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| | Address | | 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400 | | Houston, Texas 77002-2730 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-238-3000 | | Facsimile: 713-238-4888 Telex: 775809 Cable: LEMAYHOU | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mayerbrown.com | |
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| | Mayer Brown LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Appellate, Asia, Bankruptcy, Biotech, Pharma & Life Science, Chemicals, Collateralized Debt Obligation, Company Secretarial, Construction & Engineering, Corporate & Securities, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, E-commerce, Emerging Companies, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employee Share Incentives, Employment & Labour, Energy, Environment, Finance, Financial Services, Global Trade, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investment Management, Latin America, Legislative, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Natural Resources, Outsourcing, Pensions, PPP/PFI & Infrastructure, Private Equity, Private Investment Fund, Pro Bono, Professional Practices, Project Finance, Property Rights, Public Law, Rail, Real Estate, Regulated Industries, Restructuring & Insolvency, Securitisation, Tax Controversy & Transfer Pricing, Tax Transactions & Consulting, Telecommunications & Media, Venture & Technology, Wealth Management. | | Year Established: 1881 | | Firm Size: 1800 |
Other Office Locations of Mayer Brown LLP
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
São Paulo, Brazil
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
London, England
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Bangkok, Thailand
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| | PARTNERS | | Mark S. Biskamp (Partner) born Tyler, Texas, May 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1979); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1982); University of Virginia (M.Ed., 1994; Ph.D., 1998). Notes & Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce (1981-1982). Author: Biskamp, M. (2005), Purchase and Sale Agreements for Commercial Real Estate, Advanced Real Estate Short Course, University of Houston Law Foundation (Conference Faculty). Author: Biskamp, M. (2004), Drafting Real Estate Contracts for Sale: Income Producing Properties, Real Estate Documents, Workouts and Closings, University of Houston Law Foundation (Conference Faculty). Panelist, Running a Sports Organization: A Legal Perspective, SELS Sports Law Conference, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 2005. Panelist, Sports Television Agreements, Houston Bar Association Sports & Entertainment Law Section, 2004. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Sports. Email: Mark S. Biskamp | | Amy Marlyse Burgert (Partner) born Watonga, Oklahoma, June 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Federal Circuits; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Contributing Author: "Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics," Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1995. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: Amy Marlyse Burgert | | Timothy B. Ellwood (Partner) born Beeville, Texas, July 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Order of the Barons. Executive Editor, Houston Law Review, 1985-1986. Email: Timothy B. Ellwood | | Marc H. Folladori (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., with honors, 1971; J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Publications Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1973-1974. Author and Speaker, "Preparation of Annual Disclosure Documents," Practicing Law Institute Program, 1998-2002. Member, Executive Committee, Houston Society for the Performing Arts, 1997—. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chairman, 1987-1988 and Council Member, 1983-1989, Business Law Section); Texas Business Law Foundation (Director, 1988-1990). Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Marc H. Folladori | | Michele Lew Gibbons (Partner) born Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Trinity University (B.A., with honors, 1993); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, (M.P.P., 1995); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Michele Lew Gibbons | | Robert F. Gray, Jr. (Partner) born Michigan, January 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, Texas; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1972; M.B.A., 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M., 1978). Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Robert F. Gray, Jr. | | Diana L. Hoover (Partner) born El Campo, TX, December 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.S., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Chief Note and Comment Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Class Action Defense. Email: Diana L. Hoover | | Sharon A. Israel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1994, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1986); Emory University School of Business Administration (M.B.A., 1991); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan D. Lourie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1991-1993. Speaker and Author: "Willful Infringement and Opinions of Counsel: Post-Knorr-Bremse," 2005 AIPLA Advanced Patent Litigation Seminar (San Francisco, CA and Chicago, IL , June 2005); "Patent Opinions: Post-Knorr-Bremse," 18th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute, State Bar ofTexas (Austin, Texas, March 2005); "What's New In Novelty?: A Look At Recent Cases On Inherent Anticipation," 20th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law (Galveston, Texas, October 2004); "Willful Infringement: Allegations, Implications, and Practical Considerations," 7th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Boston, Massachusetts, June 2004). Panelist and Co-Author, "Advanced Wizardry: The Magic Of Claim Drafting, Claim Construction, and Patent Prosecution," American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Meeting (Orlando, FL, January 2005). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (Board of Directors, 2005-2008; Chair, Political Action Committee, 2004-2005; Chair, Membership Committee, 2002-2004); Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Amicus Briefs Committee, 2004—; Immediate Past President, 2002-2003; President, 2001-2002; Chair, Finance and Audit Committee, 2002-2004); Federal Circuit Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2003-2006; Chair, Membership Committee, 2001-2003; Southwest Region Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1998-2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Litigation. Email: Sharon A. Israel | | Charles S. Kelley (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1985; J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Texas Law Review, 1991. Member, Board of Advocates. Recipient of Winstead, Sechrest & Minnick Award for Best Bankruptcy Note. Listed Texas "Super Lawyer" in Construction Litigation, 2005. Board Member, Texas Appleseed. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Litigation(25%); Bankruptcy. Email: Charles S. Kelley | | William H. Knull, III (Partner) born Coronado, California; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, departmental honors in Political Science, 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, 1975-1977 and Notes Editor, 1976-1977, Virginia Law Review. Member: Advisory Board, Institute of Transnational Arbitration; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; International Arbitration. Email: William H. Knull, III | | Mary B. Lemuth (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A.); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Administrative Editor, Houston Law Review. Southside Place City Council, 1988-1992. Member, Board of Trustees, Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Energy; Finance. Email: Mary B. Lemuth | | Mark D. Manela (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, April 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas and U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mark D. Manela | | William S. Moss III (Partner) born Houston, Texas, October 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1992); Cambridge University (M.Phil., 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member, Texas Law Review, 1994-1996. Law Clerk to the Honorable Royal Furgeson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1996-1997. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: William S. Moss III | | Michael E. Niebruegge (Partner) born Alton, Illinois, April 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1974); Cornell University (J.D., 1977). Author: Chapter 17, "Contracts," Securitization of Financial Assets, Prentice Hall Law and Business, 1991. Lecturer, Business Law, Northwestern University, 1979-1980. Email: Michael E. Niebruegge | | Tristan E. Propst (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1991); Tulane University (J.D./M.B.A., 1998). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif; Tulane Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Secured Lending; Business Law. Email: Tristan E. Propst | | Steven R. Selsberg (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. Author: "My Dog Ate It! Spoliation of Evidence and the Texas Supreme Court's Ortega Decision," 62 Texas Bar J. 1014 1999; "Depositions: Should Courts End the Nonsense," 32 Houston Lawyer 29, 1995; "Judicial Activism and the DTPA," 31 Houston Lawyer, 1993. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution. Email: Steven R. Selsberg | | Kevin L. Shaw (Partner) born Gibson City, Illinois, May 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1982, Colorado; 1989, California. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1976); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: State Bar of California (Real Property Law Section, Natural Resources Subsection, Southern California Chairman, 1994-1997); State Bar of Texas (Member, Mineral Law Section); Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers (Secretary-Treasurer, 1985-1986; President, 1986-1987). Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources; Corporate. Email: Kevin L. Shaw | | Ronald M. Shoss (Partner) born Houston, Texas, August 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: London School of Economics, London, England; Tulane University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1990). Email: Ronald M. Shoss | | Hoang Quan Vu (Partner) born Saigon, Vietnam, November 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1992); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1995). Languages: Conversational Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Project and Energy Finance; Secured and Unsecured Lending. Email: Hoang Quan Vu | | Neil A. Wasserstrom (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Email: Neil A. Wasserstrom | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | M. Marvin Katz (Senior Counsel) born Laredo, Texas, May 12, 1935; admitted to bar, 1958, Texas; 1959, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M College (B.A., 1954); University of Texas (LL.B., with honors, 1959). Member, City of Houston Planning Commission, 1980— (Chairman, 1991—; Vice Chairman, 1984-1991). [United States Air Force, 1955-1957]. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Email: M. Marvin Katz | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Stephen F. Gates (Special Counsel) born Clearwater, Florida, May 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1973, Massachusetts; 1977, Illinois; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, Colorado; 1997; U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1972); Harvard Business School (M.B.A., cum laude, 1972). Recipient, Knox Fellowship, 1972-1973. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FMC Corporation, 2000-2001. Executive Vice President and Group Chief of Staff, BP Amoco p.l.c., 1999-2000. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Amoco Corporation, 1995-1999. Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, CPR-Institute for Dispute Resolution. Director, National Legal Center for the Public Interest. Member, Board of Governors, Houston Grand Opera. Member, Board of Trustees, Appleseed Foundation. Member, Executive Committee, Institute for Energy Law. Member: American Bar Association; Association of General Counsel. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Stephen F. Gates | | COUNSEL | | Linda H. Earle (Counsel) born Houston, Texas, June 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1978). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Linda H. Earle | | Sultana Kaldis (Counsel) born Houston, Texas, June 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (A.B., cum laude, 1970); University of Houston (J.D., 1975). Member, Houston Law Review, 1974-1975. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Sultana Kaldis | | Robert L. Morgan (Counsel) born Hot Springs, Arkansas, August 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1979). Note Editor, Texas Law Review, 1978-1979. Email: Robert L. Morgan | | Frank A. Perrone (Counsel) born Bryan, Texas, November 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (Ph.D., 1971); University of Houston (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Frank A. Perrone | | George N. Polydoros, Jr. (Counsel) born Houston, Texas, May 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1989). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Barons. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%). Email: George N. Polydoros, Jr. | | Timothy J. Tyler (Counsel) born Houston, Texas, September 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., with honors, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1994). Languages: German, French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration. Email: Timothy J. Tyler | | ASSOCIATES | | Adebola O. Aina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts; 2007, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1998); John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (M.P.A., 2005); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Languages: Yoruba. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance. Email: Adebola O. Aina | | Teresa Lee Brown (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2001); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Teresa Lee Brown | | Kendall J. Burr (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Portuguese, cum laude, 2002); Columbia University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kendall J. Burr | | Stephen A. Chan (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, February 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1978); University of Houston (M.B.A., 1981); DePaul University (J.D., 1989). Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Moot Court Board, 1987-1989. Member, Editorial Staff, De Paul Business Law Journal, 1988-1989. Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, 1979. Member, Committee on Reserves, American Petroleum Institute, 1978-1981. Member: Houston and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Asian American Bar Association; Society of Petroleum Engineers; American Institute of Banking. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Stephen A. Chan | | David N. Chang (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Rice University (B.A., 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). Languages: Chinese, Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: David N. Chang | | Jessica L. Crutcher (Associate) born Arlington, Texas, September 26, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2002); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jessica L. Crutcher | | Margaret N. Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1980); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.A., 1982); George Mason University (Ph.D., 1985); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Banking and Finance. Email: Margaret N. Davis | | Jeff M. Dobbs (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 17, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Jeff M. Dobbs | | Katherine Graf (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Wellesley College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Chicago (M.A., 2002); University of California, Berkeley Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Katherine Graf | | Gerami A. Granello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1999); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Languages: Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Gerami A. Granello | | Gayle C. Hanz (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., with highest honors, 1992; J.D., with honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gayle C. Hanz | | Jonathan B. Judkowitz (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., Accounting and Finance, summa cum laude, 2002); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Articles Editor, Emory Law Journal, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Banking; Finance. Email: Jonathan B. Judkowitz | | Anne L. Kersch de Santin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Humboldt Universität, Berlin; Rice University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1999); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Anne L. Kersch de Santin | | Deann Kay Lanz (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, January 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1995); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Languages: Spanish. Email: Deann Kay Lanz | | Christine M. McMillan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Editor in Chief, Houston Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Christine M. McMillan | | Trent L. Menning (Associate) born Chamberlin, South Dakota, August 2, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., Mass Communications, cum laude, 2000); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 2008). Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; Order of the Barristers. Listed, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Member: Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Jefferson County Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Trent L. Menning | | Douglas S. Paradis (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, August 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Leases and Leasing. Email: Douglas S. Paradis | | Kay-Linh H. Pham (Associate) born Saigon, Vietnam, May 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Kay-Linh H. Pham | | Matthew R. Powers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Matthew R. Powers | | Andres G. Romay (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 2000); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Andres G. Romay | | Jon M. Scott (Associate) born Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Jon M. Scott | | Dwight Shaper (Associate) born Houston, Texas, March 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1995); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Member, Washington and Lee Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Dwight Shaper | | Rajesh Sharma (Associate) born New Delhi, India, 1968; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A./M.P.A., Accounting, 1992); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Certified Public Accountant. Languages: Hindi. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Rajesh Sharma | | David E. Taylor (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A.); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2003); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation, with distinction, 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Southern Methodist University Law Review Association, 2001-2003. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, SMU Law Review Publication, 2002-2003. Author: "You'll Say Nothing and Like It: The Ninth Circuit Ignores the Supreme Court and a Sister Court of Appeals to Find That an Airlines' First Amendment Rights are Not Violated by the National Mediation Board's Order for a New Unionization Election: Horizon Air Industries, Inc. v. National Mediation Board," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 68-2, 2003. Master Member, SMU Board of Advocates, 2000-2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Languages: Filipino. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; Hedge Funds; Private Equity; Capital Markets. Email: David E. Taylor | | Thad H. Waters III (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2002); University of Texas at Austin, School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thad H. Waters III | | Joshua M. Westerman (Associate) born Lakeland, Florida; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.S., Biology, 1997); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Joshua M. Westerman | | Victor W. Zhao (Associate) born Shanghai, China, November 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 2000); University of Chicago Law School (J.D. with honors, 2005). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Victor W. Zhao | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Bangkok, Thailand Office: 28th Floor, Q. House Lumpini Building, 1 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, 10120. Telephone: +66-2 677 7555. Fax: +66-2 677 7599.
Beijing, China Office: Suite 1102, Tower 2, China Central Place, 79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, 100025. Telephone: +86-10 659 9200. Fax: +86-10 6598 9266/77.
Berlin, Germany Office: Potsdamer Platz 8, 10117. Telephone: +49-30 20 67 30-0. Fax: +49-30 20 67 30-100.
Brussels, Belgium Office: Avenue des Arts 52, B-1000. Telephone: +011-32 2 502 55 17. Facsimile: +011-32 2 502 54 21.
Charlotte, North Carolina Office: 214 N. Tryon Street, Suite 3800. Telephone: (704) 444-3500. Fax: (704) 377-2033.
Chicago, Illinois Office: 71 S. Wacker, 60606. Telephone: (312) 782-0600. Facsimile: (312) 701-7711. Telex: 190404. Cable: LEMAY.
Cologne, Germany Office: KölnTurm Im Mediapark 8, 50670. Telephone: +49-221-577-1100. Facsimile: +49-221-577-1199.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany Office: Bockenheimer Landstraße 98-100, D-60323. Telephone: 011-49-69 79 41-0. Facsimile: 011-49-69 79 41-100.
Hanoi, Vietnam Office: 3rd Floor, 27 Ly Thai To Street. Telephone: +84-4 824-4316/7/8. Fax: +84-4 824-4319.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Office: 17th Floor, Saigon Tower, 29 Le Duan Street, District 1. Telephone: +84-8 822 8860. Fax: +84-8 822 8864.
Hong Kong, China Office: 7th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central. Telephone: +852 3763 7000. Fax: +852 3763 7500.
Other Hong Kong, China Office: 16th-19th Floors, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central. Telephone: +852 28432211. Facsimile: +852 28459121. Telex: 75107 MASTA HX.
London, England Office: 11 Pilgrim Street, London EC4V 6RW. Telephone: 011-44-207-248-4282. Facsimile: 011-44-207-248-2009.
Los Angeles, California Office: 350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, 90071-1503. Telephone: (213) 229-9500. Facsimile: (213) 625-0248. Telex: 188089. Cable: LEMAYLA.
New York, New York Office: 1675 Broadway, 10019-5820. Telephone: (212) 506-2500. Facsimile: (212) 262-1910. Telex: 701842. Cable: LEMAYEN.
Palo Alto, California Office: Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300, 94306. Telephone: (650) 331-2000. Facsimile: (650) 331-2060.
Paris, France Office: 20 Avenue Hoche, 75008. Telephone: 011-33-1-53-53-43-43. Facsimile: 011-33-1-53-96-03-83.
São Paulo, Brazil Office: Rua do Rócio 291, 04552-000. Telephone: +55 11 2167 4850. Fax: +55 11 2167 4851.
Shanghai, China Office: Suite 2301, Tower II, Plaza 66, 1366, Nan Jing Road West, 200040. Telephone: +86-21 6120 1066. Fax: +86-21 6120 1068/69.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1909 K Street, N.W., 20006-1101. Telephone: (202) 263-3000. Facsimile: (202) 263-3300. Telex: 892603. Cable: LEMAYDC.
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