| | Address | | 333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 | | Houston, Texas 77002-4499 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | Thompson & Knight LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative, Africa Trade, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate and Supreme Court, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business, Chemicals, China, Class Actions, Climate Change, Commercial Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computer Hardware and Software, Construction Law, Consumer Products, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reorganization, Creditors' Rights, Election Campaign and Political Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Endangered Species, Energy, Energy Finance, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management, Executive Compensation, Ethanol, Federal and State Taxation, Finance, Financial Institutions, First Amendment Law, Food and Beverage, General and Tort Litigation in Federal and State Courts, Franchises and Franchising, General Civil Practice, Global Projects and Infrastructure, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Health Law, Hospitality, Immigration, Information Management and E-Discovery Solutions, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Internal Investigations, International Energy Law, International Investment, International Law, International Trade, Investment Partnerships, Investment and Hedge Funds, Labor and Employment Law, Latin America, Land Use, Legal Malpractice Defense, Litigation, LNG, Lobbying, Manufacturing, Media Law, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Acquisitions, Oil and Gas Contracts, Oil and Gas Exploration, Oil and Gas Finance, Oil and Gas Litigation, Oilfield Drilling, Oil Pollution, Partnership Law, Patents, Petroleum Law, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Pipelines, Probate and Fiduciary Services, Probate Litigation, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Capital Markets, Railroad, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Refineries, Regulatory Matters, Renewable Energy, Restaurant Law, Retail, School Law, Securities, Semiconductors, Sports Law, Taxation, Technology and Science, Sweepstakes and Contest Law, Telecommunications, Tenancy-in-Common (TIC), Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trustee Service, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Crime, and Wills. | | Year Established: 1887 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight today is a dynamic firm of approximately 420 attorneys. In the United States we have four offices in Texas and one in New York, and our international offices are located in Brazil, Europe, Mexico, and North Africa.Thompson & Knight opened its Houston office in 1978 and has since grown to more than 100 lawyers today. In Houston, our traditional focus on litigation remains strong. Clients also benefit from our strength in oil, gas, and energy; corporate and securities; finance; real estate and banking; bankruptcy; tax; and labor and employment. | | Firm Size: 420 | Languages:
Languages: Arabic, Catalan, French, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish. | Law Firm Affiliations:
INTERLAW: Thompson & Knight is a member of Interlaw, an international alliance of 64 member firms in 118 global business centers, providing access to more than 5,000 lawyers worldwide |
Other Office Locations of Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. (Main Office)
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Algiers, Algeria
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil
London, England
Paris, France
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
| | PARTNERS | | Roger D. Aksamit (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., with honors, 1975); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1978); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Listed in: Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2002—; Chambers USA (Tax), 2006—; The Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law), 2006—; Who's Who Legal: Texas (Corporate Tax), 2008. Summer Instructor: El Paso Association of CPAs, Partnerships, International Taxation, C&S Corporations; UT McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors; The Kalahari Children's Home Foundation. Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Houston (Member, Tax Section), El Paso and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Taxation Section and Energy and Natural Resources Committee). Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Tax Law; Tax Planning. Email: Roger D. Aksamit | | Mitchell E. Ayer, Sr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1974); Cleveland State University (M.B.A., 1984); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Academic Honors: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1988-1989; American Jurisprudence Awards in Business Organization, Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law, Property, and Civil Procedure. Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, 2003, 2004. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston; H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, 1999-2001; Treasurer, 2002; Secretary, 2003; Chair Elect, 2004; Chair, 2005, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section; Member, Bankruptcy Section); American Bankruptcy Institute; Houston Energy Finance Group; Inns of Court (Master, Houston-Bankruptcy). [Electronics Technician, U.S. Coast Guard, 1970-1974]. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification). Reported Cases: Smith v. Morris R. Greenhaw Oil & Gas Inc. (In Re Greenhaw Energy, Inc.) (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007 WL 57565); Funk v. Devon Lousiana Corp., 2005 WL 2560107 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi, Oct. 13, 2005, pet. den.); Torch Energy Marketing Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., 2003 Westlaw 22077857 (S.D. Tex. 2003); Torch Energy Marketing Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., 2003 Westlaw 22703235 (S.D. Tex. 2003); Torch Energy Marketing Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., 2004 Westlaw 716759 (S.D. Tex. 2004); Bass v. Shell Western E & P, Inc., 957 S.W.2d 159 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Hay v. Shell Oil Co., 986 S.W.2d 772 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998, pet. denied); North Central Oil Corp. v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., 22 S.W.3d 572 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, pet denied); Ambrosio v. Carter's Shooting Center, Inc.; 20 S.W.3d 262 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2000, pet denied); TransAmerican Energy Ltd. III v. Shell Western E & P, Inc.; 687 So.2d 698 (La. Ct. App. 1997); Rio Gas Co. v. Midcon Gas Services Corp., No. 01-96-00967-CV, 1999 Tex. App. LEXIS 3986 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, pet. denied); Richards v. Suckle, 871 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, no writ). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Energy Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mitchell E. Ayer, Sr. | | Hunter M. Barrow (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). National Order of Barristers. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1998-1999. Author, Note, "Diluting States' Interests with the Abortion Distortion Doctrine: Partial-Birth Abortion Avoided and Misconstrued," 40 S. Tex. L. Rev. 311 (1999). Co-Author, "Decrypting the Hearsay Code: The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions," How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar (Univ. of Houston C.L.E., August 22-23, 2002, September 5-6, 2002, January 30-31, 2003 and February 6-7, 2003). Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, South Texas College of Law. Barrister, Garland Walker Chapter, American Inns of Court. Member, National Association of Corporate Directors. Member: Houston, New York State and American Bar Associations; College of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Hunter M. Barrow | | Richard W. Bass (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2007, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Political Science, 1997); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1999). Listed, Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Tort Defense; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Richard W. Bass | | Harry R. Beaudry (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2000). Business and Management Consultant, MetLife, New York, N.Y., 1993-1997. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2006, 2007. Publications and Presentations: "Fiduciary Duties of Special Committees, July 2007"; "Overview of SEC's New Rules on Executive Compensation Disclosure, November 2006"; "Client Alert: Executive Compensation Reform: Issues to Address Now, November 03, 2006"; "Client Alert: Changes To Form 8-K Executive Compensation Disclosure, October 18, 2006"; "Securities Offering Reforms, November 2005"; New 8-K Disclosure Requirements, May 2004. Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Transactions: Representation of private and public clients in connection with capital-raising activities, including exempt and public offerings; advice and counseling with respect to mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and divestitures of businesses for both sellers and purchasers; counseling start-up companies with respect to formation issues, including choice of entity, stock option plans, employment agreements, protection of proprietary information, and angel and seed-round financing. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Energy. Email: Harry R. Beaudry | | J. Michael Bell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, District of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Publications and Presentations: "Discovery in Complex Cases," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute, 1996-1997. Vestry, Christ Church Cathedral, 1995-1996. Chairman, Southampton Civic Club Legal Restrictions Committee, 1992-1994. Listed in 2007-2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Law. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)(Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Business Torts; Class Actions; Aviation Litigation. Email: J. Michael Bell | | Stephen M. Block (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1967); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Corning Glassworks Traveling Fellowship 1967-1968. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1971-1972. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. Listed in 2005-2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law). Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2005-2008 (Real Estate Law). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Construction Law). [First Lieutenant, Texas Air National Guard, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Construction Law; Finance; Investments. Email: Stephen M. Block | | Alex J. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2008, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Omicron Delta Kappa. Finalist, Hofheinz Tournament of Champions. Articles Editor, Houston Journal of International Law. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2006, 2007. Member: Texas Young Lawyers Association; Garland Walker American Inn of Court. (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; International Energy Law; Franchise Law. Email: Alex J. Brown | | Timothy R. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1970). Listed in: Best Lawyers in Houston, Inside Houston, May 2002; The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004, 2005-2008 (Real Estate Law; Natural Resources Law; and Banking Law). Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2003-2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Real Estate Law). Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. Author, Chapter on Financing and Committee Member, The Texas Homebuyer's Manual, State Bar of Texas, 1985. Author and Speaker: "Practitioner's Guide to City Hall," Advanced Real Estate Law Course, South Texas College of Law, June 1992; "Real Estate Financing," Advanced Real Estate Law Course, South Texas College of Law, August 1991; "Tenant and Lender Estoppels," Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Professional Development Program, State Bar of Texas, January 1991. Speaker, "Lender Liability," Seminar, Houston Chapter, Mortgage Bankers Association, 1990. Presenter: "A Practitioner's Guide to City Hall," 18th Annual Real Estate Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, May 2002; "Shopping Center, Retail and Similar Leases," University of Houston Law Foundation on Commercial Leases, June 2000, July 2002; "Synthetic Leases," Houston Bar Association, November 1998; Advanced Real Estate Law Seminar for Attorneys, Legal Assistants and Other Professionals on Conveyancing, October 1997. Member, Subcommittee on Legal Fees Paid by Title Companies, State Bar of Texas, 1987. Member: Houston Real Estate Lawyers Council; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law; Financing; International Energy Law. Email: Timothy R. Brown | | Michael J. Byrd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1997, Louisiana. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 1980); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1987). Winner, Vinson & Elkins Award for Outstanding Student in Oil and Gas. Publications/Presentations: "Texas Supreme Court Resolves Controversy over Timing of Subsequent Operations," HAPL Bulletin, September 2005; "Potential Damages for Breach of the Maintenance of Uniform Interest Provision," HAPL Bulletin, June 2005; "Texas Supreme Court Finally Decides Community Lease 'Washout' Case," HAPL Bulletin, March 2005; "Criminal Liability for Nonpayment of Royalty," Landman 2, September 2004; "Supreme Court Expands Texas Law Regarding Lease Termination," HAPL Bulletin, November 2003; "Operators Beware: Appeals Court Limits Applicability of Non-Consent Penalty," HAPL Bulletin, September 2003; "The Uncertainty regarding Operating Agreements after Cone v. Fagadau," HAPL Bulletin, March 2003; "Dealing with Children Born Out of Wedlock," HAPL Bulletin, December 2002; "The Meaning of the Concept, 'Capable of Production'," HAPL Bulletin, November 2002; "Guinn Investments, Inc. v. Ridge Oil Company: How an Operator 'Washed Out' the Lessee of a Nonproductive Tract under a Community Lease," HAPL Bulletin, May 2002; "Common Issues in Dealing with Custom Oil & Gas Lease Forms," North Houston Association of Professional Landmen Spring Seminar, March 2002; "The Validity of a Multi-Party Contract Not Executed by All Parties," Landman 2, December 2001; "Restricting the Implied Covenant to Market: Yzaguirre v. KCS Resources," HAPL Bulletin, August 2001; "A Review of the Doctrine of Non-Apportionment," HAPL Bulletin, May 2001; "The Debate over Limitations Reform," HAPL Bulletin, April 2001; "ARCO v. Marshall and the Potential Legal Consequences of Improper Measurement of Production," HAPL Bulletin, February 2001; "A Review of 'Per Capita' and 'Per Stirpes' Distribution in Texas," HAPL Bulletin, December 2000; "Enforceability of the Exculpatory Clause in Joint Operating Agreements," HAPL Bulletin, November 2000; "The Applicability of the Doctrine of Accretion to Severed Mineral Interests," HAPL Bulletin, October 2000; "Judicial Interpretations of the Exculpatory Clause in Joint Operating Agreements," HAPL Bulletin, September 2000; "Recent Preferential Rights Litigation," HAPL Bulletin, August 2000; "Adverse Possession Against Cotenants," HAPL Bulletin, June 2000; "Controversial Seismic Case Overturned," HAPL Bulletin, April 2000; "An Analysis of Sun Operating LP v. Holt," HAPL Bulletin, April 1999; "Mutual Expectations of In-House and Outside Counsel and Landmen," Panel Discussion, South Texas College of Law Oil and Gas Institute, August 1998; "Title Passed Under a Will - Timing Can Be Critical," Houston Association of Professional Landmen Bulletin, June 1996; "Title Due Diligence in the Acquisition of Producing Properties," Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Houston, Texas, March 1993. Board Member, Odyssey House Texas, Inc., 2007—. Member, St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Active Parent Member, Cornerstone Recovery, 2006—. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section); Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Commission; Chair, 2008 and Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Exam Commission; Professional Member, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Advisory Commission, 2006—); American, Houston, Dallas and Ark-La-Tex Associations of Professional Landmen; Houston Producer's Forum. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Transactions: Represented a public company in the sale of one-half of its' entire interest in the Gulf of Mexico for $500 million; Represented a public company in the $750 million acquisition of a privately held oil and gas company with assets in the Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin; Represented a client in the $214 million acquisition of a privately held oil and gas company with assets in the Texas Panhandle; Represented a public company in the acquisition of producing companies in the San Juan Basin for $84 million; Represented a leading onshore geophysical company in a transaction to acquire an equity interest in a new company created with an oil and gas operator customer; Represented a public company in the $105 million acquisition of a privately held oil and gas company with assets in the San Juan Basin; Represented an operator in the negotiation of an agreement for the joint exploration of various prospects in East Texas; Represented a client in the acquisition of producing properties in South Louisiana for $22.7 million; Represented a client in the exchange of underdeveloped acreage for producing properties in Lavaca County, Texas; Represented a public company in the $43 million acquisition of producing properties on the Texas Gulf Coast; Represented a client in the acquisition of producing properties in South Louisiana for $18.2 million; Represented a client in an agreement for the exploration of coalbed methane in Northeast Louisiana. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Energy. Email: Michael J. Byrd | | Rhett G. Campbell (Practice Leader Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Law) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1974, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Selected for inclusion in: Chambers & Partners' Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, in Bankruptcy Law, 2004-2007. Named in Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine, 2005—. Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2003-2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2008 (Business Litigation and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law). Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," (Bankruptcy Law) Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA, 2004—. Listed in Who's Who Legal: Texas (Insolvency & Restructuring), 2007 and 2008. Presentations and Publications: "Hedge Funds and Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code: SPhinX and Bear Stearns High-Grade," Futures & Derivatives Law Report, January and February 2008; "Prepacks Reduce Time & Costs of Business Filings," The National Law Journal, March 2007; "Prepackaged Bankruptcy Filings," State Bar of Texas, 25th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, Dallas, Texas, February 2007; "The Current Status of Future and Forward Contracts, Swaps, Safe Harbors and the Bankruptcy Code," 25th Anniversary Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, University of Texas at Austin, November 2006; "The Current Status of Energy Future and Forward Contracts, Safe Harbors and the Bankruptcy Code (Part 1)," Futures and Derivatives Law Report, March 2005; "Energy Futures and Forward Contracts, Safe Harbors and the Bankruptcy Code," 78 Amer. Bankr. L.J. 1, 2004; "Energy Bankruptcy: Developments, Issues, and the Uniform Commercial Code," State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Course, Houston, Texas, October 2003; "Gas Producers Response to the Enron Bankruptcy - A 'Report from the Front Lines'," Independent Petroleum Association of America Law Committee, Houston, Texas, March 2003; "The Current Status of the Bankruptcy Code, Forward Contracts, and Safe Harbors," 21st Annual Bankruptcy Conference, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, November 2002; "Energy Bankruptcy in the New Millennium: Energy, Insolvency and Enron," 48th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, July 2002; "Valuing Oil and Gas Assets in the Courtroom," "Oil & Gas 2002" Seminar, sponsored by the American Institute of Business Law in conjunction with the Oklahoma Bar Review and the Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 2002; "Bankruptcy Road Map for Corporate Counsel," 24th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, University of Texas School of Law, April 2002; "Lessons from Enron - Issues Raised When a Giant Falls," South Texas College of Law Bankruptcy Law Conference, Houston, Texas, April 2002; "The Impact of Bankruptcy on the Collection Process, 2001," Dun & Bradstreet's Advisory Group 'Eastern' Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 2001; "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy: Automatic Stay, Ethics, Disclosure Statement, and Confirmation Issues," CLE Online, a virtual seminar, July 2001; "Workouts, Valuation and Liquidation of Oil and Gas Collateral," Lorman Education Services, Houston, Texas, June 2001; "Current Developments in the Uniform Commercial Code Relating to Oil Gas & Mineral Law," State Bar of Texas, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, Annual Seminar in Houston, Texas, March 2001; "Oil & Gas and Chapter 11 in the Year 2000," Houston Bar Association, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, March 2000; "Significant Issues in Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Cases," 18th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, Austin, Texas, November 1999; "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy: Automatic Stay, Ethics, Disclosure Statement, and Confirmation Issues," National Business Institute, Houston, Texas, July 1999; "Selected Bankruptcy and Credit Issues Concerning Outer Continental Shelf, Minerals Management Service Practice and Onshore Oil and Gas Practice," 1998 Oil and Gas Institute, South Texas College of Law, August 1998; "Issues in Litigation: Litigating Constructive Trusts in Bankruptcy," 1 J.Bankr. L.&Prac. 316, 1992; "Issues in Litigation: Postconfirmation Jurisdiction," 1 J.Bankr. L.&Prac. 94, 1991; "Post-Confirmation Issues," 10th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, University of Texas, November 1991; "A Survey of the Rules of Bankruptcy Litigation," 20 Houston B.J. No. 9 at 20, August 1983; "Civil Actions Under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)," co-author, 3 The Review of Litigation 223, Spring 1983; "The Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy," 20 Houston B.J. No. 4 at 10, March 1983. Member: Member, Advisory Committee on Complex Chapter 11 Matters for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1999-2003; Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Complex Chapter 11 Rules for the State of Texas, 2003-2004; Member, American Bar Association Member, Houston Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy; College of the State Bar of Texas. [Captain, USAF, Judge Advocate Corps, 1973-1977]. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Represent senior secured debenture holders in In re PRB Energy, Inc., Case No. 08-12658-ABC, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado; Represent Debtor-in-Possession lender, working interest owner, and Sec. 363 purchaser in In re Lothian Oil Inc., Case No. 07-70121, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; Represent senior secured collateral agent in In re Viking Offshore (USA) Inc., Case No. 08-31219, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; Represented Official Unsecured Creditors Committee in In re Cygnus Oil & Gas Corp., Case No. 07-32417 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Represented Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Indenture Trustee in In re Scotia Pacific Company LLC, Case No. 07-20032, Jointly Administered under Case No. 07-20027, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; Represented Official Unsecured Creditors Committee in In re Reichmann Petroleum Corp., Case No. 06-60843, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division; Represented Albert S. Conly, Trustee in defense of Nancy Davis Trust v. Davis Petroleum Company, et al., Adversary No. 06-02062, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, action brought under 11 U.S.C. § 1144; Represented Chevron USA Inc., creditor in In re Northwest Timberline, Inc., 04-36426, and In re Construction & Real Estate Information Services, Inc., 04-36448, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division; Represented Davis Petroleum Company, Debtor, In re Davis Petroleum Company, et al., Case No. 06-20152 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, Debtor is engaged in onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and development, prepack plan of reorganization filed March 7, 2006, confirmed March 10, 2006; Represented Kenneth K. Laughlin, et al., in W. Steve Smith, Trustee v. Morris R. Greenhaw Oil & Gas, Inc., et al., Adversary 06-3343, In re Greenhaw Energy Inc., Case No. 03-30422 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, adversary proceeding by trustee alleging fraudulent transfer and related claims; Represented creditors in In re Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC, Case No. 05-44481 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; Expert witness for Trail Mountain, Inc. in Trail Mountain, Inc. v PYR Energy, Inc., et al., Adversary No. 06-01027, In re Venus Exploration, Inc., Case No. 02-13109 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, declaratory judgment action dealing with oil and gas title issues; Represented Dunhill Exploration & Production, LLC, and John M. Hall; In re Dunhill Resources, Inc., Case No. 03-41264-H-7 (Judge Steen) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Represented Official Unsecured Creditors Committee; In re Texas Commercial Energy, LLC, Case No. 03-20366-C-11 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; debtor is engaged in wholesale purchase and retail sale of electricity; Represented Sociedad Internacional Petrolera, S.A., purchaser of substantially all oil and gas assets of debtor and its affiliates; In re Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc., Case No. 02-45206 (Judge Steen) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; filed December 20, 2002; Represented Mirant Americas Energy Company LP, secured creditor; In re TDC Energy LLC, Case No. 02-15902 (Judge Brahney) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Represented Lehman Brothers, Inc., et al., bondholder and DIP lender; In re EOTT Energy Partners, L.P., Case No. 02-21730 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; Represented Davis Petroleum Company, interest owner and secured creditor; settlement agreement approved by court confirming client's interests; In re TransTexas Gas Corp., Case No. 02-21926 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; Represented Official Unsecured Creditors Committee; In re TEPCO Resources, Inc., Case No. 02-51625 (Judge Schiff) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Opelousas Division; Represented Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.; In re EnRe, L.P., Case No. 02-21354-C-11 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; Represented PG&E in litigation regarding interpretation of California Production Balancing Agreement; Torch Energy Marketing, Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Civil Action H-01-3402 (Judge Rosenthal) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Represented Official Unsecured Creditors Committee; In re Panaco, Inc., Case No. 02-37811 (Judge Clark) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; filed July 16, 2002; Represented Davis Petroleum Corp.; litigate disputed farmout agreement; In re Reliant Exploration, Ltd., Case No. 01-24229-C-11 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; Represented numerous producers, sellers of hydrocarbons, and financial contract counterparties; tried motion to transfer venue; In re Enron Corp., Case No. 01-16034 (AJG) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; Represented David I. Lapin, principal; In re Premiere Holdings of Texas, LP, d/b/a Money Mortgage Ltd., d/b/a Lapin & Wigginton, Ltd., Case No. 01 40836-H2-11 (Judge Steen) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Served on the Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee as representative of Kellogg Brown & Root., In re Sterling Chemicals Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 01-37805-H4-11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Represented the equity holders, Tribo Petroleum Corporation, and Richard Bowman; substantial participation in $130 mm bond offering that provided exit financing for Chapter 11 debtor - a first for the industry; In re Tri-Union Development Corporation, Case No. 00-32498-H4-11 (Judge Greendyke) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Represented trade creditor on Creditors' Committee; In re KCS Energy, Inc., Case No. 00-0028 (PJW) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; Represented Official Creditors' Committee; In re Michael Petroleum Corp., Case No. 99-50569-L2-11 (Judge Steen) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division; Represented liquidating plan trustee in a gas trading company reorganization; In re Kimball Trading Co., L.L.C., Case No. 99-32383-11 (Judge Steen) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Represented trade creditors and lien claimants; obtained transfer of case to Southern District of Texas; In re TransTexas Gas Corporation, Case No. 99-21550-C-11 (Judge Schmidt) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division; filed as Case No. 99-889 (MFW) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; Represented trade creditors and lien claimants; In re Forcenergy, Inc., Case No. 99-11391 "A" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Served as special litigation counsel to debtors; In re Paladin-Hayes I, and II, Ltd., Case Nos. 98-14550-FM and 98-14548-FM (Judge Monroe) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division; Represented Shell Western E&P Inc., operator and secured creditor; also represent Dresser Industries, secured and unsecured creditor; In re Rand Energy Company, Case No. 398 80004 SAF 11 (Judge Felsenthal) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division; Represented Halliburton Energy Services, and Nabors Drilling USA Inc., both secured and unsecured creditors; In re Rincon Island, L.P., Case No. ND 98 14791 RR in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Santa Barbara Division; Represented Shell Western E & P Inc., principal secured and unsecured creditor; In re Triangle Production and Operating, L.L.C., Case No. 98 BK 51503 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana; Represented Halliburton Energy Services; In re Gulf Resources Corp. and In re Mustang Oil and Gas Corp., Case Nos. 97 56619 C and 97 56620 K (Judge Leif Clark) in the Western District of Texas; Represented Official Creditors' Committee; In re Midcon Offshore, Inc., Case No. 96 25269 C 11 (Judge Schmidt) Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division Extensive experience in negotiating and litigating contracts dealing with the providing of services and materials in connection with drilling of oil and gas wells in a "payout out of production" context; litigated these issues extensively in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of In re GHR Corp. (TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp.), Case No. 84-03474-HI-l in the Southern District of Texas, resulting in the reported decision Terry Oilfield Supply Co., Inc. v. American Sec. Bank, 195 BR. 66 (S.D. Tex. 1996), Appeal of judgment in suit brought by Trustee for Chapter 7 debtor and subsidiaries suing debtor's directors, officers and related parties, asserting claims for fraudulent conveyance, breach of fiduciary duty and duties of due care and loyalty, conspiracy, breach of contract, negligence, fraud, and unlawful redemption of stock; Askanase v. Fatjo, 130 F.3d 657 (5th Cir. 1997); Oil and gas well purchaser brought an action to recover escrowed portion of purchase price from Trustee for Chapter 7 estate of debtor energy corporation; Knostman, Trustee v. FDIC, 966 F.2d 1133 (7th Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation. Email: Rhett G. Campbell | | Alexandre Ribeiro Chequer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Brazil. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Harvard Business School (M.B.A., 1999); Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC/RJ (Bachelor of Law, 1997). Listed in: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Oil and Gas Practice, 2007; "Leaders in Their Field" (General Business Law and Overseas Specialists) by Chambers Global, 2007—. Publications and Presentations: Client Alert: Angola Offshore Acreage Release, October 18, 2007; "Cultural Issues Make Difference When Doing Business Overseas," Houston Business Journal, July 2007; "Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Gulf of Guinea Countries," Offshore Technology Conference, May 2007; "A Indústria do Petróleo e a Insegurança Jurídica," Valor Econômico, April 2007; "The New Rules for Public Bid in the Oil Sector in Angola ," AIPN Advisor, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, January 2006. Client Alert: Angola Offshore Acreage Release, November 21, 2005 "Transparent Tender System in African Oil and Gas. Sector: An Option for the Regulatory Agencies and Concession Model," AIPN Advisor, October 2005. Presentations: on energy seminars in Brazil and abroad, December 2004; "Aspectos Jurídicos dos "JOAs" na Ind. do Petróleo," Revista de Dir. da Assoc. dos Procuradores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. - V. IX, Lúmen Júris, 2002; "State Intervention in the Economy and Legal Aspects of the Politics of Natural Gas Pricing," Technology and Business Petroleum Magazine, number 8, 2001; "New Regulatory Framework of Gas Industry in Brazil," Technology and Business Petroleum Magazine, number 9, December 2001; "Intervenção do Estado na Economia e a Política de Preços do Gás Natural," Revista T&N Petróleo, number 17, 2001; "Monopólio Natural do Transporte de Gás," Revista T&N Petróleo, number 19, 2001. Speaker in, several energy, oil and gas seminars around the world organized for institutions such as AIPN, 2001-2006. Professor "Energy regulation module" course, post-graduation course in business law, Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets, 2002—. Lecturer: "Energy regulation module" course, post-graduation course in law, Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets; Energy Law, Federal Fluminense University Lecturer, JVs in Energy transactions, Fundação Getulio Vargas. ACTIVITIES: Member: Board of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), 2002-2006; International Bar Association (IBA); Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo e Gás (IBP). Member: Brazilian Bar Association. (Also at Sáo Paulo, Brazil Office). Transactions: Privatization of one of the largest power distributors in Brazil; Privatization of a state-owned natural gas distributor; Upstream contract negotiations for operators an service companies in many countries in South America and Africa; Projects for thermoelectric energy generation in Brazil and Venezuela; Representing IOC's in negotiations with host countries in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Angola, Ecuatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Gabon; Representing IOC in the restructuring of a business after an acquisition of an energy company through a transaction worth over US$3 billion; Representing Energy company in a LNG integrated project with investments over to US$6billion in West Africa. Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. Practice Areas: International Energy Law; Oil and Gas; Business Transactions; Finance; Banking; Arbitration; Taxation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law. | | Barry Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: North Texas State University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1977); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Order of the Lytae. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students; Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine, 2005-2006. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Transactions; Mergers; Business Acquisitions; Dispositions of Assets and Stocks; Commercial Lending; Secured Financing; Loan Restructuring and Workout Transactions; Energy-Related Financings; SEC Filings. Email: Barry Davis | | Louis J. Davis (Practice Leader Oil and Gas Law) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1974); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1976). Order of the Barons. Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2003-2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Energy & Natural Resources). Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004-2005. Thompson & Knight Diversity and Inclusion Champion, September 2006. Member, Houston Producers' Forum. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas. Email: Louis J. Davis | | E.F. Mano DeAyala (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1988); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2004-2006; Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, July 2004. Member: Houston Bar Foundation. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Energy; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: E.F. Mano DeAyala | | Andrew P. Flint (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1984); Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Senior Associate Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1989-1990. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, July 2004. Practice Areas: Energy Finance; Secured Transactions; Commercial Banking; Loan Workouts; Project Finance. Email: Andrew P. Flint | | David A. Furlow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., summa cum laude with highest honors, 1980; J.D., with honors, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team. Selected for inclusion in listing of: Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004-2005; Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2004-2007; Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyers, 100 Best Lawyers in Houston, 2006. Newsletter Editor, TIPS Media, Defamation, and Privacy Committee E-Newsletter, American Bar Association, 2004-2005. Speaker/Author: "Colonial Merchants and Law," Seminar, From De Halve Maen to KLM: 400 Years of Dutch-American Interaction, New Netherlands Institute, Albany, New York, June 9, 2006; "Colonial Merchants and Law," Seminar, Extreme Makeovers: Histories of Self-Fashioning in the Mid-Atlantic States, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, November 4, 2006. Member, Appellate Section, Litigation Section, Insurance Section and Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, State Bar of Texas. Member, Publications Committee, Appellate Section and Member, Trial Section, Houston Bar Association. Vice Chair, 2005-2006 and Chair, 2006-2007, TIPS Media, Defamation, and Privacy Committee, American Bar Association. Historical Expert, "Warrior Queen Boudica," March 10, 2006 and March 19, 2006, History Channel. Member: Houston, Fifth Circuit, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; Association of Certified Trial and Appellate Specialists. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Kennedy v. Plan Administration v. DuPont Saving & Investment Plan, 497 F.3d 426 (5th Cir. 2007), cert. granted, No. 07-636 (U.S. Feb. 19, 2008, set for oral argument, Oct. 7, 2008); In the Matter of Beach Development, LP (Hytken v. Williams), No. 07-20350 (5th Cir. June 6, 2008) (per curiam); Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board, 51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 612, 2008 Tex. LEXIS 231, - S.W.3d - (Tex. March 28, 2008), partially reversing and partially affirming Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 177 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2005); Baum v. Blue Moon Ventures, LLC, Nos. 06-20386 & 06-20446, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 91 (5th Cir. Jan. 3, 2008); DiPortanova v. Monroe, 229 S.W.3d 324 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2006), rhg. denied, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 11346 (Dec. 7, 2006), pet. denied, 2007 Tex. LEXIS 917 (Tex. June 1, 2007, rhg. overruled); Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board, 400 F. Supp. 2d 967 (S.D. 2005) and No. H-03-3241, 2005-U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28745 (S.D. Tex. July 20, 2005), affirmed in part and reversed in part, 499 F.3d 403 (5th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, Nos. 07-697 & 07-856, 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1355 & 1257 (U.S. Feb. 19, 2008); Felix Michael Kubosh v. City of Houston, No. 2007-11183; David Mandell v. Jeanne Mandell, et al., 214 S.W.3d 682 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 9, 2007); Aleman v. Ben E. Keith Co., 227 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, no pet. h.); Garton v. Rocket, 190 S.W.3d 139 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, rhg. denied, 2006) (Texas Probate Code will issues); Funk v. Devon Louisiana Corp., No. 13-04-261-CV, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 8420 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi, Oct. 2, 2005, pet. filed) (mem. op.) (oil and gas pooling case); Whittington v. Devon Louisiana Corp., No. 14-04-261-CV, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 58 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi, Jan. 6, 2005) (mem. op.) (oil and gas pooling case); Pruett v. Harris Cty. Bail Bond Bd., 400 F. Supp.2d 967 (S. D. Tex. 2005) (First Amendment issues, commercial speech); Harris Cty. Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 177 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2005), pet. for rev. granted and oral arg. scheduled for Dec. 6, 2006, No. 05-0283 (Tex. Sept. 8, 2006) (First Amendment issues, commercial speech); HS Resources, Inc., Plaintiff v. James Wingate, Defendant, Cause No. 1:01-CV-221 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 28, 2004, mem. op.) (oil and gas pooling case); In re FCLT Assets Loan Corp., Successor in Interest to FCLT Loans, L.P., No. 14-04-00940-CV, 2004 Tex. App. LEXIS 9183 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 15, 2004) (mem. op.) (reopening appeal issues); Andrews v. Aldine Indep. Sch. Dist., 116 S.W.3d 407 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, pet. denied, rhg. of pet. overruled) (probate case concerning ad valorem taxes); In re Cingular Wireless, L.L.C., No. 09-03-090-CV, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 3293 (Tex. App.--Beaumont, April 18, 2003, orig. proc.) (mandamus compelling arbitration); Universal Printing Co., Inc. v. Premier Victorian Homes, Inc.,2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 1140 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, mot. for rhg. en banc denied, pet. denied); Mescalero Energy, Inc. v. Underwriters Indemnity Gen. Agency, Inc., 56 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, pet. denied) (reversing a summary judgment against an oil and gas company on a blowout policy); Guajardo. v. Conwell, 46 S.W.3d 2001 (Tex. 2001) (summary judgment finality issues); Hay v. Shell Oil Co., 986 S.W.2d 772 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1999, pet. denied) (oil and gas royalties case, affirming a summary judgment on limitations grounds); Malmgren v. Inverness Forest Residents Civic Club, Inc., 981 S.W.2d 875 (Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, no writ) (deed restriction case, reversing a summary judgment); N.W. Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Houston, 27 F. Supp. 2d 754 (S.D. Tex. 1998) (First Amendment commercial free speech victory, zoning and signage, zoning); Deer Park Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Harris Cty. Appraisal Dist., 132 F.3d 1095 (5th Cir.), cert. Denied-U. S.-, 118 S. Ct. 2343, 141 L.Ed.2d 714 (U.S. 1998) (constitutional victory for business over taxing authorities); Automaker, Inc. v. C.C.R.T. Co., Ltd., 976 S.W.2d 744 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, no writ) (affirming two summary judgments, one in a bill-of-review case); Lee M. Bass, Inc. v. Shell Western, Inc., 957 S.W.2d 159 (Tex. App. San Antonio 1997, no writ) (oil and gas royalties case, affirming a summary judgment); Meininger v. Lufkin Federal Savings Association, 1997 Tex. App. LEXIS 5043 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 1997, writ denied) (securing a remand that resulted in a settlement); Casa El Sol-Acapulco, S.A. v. Fontenot, 919 S.W.2d 709 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1996, pet. dism'd per agmt.) (reversing an adverse jury verdict in an option and breach of contract case); Cotham v. Garza, 905 F.Supp. 389 (S.D. 1995) (First Amendment victory for voter, securing the right to bring an election guide or editorial into the voting booth); Gulf States Ins. Co. v. Alamo Carriage Serv., Inc., 22 F.3d 88 (5th Cir. 1994) (affirming a judgment for the insurer, and obtaining appellate sanctions); Richards v. Suckle, 871 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1994) (summary judgment case); Mafrige v. Ross, 866 S.W.2d 590 (Tex. 1993) (the "Mother Hubbard" summary judgment case); Ralston Purina Co. v. McKendrick, 850 S.W.2d 629 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 1993, writ denied) (franchise case); Rhodes v. Batilla, 848 S.W.2d 833 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1993, writ denied) (legal malpractice case); Sanus/New York Life Health Plan, Inc. v. Dube-Seybold-Sutherland Mgmt., 837 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, Applic. for writ dism'd) (health care provider "capitation" case); United Cab Co. v. Mason, 775 S.W.2d 783 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1989, no writ) (independent contractor case); Crowley v. Coles, 760 S.W.2d 347 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1988, no writ) (bank officer and director case); Crown Resources Corp. v. Gold Capital Corp., I, 650 F.Supp. 985 (D. Colo. 1987) (hostile takeover case). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Constitutional Law; Property Law; Insurance. Email: David A. Furlow | | Marc E. Grossberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; 1966, California (inactive); 1979, Florida (inactive); 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1961); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1965). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Chancellor. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2008 - Tax Law; Marquis' Who's Who in America 2003-2008 Marquis' Who's Who in American Law 1999-2008. Selected every year for inclusion in Texas Monthly's Super Lawyers (Tax Law); Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 1998-2007; Houston's Top Lawyers. Articles Editor, Texas Law Review, 1964-1965. Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's, 2007. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1963. Law Clerk to Hon. Walter R. Ely, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1965-1966. Member: Houston, New York State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Estate of Edna Chappel Ralston v. United States [US Tax Cases - S.D.Tex. Houston Div.], cited as Street v U.S., 24 AFTR 2d 69-6130, 11/12/1969; Battelstein v Internal Revenue Service,611 F2d 1033 (en banc) (5th Cir.1980) 631 F2d 1182 (en banc) (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied,101 S Ct. 2018 (1981); Theo W. Pinson, III, and Joan B. Pinson v Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent, 58 TCM (CCH) 1420 / 1990 WL 14043 (02/20/1990), 59 TCM (CCH) 554 / 1990 WL 61452 (05/14/1990); U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Special Session To Honor the Memory of Circuit Judge Walter Ely on Tuesday, January 8, 1985, Los Angeles, California, 2:00 P.M., 806 F2d Page 91 (Dedication given on behalf of Judge Ely's law clerks by Marc Grossberg of Houston, Texas; In re Guyana Development Corp., 201 BR 462 (10/08/1996); Conroe Medical Center Ltd v. Montgomery County Hospital District [Texas Court of Civil Appeals - Beaumont Division No. 09-98-466-CV) 2000 WL 30059 (Tex App-Beaumont Mar 23, 2000) (NO. 09-98-466-CV) review denied (Sep 07, 2000); Lain v UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America, 279 F3d 337 (5th Cir. 2002); in the Matter of Keith Klopfenstein v. PCC Flow Technologies, Inc. and Allen Parrott, ARB Case No. 04-149, May 31, 2006, reversing and remanding ALJ Case No. 04-SOX-11. Practice Areas: Tax Litigation(3); Tax Planning; Bankruptcy Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies(5); General Business Counseling; Tax Audits; Federal Taxation; Business Litigation; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bankruptcy Workouts Taxation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Restructuring; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Like Kind Exchanges; Wealth Transfer; Family Limited Partnerships; Accountants Malpractice; Non-Competition Agreements; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Corporate Taxation; Corporate Workouts; Business Structuring; Business Start-Ups; Business Transitions; Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations; Purchases and Sales of Businesses; Electronic Discovery. Email: Marc E. Grossberg | | Henry L. Hardwick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Finance, with honors, 1984); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section). (Board Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Henry L. Hardwick | | Nancy Wilson Hargrove (Associate General Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1971); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. South Texas Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Harris County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Ethics; Professional Liability. | | William T. Heller IV (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas; Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate and Securities Law. Email: William T. Heller IV | | Boris A. Hidalgo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Texas Arts & Industries University (B.A., 1973); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1983). Member, 1994— and Chair, 1996-2005, Board of Advisors, Arte Publico Press, University of Houston. Member, Board of Directors, 2003&mdash— and Secretary/Treasurer, 2003—, Raul Tijerina Jr. Foundation. Member, Advisory Board, Woodway Financial Advisors, 2008—. Mayoral Appointee, Board of Directors, Houston Arts Alliance (formerly, Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County), 2008—. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Grievance Committee 4F, 1993-1998; Chair, 1995-1998); Houston Bar Foundation. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Boris A. Hidalgo | | Thomas R. Lamme (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1993). Tax Consultant, Arthur Andersen LLP, 1994-1996. Associate, Brown, Parker & Leahy LLP, 1996-1999. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2004-2006. Associate, 1999-2001 and Partner, 2001—, Thompson Knight LLP. Member: Houston Bar Association State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Represented public oil and gas company in multiple underwritten public equity offerings totally more than $1 billion; Represented private company in $800 million 144A transaction; Represented public company in $130 million 144A transaction; Represented institutional investor in multiple going-public transactions of midstream companies; Represented public company merger with public company (deal value approximately $200 million); Represented venture capital company in $40 million investment in oil and gas company; Represented private company in raising preferred equity, subordinated debt, senior debt, and acquisition of stock of private company (deal value approximately $15 million); Represent public companies in filings pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance. Email: Thomas R. Lamme | | Wilburn O. (Bill) McDonald, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1974); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, Legal Research and Writing, 1979-1980 and Corporate Tax, 1980-1981, University of Houston Law Center. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1976. Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Partnership Law; International Energy Law; Climate Change and Renewable Energy. Email: Wilburn O. (Bill) McDonald, Jr. | | Gregory S. Meece (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Business Manager and Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1986-1987. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, July 2004. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Energy; Construction Litigation; Securities Litigation; Products Liability; Health Law. Email: Gregory S. Meece | | Jerry L. Metcalf (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 2007, New York. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1969); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1973). Member, Houston Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Business Law Section, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and International Law Section, American Bar Association; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and International Law Section, State Bar of Texas; Real Estate Section and International Law Section, Houston Bar Association; World Trade Division, Greater Houston Partnership; Board of Directors, InterAmerican Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1998; Board of Directors, Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, 1989. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-2000, Vice Chairman, 1991-1993 and Chairman, 1993-1997, Interlaw, Ltd. Member, Board of Directors and President, 1996-1997, Kiwanis Club of Houston. Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, November 2004. Member: International Bar Association; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. [1LT, U.S. Army, Adjutant General Corps, 1969-1971]. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Transactions: Commercial Lending and Finance Transactions: Lender's counsel in a wide variety of secured and unsecured senior and mezzanine debt transactions. Business Transactions: counsel for companies involved in the acquisition or divestiture of assets of all types ranging from manufacturing plants to energy loan portfolios. International Transactions: counsel for companies as well as individual investors on both inbound and outbound transactions and investments involving acquisition and divestitures of assets, parituclarly oil & gas properties, establishing foreign branch operations, and negotiating cross-border joint ventures. Has advised clients on projects or export finance transactions involving the European Union, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Finance; Commercial Lending; International Law; International Business Law; International Project Finance; Commercial Real Estate; International Energy Law. Email: Jerry L. Metcalf | | Alfred M. Meyerson (Practice Leader Real Estate and Banking Law) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with highest honors, 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2008 - Real Estate Law; Inside Houston Magazine "Super Lawyers", August 2003; Texas Monthly's "Super Lawyers", 2003-2007 - Real Estate Law. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. Chair; Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region, 2008. Legal presentations and publications including: "The Basics of Build-to-Suit Leases," Forum Nacional do Mercado Imobliario (National Real Estate Market Forum), Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2007; "Shining a Light on Shadow Anchors and Outparcels - Balancing the Interests of Developers, Shadow Anchors, and Outparcel Users," International Council of Shopping Centers, 2005 Law Conference, Phoenix, Arizona; "Letters of Intent - Enforceability Issues," published in Probate & Property, September/October, 2003; "Purchase and Sale Agreements for Shopping Centers from the Buyer's Perspective," Presentation to International Council of Shopping Centers, National Shopping Center Law Conference, October 2003, Palm Desert, California; "Letters of Intent," Publication & Presentation for ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law 14th Annual Spring Symposium, April 2-4, 2003, New York City, New York; "Financing The Deal: Key Issues For Borrowers and Lenders," published in The Real Estate Finance Journal, Fall 2002; "Financing the Deal - Key Issues for Borrowers and Lenders," Publication and Presentation for Real Estate Development Conference, February 4-5, 2002, Houston, Texas; "Radius Restrictions in Shopping Center Leases," Publication for International Council of Shopping Centers, National Shopping Center Law Conference, October 2000, Orlando, Florida; and "Fundamentals of Leasing: Use, Trade Name, Radius, Assignment," Presentation to International Council of Shopping Centers, National Shopping Center Law Conference, October 2000, Orlando, Florida. Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, State Bar of Texas; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Houston Bar Association. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Development; Landlord and Tenant Law; International Energy Law; Shopping Center Law; Construction Contracts. Email: Alfred M. Meyerson | | John S. Orton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1990, Colorado. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1972); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi. Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Real Estate Law). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Mortgage Law; Real Estate Law; General Business Law. Email: John S. Orton | | Robert L. Paddock (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Note and Comment Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1996-1997. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2004-2008. Named in Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas, 2005-2007. Practice Areas: Business Fraud; Business Torts; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Robert L. Paddock | | Dallas Parker (Houston Office Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1969); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Order of the Coif; Chancellors; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Texas Law Review, 1971-1972. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2008 - Corporate Law, M & A and Securities Law. Selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly's 2003— listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Securities and Corporate Finance). Named to: "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," (Technology Law) Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA, 2006-2008; "Lawdragon 500," 2006-2007; Listed in Who's Who Legal: Texas (Corporate Governance and Merger & Acquisitions), 2008. Past Vice Chairman, Federal Securities Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association. Past Chairman, Advisory Board of Directors, Houston Technology Center. Director and Past President, Odyssey House Texas. Former Chairman, Amigos de las Americas International. Member: Houston (Fellow) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Fellow). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Governance; International Trade; International Energy Law. Email: Dallas Parker | | Kevin J. Parks (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1998). Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2004, 2005. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kevin J. Parks | | Douglas F. Pedigo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1993, Nebraska; 1994, Texas. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1976); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to the Honorable Fred A. Blanche, Jr., Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1982-1983. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Aquila Energy Corp., 1990-1995. Senior Counsel and Director, Enron North America Corp., 1995-2000. Vice President and Associate General Counsel, InterGen North America LP, 2000-2001. Member: Louisiana State and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Weaver v. Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation (In re TransMarketing Houston, Inc., Debtor), 196 B.R. 945 (Bkrcy. S.D. Tex. 1996); Liquid Drill, Inc. v. U.S. Turnkey Exploration, Inc., 48 F.3d 927 (5th Cir. 1995); In the Matter of Senior G&A Operating Co., Inc., 957 F.2d 1290 (5th Cir. 1992); In re Senior G&A Operating Co., Inc., 118 B.R. 444 (Bkrcy. W.D.La. 1990); In re Arbitration Between U.S. Turnkey Exploration, Inc. and PSI, Inc., 577 So.2d 1131 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1991); American Bank & Trust Co. v. Hannie, 568 So.2d 216 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1990); Charter National Bank v. Power Source, Inc., 537 So.2d 1304 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1989); Hare v. Ganaway Constr. Co., 536 So.2d 722 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1988); LeTriomphe Partnership v. Dorbandt, 527 So.2d 1176 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1988); Cromwell v. Commerce & Energy Bank, 514 So.2d 198 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1987) and 484 So.2d 299 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1984). Transactions: Acquisition of Mountainview Power Company and Mountainview Power Company, L.L.C. by Sequoia Generating LLC, an affiliate of InterGen North America Inc., December 2002; Senior secured credit facilities for 1200 MW Cottonwood Energy facility, arranged by Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas, April 2001; Senior secured credit facilities for 1200 MW Redbud Energy facility, arranged by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities LLC and Salomon Smith Barney Inc., November 2001; Senior secured credit facilities for 900 MW Magnolia Energy facility, arranged by ABN ANRO Bank NV and Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch, December 2001; Construction bridge loan for 215 MW Wildflower Energy project, structured and underwritten by Deutsche Bank, Fortis Capital Corp., Nord LB and Citibank, December 2001;Contract-based transaction for financing 1300 MW peaking power plants underwritten by Westdeutsch Landesbank, December 1998. Practice Areas: Energy; International Energy Law; Natural Gas; Electric Power Marketing; Energy Project Development; Power Plant Construction and Operations; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Climate Change and Renewable Energy. Email: Douglas F. Pedigo | | Michael K. Pierce (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Barristers. Managing Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1978-1979. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2008 - Corporate, M & A and Securities Law; Natural Resources Law. Selected for inclusion in: Texas Monthly's 2003-2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Securities and Corporate Finance); listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004-2005. Recent presentations include "Mergers, Conversions and Transmogrifications," by Robert R. Keatinge and Michael K. Pierce, presented at Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and LLCs, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, July 2003; and "Overview of Substantive Law Governing Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," by Michael K. Pierce, presented at Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Uniform Acts, Taxation, Drafting, Securities and Bankruptcy, sponsored by ALI-ABA (March 2006). Member, 1985—, Vice Chairman, 1994-1995 and Chairman, 1995-2002, Partnership Law Committee, Member, Limited Liability Company Committee, 1993—and Member, Ad Hoc Codification Committee, 1995—, Business Law Section, State Bar of Texas. Member: American College of Investment Counsel. Transactions: Representation of sponsor in connection with formation of venture capital partnership with commitments from institutional and other investors of $1,500,000,000; representation of privately held company in connection with its sale of upstream and midstream assets for $2,600,000,000; since January 1, 2005, representation of sellers of equity or assets in transactions totalling $1,500,000,000; representation of seller in connection with a monetization of producing oil and gas reserves structured as a sale of net profits overriding royalty interest to an institutional investor for approximately $102,000,000 cash; representation of buyer in connection with the purchase of a venture capital firm and the restructuring of the firm's interest in existing institutional funds; representation of sponsor in connection with formation of two venture capital funds with aggregate commitments from institutional and other investors of $1,425,000,000; representation of seller in connection with the monetization of certain Section 29- qualified natural gas properties for $128,750,000; representation of private equity funds and other institutional investors in connection with numerous significant private equity financings. Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Business Law. Email: Michael K. Pierce | | Ricky A. Raven (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2007, Arkansas; 2008, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., with honors, 1983); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1986). Selected for inclusion in Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500, 2006; Texas Monthly's 2007 listing of Texas Super Lawyers (Environmental Law). Listed in 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Mass Tort Litigation). Designated by the National Law Journal as having won one of the most significant verdicts of 1998. Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas. Member, Alumni Board of Directors, University of Houston Law Center. Member, Advisory Council, University of Texas Health Science Center. Member, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House of Houston, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and the South Central YMCA. Member: New York State and Arkansas Bar Associations. Houston Young Lawyers Association (Former Director); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Supreme Court Bar Association; National Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Defense Research Institute; College of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Lawyers Association; American Bar Association - Co-Chair, Trial Practice Committee; International; DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar - Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee; Texas Defense Counsel Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. (Also in New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Ricky A. Raven | | David M. Robins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., with honors, 1976); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1979). Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, November 2004. Member: Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Water Law; Water Rights. Email: David M. Robins | | Timothy T. Samson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1985); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barrons. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1989. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Energy. Email: Timothy T. Samson | | W. Christopher Schaeper (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Economics, with highest honors, 1981); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1984). Alpha Chi; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Houston (Member, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities Regulation; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; International Trade. Email: W. Christopher Schaeper | | Vivienne Rosalie (Lie) Schiffer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas; 2006, New York. Education: University of Central Arkansas (B.S., 1979); Tulane University (J.D., 1982). Presenter: "Representations and Warranties in the Acquisition Context," Seminar, American Corporate Counsel Association, Houston Chapter; "Alternative Financing," Seminar, Houston Bar Association; "Intellectual Property," Seminar, 2001 Tax Forum; "Electric Power," Dallas Bar Association, Energy Section, Review of Oil & Gas XX. Named in Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas, 2007. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Vivienne Rosalie (Lie) Schiffer | | Robert C. Shearer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Villanova University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Author and Speaker: "Letters of Credit in Commercial Transactions," International Association of Drilling Contractors Tax and Accounting Conference, Fall 1986; "Other Personal Property Liens—Common Law and Statutory Possessory Liens," State Bar of Texas Institute, March 1990; "Oil and Gas Lending—the Borrower's Perspective," 26th Annual Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, March 2000. Member, Sections on Corporate, Banking and Business Law; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law, State Bar of Texas. Director and Former Chairman, MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas. Former Director Steering Council, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Selected for inclusion in listing of Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, July 2004. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Energy; Corporate Law; International Law. Email: Robert C. Shearer | | Jonathan B. Shoebotham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Mock Trial Team, 1978-1979. Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Tom F. Coleman, First Court of Civil Appeals, 1979-1980. Selected for inclusion in: Texas Monthly's listing of Texas Super Lawyers 2003-2004, 2006-2007 (Civil Litigation Defense); Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2006 and Finalist, 2007. Publications and Presentations: "Climate Change Litigation: Familiar Theories of Recovery," Toxic Torts Verdict Reports, September 2008; "Courts Not Warming to Climate Change Torts," Energy Law360, Products Liability Law360, May 29, 2008; "Ruling Affects Insurance for Contract Employees," Houston Business Journal, November 2007. Member: Defense Research Institute (Member, Toxic Tort/Environmental Section). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability. Email: Jonathan B. Shoebotham | | Richard S. Snell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1964); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1967). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1971. Selected for inclusion in: listing of Texas Super Lawyers Texas Monthly, 2003, 2004; Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer. Email: Richard S. Snell | | Kirk Tucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1999). Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2005-2007. Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Tax Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Energy Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; International Energy Law; International Petroleum Law; Business Associations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law. Email: Kirk Tucker | | Robert J. Viguet, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Arkansas; 1991, Texas. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.E.S., with honors, 1980); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Delta Phi; Tau Beta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Managing Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1984-1985. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law. Email: Robert J. Viguet, Jr. | | Ben H. Welmaker, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1970, Florida. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Speaker: "Recent Revisions to the AIPN Model Form Confidentiality Agreement," South Texas College of Law 20th Energy Law Conference, Houston, Texas, November 2007; "Oil and Gas Accounting Procedures: Domestic and International Claims for Adjustment and Audit Issues (COPAS/AIPN)," University of Houston Law Foundation Oil, Gas and Energy Law Course, Houston; Dallas, Texas, September 2007; "Oil and Gas Accounting Procedures: Claim For Adjustment and Audit Issues," State Bar of Texas Advanced Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Course, Houston, Texas, October 2006; Revised AIPN International Accounting Procedure," Regional Chapter Meeting, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Bogotá, Colombia, February 2006. Listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Oil and Gas Practice, 2007. Listed in Who's Who Legal: Texas (Oil & Gas), 2007 and 2008. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; Harris County Bar Association. Transactions: Immediate Past Vice President - Model Forms (2007), Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; Co-Chairman of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators committee to revise the AIPN Model Form Confidentiality Agreement (2007); Co-Chairman of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators committee to revise the AIPN Model Form International Accounting Procedure (2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Oil and Gas Transactions; Domestic Oil and Gas Law; International Energy Law; Energy. Email: Ben H. Welmaker, Jr. | | Randy W. Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1980); Indiana University (M.A., 1982); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1985). Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, University of Houston Law Review. Selected for inclusion in: Texas Monthly's listing of Texas Super Lawyers 2003-2007 (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights); Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2004, 2005. Treasurer, The Honorable Moeller/Foltz American Inn of Court. Member and Treasurer: American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Member: Houston Bar Association (Council Member, Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Association). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)(Also at New York, New York Office). Special Agencies: Standing panel of chapter 7 trustees for the Southern District of Texas. Reported Cases: In re: Hilal, 226 Fed. Appx. (5th Cir. 2007); In re: Zuniga, 332 BR 760 (Bkrtcy S.D. Tex. 2005); Pharris v. State of Texas, 165 S.W. 3d 681 (Tex. Crim App. 2005); In re: Micro Innovations Corp., 81 Fed. Appx. 478 (5th Cir. 2003); In re: Lapin, 302 BR 184 (Bkrtcy SD Tex. 2003); In re: Olympic Natural Gas Co., 294 F.3d 737 (5th Cir. 2002); In re: Olympic Natural Gas Co., 258 BR 161 (Bankr. SD Tex. 2001); In re: Micro Innovations Corp., 185 F. 3d 329 (5th Cir. 1999); In re: Johnson, 234 BR 671 (Bkrtcy SD Tex. 1999); Matter of Watts, 14 F3d 54 (5th Cir. 1994); Watts vs. Williams, 154 BR 56 (SD Tex 1993); In re: John Taylor Co., 935 F2d 75 (5th Cir. 1991); Broadhead v. Hartford Casulty Insurance Co., 773 F. Supp 882 (SD Miss 1991); El Paso Development Co. v. Berryman, 729 SW2d 883 (Tex App - Corpus Christi 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial and Consumer Law; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Randy W. Williams | | Richard J. Zook (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1985); University of Chicago (J.D., 1988). PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Research Assistant, Chief Judge Richard Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, Chicago, Illinois, 1986-1988; Adjunct Professor, Business Law, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, 2007. Member: Houston Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Fellow). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Antitrust; Securities; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Energy. Email: Richard J. Zook | | ASSOCIATES | | Thad H. Armstrong (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2007 and 2008. Co-Author, "Letters of Intent—Enforceability Issues," Presented at the American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law 14th Annual Symposia and Published in Probate and Property Magazine, September/October 2003. Director, Houston Texas Exes. Member: Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate Transactions. Email: Thad H. Armstrong | | Allison D. Byman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Events Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 2002-2003. Author: "Property of the Estate and Exemptions," Bankruptcy in Texas Seminar, March 2004; "Ethical Asset Protection," Bankruptcy in Texas Seminar, March 2004. Certified Mediator. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section); Turnaround Managers Association (Member, Houston Chapter); American Bankruptcy Institute; Moller/Foltz Inn of Court for Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Allison D. Byman | | Cody R. Carper (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2004); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas. |
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