Thompson & Knight's Corporate and Securities Practice Group has a breadth of expertise that covers the entire range of corporate and securities matters. Our clients include domestic and international corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other entities whose businesses we seek to impact favorably with each matter entrusted to us. In the past two years, Thompson & Knight assisted our clients in closing:

• More than $15.5 billion in M&A transactions,
• More than $8.2 billion in private equity transactions, and
• More than $7 billion in capital markets transactions.

We are proud that Thompson & Knight has more attorneys listed in the Corporate Law category of The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 by Woodward/White Inc. than any other law firm in Dallas. Additionally, the prestigious Chambers USA 2010 legal directory published by Chambers & Partners has ranked Thompson & Knight among the top 10 firms in Texas in the Corporate/M&A category, noting that the Firm is a "major player in the energy industry" as well as the fact that "this team provides a really high-quality service, with an impressive focus on the client's needs."

Thompson & Knight's corporate and securities attorneys have also been selected for inclusion in a number of other "best of" and awards lists, including:

• The Legal 500 US by Legalease
• Chambers Latin America by Chambers & Partners
• Chambers Global by Chambers & Partners
• Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters
• Texas Rising Stars® by Thomson Reuters
• Latin Lawyer 250 by Law Business Research Ltd.
• D Magazine, "Best Lawyers in Dallas," "Best Business Lawyers in Dallas," "Best Women Lawyers in Dallas," and "Best Lawyers Under 40"
• Fort Worth, Texas magazine, "Top Attorneys"
• H Texas Magazine, "Top Lawyers"

Our attorneys serve as outside general and special counsel and advisors on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint venture creations, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructurings, and a full range of other business transactions. We represent issuers and underwriters, analyzing, structuring, negotiating, and managing the diverse issues that arise in corporate financing transactions, handling all federal and state securities law matters, including periodic reporting and compliance matters. We have also developed expertise in corporate governance issues and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including representation of audit and special committees with respect to internal investigations and related party transactions.

Please review the links provided for specific information on our corporate and securities practice.

Audit and Special Committee Representation
Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Global Projects and Infrastructure
Insurance
Investment and Hedge Funds
Master Limited Partnerships
Mergers & Acquisitions
Outsourcing Transactions
Public Capital Markets and Initial Public Offerings
Securities
Tenancy-in-Common (TIC) and 1031 Exchanges