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Boris Hidalgo was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Lois Lupica was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal.
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Thompson & Knight was mentioned in Centre Daily Times.
Richard Roper was quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
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Hunter White was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
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Alyson Outenreath was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
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Boris Hidalgo was featured on Citybizlist Houston.
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Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
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Hunter White was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on Citybizlist Houston.
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Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, David Wheat, James McKellar, Gabriel Salinas, Sam Merrill, Joe Flack, and Lucas LaVoy were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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John Martin was quoted in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Jim Cousar was quoted in the Austin Business Journal.
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
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The Thompson & Knight Foundation was mentioned in the Dallas Morning News.
Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Scott Schwind was quoted and Joe Rudberg, David Wheat, James McKellar, Gabriel Salinas, Sam Merrill, Joe Flack, and Lucas LaVoy were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Thomas Lamme, Arthur Wright, Alyson Outenreath, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, Ron Fry, Ned Price, Chris Farley, Kristen Ford, Julie Mediamolle, Joe Flack, Brandon Bloom, and Todd Keator were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Cindy Pladziewicz was featured on Law Consulting Blog.
Greg Curry was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Jeff Zlotky was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, and Gabriel Salinas were mentioned in Bar & Bench.
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Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, and Gabriel Salinas were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
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Scott Deatherage was featured in an interview by Fox 4/KDFW News.
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Stephen Rasch was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Mark Weibel, Bryan Larson, Bryan Garner, Christopher Neilson, and Shannon Stapp were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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James McKellar, Brian Minyard, and Michael Lii were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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T&K was mentioned in the Houston Business Journal.
Jorge de Presno was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was interviewed by FOX 4/KDFW News.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Estado de Sao Paulo.
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Mark Weibel was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Chris Schaeper and Julie Mediamolle were mentioned on Citybizlist Houston.
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Cindy Pladziewicz was featured in Headnotes.
Steven Rasch was quoted on ESPN.com.
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Arthur Wright, Ron Fry, Ashleigh Everett, Ann Marie Cowdrey, Wesley Williams, Jennifer Avery, Susan Marx, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, Brandon Bloom, Elizabeth Schartz, and John Rain were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Kevin Thomason was quoted and Todd Keator was mentioned on WCAX.com.
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Mark Weibel, Bryan Larson, Bryan Garner, Christopher Neilson, and Shannon Stapp were mentioned and Jeff Zlotky was quoted in DS News.
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John Cohn, Andrew Derman, Janet Jardin, Jason Loden, and Timothy Samson were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Cindy Pladziewicz was quoted in D Magazine.
John Cohn and Scott Schwind were mentioned in TradeReport.
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Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Andrea Hyatt was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in Carbon Positive.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted and Carolyn Mulvey, Irene Ribeiro, and Remy Davis were mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Jim Harris was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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T&K was featured and Andrew Ingrum was quoted in Knowledge Leader.
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Ann Marie Cowdrey, Amy Curtis, Barbara Ferguson, Martha Harris, and Emily Parker were mentioned in D Magazine.
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Jason Loden, Steve Block, and Tim Samson were mentioned in the Texas Bar Journal.
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Carlos Valencia, Miguel de Erice, Guillermo Uribe, Jorge de Presno, Jeff Zlotky, Shad Sumrow, Fernando Margain-Berlanga, Manuel Rajunov, and Michael Titens were mentioned and T&K was featured in El Mundo del Abogado.
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Richard Roper was mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Chris Schaeper was featured in the Houston Business Journal.
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Scott Stolley was featured on Citybizlist Dallas.
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Alfie Meyerson was featured and Thad Armstrong was mentioned in Real Estate Bisnow.
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Thad Armstrong was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
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Jorge de Presno was featured in Latin Lawyer.
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Scott Deatherage was featured in D Magazine.
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Alfie Meyerson was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on FoxBusiness.com.
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Anthony Campiti was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Alexander Bailey, Leslie Chaggaris, Andrew Cookingham, Scott Kitner, Nathan Shackelford, Carla Crapster, Jessica Morrison, Melissa Deal, Luke McPherson, Ashleigh Everett, Rachel Sam, Randy Sawyer, Cassandra Sepanik, Cleve Burke, Kristen Ford, Lucas A. LaVoy, and Scott Stolley were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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John Martin was interviewed by The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Juan Garcia was featured in Texas Super Lawyers.
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Arthur Wright, Ann Marie Cowdrey, R. David Wheat, Shelly Youree, and Elizabeth Schartz were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
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Lawrence Hall was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Toshi Yoshida, Scott Schwind, Arthur Wright, Ron Fry, Ned Price, Joe Flack, Lucas LaVoy,Gabriel Salinas, Emily Parker, David Wheat, Sam Merrill, Scott Deatherage, Bill McDonald, Marlen Whitley, John Rain, and Bohdan Kosovych were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Greg Curry, William Banowsky, and Jill Penn were mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
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Jim Cousar was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
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Cheryl Diaz was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Greg Huffman was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Herbert Hammond was quoted and Deborah Lively and Remy Davis were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in the Dallas Bar Association's HEADNOTES.
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Scott Stolley was featured on Citybizlist Dallas.
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Jason Loden was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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John Martin was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.
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Jeff Andrews was interviewed by the Houston Business Journal.
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Toshi Yoshida and Scott Schwind were mentioned in The Deal.
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T&K was mentioned on www.EducationNews.org.
Dallas Parker, Kirk Tucker, David Grand, John Rain, Debra Villarreal, Elizabeth Schartz, Micah Prude, Kay Roska, Greg Curry, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, and Brandon Bloom were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Rhett Campbell was mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in the Dallas Bar Association's HEADNOTES.
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
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Thad Armstrong and Pablo Ferrante were mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
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Shelly Youree was quoted on TheStreet.com.
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Elizabeth Schartz was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
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Thad Armstrong was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
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Fred Fulton was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Jeff Boyd was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
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Scott Stolley was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Elizabeth Schartz and Roger Aksamit were quoted in BNA, Inc.'s Payroll Administration Guide Newsletter.
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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
Rhett Campbell was quoted in Oil & Gas Investor.
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Richard Roper was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in Greenwire.
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Ira Herman was quoted in The Distressed Debt Report.
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David Furlow was quoted on Legal Radar.
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Andrew Melsheimer was quoted in OilOnline.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Financier Worldwide.
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Russell Gully was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Russell Gully was quoted in Portfolio.
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Rhett Campbell was featured in Texas Lawyer.
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Russell Gully was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Gabriel Salinas was mentioned in the National Law Journal.
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Scott Deatherage, Greg Huffman, John Martin, and Emily Parker were featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Jim Harris was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in The Deal.
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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
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T&K was featured, Guillermo Uribe and Alejandro Landa were quoted, and Adrián Gay was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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T&K was featured, Guillermo Uribe was quoted, and Alejandro Landa and Adrián Gay were mentioned in Latin Counsel.
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Greg Curry was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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T&K was mentioned in Citybizlist Houston.
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T&K Foundation was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
Holt Foster was featured in Texas Lawyer.
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Scott Schwind, Gabriel Salinas, and Matthew Harper were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
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Debra Villarreal and Ann Marie Cowdrey were mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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David Furlow was quoted on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Jornal do Brasil.
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Jose Valera was quoted on AlphaTrade.com.
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Richard Roper was quoted on www.Law360.com.
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Jeff Boyd was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Marcello Hallake was interviewed in Jornal do Brasil.
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Scott Schwind was mentioned in The Houston Chronicle.
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Matthew Harper was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Market News International.
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T&K was featured, Matthew Harper was mentioned, and Jane Brandt was quoted on LegalTechBase.com.
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Ira Herman was mentioned by the Associated Press.
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Jeff Zlotky was quoted and Shad Sumrow was mentioned on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
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Gonçalo Falcão and Matthew Harper were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
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Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Scott Deatherage was mentioned on Bloomberg.com.
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Greg Curry was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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T&K Foundation was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
Bryan Neal was interviewed by the Dallas Business Journal.
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Bill Katz was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
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David Rosenberg was quoted in Pegasus News.
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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
Arthur Wright was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Oil Daily.
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Richard Roper was interviewed by Fox 4 News.
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T&K, Guillermo Uribe, and Alejandro Landa were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in The New York Times.
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Rhett Campbell was quoted in Treasury & Risk.
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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
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Richard Roper was quoted on www.Law360.com.
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"Newsmakers" section; August 30, 2010
Boris A. Hidalgo , a partner in Thompson & Knight in Houston, has been reappointed to a three-year term on the Houston Arts Alliance board of directors...
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Lois Lupica was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal.
"Study: Cost of Bankruptcy Rises for Consumers"; August 27, 2010
Individuals seeking shelter from creditors under today's bankruptcy laws do so at a steep price, according to a new study from the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review...
This article was also published in Green Heritage News, Plus News, and Right Vision News. To read the full article in The Wall Street Journal, please click on the link below.
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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Thompson & Knight was mentioned in Centre Daily Times.
"Arizona Court Rules Trigild May Sell Bethany Properties as Receiver Following Landmark Ruling, Seven Apartment Complexes to Be Sold for $123 Million"; August 20, 2010
In a landmark case that opens the door for substantial boosts in commercial real estate loan recovery for lenders, the Arizona Superior Court has issued a ruling enabling San Diego-based receivership and loan recovery specialist Trigild to sell seven Arizona apartment complexes to Standard Portfolio for $123 million...
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Richard Roper was quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
"Clemens faces feds' favorite tactic"; August 19, 2010
In the wake of an indictment for perjury Thursday, Roger Clemens must defend himself against a statute that one prominent defense attorney says prosecutors are employing in the same fashion that they once used tax evasion, the crime that put Al Capone behind bars in the 1930s...
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Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Hunter White was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
"People in Business"; August 14, 2010
Hunter H. White has joined Thompson & Knight as a partner in the Oil and Gas Practice Group...
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Alyson Outenreath was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"Texas offer rates at Jackson Walker, Thompson & Knight, Hunton & Williams, and Weil, Gotshal," August 13, 2010
Four firms with large Texas operations say they have made full-time associate job offers for the fall of 2011 or winter of 2012 to this year's class of summer associates. Dallas-based Jackson Walker and Thompson & Knight, Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams, and New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges report offer rates surpassing last year's...
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Boris Hidalgo was featured on Citybizlist Houston.
"T&K Attorney Elected to Texas CASA Board"; August 10, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Partner Boris A. Hidalgo has been elected a member of the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates® (CASA) Board of Directors...
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Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Samuel B. Kent Asks Judge to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct His Sentence"; August 9, 2010
The Federal Bureau of Prisons isn't saying why it transferred former U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent to the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections to serve his 33-month prison sentence, a location change Kent's criminal-defense attorney and others say is highly unusual...
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Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
"Texas' open U.S. attorney posts languish under President Barack Obama"; August 8, 2010
With more than a third of his term elapsed, President Barack Obama has left four of the biggest plums in Texas unfilled - U.S. attorney jobs that have launched countless political careers...
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Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Hunter White was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on Citybizlist Houston.
"Hunter H. White Joins Thompson & Knight in Houston"; August 3, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of energy and transactions attorney Hunter H. White as a Partner in the Oil and Gas Practice Group in the Firm's Houston office...
This article was also published by American Chronicle, Centre Daily Times, Energy Industry Today, Forbes.com, GlobeSt.com, Houston Chronicle, MSN Money, News Blaze, Reuters, Yahoo! Finance, and multiple news stations in numerous states including Texas, Louisiana, California, Florida, Michigan, and Mississippi. To read the full article on Citybizlist Houston, please click on the link below.
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Oil and Gas,
Corporate and Securities
Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, David Wheat, James McKellar, Gabriel Salinas, Sam Merrill, Joe Flack, and Lucas LaVoy were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"New Deals" section; August 2, 2010
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Joint Venture with Subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd.
Vinson & Elkins, Baker Botts and Thompson & Knight each had a piece of a $1.3 billion deal that called for Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and Newpek LLC to sell an interest in their lease in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas to Reliance Industries Ltd.
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International Energy,
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
Tax,
Finance
John Martin was quoted in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"Defense Bar Calls For Changes To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure"; August 2, 2010
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ), DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), recently announced strong support for a fundamental review of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) now underway by the Federal Judicial Conference Rules Committee...
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Jim Cousar was quoted in the Austin Business Journal.
"Rental car companies combining to build consolidated facility near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport"; July 30, 2010
Rental car companies and the city have reached a deal for the companies to spend up to $7 million -- to be reimbursed by the city -- to design a consolidated airport rental car facility within a short walk from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's terminal entrance...
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
"ST Sues Avago Over Semiconductor Patents"; July 27, 2010
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics Inc. has accused electronics component maker Avago Technologies Ltd. of infringing two patents for semiconductor parts...
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The Thompson & Knight Foundation was mentioned in the Dallas Morning News.
"29 law firms, 31 Dallas ISD students take part in bar association's summer intern program"; July 14, 2010
Twenty-nine law firms and 31 students from the Dallas Independent School District are participating in the Dallas Bar Association's 2010 Summer Law Intern Program, which since 1994 has placed nearly 500 exceptional teenagers in law firms, nonprofits and corporate legal departments for eight weeks during the summer...
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Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Criminal defense attorney wants list of 'bad jurors' disclosed to public"; July 11, 2010
Some Tarrant County prosecutors keep a secret list of people they don't want on a jury for undisclosed reasons, and a Fort Worth criminal defense attorney wants the public to have access to the list...
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Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Scott Schwind was quoted and Joe Rudberg, David Wheat, James McKellar, Gabriel Salinas, Sam Merrill, Joe Flack, and Lucas LaVoy were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight closes energy JV for Mexican client"; July 9, 2010
As Thompson & Knight LLP assists Mexican energy company Newpek in forming a US$1.3 billion joint venture in South Texas with India's Reliance Industries, the firm's lawyers say the deal illustrates a trend for increasing cross-border work from Mexico.
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International Energy,
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
Tax,
Finance
Thomas Lamme, Arthur Wright, Alyson Outenreath, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, Ron Fry, Ned Price, Chris Farley, Kristen Ford, Julie Mediamolle, Joe Flack, Brandon Bloom, and Todd Keator were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"New Deals" section; July 5, 2010
Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP sells fee mineral-interest and royalty-interest business to Black Stone Minerals Co. LP
Charles Boettcher, senior vice president and general counsel for Houston-based Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP, used Thompson & Knight attorneys for the sale of his company's fee mineral-interest and royalty-interest business to Black Stone Minerals Co. LP.
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Corporate and Securities,
Tax,
Oil and Gas
Cindy Pladziewicz was featured on Law Consulting Blog.
"Love Good Law Part I"; June 29, 2010
I want to welcome Cynthia Pladziewicz to my blog. Cindy is the Chief Development Officer at Thompson & Knight. She is a former Thompson & Knight real estate partner with 10 years of experience as a clinical psychologist in private practice at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. I asked Cindy to describe her thoughts on coaching and how a lawyer might coach himself or herself. Here are Cindy's thoughts...
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Greg Curry was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Where Juries Are King and Trial Lawyers Make Them Sing"; June 28, 2010
Welcome to Texas: home of big trials, huge damages and larger-than-life litigators for the past 25 years...
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Jeff Zlotky was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"From Profession to Business: Money, Mergers and a Changing Market"; June 28, 2010
In 1985, Texas lawyers used the telephone and fax machine to communicate, first-year associates at BigTex firms made about $42,000 annually and the largest Texas firms had about 400 lawyers...
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Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, and Gabriel Salinas were mentioned in Bar & Bench.
"Reliance announces $1.3 billion Shale deal: Baker Botts, Vinson & Elkins and Thompson & Knight advice"; June 25, 2010
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RIL), has agreed to pay Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and its partner Newpek LLC a sum amounting to $1.3 billion (Rs.5,850 crore) for a 45 percent stake in its Eagle Ford shale formation...
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Energy,
International Energy,
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
Tax
Scott Schwind, Joe Rudberg, and Gabriel Salinas were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
"Three Firms Headline Another Billion-Dollar Shale Deal"; June 24, 2010
The ongoing catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico hasn't put much of a damper on this year's market for energy transactions, with even offshore oil drilling companies recently changing hands in billion-dollar deals...
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Energy,
International Energy,
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
Tax
Scott Deatherage was featured in an interview by Fox 4/KDFW News.
"Barton Accuses White House of BP Shakedown"; June 17, 2010
A leading House Republican accused the White House Thursday of a "$20 billion shakedown" of oil giant BP by requiring the company to establish a huge fund to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill...
To view the interview, please click on the link below.
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Environmental Law,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Stephen Rasch was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Judge Dismisses Most Defendants and Claims in Mike Leach's Suit"; June 14, 2010
The judge presiding over litigation brought by former Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach has thrown out all but one of Leach's claims against the school and dismissed most of the individual defendants...
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Mark Weibel, Bryan Larson, Bryan Garner, Christopher Neilson, and Shannon Stapp were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 14, 2010
The following have joined Thompson & Knight in Dallas to form a capital markets practice group: Mark Weibel , partner; and Bryan L. Larson , Bryan D. Garner , Christopher W. Neilson and Shannon Fey Stapp , associates...
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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
James McKellar, Brian Minyard, and Michael Lii were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"New Deals" section; June 14, 2010
A series of related transactions involving energy companies and valued at about $900 million closed on May 26...
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T&K was mentioned in the Houston Business Journal.
"HBJ honors best places to work in Houston"; June 11, 2010
Fifty-six companies were honored at the Houston Business Journal's Best Places to Work event held on June 10...
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Jorge de Presno was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
"Competition hots up in Mexico's labour law"; June 9, 2010
As labour partner Gabriel Pizá leaves Basham Ringe y Correa SC to form his own firm, lawyers says the labour law in Mexico is a fiercely competitive field in the country's already-tough legal market...
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Practice Areas
Labor and Employment,
Latin America
Richard Roper was interviewed by FOX 4/KDFW News.
"Former U.S. Attorney on Smadi Plea Deal"; May 25, 2010
Richard Roper, former Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas reacts to terror suspect Hosam Smadi's decision to plead guilty in federal court...
To view the interview, please click on the link below.
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Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Marcello Hallake was quoted in Estado de Sao Paulo.
"Dilma passa por NY com discrição"; 24 de maio de 2010
A pré-candidata do PT à Presidência da República, Dilma Rousseff, passou por Nova York sem chamar a atenção dos americanos. Longe do circuito do poder, se restringiu ao meio de investidores e funcionários do mercado financeiro especialistas em Brasil, sem receber cobertura dos principais jornais dos EUA...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
Mark Weibel was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Movers" section; May 24, 2010
Mark Weibel joins the firm's capital markets practice group as partner in the Dallas office and will focus on real estate matters and business transactions, with an emphasis on the commercial mortgage-backed securities market. Previously, Weibel was a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Scott Stolley was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; May 24, 2010
Scott P. Stolley , a partner in Thompson & Knight in Dallas, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers...
This item was also mentioned in HEADNOTES, Texas Bar Journal, and The Voice. To read the full news item in Texas Lawyer, please click on the link below.
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Chris Schaeper and Julie Mediamolle were mentioned on Citybizlist Houston.
"Thompson & Knight Assists Inova Labs in Private Placement of Stock"; May 24, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted Inova Labs, Inc. ("Inova Labs") in the issuance and sale of 909,091 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants for another 81,100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The private placement went to investment funds affiliated with Three Arch Partners, a health care-focused fund based in Silicon Valley, California...
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Cindy Pladziewicz was featured in Headnotes.
"Coaching & Counseling Lawyers Amidst Today's Pressures"; June 2010
Cynthia Pladziewciz is a lawyer with a decade of private practice as a psychologist. She developed an unofficial specialty treating lawyers and has learned that the issues that make attorneys successful by nature can, ironically enough, spell trouble both outside the office and in that lawyer's efforts toward business development...
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Steven Rasch was quoted on ESPN.com.
"House committee hears Leach case"; May 22, 2010
House Judiciary Committee member Linda Sanchez criticized the hiding of injuries in sports after hearing testimony Monday on Texas Tech's firing of coach Mike Leach...
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Arthur Wright, Ron Fry, Ashleigh Everett, Ann Marie Cowdrey, Wesley Williams, Jennifer Avery, Susan Marx, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, Brandon Bloom, Elizabeth Schartz, and John Rain were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Assists M2 Midstream in $1.2 Billion Sale of Natural Gas Gathering and Treating Systems"; May 20, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted M2 Midstream LLC ("M2 Midstream") in the sale of two natural gas gathering and treating systems to Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ("Enterprise") for $1.2 billion. The acquired gathering and treatment systems include 138 miles of pipelines in Louisiana and Texas, which gather natural gas from the Haynesville and Bossier Shale plays as well as the Cotton Valley and Taylor Sand formations...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Corporate and Securities,
Tax,
Labor and Employment,
Finance
Kevin Thomason was quoted and Todd Keator was mentioned on WCAX.com.
"Thompson & Knight Secures Important IRS Guidance for TIC Investors"; May 18, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service has issued important guidance (PMTA 2010-05) regarding the classification of tenant-in-common (TIC) investors for tax purposes. The guidance applies when a master tenant of a co-owned property files for bankruptcy, and provides that the TIC co-owners of that property will not be classified as partners when pooling funds to cover costs, debt service payments and other fees, or when they designate one of their co-owners as a communications liaison...
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Mark Weibel, Bryan Larson, Bryan Garner, Christopher Neilson, and Shannon Stapp were mentioned and Jeff Zlotky was quoted in DS News.
"Noted Commercial Real Estate Attorney Joins Thompson & Knight"; May 17, 2010
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP recently announced the addition of Mark Weibel as a partner in the firm's Dallas office. Weibel joins the firm with his experienced team of four associates, including Bryan L. Larson, Bryan D. Garner, Christopher W. Neilson, and Shannon Fey Stapp...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Corporate and Securities
John Cohn, Andrew Derman, Janet Jardin, Jason Loden, and Timothy Samson were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight and Barbosa help Barra secure equity"; May 13, 2010
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and TozziniFreire Advogados have assisted private equity group First Reserve in its US$500 million investment in Rio de Janeiro-based energy company Barra Energia Petroleo e Gas. Thompson & Knight LLP and Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão have advised Barra in the deal, which closed on 30 April, with First Reserve agreeing to provide the funds through its First Reserve Fund XII...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America,
Tax,
Oil and Gas,
International Energy
Cindy Pladziewicz was quoted in D Magazine.
"Lawyers Don't Think Like the Rest of Us"; May 12, 2010
Researchers in "positive psychology" tell us that optimism is a great predictor of success. Optimistic athletes perform better than pessimistic athletes. Optimistic salesmen outdo pessimistic salesmen. The best students are those with an optimistic outlook. Name a profession, the research suggests, and you'll find that the glass-half-fullers come out on top...
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John Cohn and Scott Schwind were mentioned in TradeReport.
"Brazil a Booming Market, But Be Advised"; May 12, 2010
The message was clear among seven experts... Brazil is a burgeoning market for American business growth, but go prepared and be patient...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
International Energy,
Tax
Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"5th Circuit Judge Notes "Kafkaesque" Result in Capital Case"; May 11, 2010
In a decision one judge referred to as "Kafkaesque," a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that new evidence of a prison inmate's alleged mental retardation is not enough to prevent his execution under the federal death penalty statute. The decision shows how strict the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 can be in limiting successive petitions for writs of habeas corpus by death row inmates who do challenge the application of the death penalty...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Andrea Hyatt was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Dozens of Fort Worth workers boosting salaries by at least 25 percent with overtime"; May 8, 2010
Three years after the city said it would crack down on overtime pay, dozens of employees continue to boost their salaries by 25 percent or more, according to Star-Telegram research...
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in Carbon Positive.
"Window closing for US climate bill"; May 7, 2010
The chief Senate proponents of the troubled US climate and energy bill say it is still alive and almost ready for release. But the realities of a mid-term election year and the Louisiana oil spill have observers saying it will be a hard task from here to get legislation up in 2010. The on again, off again bill may be revealed to the US Senate in the coming week, its remaining sponsors say. Democrat Senator John Kerry and independent Senator Joseph Lieberman have both indicated they'll pushing ahead with the compromise legislation, with or without the backing of the third initial sponsor, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham...
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Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Marcello Hallake was quoted and Carolyn Mulvey, Irene Ribeiro, and Remy Davis were mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"Thompson & Knight Assists CDI In Significant Cross-Border Acquisition"; May 3, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP recently assisted the Center for Digital Inclusion ("CDI"), a Brazilian nonprofit organization that provides computer access and training in impoverished communities, in the acquisition of Jordan-based Shabakat Al Ordon ("Shabakat"), the largest nonprofit organization focused on digital inclusion in the Arabic region...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
International Energy,
Finance,
Intellectual Property
Jim Harris was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Love Field cab battle intensifies"; May 3, 2010
No one knows which party federal District Judge Ed Kinkeade may side with at a May 4 hearing on a request by a group of taxicab owners to suspend the City of Dallas' enforcement of front-of-the-line privileges at Dallas Love Field for cabs powered by compressed natural gas...
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T&K was featured and Andrew Ingrum was quoted in Knowledge Leader.
"Wired Workspaces: Technology Trends in the Workplace"; Spring 2010
It's safe to say that most college graduates entering the workforce today have never used a typewriter -- or a word processor for that matter. They probably have never saved a document to a floppy disc, and texting has replaced e-mail as their preferred mode of communication...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Ann Marie Cowdrey, Amy Curtis, Barbara Ferguson, Martha Harris, and Emily Parker were mentioned in D Magazine.
"The Best Women Lawyers in Dallas 2010"; May 2010
To compile our list of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, we asked lawyers with a valid Texas Bar number to designate their primary area of practice. We then asked them to nominate two lawyers outside their firms and one within their firms in their area of practice, keeping the following question in mind: which Dallas lawyers, of those whose work you have witnessed firsthand, would you rank among the current best? Answers could include co-counsel, lawyers who voters had observed in court, and opposing counsel...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Tax,
Corporate and Securities,
Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management
Jason Loden, Steve Block, and Tim Samson were mentioned in the Texas Bar Journal.
"On the Move" section; May 2010
Jason P. Loden has become a partner in Thompson & Knight, L.L.P., 333 Clay St., Ste. 3300, Houston 77002. Members Stephen M. Block and Timothy T. Samson have been elected to 2010 Management Committees.
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Tax,
Corporate and Securities
Carlos Valencia, Miguel de Erice, Guillermo Uribe, Jorge de Presno, Jeff Zlotky, Shad Sumrow, Fernando Margain-Berlanga, Manuel Rajunov, and Michael Titens were mentioned and T&K was featured in El Mundo del Abogado.
"Thompson & Knight celebra su quinto aniversario en Mexico"; Abril 2010
En un ambiente lleno de alegría y cordialidad, la firma internacional Thompson & Knight celebró el quinto aniversario de la inauguración de su oficina en la ciudad de México, Thompson & Knight Abogados, S.C...
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Corporate and Securities,
Labor and Employment,
Latin America,
Finance,
Tax
Richard Roper was mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Grapevine-Colleyville construction administrator quits amid allegations"; April 27, 2010
The administrator overseeing the Grapevine-Colleyville school district's construction program has resigned amid allegations of wrongdoing, and two subordinates have been suspended, district officials confirmed Tuesday...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Chris Schaeper was featured in the Houston Business Journal.
"Two cents: Laying down the law for social media"; April 23, 2010
Managers looking over employees' shoulders are eventually bound to spot the familiar Facebook screen.
As more businesses discover the power of Internet marketing and social media, they are forced to address employee issues that inevitably come along with it. Below, a number of Houston legal experts answer one of the most pressing questions for businesses this year: What is the biggest legal issue to watch for in 2010 regarding business use of social media, blogging or the Internet?
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Scott Stolley was featured on Citybizlist Dallas.
"Thompson & Knight Attorney Named a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers"; April 21, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Partner Scott P. Stolley on his being inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers ("AAAL"), an exclusive honor society that has fewer than 20 Texas members out of approximately 300 total members. Stolley was inducted as a Fellow at the AAAL's Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 8-10, 2010...
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Alfie Meyerson was featured and Thad Armstrong was mentioned in Real Estate Bisnow.
"Keeping Real Estate Legal"; April 21, 2010
We stopped by Alfie Meyerson's office yesterday not just because we figure it's always good to know a few lawyers, but because he was just named head of the Houston office of Thompson & Knight. T&K is one of the oldest law firms in Texas and has one of the largest real estate practices in Houston with 23 R&B lawyers (which denotes Real Estate & Banking, not their smooth voices)...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Thad Armstrong was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
"Kelsey-Seybold to open clinic in Houston Center"; April 18, 2010
Crescent Real Estate Holdings has put medical services on the menu with the addition of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic to The Shops at Houston Center. Kelsey-Seybold will join more than 30 restaurants and 35 specialty retailers later this year when it relocates its longtime downtown practice...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Jorge de Presno was featured in Latin Lawyer.
"De Presno elected to labour committee"; April 16, 2010
The head of Thompson & Knight SC's Mexico City office, Jorge de Presno, has been elected to the Mexican chapter of the International Society of Labour and Social Security Law...
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Scott Deatherage was featured in D Magazine.
"Environmental Law Grows in North Texas"; April 14, 2010
Some wags have suggested that, given the amount of hot air that lawyers expel, it's only fitting that the legal profession play a pivotal role in dealing with the challenges of climate change. From law schools adding seminars on the legal implications of global warming to major law firms creating climate change practice groups, the legal community is paying attention to the the topic -- especially since the hot-button social issue is shaping up to be a lucrative field...
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Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy,
Environmental Law
Alfie Meyerson was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on FoxBusiness.com.
"Alfred Meyerson Named Leader of Thompson & Knight's Houston Office"; April 8, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Alfred M. Meyerson as Office Leader for the Firm in Houston. Mr. Meyerson is a noted attorney in the area of commercial real estate transactions, including lease negotiations, purchase and sale agreements, development and management contracts, as well as all phases of construction and mortgage financing. He serves as Firm-wide Practice Leader of the Real Estate and Banking Practice Group and has been with the Firm since 1984...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Corporate and Securities
Anthony Campiti was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Animal House: GC's Transactions Involve Cattle, Chickens and Pigs"; April 5, 2010
As general counsel and secretary of Animal Health International Inc., Damian Olthoff is betting on the publicly traded company...
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Alexander Bailey, Leslie Chaggaris, Andrew Cookingham, Scott Kitner, Nathan Shackelford, Carla Crapster, Jessica Morrison, Melissa Deal, Luke McPherson, Ashleigh Everett, Rachel Sam, Randy Sawyer, Cassandra Sepanik, Cleve Burke, Kristen Ford, Lucas A. LaVoy, and Scott Stolley were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; April 5, 2010
The following have joined Thompson & Knight as associates: in Dallas, Alexander H. Bailey , Leslie R. Chaggaris , Andrew C. Cookingham , Scott A. Kitner and Nathan W. Shackelford , trial practice group; Carla C. Crapster and Jessica S. Morrison , tax practice group; Melissa Deal and Luke K. McPherson , corporate and securities practice group; Ashleigh Everett , oil and gas practice group...
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Practice Areas
Tax,
Trial,
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights,
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Oil and Gas,
Appellate
John Martin was interviewed by The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"Fight Runaway E-Discovery Costs: How You Can Help"; April 5, 2010
The Editor Interviews John H. Martin , President-Elect, Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ), and Partner, Thompson & Knight. Mr. Martin will become President of LCJ in May 2010...
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Juan Garcia was featured in Texas Super Lawyers.
"From the Produce Aisle to the Courthouse"; April 1, 2010
Whether Juan Garcia is bagging groceries or bagging victories in the courtroom, it's tough for anybody to outwork him.
"I was always afraid other people were going to be a lot smarter and more capable than I was," Garcia says. "There may be people smarter and with more life experience out there; but nobody is going to outwork me."
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Arthur Wright, Ann Marie Cowdrey, R. David Wheat, Shelly Youree, and Elizabeth Schartz were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
"Akin Gump, Thompson & Knight on $1.2 Billion Energy Deal"; April 1, 2010
Leading energy company Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has agreed to buy two natural gas gathering and treating systems from M2 Midstream LLC for $1.2 billion...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Energy,
Labor and Employment,
Tax,
Oil and Gas
Lawrence Hall was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Movers" section; March 29, 2010
THOMPSON & KNIGHT (Dallas): Lawrence Hall joins the firm's corporate and securities and energy practice groups as partner in the Dallas office. Hall will focus his practice on corporate, energy, finance and general business representation. Previously, Hall was a partner at Conner & Winters.
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Energy
Toshi Yoshida, Scott Schwind, Arthur Wright, Ron Fry, Ned Price, Joe Flack, Lucas LaVoy,Gabriel Salinas, Emily Parker, David Wheat, Sam Merrill, Scott Deatherage, Bill McDonald, Marlen Whitley, John Rain, and Bohdan Kosovych were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Assists Mitsui in $1.4 Billion Marcellus Shale Joint Venture with Anadarko"; March 17, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted Mitsui & Co. Ltd. ("Mitsui"), through its subsidiary Mitsui E&P USA LLC, in a $1.4 billion deal with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. ("Anadarko") to jointly explore for and develop natural gas in the Marcellus Shale Formation...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
International Energy,
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Tax,
Environmental Law,
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
Greg Curry, William Banowsky, and Jill Penn were mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
"Surgical service provider sues insurer for breach of contract"; March 11, 2010
After receiving a demand to return more than $2 million received from insurance payments, Encompass Office Solutions Inc. filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Ingenix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., United Healthcare Services Inc. on March 5, in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas...
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Jim Cousar was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
"New parking garage at airport?"; March 3, 2010
Austin airport officials, at the urging of rental car companies cramped for space, are considering building a second parking garage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport...
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
"Container Store Settles Lawsuit Over Web Patent"; March 2, 2010
The Container Store Inc. has settled a lawsuit accusing several retailers and Internet companies of infringing a patent covering a method for presenting viewer-specific information on the Web...
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Cheryl Diaz was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"DRI Holds IP And Business Litigation Conference In New York"; March 2, 2010
The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI) will present a two-day conference that will focus on Business Litigation and Intellectual Property on Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, at the New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas in New York City...
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Greg Huffman was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"UT To Host Corporate Counsel Institute"; March 2, 2010
The University of Texas School of Law is hosting its annual Corporate Counsel Institute on two separate dates in two locations...
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Movers" section; March 1, 2010
THOMPSON & KNIGHT (Dallas): Scott P. Stolley, leader of the firm's appellate and Supreme Court practice group, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Dallas Bar Association. Stolley focuses on the representation of appellants and appellees in state and federal appellate courts...
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Herbert Hammond was quoted and Deborah Lively and Remy Davis were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Hitting The Brakes: Ending Drunk Driving Is GC's Goal"; March 1, 2010
Leslie Patterson Moore, general counsel of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), says her job fits perfectly with the career path she envisioned for herself, even as a child...
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Scott Stolley was mentioned in the Dallas Bar Association's HEADNOTES.
Board of Directors Roundup; March 2010
Sally Crawford, Chair, called the January 20 meeting to order and welcomed new board members and guests. Scott McElhaney was elected Chair of the 2010 Board and Brad Weber was elected Vice-Chair of the Board...
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Scott Stolley was featured on Citybizlist Dallas.
"Thompson & Knight Attorney Appointed to DBA Board of Directors"; February 24, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Partner Scott P. Stolley on his appointment to the Board of Directors of the Dallas Bar Association ("DBA"). His two-year term began on January 20, 2010.
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Jason Loden was featured and Jeff Zlotky was quoted on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Names New Partner"; February 23, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to announce the Firm has elected Jason Patrick Loden to partner status. "Jason has distinguished himself in an exacting and important area of the law for many of our clients, and we are very pleased to recognize his abilities and success on behalf of the firm," says Jeffrey A. Zlotky, the Firm's Managing Partner.
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John Martin was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.
"People" section; February 22, 2010
Frank L. Branson; Jim E. Cowles of Cowles & Thompson; Darrell L. Keith; John Martin of Thompson & Knight LLP; Kleber Miller, founding member of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller LLP; Robert H Mow Jr. of Hughes & Luce LLP; Windle Turley and Mark S. Werbner, co-founder of Sayles Werbner received the Trial Legends Award from the Tort & Insurance Section of the Dallas Bar Association...
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Jeff Andrews was interviewed by the Houston Business Journal.
"Jeff Andrews: Outsourcing spreads beyond typical sectors"; February 19, 2010
Business has been good lately for Jeff Andrews, partner in the Houston law office of Thompson & Knight LLP. Andrews specializes in outsourcing work, and from his Houston office he has helped several companies set up outsourcing contracts in traditional destinations such as India and the Philippines...
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Toshi Yoshida and Scott Schwind were mentioned in The Deal.
"Advisers to Mitsui, Anadarko in $1.4B gas deal"; February 18, 2010
New York law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP said Thursday, Feb. 18, it advised Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co. Ltd.on its purchase of a 32.5% stake in properties in the Pennsylvania portion of the Marcellus Shale from Woodlands, Texas, oil and gas explorer Anadarko Petroleum Corp. for $1.4 billion. The Debevoise team was led by Ezra Borut and Christopher Smeall and included Gary Friedman, Stuart Hammer, Huey-Fun Lee, Lauren Boccardi, Laura McKinney and Amy Park. Thompson & Knight LLP led by Toshi Yoshida and Scott Schwind also advised Mitsui. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Jim Rice and associate Eric Muñoz represented Anadarko. Under the deal, announced Tuesday, Mitsui will get 100,000 net acres in exchange for funding all of Anadarko's development costs this year and 90% after that until 2013. Mitsui also has the option to buy 32.5% of Anadarko's existing wells and additional acreage acquisitions by reimbursing Anadarko an estimated $100 million. Mitsui said it hopes to expand its shale business in other parts of the U.S. The companies hope to close the deal by March 15. Anadarko has also partnered with Mitsui off the coast of Mozambique.
Practice Areas
International Energy,
Oil and Gas
T&K was mentioned on www.EducationNews.org.
"Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo to Speak in Houston"; February 17, 2010
Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo will speak about the evolving social, economic and political conditions in Latin America at a World Affairs Council program on March 3, 2010 in Houston. The event is part of the Latin America Business Outlook series sponsored by Thompson & Knight LLP...
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Dallas Parker, Kirk Tucker, David Grand, John Rain, Debra Villarreal, Elizabeth Schartz, Micah Prude, Kay Roska, Greg Curry, David Wheat, Shelly Youree, and Brandon Bloom were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Assists Ellora Energy in $247 Million Sale of Hugoton Field Assets"; February 16, 2010
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted Ellora Energy Inc. ("Ellora") with the $247 million sale of substantially all of its Hugoton Field assets in southwest Kansas and its southeast Colorado properties to an undisclosed buyer. As part of the transaction, the Firm also assisted Ellora in an amendment to its credit agreement with a group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Finance,
Oil and Gas,
Labor and Employment,
Environmental Law,
Trial,
Tax
Rhett Campbell was mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
"The Bankruptcy Files: Curtain Drops on Movie Gallery, Air America Loses Frequency"; February 4, 2010
Ever since the boom in bankruptcy work inspired us to launch this regular column on the latest filings, and the lawyers who love them, several Am Law 100 firms have emerged to become staples of the bankruptcy beat...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Scott Stolley was mentioned in the Dallas Bar Association's HEADNOTES.
"DBA Board Elects Chair and Vice Chair"; February 2010
The Dallas Bar Association Board of Directors elected Scott M. McElhaney as its 2010 Chair, and Brad C. Weber as Vice Chair, at its annual organizational meeting January 20...
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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
"Seagate, LSI Trump Qimonda In ITC Chip Patent Spat"; February 1, 2010
The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that semiconductor integrated circuit chips imported by Seagate Technology LLC and LSI Corp. do not infringe three Qimonda AG patents...
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Thad Armstrong and Pablo Ferrante were mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
"Real estate transactions" section; January 24, 2010
OFFICE: Ecopetrol America, an oil and gas company involved in exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico, has signed a long-term lease for 6,682 square feet at Williams Tower at 2800 Post Oak. Ecopetrol America is a subsidiary of Ecopetrol, which is mostly owned by the Colombian government. The firm is establishing its U.S. headquarters with this office...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
Global Projects and Infrastructure,
Corporate and Securities
Shelly Youree was quoted on TheStreet.com.
"IRS to Expand Audits as Cash Runs Low"; January 19, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service, trying to recoup some of the estimated $14 billion that companies underpay in employer taxes a year, plans to wage a three-year campaign to audit 6,000 businesses...
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Practice Areas
Employee Benefits (ERISA),
Tax
Elizabeth Schartz was mentioned on www.Law360.com.
"Law360 Employment Editorial Advisory Board"; January 13, 2010
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2010 employment editorial advisory board...
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Thad Armstrong was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
"Hill Country Galleria set to get new owner"; January 11, 2010
The $192 million Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave, which has been in bankruptcy since May, is about to change hands...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Fred Fulton was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Crafting a Career: Michaels Stores General Counsel Enjoys Piecing It All Together"; January 11, 2010
While growing up in the Texas Panhandle, Michael J. Veitenheimer was a fan of the TV series "Perry Mason." Actor Raymond Burr played Mason, a criminal-defense lawyer who specialized in getting his wrongfully accused clients cleared of murder charges by finding the real murderers...
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Practice Areas
Jeff Boyd was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman.
"LCRA may have upper hand in suit, some observers say"; January 9, 2010
The Lower Colorado River Authority and the San Antonio Water System will not square off in court until February in a breach of contract suit over a failed water-sharing plan, but some water law experts say they expect the river authority to prevail...
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Practice Areas
Scott Stolley was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Scott Stolley"; January 7, 2010
Scott P. Stolley is a partner in Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas office and leader of the appellate practice group. He focuses his practice on the representation of appellants and appellees in state and federal appellate courts, including evaluation of appeals, drafting briefs and arguing to appellate courts. He has more than 27 years of legal experience and is board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is an avid writer on appellate topics, and he has been named to The Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, and D Magazine's "Best Lawyers in Dallas"...
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Elizabeth Schartz and Roger Aksamit were quoted in BNA, Inc.'s Payroll Administration Guide Newsletter.
"Self-Audits Are Vital Tools for Employers As IRS Prepares for Sweeping Tax Audits; January 6, 2010
Elizabeth Schartz and Roger Aksamit were interviewed for the January 6, 2010 edition of the Bureau of National Affairs' Payroll Administration Guide newsletter. The article states the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") plans to begin comprehensive employment tax audits in February. This information will be utilized to help the IRS "determine the 'employment tax gap' and to learn more about compliance to help target the most noncompliant employment tax areas." Elizabeth and Roger were interviewed to provide information regarding worker classification, which will be a major focus of the study.
Practice Areas
Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Texas Counsel Share Their 2010 New Year's Resolutions"; January 4, 2010
Many Texas attorneys are aiming high for 2010, at least according to the New Year's resolutions they shared at the request of Texas Lawyer...
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Rhett Campbell was quoted in Oil & Gas Investor.
"Miller Acquires AK Assets For $2.2MM Once Sold For $464MM"; December 16, 2009
Huntsville, Tenn.-based Miller Petroleum Inc. (dba Miller Energy Resources) (OTCBB: MILL) has acquired troubled Alaskan assets formerly held by Long Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Energy Resources Ltd. via a bankruptcy proceeding for $2.25 million, essentially the same assets Pacific Energy bought from Forest Oil Corp., Denver, (NYSE: FST) in 2007 for some $464 million...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Richard Roper was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Companies urged to prep for fraud crackdown"; December 11, 2009
As part of this year's efforts to reform health care, federal agencies have intensified their efforts to crack down on the multibillion- dollar industry swirling around Medicare and Medicaid fraud...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Scott Deatherage was quoted in Greenwire.
"Law firms leading clients through EPA's endangerment maze"; December 10, 2009
Prominent environmental and energy law firms are taking a lead in helping companies navigate the legal, policy and business implications of U.S. EPA's finding this week that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and welfare...
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Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Ira Herman was quoted in The Distressed Debt Report.
"Junior Creditors Gain Clout: Tousa Ruling Latest Boost to Unsecured Bondholder"; December 8, 2009
The recent fraudulent conveyance ruling against senior lenders to Florida homebuilder Tousa is the latest in a string of corporate bankruptcy decisions that have helped junior creditors at the expense of debtholders higher up in the capital structure...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
David Furlow was quoted on Legal Radar.
"Class-Action Settlement for First City Bank Retirees Approved"; December 7, 2009
Judge Robert Schaffer of the 152nd Judicial District Court in Houston has approved a class-action lawsuit settlement that would distribute approximately $4.6 million to former employees of the former First City Bancorporation. Each of the more than 2,400 eligible members of the class may receive payments of approximately $1,800 or more...
This article was also published by Business Finance Week, Investment Business Weekly, and Investment Weekly News. To read the full article on Legal Radar, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits (ERISA),
Trial
Andrew Melsheimer was quoted in OilOnline.
"Patience pays in Central America"; December 2, 2009
Border disputes, political upheaval and environmental concerns have helped keep offshore E&P in Central America mostly at bay. But activities offshore Nicaragua could signal a change in direction for some countries in the region. Russell McCulley reports.
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
International Energy
Marcello Hallake was quoted in Financier Worldwide.
"Latin America Private Equity: In The Starting Blocks"; December 2009
Although Latin America has been dragged down by the worldwide financial crisis and the prolonged recovery in most countries, it is still considered as a region that offers attractive opportunities for private equity investors. Once local countries start emerging from their current difficulties, and buyout firms find it easier to obtain capital, the investment outlook for Latin America should brighten considerably. This revival of optimism will also be boosted by a number of recent legal and political developments in the region. Only time will tell how soon a sustained uptick will take hold, but in this rapidly-changing landscape, investors should put themselves in the starting blocks and prepare to seize potential opportunities and maximise returns...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Russell Gully was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"New federal law will prohibit discrimination in hiring and health insurance based on genetics and family history"; November 26, 2009
Janet Cunningham has a strong family history of ovarian and breast cancer, and her sister has already tested positive for the genetic marker that puts her at heightened risk for the disease...
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Practice Areas
Russell Gully was quoted in Portfolio.
"Off Limits"; November 24, 2009
Just in time for open-enrollment season, a new federal regulation will make it illegal for a health insurer to request an insured's family medical history or link it to financial incentives or penalties on health benefits for employers or individuals...
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Practice Areas
Rhett Campbell was featured in Texas Lawyer.
"Advance Work on Prepack Leads to Short Stint in Bankruptcy"; November 23, 2009
Only 28 days after Baseline Oil and Gas Corp. of Houston filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition, a federal bankruptcy judge confirmed the Houston-based energy company's reorganization plan...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Russell Gully was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Family medical info off limits for insurers"; November 20, 2009
Just in time for open enrollment season, a new federal regulation will make it illegal for a health insurer to request an insured's family medical history, or link it to financial incentives or penalties on health benefits for employers or individuals...
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Practice Areas
Gabriel Salinas was mentioned in the National Law Journal.
"Associate Movers" section; November 18, 2009
Thompson & Knight (Dallas): Gabriel Salinas joins the firm's international energy practice group as an associate in the Houston office. Salinas will focus on energy and corporate matters, with a particular emphasis on Latin American transactions...
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Latin America
Scott Deatherage, Greg Huffman, John Martin, and Emily Parker were featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Attorneys Named Best Lawyers' 2010 Lawyers of the Year"; November 18, 2009
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce The Best Lawyers in America® has named four of the Firm's Partners as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective areas of practice...
This article was also published by Citybizlist Dallas and Pegasus News. To read the full article on www.dBusinessNews.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Antitrust,
Trial,
Tax
Jim Harris was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Tarrant lawsuit to buy Oklahoma water is partly dismissed"; November 18, 2009
The Tarrant Regional Water District's quest to obtain Oklahoma water hit a potential roadblock Wednesday when a federal judge partially granted Oklahoma's motion to dismiss the case...
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Practice Areas
Marcello Hallake was quoted in The Deal.
"The kids are all right"; November 13, 2009
While the United States and Europe grapple with how much longer it takes to recover from last year's near-death experience and get gingerly back on economic track, China and India have already returned to a sprint. Brazil is coming on fast. It's a stunning recovery for three of the world's largest emerging markets...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
"Pemex Plans Big Investments to Improve Pipelines Over Next Decade"; November 13, 2009
Mexico's state oil company plans to invest heavily to repair its aging pipelines and build new ones. Yet some experts say the company would do better to spend its cash on bolstering declining production...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
T&K was featured, Guillermo Uribe and Alejandro Landa were quoted, and Adrián Gay was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Hydro deal signed in Guatemala"; November 12, 2009
Guatemala's Negocios Energéticos de Occidente has signed a contract with the Mexican arm of Brazilian engineering group Engevix for the development of a hydroelectric plant in Guatemala...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
T&K was featured, Guillermo Uribe was quoted, and Alejandro Landa and Adrián Gay were mentioned in Latin Counsel.
"Thompson & Knight Assists Negocios Energéticos de Occidente"; November 11, 2009
Thompson & Knight recently served as legal advisor to Negocios Energéticos de Occidente with regard to an Engineering Service Agreement to develop a hydroelectric plant in Guatemala...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
Greg Curry was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; November 9, 2009
The following have been elected to leadership positions in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel for 2009-2010: Greg W. Curry , partner, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, president...
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Practice Areas
T&K was mentioned in Citybizlist Houston.
"Lime Rock Raises $410 Million Fund"; November 6, 2009
Lime Rock, a private equity firm focusing on the global energy sector, today announces the closing of Lime Rock Resources II with $410 million in total capital commitments. Like the first Lime Rock Resources fund, Lime Rock Resources II will seek to acquire, directly operate, and improve lower-risk oil and gas properties in the United States. Together with the Lime Rock Partners funds, which invest growth capital in energy companies worldwide, Lime Rock now manages private equity funds with $3.9 billion in total capital commitments...
This article was also published by Energy & Ecology, Energy Business Journal, Energy Weekly News, and Resource Week. To read the full news item in Citybizlist Houston, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
T&K Foundation was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
Dallas ISD Blog; November 2, 2009
The Thompson & Knight Foundation is funding $20,000 in academic scholarshipsfor four seniors at the Booker T. arts magnet. The scholarships are in honor of the opening of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, which is located next to the school. A student from each of the school's clusters -- dance, music, theater and visual arts -- will receive $5,000. The school is directly across from Thompson & Knight's offices in the Dallas Arts District...
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Holt Foster was featured in Texas Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight Lawyer Does "Project Runway" Video Game Deal"; November 2, 2009
Thompson & Knight partner J. Holt Foster has handled video game transactions for many years, but the high-profile deal he just negotiated for Tornado Studios stands out from the pack because it features a photo shoot instead of a shoot-'em-up...
This article was also published by Atari Alumni & Video Game News. To read the full article in Texas Lawyer, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Technology,
Intellectual Property
Scott Schwind, Gabriel Salinas, and Matthew Harper were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; November 2, 2009
William Prescott Mills Schwind and Gabriel Salinas have joined Thompson & Knight in Houston as partner and associate, respectively, in the international energy practice group...
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Latin America,
Intellectual Property
Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
"Retrato transparente do Brasil para investidores"; October 31, 2009
A conferência Brazil and the Future (O Brasil e o Futuro), realizada em parceria entre a Universidade de Columbia, o Jornal do Brasil e a Casa Brasil, também teve como destaque os temas infraestrutura, energia e regulamentos no Brasil. Nelson Narciso, diretor da Agência Nacional de Petróleo, relacionou todo o potencial fabuloso de recursos energéticos do país, desde os biocombustíveis até as recentes descobertas de reservas petrolíferas do pré-sal. Esclareceu dúvidas e mal-entendidos sobre os processos regulatórios do setor...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Debra Villarreal and Ann Marie Cowdrey were mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Business: Work Faces" section; October 31, 2009
The Women's Energy Network, North Texas Chapter has announced its 2009 board of directors: President Lori Ward, principal, Strategic Client Services, Deloitte Services L.P.; Vice President Christina Kitchens, vice president, Energy Lending, Sovereign Bank of Texas; Secretary Debra Villarreal, partner, Thompson & Knight L.L.P...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Oil and Gas,
Energy
David Furlow was quoted on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"First City Bank Retirees Can Claim Class-Action Settlement Benefits"; October 29, 2009
As many as 2,400 former employees of the former First City Bancorporation may be eligible for cash payments as part of an estimated $6 million class-action lawsuit settlement that is being considered for final approval later this month in a Harris County state district court. The final approval hearing is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, before Judge Robert Schaffer of the 152nd Judicial District Court in Houston...
This article was also published by Insurance Business Weekly. To read the full article on www.dBusinessNews.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Trial,
Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Marcello Hallake was quoted in Jornal do Brasil.
"Brazil and the future: conferência em NY reúne especialistas"; October 28, 2009
O Brasil está mesmo na moda. Não obstante ter sido eleito sede da Copa do Mundo de 2014 e dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2016, o bem-sucedido desempenho do país no enfrentamento da crise financeira rendeu-lhe atenção e prestígio junto à comunidade internacional. A estabilidade da moeda, a internacionalização da economia e o grau de investimento obtido junto às agências de classificação de risco colocaram o país num novo patamar...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Jose Valera was quoted on AlphaTrade.com.
"World Affairs Council Launches Thompson & Knight-Sponsored Series on Latin American Business Issues"; October 28, 2009
In association with the World Affairs Council of Houston, the global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the sponsorship of a continuing series of presentations and lectures on the rapidly changing business environment of Latin America. The Latin American Business Outlook series will cover a range of topics of interest for the business and investment community...
This article was also published by Energy Business Journal, Energy & Ecology, Energy Weekly News, Resource Week, and Science Letter. To read the full article on AlphaTrade.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Latin America,
International Energy
Richard Roper was quoted on www.Law360.com.
"High Court Ready To Rein In Honest Services Fraud"; October 26, 2009
It has bitten the likes of one-time Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, media magnate Conrad Black, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling. Now the honest services provision of the mail fraud statute, that long-held weapon of prosecutors, looks set to finally lose its teeth...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Jeff Boyd was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Suit Challenges Required Disclosures on For-Profits' Donation Bins"; October 26, 2009
A state statute that took effect Sept. 1 requires for-profit companies that collect used clothing and household goods in public bins to disclose on the bins that the donations will be sold for profit and what amount, if any, of the proceeds goes to charities. But two charitable organizations have challenged the constitutionality of the new law...
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Practice Areas
Marcello Hallake was interviewed in Jornal do Brasil.
"Marcello Hallake: "Todos querem saber mais sobre o Brasil""; October 25, 2009
Marcello Hallake, advogado e sócio do escritório Thompson & Knight, de Nova York, é um privilegiado analista da economia brasileira. Atuante em vários países, Hallake afirma que o Brasil saiu-se muito melhor que os Estados Unidos e a Europa no enfrentamento da crise financeira mundial. Palestrante confirmado da conferência do JB Brazil and the Future (O Brasil e o Futuro), na Universidade Columbia, no próximo dia 29 de outubro, Hallake comemora o grande momento que vive o Brasil e afirma que todos estão interessados em temas relacionados ao país...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Scott Schwind was mentioned in The Houston Chronicle.
"People in Business" section; October 24, 2009
William Prescott Mills Schwind has joined Thompson & Knight as a partner in the International Energy Practice Group...
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Latin America
Matthew Harper was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; October 19, 2009
Matthew P. Harper has joined Thompson & Knight in Dallas as counsel in the intellectual property practice group.
This item was also published by the National Law Journal. To read the full news item in Texas Lawyer, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Stinging wannabe terrorists before they strike"; October 17, 2009
Claiming to be a supporter of al Qaeda isn't a crime in this country. Neither is it a crime for undercover agents posing as members of a terrorist "sleeper cell" to agree that Osama bin Laden is the 21st-century equivalent of the bee's knees...
This article was also published by The Sacramento Bee and The Tulsa World. To read the full article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
"Mexico Faces Down Union, Liquidates Public Electric Utility"; October 13, 2009
Mexico's government has liquidated the public utility that provided electricity to Mexico City, in a move it hopes will cut costs and improve efficiency...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Market News International.
"Liquidation of Mexican Utility Could Ease Budget Pressure"; October 13, 2009
The liquidation of a money-losing, state-run utility company will ease government finances next year, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said Monday...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
International Energy
T&K was featured, Matthew Harper was mentioned, and Jane Brandt was quoted on LegalTechBase.com.
"Thompson & Knight Expands Intellectual Property Practice"; October 12, 2009
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Matthew P. Harper has joined the Firm's Intellectual Property ("IP") Practice Group as Counsel in the Dallas office. Harper previously served as Senior IPR Litigation Counsel and IPR Legal Counsel at Nokia Inc. from 2006-2009...
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Practice Areas
Ira Herman was mentioned by the Associated Press.
"Chicago Cubs file for Ch. 11 to speed team's sale"; October 12, 2009
The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jeff Zlotky was quoted and Shad Sumrow was mentioned on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"'Customize' your compensation and hours at Thompson & Knight"; October 9, 2009
Want to "customize" your compensation and hours? At Dallas-based Thompson & Knight, managing partner Jeffrey Zlotky says "no more than a handful of senior associates" have agreed over the past year to accept reduced compensation in exchange for reduced hours - and possibly a title change to of counsel...
This article was also published on Law.com and in Texas Lawyer's "Inadmissible" section. To read the full post on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
Gonçalo Falcão and Matthew Harper were mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
"The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200"; October 9, 2009
Thompson & Knight has invited Gonçalo Falcão to join its Rio de Janeiro office as a partner handling tax work, much of it for clients in Africa. The firm has also has nabbed Matthew Harper, an IP litigator at Nokia. Harper will be based in the firm's Dallas office, handling IP work as counsel...
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Practice Areas
Tax,
Latin America,
Intellectual Property
Richard Roper was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Dallas convictions may fuel statewide push for ethics reform"; October 8, 2009
This week's convictions in the Dallas City Hall ethics scandal will likely heighten the push for government ethics reform -- in Dallas and statewide, experts said Thursday...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Scott Deatherage was mentioned on Bloomberg.com.
"Pickens Power Makes Al Gore Convenient Truth in U.S. Oil Policy"; October 7, 2009
Trim and tanned at 81, T. Boone Pickens leans forward in his swivel chair to better hear Al Gore exhort solar and wind power. It's a scorching August day at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. Pickens, who has made and lost billions betting on energy in his boom-and-bust career, waits with Democratic Party bigwigs for his turn to speak. His topic: why the U.S. must wean itself from foreign oil...
This article was also published by The Calgary Herald, Daily Report, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, and RagingDebate.com. To read the full article on Bloomberg.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy,
Environmental Law
Greg Curry was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Attorney Elected President of Texas Association of Defense Counsel"; October 6, 2009
At the Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel ("TADC") held in Montreal, Canada, on October 2, 2009, Greg W. Curry, a Thompson & Knight Partner and Energy Litigation Practice Group Leader in the Firm's Dallas office, was named President of the organization for 2009-2010. Curry has served on a number of committees and leadership positions within the organization. TADC, founded in 1960, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2010...
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Practice Areas
T&K Foundation was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
Dallas ISD Blog; October 5, 2009
Four seniors at Booker T. will split a $20,000 scholarship, compliments of the Thompson & Knight Foundation...
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Bryan Neal was interviewed by the Dallas Business Journal.
"ADA: Cancer, diabetes now disabilities"; October 5, 2009
Federal regulations that guide the administration of an amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act came out last week -- and it will spur many companies to update their workplace policies to comply with an expanded definition of disability...
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Practice Areas
Bill Katz was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Xerox-ACS pact elicits price query"; October 2, 2009
Like all acquisitions, the announced buyout of Affiliated Computer Services Inc. by Xerox Corp. for about $6.4 billion is aimed partly at solving problems. Like growth. And penetrating new markets...
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Practice Areas
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
"Mexican Government Faces Criticism Over Plan to Build New Refinery"; October 1, 2009
The decision by Mexico's government to build a new oil refinery in the central state of Hidalgo has bothered many energy experts, who say the decision makes little economic sense...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
David Rosenberg was quoted in Pegasus News.
"Thompson & Knight Foundation announces Dallas ISD Arts Scholarship Program"; September 30, 2009
To celebrate the opening of the landmark AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Thompson & Knight Foundation announced today a commitment to fund $20,000 in academic scholarships to four senior students of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts...
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Practice Areas
Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Retention Success? Percentage of Women, Minority Attorneys at BigTex Firms Holds Steady Despite Economy"; September 28, 2009
Taken as a whole, the firms with the largest Texas offices shed some lawyers between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, but the percentages of minority and female lawyers at those firms did not slip...
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Arthur Wright was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.
"Burleson Cooke poised for Marcellus shale work"; September 25, 2009
Natural gas may be down but it's not out, and oil and gas companies are seeking out the play that will help them rebound when markets recover. And law firms are following them...
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Practice Areas
Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Oil Daily.
"Mexican Natural Gas Industry Looking for Regulatory Changes"; September 25, 2009
Mexico's natural gas distributors hope to convince the government to change a number of regulations they say hamper the industry's development. However, some suggest the distributors are actually trying to muscle out competition...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
Richard Roper was interviewed by Fox 4 News.
"FBI: Man Planned to Bomb Dallas Skyscraper"; September 25, 2009
Dallas FBI agents arrested a Jordanian citizen Thursday afternoon for attempting to bomb a skyscraper in Downtown Dallas. According to the bureau, 19-year-old Mosam Maher Husein Smadi was arrested and charged for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
T&K, Guillermo Uribe, and Alejandro Landa were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Mexican states turn to backup fund to bolster finances"; September 24, 2009
The deal saw the states drawing on the resources of government emergency fund the Income Stabilisation Fund of the States (FEIEF). In late August, the fund arranged 13 loans worth a total of 40 billion Mexican pesos (US$3 billion) with eight Mexican banks, and placed the proceeds into a trust. Thompson & Knight acted for the trustee...
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Practice Areas
Finance,
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Scott Deatherage was quoted in The New York Times.
"Law Firms Prep Clients for Climate Policy Implications"; September 18, 2009
Stalled congressional action on greenhouse gas legislation has not stopped prominent law firms from taking the lead in helping companies navigate the legal, public policy and business implications related to climate change...
This article was also published by Greenwire. To read the full article in The New York Times, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Rhett Campbell was quoted in Treasury & Risk.
"Dodging Fallout from Customers' Bankruptcies"; September 15, 2009
With corporate bankruptcies increasing by 60% over the past 12 months, companies want to avoid getting dragged down by the failure of customers -- especially key ones that might owe significant amounts of cash.
There are important early warning signs to look for, as well as steps companies can take to minimize losses if a customer goes bust, says attorney Rhett Campbell, who heads the corporate reorganization and creditors rights practice at Thompson & Knight in Houston...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Oil Daily.
"Pemex Lays Groundwork for Big Push in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico"; September 10, 2009
Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex ), has signed a major contract to acquire seismic data in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. However, observers say the deal may not lead to new production, given Pemex 's operational deficiencies...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
Richard Roper was quoted on www.Law360.com.
"Sotomayor Could Part Ways With Souter In Key Cases"; September 4, 2009
With a September special session just days away and a busy term to follow, those looking for differences between Sonia Sotomayor, the newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice, and departing Justice David Souter may not have to wait for long...
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