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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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John Martin was interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Andrew Derman and Alexandre Chequer were quoted in UpstreamOnline.com.
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Ira Herman was quoted by the Associated Press.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Alejandro Landa was interviewed on Radiover.
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Debra Villarreal and Ann Marie Cowdrey were mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
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Greg Huffman was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Andrew Derman was quoted on PennEnergy.com.
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T&K and Cindy Pladziewicz were mentioned in HEADNOTES.
In Memoriam: Peter J. Riley (1956-2009)
Steve Fink was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Greg Huffman was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Greg Huffman was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Global Finance.
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Jeff Zlotky and Peter Riley were mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Jim Morriss was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Cynthia Pladziewicz was featured in the Dallas Business Journal.
Joe Pevsner was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Rhett Campbell was featured on www.Law360.com.
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Jeff Zlotky was mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
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Richard Roper was quoted on The Blog of LegalTimes.
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Pete Riley was quoted and Jeff Zlotky was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Jeff Zlotky was featured and Pete Riley was quoted in Pegasus News.
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Jose Valera was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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T&K was featured and Larry Hicks was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Stephen Norris was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.
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Jose Valera was featured on www.Law360.com.
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John Rain was quoted in Platts Gas Daily.
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Jose Valera was featured, Dallas Parker was quoted, and Eduardo Soares was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Jim Harris was quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
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T&K was featured, Miguel de Erice was quoted, and Santiago Palomar was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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John Martin was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Arthur Wright was mentioned in Natural Gas Week.
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Marcello Hallake was featured in Jornal do Brasil.
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Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
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T&K, Guillermo Uribe, Jorge de Presno, Miguel de Erice, Carlos Valencia, Cecilia Gutierrez, and Alejandro Landa were featured and Miriam Grunstein was interviewed in El Mundo del Petróleo.
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Craig Haynes was featured in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Gordon Appleman was mentioned in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
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Chris Schaeper was quoted in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
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Chris Schaeper was quoted in Investor's Business Daily.
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Chris Schaeper was interviewed in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
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Gerald Roberts was quoted on Fox 4 News/myFOXdfw.com.
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Kari Potts was mentioned in the Austin-American Statesman.
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Ira Herman was quoted in The Hedge Fund Law Report.
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T&K was featured and Pete Riley and Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Marcello Hallake was mentioned on Bloomberg.com.
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Marcello Hallake was featured in The AmLaw Daily.
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Paul Comeaux was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted on Bloomberg.com.
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Chris Schaeper was interviewed in the Central Valley Business Times.
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Guillermo Uribe and Adrián Gay were mentioned and Alejandro Landa was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
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Larry Hicks was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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George Chapman was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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T&K was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal.
Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
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Chris Schaeper was quoted on Houston Press' Blog.
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Ira Herman was mentioned in The Kansas City Star.
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T&K was featured and Larry Hicks was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
T&K was featured and Pete Riley was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Paul Comeaux was featured in Texas Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was interviewed on KTRH News Radio.
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Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Bruce Sostek was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Max Ciccarelli was quoted and Jane Brandt, Michael Heinlen, and Emily Miskel were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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T&K was mentioned in Platts Oilgram News.
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Richard Roper was featured on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
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Mano DeAyala was interviewed on KTRH News Radio.
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Jorge de Presno was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
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Marcello Hallake was featured in Jornal do Brasil.
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Tyree Collier was mentioned in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Richard Zook was quoted in Texas Medicine.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Gazeta Mercantil.
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Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
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Bruce Sostek was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted on www.Law360.com.
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Scott Deatherage was mentioned in the Dallas Business Journal.
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Richard Roper was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
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Andrew Derman, Isabel Amadeo-Lagger, and Andrew Melsheimer were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Scott Deatherage was quoted in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
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T&K was featured and Andrew Derman, Isabel Amadeo-Lagger, and Andrew Melsheimer were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
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Richard Roper was mentioned on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
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Larry Hicks was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in International Oil Daily.
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Holt Foster was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
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T&K was mentioned in the Austin Business Journal.
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Ben Welmaker, David Wildes, and Pablo Ferrante were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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Kristen Gibson was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
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Pete Riley, Jane Brandt, Andrew Derman, Bruce Sostek, Mary McNulty, Stephen Rasch, William Schuerger, Mark Sloan, Dallas Parker, Stephen Block, Michael Pierce and David Rosenberg were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Harold Kleinman was featured in the Texas Jewish Post.
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"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.
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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.
This article was also published by Citybizlist Houston and Citybizlist Dallas. To read the full article on www.dBusinessNews.com, please click on the link below.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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...
This article was also published on Law.com. To read the full article in Texas Lawyer, please click on the link below.
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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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
John Martin was interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"Lessons From Texas Medical Malpractice Reforms"; September 1, 2009
Editor: John, we congratulate you for being a leader in so many organizations dedicated to relieving corporations from the burden of unmeritorious litigation and its costs. What has been your role in some of these organizations?
Martin: I served as chairman of the Dallas Association of Defense Counsel in the 1980s. I was president of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC) for one year in 1996-97. I was president of DRI for one year 2007-08, and will become president of Lawyers for Civil Justice in May 2010...
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Practice Areas
Andrew Derman and Alexandre Chequer were quoted in UpstreamOnline.com.
"Lula takes oil reform to Congress"; August 31, 2009
Later today, the Brazilian government will introduce a proposal calling for significant changes in the nation's legal and regulatory framework for the exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in the country's pre-salt fairway...
This article was also published by Energy & Ecology, Energy & Ecology Business, Energy Business Journal, Energy Weekly News, and Resource Week. To read the full article on UpstreamOnline.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Latin America,
International Energy,
Oil and Gas
Ira Herman was quoted by the Associated Press.
"Tribune could face delay, lawsuit from bondholders"; August 28, 2009
Tribune Co. could be facing a longer stay in Chapter 11 and a possible lawsuit over the $8.2 billion buyout that took the company private in 2007 and saddled it with much of the debt that landed it in bankruptcy protection only a year later...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights,
Sports, Entertainment, and Media Law
Scott Deatherage was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Navigating a labyrinth of rules"; August 21, 2009
As more companies increasingly turn to the federal government, whether for stimulus or bank bailout dollars, their attorneys are having to keep up with an ever-growing body of government regulations that are constantly shifting...
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Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Alejandro Landa was interviewed on Radiover.
August 18, 2009
Alejandro Landa was recently interviewed on Radiover, a local Mexican radio station, in connection with the legal considerations of tax revenue securitizations. He discussed issues related to the general framework of such structures, constitutional issues in terms of the Firm's recent experience in such transactions, and the advantages of financing through the Mexican stock exchange.
Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
Debra Villarreal and Ann Marie Cowdrey were mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
"Women's Energy Network starts N Texas chapter"; August 17, 2009
If you've ever attended a gathering of the Texas energy industry, you know that high heels and lipstick are about as common as hybrid cars and Greenpeace bumperstickers...
This article was also published by ADVFN.com, AOL Money, CNBC.com, Earthtimes.org, Energy & Ecology Business, FinancialContent.com, Finanznachrichten.de, Forbes.com, HPC Market Watch, Market Watch, Minority News, Morningstar.com, NewsBlaze.com, Newstin.com, Powell Barnett Shale Newsletter, PR-Inside.com, Scottrade.com, Twitter.com, Wall Street Journal, and Yahoo! Finance. To read the full article in The Dallas Morning News, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Oil and Gas,
Energy
Greg Huffman was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Antitrust Anxiety Means More Work For Texas Counsel"; August 17, 2009
At Houston's Fulbright & Jaworski, Layne Kruse, co-chair of the firm's antitrust and competition practice group, has some advice for clients: Re-examine your antitrust compliance programs and make sure all corporate educational programs, manuals and instructions to employees don't encourage or condone price-fixing, bid-rigging or market allocation schemes...
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Practice Areas
Andrew Derman was quoted on PennEnergy.com.
"Special Report: Pemex, PDVSA, Petrobras: how strategies, results differ"; August 3, 2009
National oil companies control the vast majority of the world's oil reserves, produce most of the planet's crude, and own much of the oil and gas infrastructure, which makes them major forces in the industry...
This article was also published by Oil & Gas Journal. To read the full article on PennEnergy.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
International Energy,
Oil and Gas,
Latin America
T&K and Cindy Pladziewicz were mentioned in HEADNOTES.
"Thanks to TK & Other Firms, Interns Shine"; August 1, 2009
Filing, researching, photocopying, sorting mail and delivering documents. These may seem like mundane tasks for a veteran lawyer or seasoned paralegal, but for a high school student, these chores lead to the opportunity of a lifetime. Since 1994, the DBA has interviewed thousands of high school students and placed nearly 500 teenagers in law firms and corporate legal departments for eight weeks during the summer...
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Steve Fink was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Stephen Fink"; July 30, 2009
Stephen Fink is a partner with Thompson & Knight LLP in Dallas, where he has practiced mainly employment law since 1975. He has served on the firm's management committee, represented the firm on employment issues, and led the firm's labor and employment law practice. His practice is largely a trial and appellate practice, with a focus on all kinds of employment litigation, usually on behalf of employers...
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Practice Areas
Greg Huffman was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Gregory Huffman Named to Texas Historical Foundation Board"; July 28, 2009
The Texas Historical Foundation, a 55-year old preservation organization, is proud to announce the election of Dallas attorney Gregory Huffman to the THF board of directors...
This article was also published by The Dallas Morning News and Texas Lawyer. To read the full article on www.dBusinessNews.com, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Greg Huffman was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Gregory Huffman"; July 24, 2009
Gregory S.C. Huffman is a partner with Thompson & Knight LLP in the firm's Dallas office and leader of the firm's antitrust practice group. He has more than 30 years of trial experience and focuses his practice on antitrust, complex commercial litigation, criminal investigations, and mergers and acquisitions...
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Global Finance.
"Profiting From Prudence"; July 24, 2009
Amid a turbulent global market, Brazil's banking and financial sector is proving remarkably resilient. A stringent regulatory environment, strong domestic demand and a banking consolidation drive have contributed to the sector's relatively positive outlook. However, consolidation has unleashed a battle for market share, and the situation may even push some Brazilian banking giants to explore cross-border investment opportunities...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
Jeff Zlotky and Peter Riley were mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Movers" section; July 20, 2009
Jeffrey A. Zlotky has been named managing partner of the firm. In addition to his new responsibilities, Zlotky will continue to focus on his corporate law practice. Zlotky succeeds Peter J. Riley, who has been named chairman of the firm...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jim Morriss was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's James Morriss"; July 17, 2009
James C. Morriss III is a partner and leader of the environmental law practice at Thompson & Knight LLP. Morriss began his practice in environmental law in 1976. His interest in the field grew from his engineering background and fascination with the policy and economic issues so prevalent in environmental work. He focuses his practice on environmental permitting, compliance counseling, facility siting, including wetlands and endangered species work, legislative lobbying, and administrative and judicial litigation...
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Cynthia Pladziewicz was featured in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Women in Business Awards: Cynthia Pladziewicz - Changemaker"; July 17, 2009
FIRST JOB: My first job was delivering groceries and mail to my neighbors in the small Wisconsin town where I lived as a child. The pay was not very good (about 10 cents per delivery), but the overhead was low. I subsequently worked behind the counter at Braum's as a teen, interned for my congressman, and paid for my college living expenses while working as a resident advisor in the dorms...
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Joe Pevsner was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Joseph Pevsner"; July 16, 2009
Joseph S. Pevsner is a partner in Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas office and serves as the firm's trial practice group leader. Pevsner handles product liability, toxic tort and business litigation. He has resolved more than 10,000 claims and cases for clients over the past 27 years. Pevsner's client responsibilities include service on a national trial team for a Fortune 100 company. He had tried cases across Texas, in Madison County, Ill., and elsewhere in the U.S...
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Rhett Campbell was featured on www.Law360.com.
"Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Rhett Campbell"; July 10, 2009
Rhett G. Campbell is a partner in Thompson & Knight LLP's Houston office and serves as the firm's corporate reorganization and creditors' rights practice group leader. He is experienced in all aspects of business bankruptcy and particularly in energy bankruptcies...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jeff Zlotky was mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.
"The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200"; July 7, 2009
Jeffrey Zlotky has been named managing partner of Thompson & Knight, where he has spent his entire legal career. Before becoming managing partner, he served as a member of the firm's management committee and represented private equity funds and institutional investors...
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Richard Roper was quoted on The Blog of LegalTimes.
"Prosecutors Move to Seize House in Child Pornography Case"; July 6, 2009
Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Kentucky don't just want to put Joseph Robert Leitner in prison for years. The federal government wants his house...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Pete Riley was quoted and Jeff Zlotky was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Inadmissible" section; July 6, 2009
Peter J. Riley, managing partner of Thompson & Knight since 2001, was recently named chairman of the Dallas-based firm. Riley says the new job is a strategic planning position...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jeff Zlotky was featured and Pete Riley was quoted in Pegasus News.
"Dallas firm Thompson & Knight names new managing partner"; July 1, 2009
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP announced today that Jeffrey A. Zlotky has been named Managing Partner of the Firm. In addition to his new duties, Mr. Zlotky will continue to serve clients and maintain his individual practice in the area of corporate law...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jose Valera was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 29, 2009
Jose L. Valera has joined Thompson & Knight in Houston as a partner. His practice is in domestic and international energy industry transactions...
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Latin America
T&K was featured and Larry Hicks was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Thompson & Knight wins silver LEED certification"; June 25, 2009
Law firm Thompson & Knight LLP has received silver certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for commercial interiors for its new offices in the Dallas Arts District...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Stephen Norris was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.
"Economy makes business purchase a buyer's market"; June 22, 2009
Thinking about buying a business? The economy is in your favor.
Area business officials say important first steps to take in the buying process are meeting with experienced attorneys, accountants and bankers...
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Jose Valera was featured on www.Law360.com.
"T&K Snags King & Spalding Energy Lawyer"; June 19, 2009
Twenty-five-year energy law veteran Jose L. Valera has joined Thompson & Knight LLP where he will continue to expand the firm's presence in the major markets of Mexico and Brazil and other countries in Latin America...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
International Energy
John Rain was quoted in Platts Gas Daily.
"Proposed financial rules elicit mixed response"; June 18, 2009
While end-users praised the Obama administration's proposals to bring the bulk of derivatives trading, including energy derivatives, onto formal exchanges, others warned Wednesday that if the administration isn't careful, new regulations could raise the costs to energy producers and ultimately, consumers...
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Jose Valera was featured, Dallas Parker was quoted, and Eduardo Soares was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Valera moves to Thompson & Knight "; June 18, 2009
Prominent energy attorney Jose L. Valera has joined Thompson & Knight's Houston office, where his practice focuses on domestic and international energy industry transactions.
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
Jim Harris was quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
"Texas officials challenge new Oklahoma law blocking out-of-state water sales"; June 12, 2009
The Tarrant Regional Water District argues in its federal lawsuit that a new Oklahoma law provides further evidence that the state discriminates against out-of-state water buyers...
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T&K was featured, Miguel de Erice was quoted, and Santiago Palomar was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight structures water plant bid"; June 11, 2009
Thompson & Knight is advising the Mexican government on a public tender process for a concession to build a US$1.8 billion water treatment plant, the largest in Latin America...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Global Projects and Infrastructure,
Corporate and Securities
John Martin was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 1, 2009
John H. Martin of Dallas, a partner in the trial practice group at Thompson & Knight, has been named president-elect of Lawyers for Civil Justice. He will become president of the organization in May 2010...
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Arthur Wright was mentioned in Natural Gas Week.
"NGL Markets No Longer Cash Cow As US Recession Ends Glory Days"; June 1, 2009
Natural gas producers in the US were riding high through much of 2007 and 2008, as above-average natural gas liquids (NGL) margins padded company coffers. But the economic downturn in the US and rapid freefall in oil and natural gas prices in the second half of last year quickly turned the domestic NGL market from boom to bust...
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Marcello Hallake was featured in Jornal do Brasil.
"Sistema bancário brasileiro está protegido"; May 27, 2009
Thompson & Knight Partner Marcello Hallake was featured in a special publication by Jornal de Brasil on the MIT Sloan School of Management's Latin Conference held May 2, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference focused on "Opportunities in Times of Adversity," and Hallake participated as part of a panel discussion on "The Latin American Financial System as a Solid Base to Economic Development."
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
"Dallas City Hall bribery trial defendants have less than a month to plea bargain"; May 24, 2009
Less than a month from the start of the Dallas City Hall public corruption trial, former council member Don Hill and his co-defendants have a choice to make: battle or bargain...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
T&K, Guillermo Uribe, Jorge de Presno, Miguel de Erice, Carlos Valencia, Cecilia Gutierrez, and Alejandro Landa were featured and Miriam Grunstein was interviewed in El Mundo del Petróleo.
"Presencia en Tres Siglos"; May 2009
Thompson & Knight's Mexico City Oil & Gas team was featured in the May issue of El Mundo del Petróleo. The article stated "the experience in energy-related legal matters has substantially contributed to write their (T&K's) history and it is due to its commitment, work, capacity, solutions, and respect for the companies they counsel. Therefore, Thompson & Knight is truly one of the more transcendent law firms globally."
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Craig Haynes was featured in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Defenders Honoree Profiles - Q&A: Craig A. Haynes"; May 22, 2009
DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Haynes: My first job was as a paper boy when I was 10. It was difficult waking up at 4:00 every morning to ride my bike route in the Lubbock, Texas, winter, but the $19 a month I earned made it all seem worthwhile at the time. I worked as a waiter at various restaurants throughout college and was able to save and invest most of the tips I earned. Years later, I used that money to make the down payment on my first house ...
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Gordon Appleman was mentioned in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
"Work Faces" section; May 22, 2009
Gordon Appleman, Harvard Law School '62, senior counsel at Thompson & Knight, LLP, was recognized in Atlanta by Best Lawyers in America as an attorney who has been listed in the publication every year since its inception in 1982. Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and only advertisement-free peer-review lawyer-rating publication in the United States...
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Practice Areas
Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management
Chris Schaeper was quoted in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
"Have You Reviewed Your Policies Lately?"; May 22, 2009
We've heard it so much in the corporate world, it almost goes without saying: The first step in protecting company information and reputation is thorough communications, e-mail and Web use policies...
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Chris Schaeper was quoted in Investor's Business Daily.
"Sweet Tweets Meet 'Policies'"; May 22, 2009
As attorney Chris Schaeper puts it, "Loose tweets can sink deals."
Schaeper, an M&A and securities lawyer in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight, warns his clients to remember that all corporate communications are ultimately subject to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. Even off-the-cuff 140-word tweets can be dangerous...
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Chris Schaeper was interviewed in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
"As Communications Tech Evolves, So Should Corporate Policies"; May 22, 2009
Lora Bentley spoke with Chris Schaeper, a partner in the Houston office of the law firm of Thompson & Knight. When it comes to corporate e-mail, Web use and communications policies, Schaeper says, employees need to know that they apply to any type of communication -- even posts to Facebook or Twitter...
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Gerald Roberts was quoted on Fox 4 News/myFOXdfw.com.
"Bullied Pre-Teen Says Punishment Unfair"; May 21, 2009
A North Texas pre-teen says he defended himself against a bully, and was punished for it. Now his parents are helping him fight something even bigger -- the school system...
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Kari Potts was mentioned in the Austin-American Statesman.
"Up the ladder" section; May 20, 2009
The YMCA of Austin board named Susan Henricks chairwoman, Mike Etie, Paul Hoffman and Kelly Latz vice chairmen, Craig Hackler treasurer and Kari Potts secretary...
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Ira Herman was quoted in The Hedge Fund Law Report.
"Why Do Hedge Funds Have So Much Dry Powder, and What Are They Doing to Keep It Safe?"; May 20, 2009
It is widely understood that investors pay hedge fund managers to invest money. A less appreciated, but increasingly common, service provided by hedge fund managers is not investing money. Is that latter service worth a two percent management fee? Consider a billion dollar equity long-short hedge fund with a two percent management fee that remained in cash for all of 2008...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
T&K was featured and Pete Riley and Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Top Texas Firm on Diversity Scorecard"; May 20, 2009
Thompson & Knight LLP is the top Texas-based law firm for diversity according to the Minority Law Journal's 2009 Diversity Scorecard. The Firm ranked 53 out of 210 firms, climbing more than 30 spots since last year's rankings.
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Marcello Hallake was mentioned on Bloomberg.com.
"Brazilian Poultry Processor Perdigao Takes Over Sadia"; May 19, 2009
Perdigao SA, Brazil's largest food company, agreed to take over rival Sadia SA in a share-swap transaction that will form the world's largest poultry company by market value, overtaking Tyson Foods Inc. of the U.S....
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
Marcello Hallake was featured in The AmLaw Daily.
"Get Those Passports Ready: Brazil's Got The Deals"; May 19, 2009
While transactional work may be down in the U.S., a multibillion dollar merger between food companies in Brazil could mean more opportunities for M&A lawyers abroad...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Paul Comeaux was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
"Heritage at the Stoneleigh Dallas developer forced into bankruptcy"; May 17, 2009
The developer of the Heritage at the Stoneleigh Dallas, a marquee luxury residential developments in Dallas' Uptown area, has been forced into involuntary bankruptcy protection by five of its creditors ...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Marcello Hallake was quoted on Bloomberg.com.
"Brazil Creating 'Champions' With $58 Billion Loans: Week Ahead"; May 11, 2009
Brazil's state development bank is financing the biggest acquisitions in the country as other sources of credit dry up, driving a consolidation in the meat, ethanol, paper and telecom industries...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America,
Finance
Chris Schaeper was interviewed in the Central Valley Business Times.
"Loose Tweets can sink your company"; May 8, 2009
Employees - even the boss - may inadvertently endanger their company by careless use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook, says Chris Schaeper, an attorney at the Houston, Texas, office of Thompson & Knight LLP...
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Guillermo Uribe and Adrián Gay were mentioned and Alejandro Landa was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight helps launch infrastructure fund in Mexico"; May 6, 2009
The Mexican state of Baja California Sur has secured a Mex$1billion (US$70 million) loan to form a local infrastructure fund...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities,
Finance
Richard Roper was mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
"Bales named new US Attorney for Eastern District"; May 4, 2009
A former FBI agent is now the top law enforcement officer in East Texas. John Malcolm Bales was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas on May 1...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Larry Hicks was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Texas Counsel Confront Numerous Issues Caused By Swine Flu Threat"; May 4, 2009
The news on the swine flu that began in Mexico changes hourly, it seems, as cases are confirmed in Texas and elsewhere, school districts cancel classes, people show up for work wearing medical masks, and travelers cancel business and education trips to Mexico...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
George Chapman was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; May 4, 2009
George C. Chapman of Dallas has received The University of Texas School of Law's Lifetime Achievement Award. Chapman is senior counsel at Thompson & Knight in Dallas in the trial practice group...
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T&K was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal.
"Companies Devise Strategies for Flu Interruptions"; May 4, 2009
Concerned about a new influenza virus, many U.S. employers are scrambling to safeguard employees and prevent production interruptions should the outbreak become more widespread...
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Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
"Inovação, a saída para a crise"; May 3, 2009
A economia brasileira continua a despertar admiração nos mais diferentes segmentos em todo o mundo. Na XII MIT Latin Conference Oportunidades em tempos de adversidade, que aconteceu no sábado passado em Cambridge, Massachussets, não foi diferente. Mas o principal palestrante deixou um alerta incomodo para o país. Nicholas Negroponte, fundador do renomado MidiaLab do Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), disse que se decepcionou com o abandono do projeto Um laptop para cada criança pelo governo brasileiro...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Chris Schaeper was quoted on Houston Press' Blog.
"Better Watch What You're Putting On Your Facebook Page"; May 1, 2009
Allegedly, more people use Facebook than e-mail, and during the last several months, Twitter became a verb. But for Corporate America, that could cause some problems, according to Houston attorney Chris Schaeper...
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Ira Herman was mentioned in The Kansas City Star.
"Chrysler bankruptcy judge no stranger to big cases"; April 30, 2009
For Chrysler's sake, it needs a judge who can move it quickly through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. By most accounts, Arthur Gonzalez is the right judge...
This article was also published by BusinessWeek, The Bellingham Herald, The Bismarck Tribune, and the Greenfield Daily Reporter, and on www.klewtv.com. To read the full article in The Kansas City Star, please click on the link below.
Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
T&K was featured and Larry Hicks was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"Thompson & Knight tells Mexico City lawyers, staff to work at home"; April 28, 2009
Larry Hicks, the administrative partner for Dallas-based Thompson & Knight, says management has told the 19 lawyers and staff in the firm's Mexico City office that they should work at home until April 28 as a precautionary measure related to the swine flu outbreak in that country. The office remains open, Hicks notes, with one partner who has agreed to man the office...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Some Lose, Some Gain, But Overall Lawyer Count Stays the Same"; April 27, 2009
Despite nationwide gloom and doom in the legal profession, with word of layoffs and salary freezes coming all too often, it turns out that the number of lawyers at the 100 largest firms in Texas has not changed much. Of the 94 firms returning to Texas Lawyer's The Texas 100 poster, 43 firms increased their lawyer count, 41 decreased that number and 10 stayed the same...
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T&K was featured and Pete Riley was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Despite Economy, Ike, BigTex Revenue Rose in '08"; April 27, 2009
Considering the challenges of 2008, the 25 highest-grossing Texas-based firms showed financial spark in 2008, with their combined gross revenue increasing a little compared to 2007. However, combined net income was flat...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Paul Comeaux was featured in Texas Lawyer.
"Past, Present and Future: Survival Stories of Lawyers"; April 27, 2009
Friends Paul Comeaux and Stephan Kinsella were preparing to graduate from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1991 and start work as first-year associates at Jackson Walker in Houston when they received a tempting offer from the firm: If they deferred their start date for a year, the firm would pay them $21,000...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Richard Roper was interviewed on KTRH News Radio.
April 24, 2009
Richard Roper was interviewed by Bill O'Neill on KTRH 740AM in Houston, Texas on the "widow penalty" in immigration and a federal judge recently ordering Homeland Security to review several cases where a green card was denied after an applicant's American spouse died during the process.
Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Richard Roper was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Inadmissible" section; April 20, 2009
After 21 years of service to the government, Richard Roper , former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has seen his private practice boom in just four months. Now a partner in Dallas' Thompson & Knight , on March 26 he was appointed the receiver in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Millennium Bank, et al. ...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Bruce Sostek was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; April 20, 2009
Richard M. Law and Bruce S. Sostek have become fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Law is a member in McGlinchey Stafford in Houston and practices in the health care section. Sostek is a partner and IP practice leader in Thompson & Knight in Dallas ...
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Max Ciccarelli was quoted and Jane Brandt, Michael Heinlen, and Emily Miskel were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Client Obtains Judgment as a Matter of Law in Eastern District of Texas Patent Case"; April 20, 2009
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to report a trial victory for its client Protection One, one of the defendants in Paradox et al. v. ADT et al., Case Number 2:06-cv-00462, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The suit, originally filed in November 2006, alleged infringement of U.S. Patent Number RE 39,406, by the manufacture, sale, and use of certain alarm control panels manufactured by DSC and monitored by Protection One, Monitronics, and ADT ...
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T&K was mentioned in Platts Oilgram News.
"Petrobras looks to benefit from Gulf 'phenomenon'"; April 20, 2009
Months of investigation by the US subsidiary of Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras into a geological phenomenon that may be unique to selected areas of the Gulf of Mexico should pay off as the company develops its deepwater Cascade and Chinook fields and others in the future, a top Petrobras America official said April 16...
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Richard Roper was featured on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"Mr. Roper as receiver"; April 16, 2009
After 21 years of service to the government, Richard Roper, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has seen his private practice boom in just four months. Now a partner in Dallas ' Thompson & Knight, on March 26 he was appointed the receiver in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Millennium Bank, et al. ...
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Practice Areas
Trial,
White-Collar Criminal Litigation
Mano DeAyala was interviewed on KTRH News Radio.
April 15, 2009
Mano DeAyala was interviewed by Bill O'Neill on KTRH 740AM in Houston, Texas on the easing of economic restrictions on Cuba.
Practice Areas
Jorge de Presno was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
"Labour intensive"; April 14, 2009
When Embraer announced it was laying off 4,000 workers in Brazil in response to plummeting sales last month, the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described the board's decision to let a fifth of its workforce go without first talking to unions as "hasty". The plane manufacturer was then hit with an injunction from a labour court in the state of São Paulo preventing it from making the dismissals until it negotiated with the workers' representatives ...
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Practice Areas
Labor and Employment,
Latin America
Marcello Hallake was featured in Jornal do Brasil.
"Lula tem de ter menos slogan"; April 12, 2009
Com a experiência de quem trabalha há mais de 10 anos em Nova York como advogado especializado em transações financeiras internacionais, o carioca Marcello Hallake nunca viu tanto pessimismo em Wall Street. Tanto pessimismo e tão baixo nível de atividade econômica, acrescenta. A prova está em grandes e pequenas evidências - da baixa no número de fusões e aquisições, com o que ele trabalha, às reservas livres em restaurantes e aos táxis mais vazios na disputada Manhattan ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Tyree Collier was mentioned in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Charities hail tax plan's defeat"; April 10, 2009
A controversial measure proposed by President Obama to limit tax breaks on the wealthy -- which would have reduced the deductions offered for charitable giving -- was struck down by the U.S. House and Senate late last week ...
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Richard Zook was quoted in Texas Medicine.
"When Hospitals Attack"; March 2009
The closing of Town & Country Hospital in Houston two years ago has sparked an attorney general's office investigation and a lawsuit by physicians. Memorial Hermann says it did nothing wrong ...
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Gazeta Mercantil.
"Ações do governo são corretas, porém tímidas"; April 8, 2009
O governo e o Banco Central (BC) acertaram nas ações tomadas para combater os efeitos da crise financeira internacional, porém essas medidas ainda são tímidas, segundo o presidente da MTTG e do Grupo Marambaia, Luiz Cesar Fernandes ...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Finance,
Latin America
Marcello Hallake was mentioned in Jornal do Brasil.
"Oportunidades para o Brasil na crise"; April 7, 2009
Comércio exterior diversificado, substanciais reservas petrolíferas ainda não completamente dimensionadas na plataforma continental e acesso a tecnologias capazes de potencializar o avanço social mediante difusão de informações são fatores que, embora não imunizem o Brasil contra os efeitos da maior turbulência econômica de 50 anos, deixam o o país em posição quase privilegiada nesta conjuntura de dificuldades. Para o inventário dessas possibilidades e esboço de estratégias desenvolvimentistas, o Jornal do Brasil e a Gazeta Mercantil reúnem hoje, na Escola Superior de Guerra (ESG), uma constelação de especialistas para um dia inteiro de exposições e debates ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Bruce Sostek was featured on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"T&K Attorney Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers"; April 7, 2009
Bruce S. Sostek has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America ...
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Scott Deatherage was quoted on www.Law360.com.
"Past Failures Shape Future Cap-And-Trade Scheme"; April 7, 2009
As the United States prepares to implement a cap-and-trade scheme to fight global warming, it is looking both to its own history and to Europe to overcome residual resistance and avoid duplicating past mistakes ...
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Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy,
Environmental Law
Scott Deatherage was mentioned in the Dallas Business Journal.
"Law firms help slice up stimulus pie"; April 3, 2009
Some of the largest law firms in the Metroplex are forming practice groups to advise corporate clients and others on the effects of the economic stimulus bill -- including how to get a piece of the $787 billion pie ...
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Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy,
Government,
Finance
Richard Roper was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
"U.S. attorney for eastern district of Texas resigns"; April 3, 2009
Becky Gregory is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, taking a job as senior counsel with the Texas attorney general's office ...
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Andrew Derman, Isabel Amadeo-Lagger, and Andrew Melsheimer were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight lawyers camp out to seal oil contract"; April 2, 2009
Thompson & Knight and Arias & Muñoz have represented Texas's Infinity Oil and Gas in securing E&P concessions off the coast of Nicaragua ...
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Oil and Gas,
Latin America
Scott Deatherage was quoted in the eNewsletter IT Business Edge.
"Eight Ways to Grab Your Slice of the Stimulus Pie"; April 2, 2009
In the midst of the mad rush for cash, Phoenix has assembled a "strike force" to nab its share of the federal stimulus money ...
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Practice Areas
Climate Change & Renewable Energy,
Government,
Finance
T&K was featured and Andrew Derman, Isabel Amadeo-Lagger, and Andrew Melsheimer were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Assists Infinity with Major Offshore Oil and Gas Contract in Nicaragua"; April 2, 2009
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP recently assisted Infinity Oil & Gas, Inc. in the award of oil and gas concessions covering 1.4 million acres off the Nicaraguan coast in the Caribbean Sea. This agreement is especially significant because it is only the second time in recent history that a foreign company has been awarded an offshore exploration and development contract in Nicaragua ...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
Richard Roper was mentioned on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"Becky Gregory to leave U.S. attorney post"; April 1, 2009
Becky Gregory, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, will not be in Beaumont much longer. Gregory told her staff that by the end of April, she will leave to start in Austin as senior counsel to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, according to Davilyn Walston, a spokewoman for Gregory's office. Gregory will also have a title as an associate deputy attorney general for the criminal division ...
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Practice Areas
Larry Hicks was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"BigTex Firms Make Fewer Partners for Second Year in a Row"; March 30, 2009
For the second year in a row, the largest Texas firms elected fewer new partners in Texas.
At first blush, that 10 percent drop following a 20 percent decline in 2008 sounds reasonable, considering the nation's financial crisis, the precipitous drop in the stock market and the price of a barrel of crude oil, and recent BigTex lawyer and staff layoffs ...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Miriam Grunstein was quoted in International Oil Daily.
"Pemex Reports Improved Reserve Replacement Last Year"; March 23, 2009
Pemex said its reserve replacement efforts bore more fruit in 2008. Neverthless, proved reserves extended their downward trend at Mexico 's national oil company.
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Practice Areas
International Energy,
Oil and Gas,
Latin America
Holt Foster was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Summer Programs Survive at Most Big Firms"; March 23, 2009
Despite a sagging economy, recent layoff announcements and the discontinuation of a summer associate program by one large Texas firm, 17 of the 25 largest firms in Texas confirm they are continuing with their 2009 summer associate programs ...
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Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.
"Kidnap suspect in Carrollton to be returned to France to face charges"; March 21, 2009
The U.S. is extraditing an American citizen back to France for allegedly abducting his children and taking them away from their French mother.
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T&K was mentioned in the Austin Business Journal.
"Firms creating groups to help clients navigate stimulus bill"; March 20, 2009
Texas-based Winstead PC this month formed a 30-lawyer committee to advise clients about and answer questions relating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The group will evaluate whether clients are eligible for funds, awards, contracts or tax breaks arising from the $787 billion stimulus bill and navigate them through the many rules to cash in ...
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Ben Welmaker, David Wildes, and Pablo Ferrante were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"Ecopetrol deal flow keeps pumping"; March 19, 2009
Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol has agreed to Canadian energy transporter Enbridge's share in the Oleoducto Central pipeline ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
International Energy,
Global Projects and Infrastructure
Kristen Gibson was quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"In Tough Economy, Firms See Marketing Potential in Stimulus Bill"; March 16, 2009
Jo Ann Biggs, along with a half dozen of her Vinson & Elkins partners, spoke for two hours to existing and prospective clients in the firm's Houston office on Feb. 27, 10 days after President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus bill ...
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Practice Areas
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
Finance,
Government
Pete Riley, Jane Brandt, Andrew Derman, Bruce Sostek, Mary McNulty, Stephen Rasch, William Schuerger, Mark Sloan, Dallas Parker, Stephen Block, Michael Pierce and David Rosenberg were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; March 16, 2009
Peter J. Riley has been re-elected as managing partner in Thompson & Knight in Dallas. Riley practices corporate reorganization and creditors' rights law ...
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Practice Areas
Tax,
Corporate and Securities,
Intellectual Property,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights,
International Energy,
Trial,
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Harold Kleinman was featured in the Texas Jewish Post.
"Ruth and Harold Kleinman honored for 'Love of Sisterhood'"; March 12, 2009
When Ruth Wertheimer and Harold Kleinman sealed their partnership on a stormy day in January 1955, they spawned a remarkable and extensive circle of service. Their positive influence is extended through their five sons and their wives, who along with 10 grandchildren continue a tradition deeply rooted in the concept of helping others ...
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