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| | Address | | 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000 | | Houston, Texas 77002-5213 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | King & Spalding LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Administrative and Governmental Agencies; Antitrust; Arbitration & Mediation; Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights; Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals; Capital Markets (Corporate Finance / Private Debt Finance / Structured Finance); Construction & Procurement; Cyberspace & Information Security; E-Commerce & Internet; Emerging Growth Companies); Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Energy Industries (Oil & Gas / Power); Environmental; Food, Drug & Medical Devices (Controlled Substances / Consumer Products Safety / FDA Practice / FTC Practice); Franchise & Distribution; Governmental Practice; Healthcare; Intellectual Property (Copyrights / Patents / Trademarks / Trade Secrets); International (German Practice / International Business / Islamic Finance & Investment / Latin American Practice/ Trade & Customs); International Energy; International Arbitration; International business Law; Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances; Labor & Employment; Licensing; Contracting & Outsourcing; Litigation (Appellate / Class Action / Commercial Litigation / Corporate Espionage & Competitive Intelligence / Environmental Tort Practice / Product Liability / Shareholders & Securities Litigation); Maritime Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity & Investment Fund; Project & Equipment Finance; Public Finance; Real Estate; Special Matters & Government Investigations; Tax; Technology; Telecommunications; Trusts & Estates. (While every area within the Firm may not represented by lawyers resident in each of its offices - for example, the Firm's Food & Drug or Governmental lawyers are solely located in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office - lawyers throughout the entire Firm are nonetheless available to work and support relationships with Firm clients). | | Year Established: 1885 | Firm Profile:
King & Spalding LLP has been in the forefront of providing excellent legal services to its clients for over a century. Since it's establishment in 1885, the firm has had a tradition of attracting and developing many of this country's finest lawyers. Among them are Griffin B. Bell, former Attorney General of the United States, and numerous other lawyers who have held high-level positions in the federal and state governments. The partnership also includes two past presidents and an additional 14 members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one past president of the American Health Lawyers Association and three past presidents of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Today, from offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London, New York, Riyadh and Washington, D.C., the firm continues to provide the highest caliber legal counsel to clients from the United States and abroad. King & Spalding LLP currently represents more than 250 public companies, including over half of the Fortune 100 companies. The firm also represents hundreds of clients with new ventures and mid-sized companies in emerging industries. Long-standing client relationships are one of the surest barometers of a law firm's success in meeting its client's needs for legal services. King & Spalding LLP lawyers pride themselves on developing continuing client relationships that are productive, professional and collegial. | | Firm Size: 800 |
Other Office Locations of King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Redwood Shores, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
London, England
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| | MANAGING PARTNER | | Robert E. Meadows (Managing Partner) born Tacoma, Washington; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1971); Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas (M.P.A., 1974); University of Houston (J.D., 1977). (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation. Email: Robert E. Meadows | | PARTNERS | | John H. Barquin (Partner) born Havana, Cuba; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1982); Harvard University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Harvard International Law Journal. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Project Finance; International Business Transactions; Business Law; Construction Litigation. Email: John H. Barquin | | R. Doak Bishop (Partner) born Denison, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., with honors, 1973); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1976). Practice Areas: International Arbitration; Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Construction Arbitration. Email: R. Doak Bishop | | John P. Bowman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1980). Member: Federal Energy and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; LCIA; International Arbitration Institute. Practice Areas: Energy Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration. Email: John P. Bowman | | Randolph C. Coley (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1997, Tennessee; 1999, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Debt and Equity Finance. Email: Randolph C. Coley | | Charles C. Correll, Jr. (Partner) born Missouri City, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., International Relations, Distinguished Cadet, 1989); Yale Law School (J.D., 1995). [Capt, U.S. Army, 1st Lieutenant on active duty; Capt. in reserves, 1989-1992]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Charles C. Correll, Jr. | | George E. "Ned" Crady (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1983); Cambridge University, England; South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Global Projects. Email: George E. "Ned" Crady | | Kenneth S. Culotta (Partner) born Beaumont, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1985); Albert Ludwigs University (1980-1981). Practice Areas: International Business Law; International Energy Law; International Oil and Gas Law. Email: Kenneth S. Culotta | | Dennis C. Dunn (Partner) born Tryon, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Order of the Barons. Member, 1980-1982 and Associate Editor, 1981-1982, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Law; Medicare and Medicaid; Hospital Law; Corporate Law. Email: Dennis C. Dunn | | Gary W. Eiland (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law since 1991. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Health Law Section, 1991-1992); Health Law Exam Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (President, 1996-1997); American Health Lawyers Association (Immediate Past-President and Executive Committee Member, 1997-1998). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Law; False Claims Act; Medicare and Medicaid; Business Law; Government Contracts. Email: Gary W. Eiland | | Scott Allen Greer (Partner) born Edmond, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1996, Supreme Court of Georgia; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.Arch. Eng., 1987); Emory University (J.D., 1995); University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (M.S., Civil Engineering, 1988). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Scott Allen Greer | | R. Bruce Hurley (Partner) born Harlingen, Texas; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.S.S., 1986); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1989). (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: R. Bruce Hurley | | Penn C. Huston (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., English and Economics, 1992); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Penn C. Huston | | Henry J. Kaim (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1974); University of Houston (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Henry J. Kaim | | Craig J. Ledet (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, District of Colorado and Southern District of Mississippi. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1987); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Professional Engineer, Texas, 1992. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Craig J. Ledet | | Nancy C. LeGros (Partner) born Greenville, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Health Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Medicare and Medicaid; Health Law. Email: Nancy C. LeGros | | Julie A. "Jill" McWhirter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2001, Alabama; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1989); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Julie A. "Jill" McWhirter | | Craig S. Miles (Partner) born Winthrop, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1991); University of Houston (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Craig S. Miles | | Peter M. Oxman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1986); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Planning Commission, City of Houston (1997-1999). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Peter M. Oxman | | Jennifer L. Price (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1980); University of San Diego (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Energy Litigation. Email: Jennifer L. Price | | Tracie J. Renfroe (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Professional Liability; Securities Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Tracie J. Renfroe | | C. Brannon Robertson (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Texas (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: C. Brannon Robertson | | Daniel R. Rogers (Partner) born Wheat Ridge, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1987); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1991). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: International Energy Law. Email: Daniel R. Rogers | | Steven D. Rubin (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts; 1984, New York; 1991, Texas. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1980); Columbia University (J.D., 1983). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Finance. Email: Steven D. Rubin | | Reginald Ross Smith (Partner) born Warner Robins, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1995, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984; M.A., 1984); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Reginald Ross Smith | | José L. Valera (Partner) born St. Domingo, Dominican Republic; admitted to bar, 1981, Peru; 1986, Texas; 1987, Louisiana. Education: Catholic University, Lima, Peru (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Energy Project Development; Corporate Law. Email: José L. Valera | | Mark W. Wege (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2007, New York. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with high honors, 1984); Baylor University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Mark W. Wege | | Carol M. Wood (Partner) born Savannah, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia; 2004, Texas. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Carol M. Wood | | Michael W. Youtt (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia; 1995, Texas. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., cum laude, 1984); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Class Actions; Securities Fraud. Email: Michael W. Youtt | | RESIDENT COUNSEL | | Sandra L. Cofer (Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and Colorado. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1991); University of Houston (J.D., 1999; M.B.A., 1999). Practice Areas: Energy Acquisitions; Energy Project Development; Energy Contracts. Email: Sandra L. Cofer | | John P. Crespo (Counsel) born La Paz, Bolivia; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998); University of Houston (LL.M.). Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: John P. Crespo | | Robert H. George (Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1987). Note Editor, Review of Litigation, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Finance. Email: Robert H. George | | Amy M. Hollis (Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Mercer University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Energy. Email: Amy M. Hollis | | William C. "Bill" Krenz (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); Wayne State University (M.B.A., 1986); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: William C. "Bill" Krenz | | James J. Maher (Counsel) born April 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1978); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1987). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James J. Maher | | Jonathan L. Marsh (Counsel) born Huntsville, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2002, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); Villanova University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk to: Hon. John P. Fullam, U.S. Eastern District Court, 1997-1998; Hon. Ruggero J. Aldisert, U.S. Third Circuit Court, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jonathan L. Marsh | | Jarrel D. McDaniel (Counsel) born Clovis, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1957, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1956); University of Texas School of Law (LL.B., 1957). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1956-1957 and Casenote Editor, 1957, Texas Law Review. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White; Marquis Who's Who in American Law; Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyers. Member, 1977-2003 and Chairman, 1999-2003, Bankruptcy Advisory Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Member, Bankruptcy Law Section and Committee Chairman, 2004 Edition, "Bankruptcy Practice and Procedures Manual for Practice Before the Bankruptcy Courts in Texas," State Bar of Texas. Member, Texas Center for Ethics and Professionalism. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American College of Bankruptcy; American Bankruptcy Institute. [With U.S. Air Force, 1950-1954]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Financial Restructuring; Debtor and Creditor; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Jarrel D. McDaniel | | Kevin Mohr (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Ohio University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Email: Kevin Mohr | | William A. Musgrove (Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia; 1998, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Associate Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1990-1992. Recipient, Nina R. Kestin Service Award, 1992. Law Clerk to The Honorable Blackwell N. Shelley, Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1992-1993. Member: Richmond and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate. | | Edward L. Ripley (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Akron (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Corporate Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Edward L. Ripley | | Tracey M. Robertson (Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Yale University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Book Reviews Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1993-1994. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Tracey M. Robertson | | Roberta M. Rossi (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina (inactive); 1984, Texas. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1979); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Roberta M. Rossi | | Myron M. Sheinfeld (Counsel) born Chelsea, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1954, Michigan; 1956, Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1990; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1951); University of Michigan (J.D., 1954). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas, 1958-1960. Law Clerk to Hon. Ben. C. Connally, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1960-1961. Co-Editor: Collier, "On Bankruptcy," Revised 15th Ed. Co-Author: Collier, "On Bankruptcy Taxation". Member, Board of Directors, Collier. Adjunct Professor in Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1975-1991. Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1996. Member: State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Chairman, Standing Committee on Specialization); National Bankruptcy Conference; American College of Bankruptcy; National Association of Corporate Directors (Director and President, Houston Chapter). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy Foundation (Board Member). [Major, JAGC, Active Duty, 1955-1958 and Reserve, U.S. Army, 1958-1970]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Taxation; Corporate Governance. Email: Myron M. Sheinfeld | | Hinds V. Thomas (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Research Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals for the State of Texas, 1983-1985. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Board Certified Trial and Appellate Specialists. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Hinds V. Thomas | | James A. Toher (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Texas. Email: James A. Toher | | Maria Victoria Vargas (Counsel) born Bogota, Colombia; admitted to bar, 1989, Colombia; 1994, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia (J.D., 1989); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate. | | Russell D. Workman (Counsel) born Allen, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1990); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Bryan David Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Hardin-Simmons University (B.A., 1995); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Trademark Prosecution; International Trademarks. Email: Bryan David Adams | | Roberto J. Aguirre Luzi (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Buenos Aires (J.D., 1997); University of Texas at Austin (LL.M., 2003). Email: Roberto J. Aguirre Luzi | | Angelica G. Alfaro (Associate) born Edinburg, Texas, October 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, Florida. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Texas at Austin (M.S.E., 2000; J.D., 2003). Law Clerk to Hon. Alma L. Lopez, Court of Appeals, Fourth District of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Angelica G. Alfaro | | Jeremiah Anderson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Jeremiah Anderson | | William R. (Bill) Burns (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998; J.D., with honors, 2006). | | Christie Cardon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Sweet Briar College (B.A., magna cum laude); University of Texas (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christie Cardon | | Kevin M. Clark (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001; J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Wade Coriell (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1998); Harvard University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Wade Coriell | | Jimmy Dahu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). | | Samuel D. (Sammy) Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Eric English (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Washington; 2008, Texas. Education: Seattle Pacific University (B.A., 2002); Pepperdine University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. | | Denis A. (Archie) Fallon (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., with distinction, 2004); University of Tennessee (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). | | Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Spain (Not admitted in the United States). Education: Complutense University of Madrid (J.D., 2002); Sorbonne University, Paris (J.D., 2002); Instituto de Empresa Madrid, Spain (Master in Corporate Law, 2003). | | Heleina Lorraine Formoso (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: California State University, Fresno (B.A., Economics, 2004); University of Houston (J.D., 2008). | | Amy Roebuck Frey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). | | Robert Gardner (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1997); Georgia State University (J.D., 2008). | | Christina Ann Gonzalez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. | | David A. Grenardo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 2008, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1999); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. | | Monica Hwang (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Email: Monica Hwang | | Tara K. Kelly (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and New York; 2004, Texas. Education: Stockton State College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); American University (M.A., 1996); New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Tara K. Kelly | | Emily M. Leung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 2000); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 2005; J.D., with high honors, 2005). | | Robert Benton Love (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas and New York. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005); Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (D.E.S.S., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Email: Robert Benton Love | | David S. Mackie (Associate) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Juliet M. McBride (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2003); Texas Southern University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008). | | Jamie Miller (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2003); University of Houston (J.D., 2008). | | Kerrie A. Nanni (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kerrie A. Nanni | | Shaw C. Ottis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.Ch.E., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Global Transactions. | | Rajesh D. Patel (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; South Asian-American Bar Association. Languages: Gujarati. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Rajesh D. Patel | | Benjamin E. Pollock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, with distinction in major, 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Email: Benjamin E. Pollock | | Catherine R. Riegle (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.M.E., 1998); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001). | | Elizabeth Robertson (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with highest honors); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Adam Robison (Associate) born Provo, Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | Alissa Rubin (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | David L. Schwan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 2003); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Elizabeth Silbert (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa. | | Russell Smith (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Craig Stone (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with designated honors, 2000); Baylor University (J.D., 2003). | | Tara L. Teeter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M (B.S., cum laude, 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2006). | | Glynn E. Walker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 2000); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2004; B.C.L., 2004). | | David H. Weiss (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. Email: David H. Weiss | | Shelby Wilson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Email: Shelby Wilson | | Taleia A. Wilson (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, October 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, California (inactive); 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1988); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Taleia A. Wilson | | Raymond R. Witt, Jr. (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Global Transactions. Email: Raymond R. Witt, Jr. | | STAFF ATTORNEYS | | Amy Couvillon Eikel (Staff Attorney) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to the Hon. Harold DeMoss, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1993-1995. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. | | Jill J. Holley (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 1180 Peachtree Street, NE, 30309. Telephone: 404-572-4600. Fax: 404-572-5100.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 200, 20006-4706. Telephone: 202-737-0500. Fax: 202-626-3737.
New York, N.Y. Office: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 10036-4003. Telephone: 212-556-2100. Fax: 212-556-2222.
Austin, Texas Office: 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 3200, 78701. Telephone: 512-457-2000. Fax: 512-457-2100.
London, England Office: King & Spalding International LLP, 25 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 5SE. Telephone: +44-20-7551-7500. Fax: +44-20-7551-7575.
San Francisco, California Office: Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3500, 94111. Telephone: 415-318-1200. Fax: 415-318-1300.
Redwood Shores, California Office: 1000 Bridge Parkway, 94065. Telephone: 650-590-0700. Fax: 650-590-1900.
Charlotte, North Carolina Office: 227 W. Trade Street, Suite 600, 28202. Telephone: 704-503-2600. Fax: 704-503-2622.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Office: Park Place Tower, 7th Floor, Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 117452. Telephone: +971-4-305-0000. Fax: +971-4-305-0055.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Office: Al Bateen Business Centre, Tower C6, 1st Floor, Bainunah Street 34. Telephone: +971-2-406-9636. Fax: +971-2-406-9800.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Office: Kingdom Centre, Floor 28, P.O. Box 230888, 11321. Telephone: +966 1 211 8048. Fax: +966 1 211 8002.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany Office: Taunusanlage 1, 60329. Telephone: +49 (69) 257 811 000. Fax: +49 (69) 257 811 100.
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