Finance; Financial Restructuring; Commercial Law; International Law. Email: Theresa A. Einhorn | | John R. Eldridge (Member) born Coral Gables, Florida; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1987, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1975); University of Texas (J.D., 1980). University of Texas Law Alumni Keeton Fellow. Selected by his peers as a "Texas Super Lawyer," in Texas Monthly magazine program each year of its existence (2004, 2005 and 2006). Selected as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Author: "Open Door to LNG Imports Closes Bit as Developers Seek New Sites," Houston Business Journal, June 25, 2004. Frequent Speaker, Environmental Conferences. Previous Employment: Conoco/DuPont, 1985-1989. Member, Board of Trustees, Awty International School. Member: Palmer Memorial Church; Alexis de Toqueville Society, United Way. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar; Greater Houston Partnership (Member, Environmental Advisory Committee); French-American Chamber of Commerce (Board Member). Reported Cases: Achee v. Port DRum Co., 197 F. Supp. 2d 723 (E.D. Tx 2002); Greaghty and Miller Inc. v. Conoco Inc., 234 F3d 917, (5th Cir. 2001); Fina, Inc. v. ARCO et. al., 16 F.Supp. 2d 716 (E.D. Tex 1998); Briargrove Shopping Center v. Pilgrim Enterprises, 170 F.3d 536 (5th Cir. 1999). Transactions: Has over 25 years of experience in environmental litigation and regulatory practice, with an emphasis on Superfund, property contamination and toxic tort litigation; Has argued several CERCLA appeals before the Fifth Circuit and tried cases in various courts; Frequently represents buyers and sellers of contaminated properties and assists clients in assessing and addressing environmental risks associated with various business transactions; Internal investigations, environmental crimes, enforcement defense, Clean Water Act permitting and risk based "closure" certifications of contaminated real estate are also significant aspects of his practice. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Business Law. Email: John R. Eldridge | | Lawrence D. Finder (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois (inactive); 1983, Texas; 1984, New York; 1987, Colorado (inactive); U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1976). Top Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2007; Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 Houston Region Super Lawyers-Criminal Defense-White Collar, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003-2006; International Who's Who Legal of Business Crime Lawyers, 2005, 2006; The Best Lawyers in America, White Collar Criminal Defense, 2007. Author: "Third Verse, Same as the First," Corporate Counsel, March 27, 2007. Co-Author: "Devolution of Authority: The Department of Justice's Corporate Charging Policies," with Ryan D. McConnell, St. Louis University Law Journal, Fall 2006, Vol. 51, No. 1; "Overview of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and Corporate Compliance Programs," ABA's White Collar Crime Newsletter (Aug. 2005) with Michael Warnecke." Author, "Internal Investigations: Consequences of the Federal Deputation of Corporate America", 45 S. Tex. L. Rev. 111 (2003). First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1991-1993. Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, 1991. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas, 1982-1986; 1988-1990. Assistant States Attorney of Cook County, Illinois, 1976-1982. Former Chairman, Board of Managers, Harris County Hospital District, 1998-2003. Trustee, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston, 2002—. Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, Webster Chapter, 1975-1976). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); The Federalist Society; National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys; Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Lawrence D. Finder | | Henry Flores (Member) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Member: Houston (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2005-2006) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Litigation. Email: Henry Flores | | Andrew L. Fono (Partner) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Military Courts. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Langdell Scholar, South Texas College of Law, 1992. Member, Editorial Board and Managing Editor, 1992, CURRENTS, the International Trade Law Journal, South Texas College of Law. Publications: Co-Author, "Federal Environmental Law, The User's Guide" (West, 1997, 2d Ed., 2001); "Flawed Geoscience in Forensic Environmental Investigations: Part II, How Daubert Affects the Scope and Bases for Expert Opinions," paper presented to the 2005 NGWA Groundwater and Environmental Law Conference, Baltimore, MD, July 21-22; "How Daubert is a Surrogate for Ethical Questions Regarding Expert Opinions: Part III," paper presented to the 2005 NGWA Groundwater and Environmental Law Conference, Baltimore, MD, July 21-22; "Indoor Air Quality in Texas," Texas Practice Series, Treatise, Chapter 17 (West Publishing, 2004); "Pandora's Box: Texas Passes Mold Legislation," The Houston Lawyer (Vol. 41, No. 5, April 2004); "Mold: Real Property & New Legislation," Facts and Findings, National Association of Legal Assistants (Nov. 2004, Vol. XXXI Issue 3); "Mold Disclosures and Real Estate Finance," Real Estate Finance Journal, Vol. 19, 2 (West, Fall 2003); "New Laws and Legislation Regarding Asbestos-Related Lawsuits," Houston Business Journal, Oct. 2002; "New Developments in Commercial Insurance Coverage for Mold," Columns Mold Litigation Journal (Harris Martin Publishers, May 2002); "How Mold Impacts Real Property Values and Decisions," Columns Mold Litigation Journal (Harris Martin Publishers, March 2002). Judge Advocate: United States Marine Corps, Environmental and Criminal Divisions, 1993-1997; United States Marine Corps Reserves, Deputy Counsel for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Environmental Law Specialist, 1998—. Member: Houston (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, State Bar College, Environmental and Litigation Sections); Houston West Chamber of Commerce (Past Chairman, Board of Directors); Texas Apartment Association; Defense Research Institute; Environmental Law Institute. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1993-1997; Lt. Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserves]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Environmental Litigation; CERCLA Litigation; Environmental Regulations Counseling; Environmental Compliance Counseling; Mold Litigation; Business Environmental Planning Transactions; Corporate Environmental Planning Transactions; Real Estate Environmental Planning Transactions; Hazardous Waste Cleanups; NEPA Matters; Installation Law Matters. Email: Andrew L. Fono | | Felicity A. Fowler (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1989); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1992). Member, Journal of Law and Technology, 1990-1991. Co-Author: "Partnerships," SMU Law Review, 1993. Speaker and Author: "State v. Federal in Disability Discrimination: The ADA Versus State Disability Discriminations Laws," ABA State Labor & Employment Law Developments Committee Meeting, 1998. Texas Super Lawyer, in Employment Litigation, 2003 and 2004. Member: Houston (Member, Employment Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Sections of Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Pro Bono College, 1993). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Disability Discrimination; Title VII Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Trade Secrets; Covenants Not To Compete. Email: Felicity A. Fowler | | Leigh N. Ganchan (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Vienna, Austria (Post Graduate Degree, 1992); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996); Université de Paris-X (Diploma, European and International Legal Studies, 1996). Selected Professional Activities and Honors: Editor-in-Chief for the 2006 edition of "Handbook on Immigration for Entertainers, Artists, Athletes"; International Who's Who in Immigration Law for 2007; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member of the National Liaison Committee to USCIS Headquarters; Editor-in-Chief of the Handbook on Immigration for Entertainers, Artists, Athletes 2006 (pending publication). Recent Publications: "Missed Chance: Immigration Reform on Hold" was featured on pg. 38 of the Dec. 1, 2006 edition of the Houston Business Journal; "Certification of Foreign Allied Health Care Professionals," The Houston Medical Journal (March 2005); "New Paperless I-9 Law: Compliance Made Easier," Workforce Management (January 2005); "One-Year Waiver Extension of Healthcare Certification Requirement for Limited Group of Foreign National Nonimmigrants," Health Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 2, Issue 33 (August 6, 2004); "Staying Out of Harm's Way: Employment Eligibility Verification Challenges," AILA Texas Chapter Conf. (2004); "Important Considerations for Employers Using the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa for Foreign Nationals in Specialty Occupations," Corporate Counsel Review, Vol. 22, No. 2 (2003); "Immigration and Naturalization Service Worksite Enforcement Operations Re-Emerge as National Security Priority," 40 The Houston Lawyer 4 (2003) (received Outstanding Legal Article award from the Houston Bar Foundation); "Protecting Your "L's" During a Reduction in Force," 7 Benders Immigration Bulletin 99 (2002). Recent Speeches: "U.S. Immigration Reforms and International Trade Laws," The French-American Chamber of Commerce-Houston; "Changes to the H-1B Professional Nonimmigrant Visa Category," Houston Forum of Advisors to Internationals Semi-Annual Meeting; "Employer Sanctions Update," AILA 2006 Annual Conference; "Business Basics: Employment Based Nonimmigrant Status," University of Texas 30th Annual Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law, 2006; "Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Update," AILA Texas Chapter Spring Conference, 2006; "Immigration Issues for Employment Lawyers," University of Houston Employment Law CLE Seminar, 2006; "Strategies for Addressing I-9 Compliance Issues," American Payroll Association, Houston Chapter, 2005; "The Immigration Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Use," The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Houston Workplace Services. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chair, Liaison Committee to the Texas Service Center; Member, AILA National Liaison Committee to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters); French-American Chamber of Commerce; HR Houston; Society for Human Resource Management. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: English, French and German. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Employment Immigration; Labor and Employment; Health Care. Email: Leigh N. Ganchan | | Ricardo Garcia-Moreno (Partner) born Brownsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1994-1995. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Telecommunications Law; Latin America and Caribbean Laws. Email: Ricardo Garcia-Moreno | | Jesse J. Gelsomini (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with honors, Accounting, 1980); University of Houston Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review. Texas Super Lawyer 2003, 2004. Accounting Honors Program Graduate, Pennsylvania State University. Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas, 1982—. Honors: Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, as one of Houston's Best Lawyers, Inside Houston, and as one of Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (since 2006) for Employee Benefits Law. Member: Houston and American (Member: Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee; Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Health Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Southwest Benefits Association; Houston ERISA Industry Group; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Association Attorneys-CPAs. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Email: Jesse J. Gelsomini | | Debra Gatison Hatter (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia; 2000, Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., Mech.E., 1991; J.D., 1994). Voted a "Texas Rising Star" and "Texas Super Lawyer" in Mergers and Acquisitions (Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004). Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1992-1994. Law Clerk to Judge Clifford Scott Green, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Recent Speeches and Publications: Speaker, "Mergers and Acquisitions" (2005); Speaker, "The Impact of SOX on Transactions" (2005); Moderator, "Institutionalizing Your Private Equity Fund" (2005); Moderator, "Best Practices for Private Company Boards" (2005); Speaker, "Corporate Governance for Private Companies" (2005); Speaker, "Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel under Sarbanes Oxley" (2004); Speaker, "Corporate Governance Update" (2004); Speaker, "Federalizing Attorney Ethics" (2004); Speaker, "SEC's Attorney Conduct Rules" (2003); Speaker, "Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002" (2003); Publications: "Audit Committee's Expanded Role May Affect Private Companies, Too," Houston Business Journal (2003); "Eyes Wide Open," The Daily Deal (2003); "Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Provisions to Alter Attorney-Client Relationship," Houston Business Journal (2003); "Proposed Federal Preemption of Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys Practicing before the SEC," Texas Bar Journal (2003). Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1995-1999. Director and Secretary Member: Houston Bar Association (Immediate Past Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions Section); Houston Area Urban League (Director and Secretary). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Private Equity; Securities; Capital Markets; Energy; Emerging Company; Venture Capital; Franchise and Distribution; Public Company Acquisitions and Dispositions. Email: Debra Gatison Hatter | | Kenneth Herz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1993); Columbia University (J.D., 1996). Winner, Jerome Michael Jury Trial Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, 1996. President, Jones College, 1992-1993. Partner, Financial Transactions Group. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Concentrates practice in the representation of banks and other financial institutions. Practice Areas: Financial Transactions. Email: Kenneth Herz | | Thomas A. Howley (Member) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky (inactive) and Indiana (inactive); 1999, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston, Indiana State (Inactive Member) and Kentucky (Inactive Member) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Council Member and Treasurer, Bankruptcy Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association (Past-President—Houston Chapter and a Member of Board of Directors of TMA Houston). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Out of Court Workouts; Corporate Acquisitions and Divestitures; Insolvency; Bankruptcy Reorganization. Email: Thomas A. Howley | | Larry L. Huelbig (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, February 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1966); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1969). Pi Gamma Mu; Delta Theta Phi. Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Board Member, Garland Walker Inn of Court. Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Larry L. Huelbig | | Patrick L. Hughes (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1994, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1983). Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1981-1983. Bankruptcy Pro Bono Award, 2000. Member: Houston Bar Association (Associate Editor, 1991-1992 and Editor-in-Chief, 1992-1993, Houston Lawyer). (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Practice; Collections; Contracts; Debtor and Creditor; Business Reorganization. Email: Patrick L. Hughes | | Donald D. Jackson (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Houston (M.S.Ch.E., 1984); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Articles and Notes Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1992-1993. Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, 1990. Member: Houston Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; State Bar of Texas. Languages: English and German. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Media Law. Email: Donald D. Jackson | | Kenric Kattner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., Finance and Accounting, 1983, B.A., English, 1983); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 1988). Has written numerous articles and has given speeches and lectures for trade groups, CLE courses and other professional associations. Served as an Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Member: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation, Business and Corporate Law Section); Turnaround Management Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Transactions: Specializes in bankruptcy, insolvency, and litigation matters and has been involved in numerous bankruptcy, reorganization, and litigation cases involving heavily litigated and complex legal issues; Has experience with many reorganization efforts representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees and asset purchasers in a wide range of cases involving manufacturing companies, airlines, computer and software firms, hospitality businesses, strategic asset acquisitions, retailers, wholesalers, real estate companies, service firms, travel agencies, and individuals. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization. Email: Kenric Kattner | | Kenneth M. Krock (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., Management, 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Named a Texas Superlawyers—Rising Star 2006 and 2007. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1994-1996. Author: "The Constitutionality of Texas Nonjudicial Foreclosure: Protecting Subordinate Interests From Deprivation Without Notice," 32 Hous. L. Rev. 815 (1995); "Defaults, Options and Remedies—When Things Get Ugly," Kenneth Krock and C.E. Rhodes, Jr., Sterling Education Services seminar "Commercial & Residential Evictions," Houston, Texas (2002); "Enforcement of Awards and Judgments—You Won, Now What?" Kenneth Krock and Greg McEldowney, Sterling Education Services seminar "Commercial & Residential Evictions," Houston, Texas (2002); "County Court's the Place to Face Issues of Dirt, Debts, and Damages," Hon. Jack Cagle and Kenneth Krock, Houston Business Journal (Feb. 17, 2003); "Commercial Evictions and Landlord Liens, Defaults, Options and Remedies—When Things Get Ugly," Kenneth Krock, Jr., Sterling Education Services seminar "Commercial & Residential Evictions and Collecting Overdue Rent," Houston, Texas (2004); "Enforcement of Awards and Judgments—You Won, Now What?" Kenneth Krock, Sterling Education Services seminar "Commercial & Residential Evictions and Collecting Overdue Rent," Houston, Texas (2004). Partner, Business Litigation Group, Haynes and Boone. Member: Compliance and Legal Division, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association; Board of Advisors, Institute of Real Estate Litigation Strategies, Georgetown University; Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, State of Texas, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business; Litigation; Committee on Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation); Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Real Estate; Securities Litigation; Arbitration); Texas Aggie Bar Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Transactions: Practice focuses on litigation involving real estate, construction, banking and including finance secured creditor rights, securities broker/dealer defense, and business disputes; Has experience representing parties in litigation in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels; Has represented debtors and creditors in adversary proceedings in various bankruptcy courts; Has represented parties in arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and other arbitration forums. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Securities Litigation. Email: Kenneth M. Krock | | Robert S. Ladd (Partner) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section); American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Property Finance. Email: Robert S. Ladd | | Alene Ross Levy (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., cum laude, 1963); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Board Member (2000-2003, 2004-2007) and Vice-Chair (2006-2007) Texas Board of Legal Specialization. National Chair, Amicus Briefing, Justice for Children (a child advocacy organization) (2002—). Member, Children at Risk Public Policy & Law Center Advisory Board (2006-2007). Past Chair, Houston Bar Association Appellate Section (2005). Member, State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee (1998-2004). Adjunct Professor, Appellate Advocacy, University of Houston, 1991-1994. Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals, 1990-1993. Research Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1988-1989. Honors: Appellate Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine (2003-2007); Winner of the Harvey R. Houck, Jr. Award for Her Efforts to Protect Abused Children and Their Rights (2007); Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Justice for Children (2003); Best Appellate Lawyer, Inside Houston (2002). Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation and Appellate Practice Sections, 1986—); Houston Bar Association (Council Member, Appellate Practice Section, 1998-1999; Editorial Board, The Houston Lawyer, 1995-1998; Grievance Committee, 1998). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(80%); Civil Litigation(20%). Email: Alene Ross Levy | | Robert L. Levy (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Law Clerk to Hon. Robert M. Parker, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1986-1987. Lecturer, University of Houston Advanced Discovery Course, 1997-1998. Named Commercial Prosecutor Team of the Year (1996) by International Commercial Litigation. Vice President, Robert M. Beren Academy. Board Member and Past Chair, Attorneys Division, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. Examiner, State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Chair, Technology Committee and Board Member, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project. Member, Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Discovery. Member: Houston (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Electronic Evidence and Records Retention; Partnership Law; Federal Civil Litigation; Lender Liability; Antitrust; Business Litigation. Email: Robert L. Levy | | Lynne Liberato (Partner) born Pensacola, Florida; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1974); Texas A&M University-Commerce (M.A., 1976); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Order of the Barristers. Recipient: "The Outstanding Law Review Article Award" for "Summary Judgments in Texas," 2007 and for "Reasons for Reversal in Texas Courts of Appeals," 2004, Texas Bar Foundation; Exemplary Article Award, Texas Center for the Judiciary, 2005-2006; Gene Cavin Award, 2006. Chairman of the Board, 2005-2007, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member, 2003-2007, United Way of Greater Houston. Chair, Hurricane Katrina/Rita Task Force. Chair, Law Firm Initiative, Hurricane Katrina/Rita Task Force, 2003-2007. Member, Alexis de Toqueville Society, 2001-2007. Executive Committee Member, Greater Houston Partnership, 2006-2007. Executive Committee Member, Greater Houston Partnership, 2006-2007. Board Member, Greater Houston Partnership, 2005—. Co-Chair, Government Relations Committee, Greater Houston Partnership, 2006. Chair, Local Relations Committee, Greater Houston Partnership, 2004-2005. Member, Planning & Budget Committee, 2006, Executive Committee Member, 2005—, and Trustee, 2005—, South Texas College of Law Board of Directors. Co-Author, Texas Practice Guide (West 1999 and Supp. 2006). Woman of the Year, United Way of Greater Houston, 2004; Top 100 Texas Super Lawyer; Top 50 Female Lawyer; Top 100 Houston Super Lawyer; Appellate Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Appellate Law, Woodward/White, Inc., 2005-2007; Top Notch Appellate Lawyer, 2002. Member, American Law Institute. Chief Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals, Houston, 1981-1990. Member: Houston Bar Association (President, 1993-1994); State Bar of Texas (President, 2000-2001; Director, 1994-1998; Chair, Board of Directors, 1996-1997; Chair, Appellate Section, 1997-1998). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation. Email: Lynne Liberato | | Bryce D. Linsenmayer (Partner) born West Chester, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, The Review of Litigation. Member, Texas C-Bar, Board of Directors. Member, Bering Omega Community Services Board of Trustees. Member, British-American Business Council of Houston. Co-Author with Amy C. Moss, "Alternative Capital Markets for Alternative Energy Companies," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, November 2006. Author: "London Calling: AIM IPO Means Texas Company Won't Clash With SEC Over SOX," Texas Lawyer, May 22, 2006; "IPO ALERT: Accessing the Capital Markets," The London Stock Exchange's AIM: The New NASDAQ?, March 2006; "2006 ISS U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates," November 28, 2005; "The Impact of the Post-Enron Regulatory Scheme on Key Players in the Public Company Arena," IBA International Business and Energy Law Conference, Nov. 14, 2002. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Business Planning; Business Taxation; Corporate Governance; Energy; Electric Power; Venture Capital. Email: Bryce D. Linsenmayer | | Sergei A. Lomako (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, USSR; 1995, Russia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Novorossiysk Higher Marine and Engineering College (B.S., 1982); Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Ph.D., International Law, 1988); Academy of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Affairs of the USSR (Graduate Degree, 1991); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 1995). Member: Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; Board of Directors, Houston-based Russian-American Chamber for Trade and Industry; Houston Mayor's International Affairs and Development Council (Europe). Certified Foreign Legal Consultant (on laws of the Russian Federation), Texas, 2008. Member: American and International Bar Associations. (Resident, Moscow, Russia Office). Special Agencies: Arbitrator (Russia), approved by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Order on the List of Arbitrators of the Moscow Chamber's commercial Arbitration court, since 2008. Languages: English, Russian and Ukrainian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Petroleum Industries; International Law; Russia and the CIS; Mergers and Acquisitions; Government Relations; International Maritime Law; International Dispute Resolution. Email: Sergei A. Lomako | | Mark A. Mathews (Partner) born Muskogee, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1984); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Administrative Law. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section); American Association of Professional Landmen; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Energy and Environmental. Email: Mark A. Mathews | | Michael J. Mazzone (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1988, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S. in Business Administration, cum laude, 1977); University of Michigan; Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law School, 1992-1997. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Association for Objective Law; American Arbitration Association; Texas Oil and Gas Association; Texas Independents and Royalty Owners Association. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Lawther v. Super X Drugs of Texas, Inc., 671 S.W.2d 591 (Tex. App.--Houston (1st Dist.) 1984, no writ); Reliance Universal, Inc. v. Sparks Industrial Services, Inc., 688 S.W.2d 890 (Tex. App.--Beaumont 1985, writ ref'd n.r.e.); Teve Holdings Limited v. Jackson, 763 S.W.2d 905 (Tex. App.--Houston (1st Dist.) 1988, no writ); St. Gelais v. Jackson, 769 S.W.2d 249 (Tex. App.--Houston (1st Dist.) 1988, no writ); Henry S. Miller v. Hamilton, 813 S.W.2d 631 (Tex. App.--Houston (1st Dist.) 1991, no writ); A.P. Keller Development, Inc. v. One Jackson Place, Ltd., 890 S.W.2d 502 (Tex. App.-- El Paso 1994, no writ); Twelve Oaks Tower I, Ltd. v. Premier Allergy, 938 S.W.2d 102 (Tex. App.--Houston (14th Dist.) 1996, no writ); Ludlow v. DeBerry, 959 S.W.2d 265 (Tex. App.--Houston (14th Dist.) 1997, no writ); Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation, 524 U.S. 156; 118 S. Ct. 1925 (1998)(Texas IOLTA Case) Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation; Arbitration; Tax Litigation. Email: Michael J. Mazzone | | Thomas J. McCaffrey (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with high honors, 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Kappa Phi. Co-Author: "Understanding Money Market Funds and IRA's," 1983; "Drafting and Negotiating Purchase and Sale Agreements for Shopping Centers", Houston Bar Association Real Estate Law Section, February, 1995; "Choice of Entity," March, 1999 University of Texas Entertainment Law Institute. Co-Author: "Selected Issues in Negotiating the Purchase and Sale Agreement: Representations and Warranties, "As Is" Clauses and Other Provisions", July, 1999, South Texas College of Law Real Estate Law Conference. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law; Corporate Law; Joint Ventures; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Taxation; Business Planning; Business Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation. Email: Thomas J. McCaffrey | | Bruce W. Merwin (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction and special honors in Political Science, 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate. Listed in America's Leading Lawyers - Chambers USA - Construction, 2008. Listed in Texas Super Lawyers - Texas Monthly - Real Estate, including top 100 lawyers in Houston. Research Editor, Texas Urban Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate, Probate and Trust); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate, Probate and Trust). (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Architect's Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Condominium Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Business Planning; Business Taxation. Email: Bruce W. Merwin | | Amy Moss (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Arizona State University (B.F.A., Theatre Performance, 1994); Vanderbilt School of Law (J.D., 1997). Author: "Alternative Capital Markets for Alternative Energy Companies," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, November 2006. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Concentrates practice in the areas of corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing and intellectual property transactions; Experience includes the representation of public and privately-held companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, private placements of stock and debt, venture capital transactions and joint ventures; Practices also includes the representation of investors in both the formation and restructure of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other entities; Other areas of practice include general corporate governance, securities law compliance, software and intellectual property licensing, internet agreements and employment agreements. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Venture Capital Transactions; Software Licensing. Email: Amy Moss | | Arthur M. Nathan (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1972; J.D., with honors, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor of Law, Business Planning, University of Houston Law Center, 1981-1987; Advanced Corporate Taxation, 1997—. Member, Texas State Bar Commission on Legal Specialization, Tax Law, 1999-2006. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center (1981-1987 teaching Business Planning; 1997—, teaching Advanced Corporate Taxation: Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions). Member, Tax Law Exam Commission, 1999-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas (Tax Section, Chair, Corporate Tax Problems Committee, 1981-1983; Member, Council, 1984-1987; Business Law Section, Member, Venture Capital Committee, 1991—); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section, Committee on Corporate Taxation, 1987—; Business Law Section, Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, 1995—). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Member, Board of Directors 2002—)(Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Closely Held Business Law; Business Planning; Business Taxation; Buying and Selling of Business; International Law. Email: Arthur M. Nathan | | William B. Nelson (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Math, 1992; J.D., 1997); Brown University (M.A., Economics, 1994). Member, Golden Key. Member: Dickenson Civic Association; Board of Directors, Clear Creek Swim League. Member: State Bar of Texas; National Association of Business Economist. Transactions: Practice focuses on corporate securities law, including public offerings and private financings, acquisitions, mergers, monetization transactions, securities law compliance and corporate governance; Represented clients based in the United States and Canada in transactions such as: acquisitions, divestitures and mergers of public and private companies in the United States and internationally; capital markets transactions including public, Rule 144A and private placements of common stock, preferred stock and subordinated and senior debt securities; recapitalization and restructuring transactions; asset purchases for oil and gas exploration corporations; and assist with corporate governance issues. Practice Areas: Securities; Public Offerings; Private Placement; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: William B. Nelson | | Stan Perry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Member: Houston (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute (Member, Toxic Tort and Environmental Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Stan Perry | | Michael T. Powell (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1970); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1974). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Order of Barristers. Frequent Speaker on various aspects of Civil Trial Practice, Arbitration, and Mediation. CLE Presentations: "Cross Examination," Litigation and Trial Tactics CLE, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation; "Business and Public Records: When the Documents Really Speak for Themselves," How to Offer and Exclude Evidence CLE, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation; "Rule 42 Class Actions: Recent Developments," Advanced Personal Injury Course, sponsored by the State Bar of Texas. Adjunct Professor, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Evidence and Civil Trial Advocacy, South Texas College of Law, 1977+. Chair, Litigation Section, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Mexico City offices of the firm. Member: Houston and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Transactions: Appellate experience includes appeals before the Texas Courts of Appeals, Texas Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court; Represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in litigation involving the following topics, among others: Class Actions; Business Torts; Oil and Gas/Energy; Breach of Contracts; Securities; Corporate Ownership and Control; Products Liability and Personal Injury; Domestic and International Arbitration; Jurisdiction of Texas courts over foreign defendants. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort and Property Damage Litigation; Financial Transactions Litigation; International Law; Banking and Financial Services Litigation; Business Litigation; Energy Litigation; Government Contracts Disputes; Securities Litigation; Real Estate and Construction Litigation; Records Management; Internal Corporate Investigations; Financial Crisis Advisory and Litigation. Email: Michael T. Powell | | Bradley J. Richards (Member) born Tacoma, Washington; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Brown University (A.B., with honors, 1980); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Symposium Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor, International Business Transactions and International Financial Transactions, University of Houston Law Center, 1990-1994. Junior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1980. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chairman, International Section, 1994-1995); Union Internationale des Avocats (National Vice President USA, 2003-2005); Japan-America Society of Houston (President, 2003-2005). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Languages: English, German and Spanish. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Corporate Law; International Energy Law; International Trade; Banking Law. Email: Bradley J. Richards | | Kent Rutter (Partner) born Ames, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Law Clerk, Honorable David Hittner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. Named a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly magazine (2004-2007). Recipient, Texas Bar Foundation Award for Outstanding Law Review. Publications/Presentations: "2007 Year in Review: Texas Supreme Court," 71 Tex. B.J. 38 (January 2008); "How to Succeed in Your First Trial or Transaction: Keys to Victory in the Courtroom or in the Boardroom," New Lawyer Course, State Bar of Texas (September 2007); "Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court," Appellate Boot Camp Course, State Bar of Texas (September 2007); "2006 Year in Review: Texas Supreme Court," 70 Tex. B.J. 38 (January 2007); "Gauging the Odds on Appeal," Appellate Boot Camp Course, State Bar of Texas (September 2006); "The Impact of Appellate Review on Case Evaluation," Houston Trial Lawyers Association (January 2006); "2005 Year in Review: Texas Supreme Court Changes," 69 Tex. B.J. 49 (January 2006); "From Initial Interview to Engagement Letter: Handling the Appellate Client and the Trial Lawyer," Dallas Bar Association (June 2005); "Predicates and Objections, Appeals, and Mandamus," Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas (May 2005); "Appellate Minefields," Houston Bar Association Civil District/Appellate Bench Bar Conference (April 2005); "From Initial Interview to Engagement Letter: Handling the Appellate Client and the Trial Lawyer," Houston Bar Association (February 2005); "Changes on the Supreme Court of Texas," 68 Tex. B.J. 66 (January 2005); "Reversals in 2004," Litigation Update, State Bar of Texas (January 2005); "Protecting Your Client's Case for Appeal," Houston Bar Association (November 2004); "Why Appellate Courts Reverse," Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Institute (May 2004) (with Justice Evelyn Keyes); "Who's Winning and Who's Losing: An Analysis of Appellate Court Decisions," Travis County Bench Bar Conference (April 2004); "Broad-Form Submission Narrowed," 67 Tex. B.J. 21 (January 2004); "Why the 1st & 14th Courts of Appeals Reverse," Houston Bar Association Litigation Section (January 2004); "Reasons for Reversal in the Texas Courts of Appeals," 44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 431 (2003). Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline. Member: State Bar of Texas (Appellate Practice Section—Membership Committee Chair, 2006-07; Judicial Reception Committee Chair, 2005-06; Speakers Committee Chair, 2004-05); Houston Bar Association (Appellate Practice Section—Treasurer, 2007-08; Membership Committee Chair, 2006-07; Judicial Reception Committee Chair, 2005-06, Speakers Committee Chair, 2004-05); Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline (Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel); United Way of Greater Houston (Member, Alexis de Tocqueville Society); Association for the Advancement of Mexican-Americans (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Young Lawyers Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: In re Smith Barnes, Inc., 975 S.W.2d 593 (Tex. 1998); Klenk v. Bustamante, 989 S.W.2d (Tex. App., San Antonio 1998); Highlands Management Co. v. First Interstate Bank, 956 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. App., Houston, 14th Dist. 1997). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(100%). Email: Kent Rutter | | Dean J. Schaner (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1987, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Student Articles Editor, 1985-1986, Creighton Law Review; Board of Editors, Creighton Law Review, 1985-1987. Judicial Law Clerk to Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Thomas Shanahan, 1987-1988. Author: Editor-in-Chief, Texas Employment Law Desk Reference (4th Ed. 2005); Employment Law Commentary for the Houston Business Journal's "Business Survival Guide" (2001-2005); "Closing Your Doors on a Sixty-Day Hinge: Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act," Texas Bar Journal, June 1992; "Workplace Romance: Should Employers Act as Chaperones?" 20 Employee Relations Law Journal 47, Summer 1994; "When Faith and Work Collide: Defining Standards for Religious Harassment in the Workplace," 21 Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 1995; "Have Gun Will Carry: Concealed Handgun Laws, Workplace Violence and Employer Liability," 22 Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 1996. Member: State Bar of Texas; Nebraska State Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Houston Management Lawyers Forum. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Simmons v. Willcox, 911 F.2d 1077 (5th Cir. 1990); Ellis v. NCNB Texas National Bank, 842 F. Supp. 234 (N.D. Tex. 1994); Breedlove v. Waste Management of Arkansas, 31 F. Supp. 2d 673 (W.D. Ark. 1998); Jordan v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 881 S.W.2d 363 (Tex.App.Dallas 1994); Nowlin v. Resolution Trust Corp., et al., 33 F.3d 498 (5th Cir. 1994); Ellis v. NCNB Texas National Bank, 842 F. Supp. 243 (N.D. Tex. 1994); Simien v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc., 30 F. Supp. 2d 939 (W.D.La. 1998), aff'd, 174 F.3d 199 (5th Cir. 1999); Amos v. Wheelabrator Coal Services Co., 47 F. Supp. 2d 798 (N.D. Tex. 1999); Green v. Industrial Specialty Contractors, 1 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App.Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 25, 1999); Bourgeois v. Pension Plan for Employees of Santa Fe Intern Corp., 215 F.3d 475 (5th Cor. 2000); Patitu v. NationsBank, N.A., 90 F. Supp.2d 781 (S.D. Tex. 2000); Tiemeyer v. Quality Publishing, Inc., 144 F.Supp.2d 727 (S.D. Tex 2001); Burgos v. Tex. Trude, L.P., et al., 286 F. Supp.2d 812 (S.D. Tex. 2003); Bodine v. Employers Casualty Co., et al., 352 F.3d 245 (5th Cir. 2003); Bourgeois v. Pension Plan for Employees of Santa Fe Intern Corp., 308 F. Supp 2d 761 (S.D. Tex 2004). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor Law; Unfair Competition; Wrongful Termination Defense; Whistleblower Litigation. Email: Dean J. Schaner | | Alison L. Smith (Member) born Brownsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.J., summa cum laude, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1977). Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Friar Society. Note and Comment Editor, Texas Law Review. Partner, co-head antitrust practice group, Dewey Ballantine LLP, 2004-2005; Partner, co-head antitrust practice group, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1977-1989, 1991-2004; Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, 1989-1991; Adjunct Professor of Law, The University of Texas School of Law, 1992 and 1993 spring semesters; City of Houston Ethics Committee, 1988-1989. Member: Houston (Chair, Antitrust Section) and American (Chair, Transportation Industry Committee, Co-Chair, Private Antitrust Litigation Committee and Vice-Chair, Section 1 Committee, Antitrust Section; Member: Litigation Section; Economic Evidence Task Force; Editorial Board, State Antitrust Practice and Procedure, Fourth Edition) Bar Associations; American Law Institute; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Securities Litigation. Email: Alison L. Smith | | Allan Tiller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Florida and Texas. Education: University of West Florida (B.A. in Humanities, summa cum laude, 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Member: Federation of International Real Estate; Houston-Shenzhen Sister City Association; Houston World Trade Division, Greater Houston Partnership; Asian Chamber of Commerce. Member: Houston (Past Chairman: Tax Section; International Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; Houston International Tax Forum (Member, Board of Directors); International Fiscal Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: International Law; Business Estate Planning; Taxation. Email: Allan Tiller | | Mark Ryan Trachtenberg (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Yale Law School (J.D. 1998). Selected as: 2004-2008 "Texas Rising Star" by Law and Politics and Texas Monthly Magazine; 2004 "Lawyer on the Fast Track" and 2005 "Top Professional on the Fast Track" by H Texas Magazine. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1993-1994. Awarded Colby Townshend Prize at Yale Law School for best paper by a second-year student. Judicial Clerk to The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. District Judge (S. D. Tex.), 1998-1999. Selected Professional and Community Activities: Board Member, The Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 2005—; "Young Leader," United Way of Texas Gulf Coast; Executive Board, Civil Rights Committee, and Co-chair, Discrimination Subcommittee, Anti-Defamation League; Executive Board, Community Relations Committee, Jewish Federation of Houston. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Neeley v. West Orange-Cove C.I.S.D., No. 04-1144, 2005 WL 3116298 (Tex. Nov. 22, 2005); BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. v. Peake, No. 03-0547, 2005 WL 3077425 (Tex. Nov 18, 2005); National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Yeo, 171 S.W.3d 863 (Tex. 2005); West-Orange Cove C.I.S.D., v. Alanis, 107 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. 2003); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Lopez, 93 S.W.3d 548 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2002, no pet.); Rodgers v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, 151 S.W.3d 602 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth 2004, pet. denied); Kubala Public Adjusters, Inc. v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for Supreme Court of Texas, 133 S.W.3d 790 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 2004, no pet.). Practice Areas: Appellate. Email: Mark Ryan Trachtenberg | | Joseph A. Vilardo (Member) born Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey, September 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., Chem. Eng., and B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1976); South Texas College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1982). Order of the Lytae. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Loan Restructuring; Corporate Finance; Energy Finance; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Joseph A. Vilardo | | Odean L. Volker (Member) born Springfield, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1986; B.A., 1987); University of Houston (J.D., 1990); Beijing Foreign Language Normal College, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Member: Houston (Litigation Section) and American (Litigation, International Law and Practice Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Odean L. Volker | | Casey T. Wallace (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.S., with honors, 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Lead Investigator in a series of Governmental Investigations. General Counsel, Harris County Children's Assessment Center, and actively involved in a number of community philanthropic organizations. Board of Commissioners, Harris County Housing Authority. General Counsel, Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. Represented: Corporate clients and individuals in a broad spectrum of business and employment disputes and litigation; Clients in the industries of health care, banking, oil and gas, technology, construction, government, and real estate among others; Harris County, Texas, its elected and appointed officials in all civil actions in state and federal and state court; Harris County Flood Control District in direct and inverse condemnation matters; Private land owners in eminent domain proceedings; Prosecution and defense of governmental community ordinances and regulations; Defense of civil rights cases, including land use, free speech, due process and equal protection. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas District and County Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Casey T. Wallace | | Dulcie Green Wink (Partner) born San Angelo, Texas, November 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, South Texas Law Review. Author: "Protester Immunity is Unnecessary: RICO Does Not Reach First Amendment Free Speech, National Organization for Women v. Scheidler, 114 S. Ct. 798, 1994," 35 S. Tex. L. Rev. 789, 1994. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Grievance Panel 1998-2004); South Texas College of Law (Secretary, Alumni Association Board of Directors); Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Dulcie Green Wink | | Christian (Chris) E. Wolfe (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1975; M.B.A., 1984; J.D., with honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance Industries, Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative; Advisory Board, BioHouston, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Taxation; Corporate Planning; Business Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law; Russia and the CIS. Email: Christian (Chris) E. Wolfe | | Kirk L. Worley (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1993); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Named Texas Rising Star, Business Litigation, Texas Monthly and Law and Politics, 2004-2006. Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Oil, Gas and Minerals Law) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law); Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Aggie Bar Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Energy; Electric Power; International Law. Email: Kirk L. Worley | | George G. Young, III (Member) born Easton, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with special honors, 1977); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Initial Public Offerings; Public Offerings; International Securities; Private Placements; Securities Registration. Email: George G. Young, III | | OF COUNSEL | | Ann Al-Bahish (Of Counsel) born Lincoln, Nebraska, March 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Ann Al-Bahish | | Marco A. Castilla (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Mexico (Not admitted in the United States). Education: Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1995); Harvard Business School (Corporate Finance and Management Diploma, 1995). Registered as a Foreign Legal Consultant, Washington D.C. Of Counsel, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, 2005-2006. Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Telscape International, 1999-2001. Senior Associate, Swidler & Berlin, 1998-1999. Foreign Associate, Rogers & Wells, 1996-1998. Member: American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association; Mexican Bar Association; Harvard International Law Society; U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Business Transactions; Business Litigation. Email: Marco A. Castilla | | Marilyn Doolittle (Of Counsel) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., Business Management, 1976); South Texas Coll |
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