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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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International Energy, Latin America

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Latin America, International Energy

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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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International Energy, Finance

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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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International Energy, Corporate and Securities, Latin America

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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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Environmental Law, Regulatory

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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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Latin America, Global Projects and Infrastructure, Corporate and Securities

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Christiano Chagas was quoted in Latin Lawyer.

"Brazil offers tax debtors settlement terms"; June 10, 2009

Tax lawyers in Brazil have welcomed an amnesty, which will allow corporate and domestic tax payers to settle outstanding tax debts at a discounted rate, rather than proceeding with litigation...

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Latin America, Tax

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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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Trial

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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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Oil and Gas, Energy

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Paulo Costa was quoted on www.Sugaronline.com.

"BRAZIL: To Consolidate and Survive"; May 29, 2009

Next week's annual Ethanol Summit in São Paulo is drawing big names, from Lord John Browne to Bill Clinton, but the world's largest ethanol economy needs to focus on letting the dust of the past year settle and find ways to move forward...

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International Energy, Latin America

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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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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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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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.

"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."

Practice Areas

Oil and Gas, Latin America

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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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Trial

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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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Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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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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Corporate and Securities, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities, Finance

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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Corporate and Securities, Latin America, Finance

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities, Finance

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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Trial

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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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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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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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

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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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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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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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Trial, Intellectual Property

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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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Intellectual Property, Trial

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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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Latin America, Oil and Gas

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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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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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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

Trial

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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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Labor and Employment, Latin America

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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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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Tax

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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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Health Law, Trial

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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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Corporate and Securities, Finance, Latin America

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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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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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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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Trial

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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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Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Environmental Law

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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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Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Government, Finance

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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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Trial

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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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International Energy, Oil and Gas, Latin America

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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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Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Government, Finance

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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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Oil and Gas, Latin America, International Energy

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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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Trial

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T&K, Sandoval Amui, Claudia Barros, and Marienne Melo were featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Expands Rio de Janeiro Office"; March 31, 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its affiliated office Tauil & Chequer Advogados, has announced the expansion of its Rio de Janeiro office with Senior Counsel Sandoval Amui and Associates Claudia Barros and Marienne Melo rejoining the Firm.

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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International Energy, Oil and Gas, Latin America

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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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Corporate and Securities

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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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Trial

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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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Government, Tax, Finance

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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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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Global Projects and Infrastructure

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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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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Finance, Government

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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.

"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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Tax, Corporate and Securities, Intellectual Property, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, International Energy, Trial, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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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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Corporate and Securities

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Kathy Poppitt was mentioned in Healthcare Risk Management.

"Training, high standards can reduce copter risks"; March 2009

For all their undeniable benefits, medical helicopters bring with them a high risk of tragedy and liability for the hospital. When a helicopter goes down, most often people die and huge lawsuits result. But there are ways to minimize those risks ...

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Health Law, Regulatory

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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned on www.Rigzone.com.

"Mexico's Senate Set to Expand State Oil Firm Pemex's Board"; March 9, 2009

Mexico's Senate is gearing up to approve four independent board members to state-run oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, the first big step in implementing an energy reform approved last fall ...

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Oil and Gas, International Energy, Latin America

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Alex Brown was mentioned in The Advocate.

"Stanford workers say they lost, too"; March 6, 2009

On Feb. 17, a Tuesday morning, Stanford Group Co. workers reported to City Plaza in downtown Baton Rouge for what they expected would be a full day's work at the financial company's eighth-floor offices ...

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Trial

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Todd Chen, Tye Hancock, Michael Heinlen, Richard Phillips, and Glen Reitman were featured in JD Journal.

"Thompson and Knight Names Five New Partners"; March 3, 2009

Thompson and Knight LLP has elected five lawyers to partner status. The lawyers are Todd E. Chen, Tye C. Hancock, J. Michael Heinlen, Richard B. Phillips Jr., and Glen A. Reitman.

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Corporate and Securities, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Trial

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T&K and Jessica Espíndola Ayala were featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Expands México City Office"; March 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the continued expansion of its México City office, Thompson & Knight Abogados, with the addition of Associate Jessica Yuritzi Espíndola Ayala. She joins the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group thereby strengthening the firm's Global Labor and Employment Practice ...

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Latin America, Labor and Employment, Finance

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Gregg Davis and Richard Phillips were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; March 2, 2009

Gregg C. Davis has become board certified in commercial real estate law and Richard B. Phillips Jr. has become board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Both practice at Thompson & Knight in Dallas. Davis is a partner in the real estate and banking practice group, and Phillips is an associate with the trial practice group.

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Trial, Appellate, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Bill Heller was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Boots & Coots International Well Control Acquires John Wright Co."; March 2, 2009

Brian Keith, corporate secretary and general counsel of Houston-based Boots & Coots International Well Control, turned to Thompson & Knight for assistance with his company's acquisition of John Wright Co. (JWC) in a combination of cash and subordinated debt deal valued at about $10 million ...

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Corporate and Securities, Oil and Gas

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Larry Hicks was quoted in Texas Lawyer.

"Counsel Cut Costs On Office Space"; March 02, 2009

The troubling news about the nation's economy may really be a glimmer of good news for Texas firms looking to cut costs by renegotiating their office space leases or moving to new space ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Michael Heinlen and Richard Phillips were mentioned in the Dallas Morning News.

"Executive Changes" section; March 1, 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP named J. Michael Heinlen and Richard B. Phillips Jr. partners in the Dallas office.

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Trial

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Morgan Gaskin was mentioned in the Baltimore Business Journal.

"Stanford's Greenspring office shuttered"; February 26, 2009

The four-month-old Baltimore area office of the Stanford Group was closed and placed under tight security Tuesday amid federal allegations the company's founder oversaw a scheme to defraud $8 billion from investors ...

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Trial

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William Banowsky, Timothy McCormick, Richard Roper, and Michael Stockham were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.

"Latin American investors 'uncomfortable' with trusting US government"; February 25, 2009

Lawyers representing Mexican investors with lawsuits against Stanford International Bank have requested their case be taken to a state rather than federal court in the US, enabling them to use foreign law and boosting their chances of seeing some return ...

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Trial

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Lois Lupica, Millie Sall, and Matthew Reed were mentioned in the Troubled Company Reporter.

February 24, 2009

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has expanded its Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice Group with the addition of Lois R. Lupica and Millie Aponte Sall as Counsel, and Matthew R. Reed as an Associate. These additions strengthen Thompson & Knight's thriving and rapidly expanding Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice Group ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Rhett Campbell was mentioned in Oil & Gas Investor.

"Bankruptcy's Complexity Is An E&P Asset Buyer's Advantage"; February 19, 2009

Buying E&P assets out of bankruptcy is like a chess game, and bidders have a better chance of winning if they understand the options available to them, says Michael Mitchell, senior managing director of Mitchell Energy Advisors ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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T&K was mentioned on www.Law360.com.

"Kodak Shoots Back At RIM In Digital Camera IP Spat"; February 18, 2009

Eastman Kodak Co. has swung back at BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., accusing the company of infringing four patents related to digital imaging technology and data integration systems three months after RIM filed a declaratory judgment suit alleging that Kodak's patents are invalid or unenforceable ...

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Intellectual Property, Technology

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David Rosenberg was mentioned in Pegasus News.

"Dallas-based Catholic Foundation names new chairman"; February 17, 2009

The Catholic Foundation recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees who will serve three-year terms beginning January 2009 as well as announced its new team of officers ...

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Tax

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Larry Hicks was quoted in Texas Lawyer.

"Survey Shows BigTex Firms Made Fewer Lateral Hires in 2008"; February 16, 2009

For Richard L. Adams, leaving Hunton & Williams last year to join Vinson & Elkins as a partner in Dallas was a smooth transition because he had spent many months working daily with V&E lawyers as co-counsel for a group of clients acquiring TXU Corp. ...

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Jim Harris was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Oklahoma blocks Irving's bid for water, yet Texas had to let Altus tap in after 1966 case"; February 16, 2009

One of Irving's legal arguments in its quest to tap Oklahoma water has added a sense of irony to the ongoing fight to bring the wet stuff south of the Red River ...

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Regulatory, Environmental Law

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Millie Sall and Matthew Reed were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; February 16, 2009

Sall has become Counsel at and Reed has become an Associate with T&K in Houston. Both are in the Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice Group. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Ira Herman was mentioned in Targeted News Service.

"ABI's popular New York Bankruptcy Conference to be Held May 4"; February 13, 2009

The American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) eleventh annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference is scheduled for May 4 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. The day-long conference brings together a faculty of New York bankruptcy judges with practitioners from the top national insolvency firms in New York City to discuss timely issues related to bankruptcy. The workshops and plenary sessions offer 7.0 hours of CLE credit ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Jerry Metcalf and Todd Chen were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.

"Ecopetrol and Korea invest in Peruvian oil"; February 10, 2009

Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has joined forces with the Korean National Oil Corporation to acquire US-based Offshore International Group ...

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Corporate and Securities, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Rhett Campbell, David Bennett, and Randy Williams were quoted in the Oil and Gas Investor.

"Bounty Out Of Bankruptcy"; February 2009

When Grapevine, Texas-based Reichmann Petroleum Corp. filed for bankruptcy-court protection in December 2006, working-interest partners, including Striker Petroleum LLC and Bamco Gas LLC, found themselves in a conundrum. Reichmann had oversold more than 100% in working interests without recording the assignments, leaving the title work in a mess ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Joe Pevsner was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; February 9, 2009

T&K has named Pevsner as the Trial Practice Group Leader. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Trial

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T&K was featured, and Jerry Metcalf, Todd Chen, Sarah McLean, Louis Davis, Ben Welmaker, Pablo Ferrante, John Cohn, Janet Jardin, Todd Lowther, Nicholas Tsai, Mayuca Salazar, and Ivan Perez-Arteche were mentioned in Yahoo! Finance.

"Thompson & Knight Assists KNOC and Ecopetrol in the Joint Acquisition of Petro-Tech"; February 9, 2009

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP recently assisted Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and Ecopetrol SA (Ecopetrol) in the joint acquisition of Offshore International Group Inc. (OIG) and the company's main asset, Petro-Tech Peruana SA. (Petro-Tech), for $900 million ...

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Corporate and Securities, Oil and Gas, Energy, Tax, Latin America

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Rhett Campbell was quoted in The Deal.

"Oil slick"; February 6, 2009

The mood was somber at the Independent Petroleum Association of America's Private Capital Conference at the Houstonian Hotel in Houston in mid-January, where oil and gas executives gathered to discuss the state of the industry. There was a lot of talk of opportunity but not a lot of talk of available financing to expand companies, much less do deals ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Mac Marshall was interviewed in the Houston Business Journal.

"FAQ: What if landlord files bankruptcy?"; February 6, 2009

Q: The owner of our office building has filed for bankruptcy. What do we need to know, what should we expect and what do we need to do to protect our own business?

Mac Marshall, real estate attorney in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight LLP says ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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George Muckleroy was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"Arlington, hotel owners go to court over Dallas Cowboys stadium property"; February 4, 2009

Attorneys for Arlington and the owners of a hotel that was bought to make way for the new Dallas Cowboys stadium are arguing before a jury this week over bathroom fixtures, lights and copper pipes ...

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Trial

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Alexandre Chequer was interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Brazil: Economic Development Fueled By A Growing Market"; February 2009

The Editor interviews Alexandre R. Chequer, Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP. Mr. Chequer is in the firm's International Energy Practice Group and is Managing Partner of its São Paulo Office ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy

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T&K was mentioned on SMU Forum Blog.

"Next 'Spanish For the Workplace' Class Begins Mar.16"; January 30, 2009

About 31 million U.S. residents age 5 and older speak Spanish at home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. SMU community members can reap the benefits of speaking and understanding the language through the University's award-winning Spanish for the Workplace program, offered by Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) ...

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Richard Roper was mentioned in The National Law Journal.

"New Arrivals" section; January 26, 2009

Richard B. Roper III joins the firm's trial practice as partner in the Dallas office. Roper will focus on white-collar criminal litigation. Previously, Roper served as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Todd Keator was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; January 26, 2009

Keator has received a 2009 Nolan Fellowship from the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. This news item was also published by Targeted News Service. To read the full news item in Texas Lawyer, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Tax

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David White was quoted on www.Law360.com.

"Recession A Boon For Insurance Groups"; January 26, 2009

Insurance practice groups are certainly feeling the turbulent effects of the recession, but attorneys who represent both insurance companies and policyholders have told Insurance Law360 that they are busier than ever, thanks to an overall uptick in litigation in the past few months ...

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Insurance

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Debra Villarreal was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.

"Oil and Gas" section; January 26, 2009

A Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Women's Energy Network was created to promote the interests of women who work in the energy industry. The group expects to offer educational programs, luncheons, networking events and fundraisers ...

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Oil and Gas, Energy

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Andrew Derman and Bruno Werneck were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.

"BG puts together team for US$5 billion investment"; January 23, 2009

The BG Group's chief counsel in South America, Andrew Haynes, and his deputy, Alejandro Segura, lead as much of the work as they can in-house for the company's planned investment in the pre-salt fields off the country's coast, but also turn to a carefully selected group of external counsel when needed ...

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Latin America, International Energy

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Paulo Costa was interviewed in Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor.

"What is the Potential for Biofuels Production in the Caribbean?"; January 19-23, 2009

The Jamaican government and Brazilian firm Infinity Bio-Energy failed to reach a deal for the company to take control of Jamaica's state-owned sugar plantations by the December 31 deadline, although the company said it hopes to raise the money to fund the takeover by the end of this month. What is the potential of biofuels production in Jamaica and other islands in the historically sugar-rich Caribbean, both for export and domestic electricity generation? Can the region become a viable destination for Brazilian and other foreign capital related to biofuels development? ...

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Latin America, International Energy

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Ira Herman was quoted by the Associated Press.

"Bankruptcy court review of Cubs team sale likely"; January 23, 2009

Although the Chicago Cubs aren't part of Tribune Co.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, experts say a federal court overseeing the case is likely to review the baseball team's impending sale anyhow ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Sports, Entertainment, and Media Law

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Richard Roper was quoted in The Brownsville Herald.

"Mayor check scandal"; January 23, 2009

While the Cameron County District Attorney's Office decides if a grand jury indictment should be sought against Mayor Pat M. Ahumada Jr., the mayor's attorney suggested a special prosecutor is needed ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was mentioned on www.KRLD.com.

"Federal Prosecutors Could Push Against Economic Crimes"; January 23, 2009

There may be a new push against economic crimes by Federal prosecutors. Richard Roper, the former U.S. Attorney for North Texas expects incoming Attorney General Eric Holder to put a new focus on white collar prosecutions. He credits the attention given to the Madoff case ...

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Trial

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Richard Roper was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.

"Two former U.S. attorneys speak on Ramos/Compean clemency"; January 21, 2009

Johnny Sutton, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, has expressed respect of then-President George W. Bush's decision on Jan. 19 -- Bush's last full day in the Oval Office -- to commute the long prison sentences of former U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and his co-defendant Jose Alonso Compean ...

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Trial

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T&K was featured and Ben Welmaker, Pablo Ferrante, and David Wildes were mentioned on www.dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Assists Ecopetrol in Agreement with StatoilHydro to Explore in U.S. Gulf of Mexico"; January 16, 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP recently assisted Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) in a farm-in agreement with StatoilHydro (NYSE:STO) to drill three exploratory wells in the deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico during the next two years and to establish a Joint Exploration Team to evaluate further opportunities for deep water exploration ...

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Oil and Gas, Corporate and Securities, Energy

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Richard Roper was interviewed by CBS 11 News.

"Fort Worth Police: Fugitive Plead Guilty To Fraud"; January 15, 2009

A Fort Worth business man who has already pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of investors is now a fugitive. Authorities consider him armed and dangerous.

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Holt Foster was quoted on www.GameDaily.com.

"Economy's Impact on Game Development"; January 14, 2009

During a panel discussion at SMU's Game Business Law summit, financial analysts and attorneys addressed the topic of how game development might be affected by the current economy ...

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Corporate and Securities, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, and Media Law

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T&K was mentioned in Energy Law360.

"Judge Tosses Oil Antitrust Suits On Political Grounds"; January 13, 2009

A federal judge has dismissed a consolidated class action and two other suits that accused Citgo Petroleum Corp. of furthering the anti-competitive practices of oil-producing countries, concluding that the allegations hinged on political issues that remain beyond the realm of the courts ...

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Energy, Oil and Gas

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Richard Roper was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Immigration prosecutions surge under Bush's watch"; January 13, 2009

Immigration prosecutions in the federal courts more than quadrupled during the eight years of the Bush administration and Texas' two border districts led the nation in the surge, according to a new report by a Syracuse University research center ...

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Trial, Immigration

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Scott Deatherage was quoted in The National Law Journal.

"U.S., Canadian Firms See Rise in 'Carbon Trading'"; January 12, 2009

U.S. and Canadian law firms have been busy assisting clients with issues arising from cap-and-trade carbon initiatives encompassing both countries, and lawyers say such programs could see major growth under the new U.S. administration ...

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Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Environmental Law

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Alfie Meyerson was quoted in the Houston Chronicle.

"Commercial real estate starting to lose luster"; January 9, 2009

No longer protected by soaring energy prices and rapid job growth, Houston's commercial real estate market is headed for choppy waters ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Oil Daily.

"Mexico Pins Hopes on Deepwater Exploration to Boost Oil Reserves"; January 9, 2009

Mexico's state oil company Pemex is ramping up deepwater exploration, starting with the recent deployment of the semi-submergible drilling rig Noble Max Smith. The vessel began operating in waters of up to 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) in the Gulf of Mexico off the northern state of Veracruz state on Jan. 1, according to state Governor Fidel Herrera and Pemex ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy

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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Congratulates Its 2008 Fort Worth 'Top Attorneys'"; January 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP has congratulated the firm's eight "Top Attorneys" who were recognized in the December 2008 issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine. In its eighth annual listing, Fort Worth, Texas magazine features Tarrant County's "Top Attorneys" in selected fields who were nominated by their peers. The nominated attorneys are R. Gordon Appleman, Tax and Probate, Estates, Trusts; Susan E. Coleman, Real Estate; Lynn B. Gray, Real Estate; Jennifer P. Henry, Civil Litigation; Gara R. Hill, Real Estate; Travis W. McNellie, Real Estate; R. George Muckleroy IV, Civil Litigation; and E. Michael Sheehan, Civil Litigation.

Through its Brazilian affiliate Tauil & Chequer Advogados, Thompson & Knight has assisted with the development and structuring of an innovative and unique project called Assembléias Online, which allows for the rendering of digital voting by shareholders and quotaholders through a safe and efficient method.

Thompson & Knight LLP has accounced the continued expansion of its Intellectual Property ("IP") Practice Group with the addition of Associate Marcelle Franco Espíndola in the Firm's Rio de Janeiro office. Ms. Espíndola joins Evelyn Uliana Montellano in Brazil to strengthen Thompson & Knight's thriving and rapidly expanding IP practice comprising attorneys from six of the Firm's global offices.

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Tax, Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Trial, Latin America, Intellectual Property, Corporate and Securities

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Rhett Campell was interviewed by Houston's ABC 13 News.

"LyondellBasell units file for bankruptcy"; January 6, 2009

The U.S. arm of chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries has filed for bankruptcy as the recession continues to weaken demand for its products, which are used in everything from cars to detergents.

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Richard Roper was featured, Bill Banowsky was quoted, and T&K was mentioned in Securities Law360.

"Thompson & Knight Snags Ex-US Attorney"; January 6, 2009

Thompson & Knight LLP has nabbed former U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper III to serve as a trial partner in its Dallas-based white collar criminal litigation group ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, Larry Hicks was quoted, and T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Inadmissible" section; January 5, 2009

Richard Roper , U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, will leave his post and start as a partner in Thompson & Knight in Dallas on Jan. 5. "I've been a government lawyer forever, so this will be new for me," says Roper. Jim Jacks , first assistant U.S. attorney, will become acting U.S. attorney until the Senate confirms Roper's permanent replacement, Roper says. President George W. Bush nominated Roper to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District in 2004 ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, Bill Banowsky was quoted, and T&K was mentioned in Yahoo! Finance.

"Former United States Attorney Joins Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice"; January 5, 2009

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Richard B. Roper, III has joined the Firm as a Trial Partner in the Dallas office, where he will focus his practice on white collar criminal litigation. Roper previously served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 2004-2008. He is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, and T&K was mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"U.S. attorney for North Texas stepping down"; December 31, 2008

U.S. Attorney Richard Roper is stepping down as the top federal prosecutor in North Texas to become a senior partner at a Dallas-based law firm where he will handle white-collar fraud and corporate investigation cases ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, Bill Banowsky was quoted, and T&K was mentioned in the Fort Worth Business Press.

"Former U.S. Attorney Roper joins Dallas law firm"; December 31, 2008

Former U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper III has joined Dallas-based law firm Thompson & Knight LLP ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured on KRLD News Radio 1080's Web site.

"US Attorney For N. Texas Takes Job In Local Law Firm"; December 31, 2008

The U-S Attorney for North Texas has a new job lined up. Richard Roper is stepping down to become a trial partner in the Dallas office of the law firm Thompson & Knight ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured in Pegasus News.

"Richard Roper, U.S. attorney for North Texas, resigns post"; December 31, 2008

Richard Roper, the head U.S. attorney for such notorious cases as the ones against the Holy Land Foundation and the multitude involved in the Dallas City Hall corruption scandal, has resigned his post effective Tuesday. Roper will be joining the private law firm of Thompson & Knight as a partner ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was mentioned in the Burnt Orange Report.

"Terri Moore to be U.S. Attorney in North Texas Region?"; December 30, 2008

Terri Moore, a former federal prosecutor, Democratic candidate for Tarrant County District Attorney, and currently Assistant District Attorney to Craig Watkins in Dallas, is considered to be a top candidate for U.S. attorney in the North Texas region. Current U.S. attorney for the North Texas region, Richard Roper, announced he was stepping aside and joining the prestigious law firm of Thompson and Knight. The window of opportunity for Moore has now opened ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, Bill Banowsky was quoted, and T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.

"U.S. attorney Roper quits to join white-collar crime practice"; December 30, 2008

U.S. Attorney Richard Roper has officially resigned and will join the white-collar crime practice at Thompson & Knight LLP, his office and the firm said Tuesday ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was mentioned on www.WestandClear.com.

"Terri Moore To Be U.S. Attorney?"; December 30, 2008

Terri Moore, a two-time candidate for Tarrant County District Attorney, is the top candidate for the now-vacant job of U.S. Attorney for North Texas, according to Todd Hill at Burnt Orange Report. Current U.S. attorney for the North Texas region Fort Worth native Richard Roper announced this week that he was stepping down to take a position as a senior partner at Thompson & Knight ...

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White-Collar Criminal Litigation, Trial

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Richard Roper was featured on www.SecuritiesDocket.com.

"US Attorney Richard Roper Joins Thompson & Knight"; December 30, 2008

Richard Roper, U.S. Attorney for the N. D. Tex., has resigned and will join law firm Thompson & Knight's as a partner in its Fort Worth and Dallas offices. The Star-Telegram reports that Roper will handle white-collar fraud and corporate investigation matters for the Dallas-based law firm, which has about 400 attorneys ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Richard Roper was featured, and T&K was mentioned in the Dallas Business Journal.

"Dallas U.S. Attorney steps down"; December 30, 2008

Richard B. Roper has resigned from his post as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas ...

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Trial, White-Collar Criminal Litigation

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Alfie Meyerson was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Cloudy outlook"; December 26, 2008

As the Houston market braces for the economic storm being predicted for 2009, commercial brokers fear empty stores may become a new sign of the times ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Ira Herman was mentioned in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.

"ABI Holds Nuts & Bolts Program for Law Clerks"; December 2008 - January 2009

More than 50 judicial law clerks from the New York City area and trial attorneys and paralegals from the regional offices of the U.S. Trustee program attended a day-long program on business bankruptcy fundamentals Oct. 24 at the Bowling Green courthouse in Manhattan. The outstanding program was chaired by Ira L. Herman (Thompson & Knight LLP) and featured several judges from the SDNY and EDNY as teaching faculty, including Dorothy Eisenberg, Robert E. Gerber, Martin Glenn, James M. Peck and Elizabeth S. Stong. ABI provided the program without charge ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Emily Parker was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Meetings, Presentations, Forums and Panels" section; December 2008

Date: Wednesday--Friday, December 3-5
Topic: Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2008
Sponsor: PLI
Speakers: Theresa A. Abell, special counsel to the assoc chief counsel (corporate), IRS; Jody J. Brewster, Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; Richard D'Avino, vice president and senior tax counsel, GE Capital & NBC Universal; Emily A. Parker, Thompson & Knight LLP

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Tax, Corporate and Securities

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Alfie Meyerson was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Dwindling capital weighing on commercial construction"; December 19, 2008

The default notices cometh.

That's the prediction of local real estate lawyers, who say financing issues and other problems associated with the embattled economy are seeping into the Energy Capital ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Greg Holloway was mentioned in the Austin American-Statesman.

"Up the ladder" section; December 17, 2008

Holloway was chosen as president-elect of the Central Texas chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. To read the full news item, please click on the link below.

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Corporate and Securities

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T&K was featured, and Flávia Andraus, Felipe Kim, and Bruna Gobbi were mentioned in Latin Counsel.

"Ground-Breaking Investor Voting Project in Brazil"; December 16, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its Brazilian affiliate Tauil & Chequer Advogados, has assisted with the development and structuring of an innovative and unique project called Assembléias Online, which allows for the rendering of digital voting by shareholders and quotaholders through a safe and efficient method ...

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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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Ricky Raven was quoted in Texas Lawyer.

"In Memoriam: Andrew L. Jefferson Jr."; December 15, 2008

At least 600 people -- about a third of whom were lawyers -- attended a standing room-only memorial service in Houston this morning for former Judge Andrew L. Jefferson Jr., who died on Dec. 8 at age 74 ...

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Trial

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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"BigTex Firms' Acceptance Rates Consistent in '08"; December 15, 2008

In the midst of an economic crisis that appears to be worsening, BigTex firms are tallying up the number of 2008 summer associates -- current third-year law students -- who have agreed to join the firms as first-year associates in the fall of 2009 and finding an acceptance rate that has not changed much from recent years ...

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Greg Holloway was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Partner Named President-Elect of Central Texas Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth"; December 13, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the election of Greg Holloway as President-Elect of the Central Texas Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. He will serve through 2009 as President-Elect before succeeding Lathrop Smith of Focus Strategies Investment Banking as President in 2010. Holloway will also serve on the Awards Committee for the fourth straight year ...

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Corporate and Securities

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Louis Davis, Richard Bass, Michael Byrd, Greg Curry, and Roger Aksamit were quoted in Oil and Gas Investor.

"Shale Law: High stakes in U.S. resource plays are leading to unique legal disputes"; December 2008

The "deal drill" when buying or selling interest in a shale play is much the same as when buying or selling in a conventional play. The deal documents, the due diligence - these matters are standard. But new technology and the enormous amount of money at work in these competitive plays have given rise to disputes in contracts designed for conventional plays. Many E&Ps find themselves bogged down in contract litigation when time and money could be better spent developing acreage ...

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Oil and Gas, Energy, Trial, Tax

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Marc Grossberg was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Road to Recovery"; December 5, 2008

A joke making the rounds with investors reflects the general mood on Wall Street ...

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Tax

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Bill Banowksy was interviewed by The 33 News.

"Challenging a Sex Offender Screening"; December 5, 2008

Banowksy discussed the issues involved when parents sued a school district over a computer system that checks school visitors against a sex offender database before allowing entry to the school.

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Trial, School Law

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T&K was mentioned on 3 Geeks and a Law Blog.

"Blog Proud v. Blog Tolerant - How Are Big Firms Presenting Their Blogs?"; December 3, 2008

Well, the visits to 3 Geeks and a Law Blog shot into the stratosphere this week with our posting of Monday's List of Large Law Firm's "Officially Sanctioned Blogs". With help from the ABA Journal Online and Above the Law, we've had thousands (yes, thousands!) of visits to what we believe to be the best Legal Blog covering Technology, SEO, Competitive Intelligence, and Law Library issues on the web ...

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Environmental Law, Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Insurance

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Jim Harris was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Dallas judge's ruling calls red-light camera fines into question"; December 3, 2008

A Dallas judge's civil court ruling raises questions about millions of dollars in fines collected from motorists caught on camera running red lights in Texas ...

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Government, Regulatory

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Gustavo Bezerra was featured in Latin Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Expands Rio de Janeiro Office"; December 2, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its affiliated office Tauil & Chequer Advogados, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Rio de Janeiro office with the addition of Associate Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, who joins the Firm's Environmental Practice Group. Bezerra joins Associate Antonio Augusto Reis in Brazil to strengthen Thompson & Knight's global environmental practice ...

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Environmental Law, Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Climate Change & Renewable Energy

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Jim Harris was interviewed by Fox 4 News.

"Attorney Files Lawsuit to Get Rid of Red Light Cameras"; December 2, 2008

A Dallas attorney wants to get rid of red light cameras that generate tickets to drivers who run them. He says the companies don't have the proper license to operate in Texas. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb says the attorney wants them to stop, and he's filed a class action lawsuit.

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Government, Regulatory

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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Recognized By Chambers Latin America In Five Practice Areas"; December 2008

Thompson & Knight and its Brazil and Mexico offices were recognized in the inaugural edition of the 2009 Chambers Latin America "Leaders in their Field" legal directory. Additionally, Alexandre R. Chequer, Jorge G. De Presno-Arizpe, Antonio Bastos Sarmento, and Ivan Tauil were cited for their exceptional legal careers.

Thompson & Knight has opened an office in São Paulo, the third in Brazil.

John H. Martin and Peter J. Riley partners at Thompson & Knight have been named by the legal services information company Lawdragon on its list of "Leading Lawyers in America."

Four Partners of Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice Group in the Dallas office have been appointed to leadership positions of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel for 2008-2009. Greg W. Curry has been elected President Elect and Chair of the Political Action Committee, G. Luke Ashley has been elected to serve another term on the PAC, Jackie Robinson has been elected Vice President, and Scott P. Stolley has been elected to the Board of Directors.

Thompson & Knight has congratulated Real Estate and Banking Associates Thad Armstrong, Meredith F. Cobb, and Glenn A. Reitman on their inclusion in H Texas Magazine's list of Houston's "Professionals on the Fast Track."

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Latin America, Corporate and Securities, Energy, International Energy, Oil and Gas, Labor and Employment, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Trial, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Environmental Law, Appellate

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Barry Davis was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; December 1, 2008

Davis, a partner in the corporate and securities practice group at Thompson & Knight in Houston, has received the American Diabetes Association's Community Based Volunteer Award. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Corporate and Securities

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David White and Scott Deatherage were mentioned on Kevin O'Keefe's Real Lawyers Have Blogs Blog.

"State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, November 2008"; December 1, 2008

Law firm marketing and business development professionals have been politely getting after Kevin McKeown, our VP of Client Development, for an updated report on large law's use of blogs. Innovators, such as Gloria Fox at Blank Rome, are looking for hard data for their law firm's management that their competition has effectively addressed any liability and ROI concerns, and made the move to blogging for reputation enhancement and client development ...

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Insurance, Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Environmental Law

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Paul Corley was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Investment banks branch out only so far"; December 1, 2008

Many financial institutions - Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and American Express, among them - have recently become bank holding companies to qualify for government bailouts ...

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Finance

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T&K was ranked #6 in Marketing the Law Firm's MLF 50 list.

"The Fourth Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications"; November 2008

With the current downturn in business, one would think that perhaps marketing and communications might be taking a holiday. The good news is that for 50 firms, marketing is front and center. To say the least, it has been an interesting year. We have all read about the layoffs, the restructuring of some firms and even the demise of others. What went wrong isn't important. What is important is that many firms are utilizing the capabilities of their marketing and communications departments in ways that they believe can capitalize on the downturn and even create profits. I want to say that it doesn't really matter where a firm ranked on this list. What does matter is that the firms on the list are examples of how first-class, first-rate marketing and communications can move the agenda of a law firm forward in a strategic manner and in so doing become invaluable to the success of the firm ...

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T&K was mentioned in IP Law & Business.

"Who Protects Innovation in America?"; November 2008

This is the second year that we've made the match between BusinessWeek's 50 most innovative companies and the law firms that do their IP work. The data is even more intriguing this year, because for the first time we have broken the IP litigation category into three component parts: copyright, trademark, and patent. This lets firms with strengths in each specialty stand out. Patent prosecution, meanwhile, continues with its own separate ranking of firms ...

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Intellectual Property

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Bill Banowsky was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.

"Crossroads Group sues Lehman Brothers unit"; November 21, 2008

The owners of a Dallas firm formerly known as the Crossroads Group have sued a unit of Lehman Brothers, alleging they are owed at least $50 million in the sale of their business to the troubled New York financial firm five years ago ...

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Trial

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Eduardo Soares was mentioned in Energy Law360.

"Leaps and Bounds: Notable Firm News"; November 21, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP expanded its Sao Paolo, Brazil, office with partner Eduardo Soares. Soares focuses his practice on power, structured finance, project finance, the offer and distribution of securities, corporate and regulatory law ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Finance, Corporate and Securities

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T&K was featured, Alexandre Chequer was quoted, and Leonardo Costa was mentioned in Latin Lawyer.

"Thompson & Knight brings Angolan oil company to Brazil"; November 20, 2008

Thompson & Knight's Brazilian arm, Tauil & Chequer, has assisted Angola's national oil company, Sonangol, in its first investment in Brazil. The company has acquired an interest in two offshore exploration blocks in the Campos Basin, securing the rights to explore the area ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Oil and Gas, Corporate and Securities

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T&K was featured in Latin Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Continues to Expand São Paulo Office"; November 18, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its affiliated office Tauil & Chequer Advogados, is pleased to announce the expansion of its São Paulo office with the addition of Partner Eduardo Soares and Associates Ana Luiza Abdalla, Rosi Costa Barros, Marcela B. Figueiró, Daniel S. Ferreira, Denise L. Okimura, Rogerio P. Nakano, Debora H. Yanasse, Lea F. Yassuda, and Roberto Zarour Filho ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Corporate and Securities

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T&K was mentioned on the Dallas-Fort Worth Best Of Lists Blog.

"Immigration Legal Help"; November 18, 2008

Immigration in Dallas and Fort Worth can be challenging for small businesses and individuals. As an immigrant facing an immigration deportation, or a business person being fined for hiring illegal aliens, you need to hire a good immigration attorney ...

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Immigration, Labor and Employment

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John Martin was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; November 17, 2008

John H. Martin, a partner in the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight, has become the immediate past president of DRI -- the Voice of the Defense Bar. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Trial

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Rick Haan was featured in Texas Lawyer.

"Best on the Test: Texas Bar Exam Top Scorers Reveal Secrets to Their Success"; November 17, 2008

You are to be in your assigned seat at 8 a.m. Once you enter the testing room, you will not be permitted to leave until 30 minutes after the test has begun. No additional time will be granted to anyone arriving late. No exceptions will be made under any circumstances ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Glenn Reitman was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Expert: There's nothing simple about wind energy agreements"; November 14, 2008

The excitement behind wind energy is felt especially in Texas, which leads the nation in new wind energy production ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Energy, Climate Change & Renewable Energy

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Greg Curry was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Large reserves of Texas gas shale looking better all the time"; November 14, 2008

Gas shale plays will dominate future investment in oil and gas in Texas, predicts Renato Bertani, president and CEO of Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services LLC ...

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Trial, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Doug Pedigo was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Energy alternatives, solutions remain work in progress"; November 14, 2008

Tied up in political opinion and legislation, and often fraught with glitches, renewable sources of energy such as wind power sometimes ends up being a lot more complicated than its source ...

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Energy, Climate Change & Renewable Energy

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Mark Bennett was interviewed by CBS 11 News.

"Age Violations Could Sideline Plano Pee Wee Team"; November 13, 2008

A suspended Pee Wee football team in Plano will find out Friday if it will be allowed to play in a championship game this weekend ...

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Trial

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Eduardo Soares and T&K were featured in Latin Lawyer.

"Thompson & Knight takes Mattos Filho energy lawyer"; November 13, 2008

Brazilian energy lawyer Eduardo Soares has left Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados for Thompson & Knight's Brazilian arm, Tauil & Chequer, taking a team of nine associates with him ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Corporate and Securities

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John Martin and Michael Heinlen were quoted in IP Law360.

"Touchcom Suit Fizzles After Counsel Disqualified"; November 12, 2008

Touchcom Inc.'s challenge to the dismissal of a malpractice suit it brought against a Canadian intellectual property boutique appears to have run its course, after the IP firm persuaded a federal appeals court to disqualify the law firm Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP as appellate counsel for Touchcom last month ...

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Trial, Intellectual Property, Technology

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John Martin was interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"DRI: A Full Policy Agenda, Including Support For Civil Justice Reform"; November 2008

The Editor interviews John H. Martin, President, DRI; Vice President, Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ); and a Partner at Thompson & Knight LLP ...

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Trial

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Jim Harris was interviewed by Fox 4 News.

"Garland Cracks Down on Foreclosed Homes"; November 12, 2008

Foreclosures continue to rise across North Texas. As they do, communities find themselves wrestling with new issues like upkeep and maintenance. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb shows us the new way Garland is trying to force banks to keep foreclosed properties presentable ...

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Environmental Law, Government

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T&K was featured, and Marcello Hallake was quoted in Gazeta Mercantil.

"Thompson & Knight abre escritório em SP"; November 11, 2008

A empresa internacional de advocacia Thompson & Knight LLP está expandindo seus negócios no Brasil. Inaugura hoje banca associada, a Tauil & Chequer, em São Paulo. Assim, passa a contar com cinco escritórios na América Latina, incluindo bancas no Rio de Janeiro, Vitória, na Cidade do México e em Monterrey ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Corporate and Securities

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Eduardo Soares was mentioned in The AmLaw Daily.

"THE CHURN: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200"; November 11, 2008

Thompson & Knight is expanding its affiliated São Paulo office with new partner Eduardo Soares, who will join the international energy and corporate and securities practice groups. Soares, previously a partner at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados, will handle structured finance, project finance, the offer and distribution of securities, corporate, and regulatory law ...

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International Energy, Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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Bruce Sostek was mentioned on the Patent Appeal Tracer Blog.

"On the Radar: September 2008"; November 11, 2008

I am fresh off my panel appearance at the Center for American and International Law's 46th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law in Plano, Texas. The panel "All the News That's Fit to Blawg" was moderated by Bruce Sostek of Thompson & Knight (Dallas) and included ...

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Intellectual Property

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.

"La reforma y Obama no cambian relación con EU"; November 11, 2008

El cambio que podría experimentar la política estadunidense en materia de energía una vez que Barack Obama ocupe la presidencia de su país, difícilmente tendrá un reflejo o influencia en México, afirmaron analistas ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy

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David Furlow was mentioned in Employment Law360.

"More Homework For High Court In ERISA Case"; November 11, 2008

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court received additional briefs Monday as they gave top-level judicial scrutiny to a retirement benefits case in which the divorced wife of a deceased DuPont Co. employee argues she is entitled to his retirement benefits ...

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Employee Benefits (ERISA), Labor and Employment, Finance

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T&K was mentioned in The National Law Journal.

"The New NLJ 250"; November 10, 2008

The National Law Journal's 31th annual survey of the nation's 250 largest law firms, covering the period from Oct. 1, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2008. Eligibility is based on a firm's total number of attorneys, not including contract or temporary attorneys. The cutoff point this year is 174. A firm must have more lawyers based in the United States than in any other single country. The city listed under the firm name is the firm's principal or largest office. We've also included the starting salaries for first-year associates ...

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Business Latin America Select.

"Mexico: Energy reform fudged"; November 10, 2008

An energy reform package --passed by Mexico's lawmakers on October 28th-- represents an incremental advance in strengthening the country's hydrocarbons sector. The reform's seven key bills present a mixed bag of initiatives designed to improve the autonomy, transparency and management flexibility of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex ), the state oil company. Nonetheless, critics remain sceptical over how effective these changes will be. Opportunities for the private sector are limited as well, restricted to service contracts that provide 'cash only' bonuses when firms either introduce new technology or cut costs or delivery time ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Oil and Gas

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Jeffrey Andrews was mentioned in The National Law Journal.

"Movers" section; November 10, 2008

Jeffrey Andrews joins the firm's corporate and securities and intellectual property practice groups as partner in the Houston office. Andrews will focus on outsourcing and complex technology transactions. Previously, Andrews was a partner at Mayer Brown ...

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Corporate and Securities, Intellectual Property, Technology

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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"BigTex Firms' First-Year Associate Ranks Rise By 5.2 Percent"; November 10, 2008

Barbara M. Boudreaux, a first-year corporate finance associate with Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr in Dallas, says she starts her days reading The Wall Street Journal to keep up with changes in the economy that might affect clients and client industries ...

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Greg Curry, Jackie Robinson, Scott Stolley, and Luke Ashley were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; November 10, 2008

The following trial practice partners in Thompson & Knight in Dallas have been elected to leadership positions in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel for 2008-2009: Greg W. Curry, president-elect and chairman of the political action committee; and Jackie Robinson, vice president. Scott P. Stolley has been elected to the association's board of directors, and G. Luke Ashley has been elected to another term on the political action committee ...

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Trial

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T&K was mentioned in IP Law & Business.

"Who Protects Innovation in America?"; November 2008

This is the second year that we've made the match between BusinessWeek's 50 most innovative companies and the law firms that do their IP work. The data is even more intriguing this year, because for the first time we have broken the IP litigation category into three component parts: copyright, trademark, and patent. This lets firms with strengths in each specialty stand out. Patent prosecution, meanwhile, continues with its own separate ranking of firms ...

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Intellectual Property

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David Bennett and Rhett Campbell were mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"University Of Texas To Host Two-Day Bankruptcy Seminar"; November 2008

The University of Texas School of Law has scheduled its annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference for Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Attorneys Assist Ecopetrol S.A."; November 2008

Pablo Ferrante, Ben Welmaker, Becky Jolin, Patricia Chicoine, Sarah McLean, Matthew Knifton, Susan Marx, David Wildes, Lakesha Harris, and Ivan Perez assisted Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC), the Colombian national oil company, with its internationalization and strategic growth plan by assisting with the recent acquisition of the company's first oil and gas producing assets in the United States.

David White's blog titled "Law and Insurance" has been named a 2008 honoree for the LexisNexis Top 50 Blogs for Insurance.

George Chapman is the recipient of the Dallas Bar Association's 2008 Morris Harrell Professionalism Award. The award was presented at the DBA's Annual Meeting on November 7.

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its affiliated office Tauil & Chequer Advogados, has announced the expansion of its São Paulo office with the addition of associates Christiano Chagas and Roberto Casarini, who join the Firm's Tax Practice Group.

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Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy, Corporate and Securities, Environmental Law, Tax, Trial, Insurance

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Marcello Hallake was interviewed on the Belgian national radio station RTBF.

"Bonjour Quand Meme - Emission spéciale en direct de New-York"; November 4, 2008

Hallake served on a panel discussion on the U.S. elections and life in New York.

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Corporate and Securities

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David Rosenberg was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal.

"Nonprofits face tougher governance regulations"; November 3, 2008

Not-for-profit hospitals and other nonprofits will face tougher scrutiny of their governance boards, executive compensation and conflicts of interests by the Internal Revenue Service ...

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Tax, Nonprofit Organizations

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Barry Davis, Thomas Lamme, Sarah McLean, Jolisa Dobbs, Marc Klein, Elizabeth Schartz, Shelly Youree, Arthur Wright, Alyson Outenreath, David Wheat, Reagan Birt, Yan Gao, Todd Keator, Jason Loden, Micah Prude, Renée Dupré, Christopher Farley, David Grand, Julie Mediamolle, and David White were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Eagle Rock Energy Partners acquires Millennium Midstream Partners"; November 3, 2008

Charles C. Boettcher, senior vice president and general counsel for Houston-based Eagle Rock Energy Partners, used attorneys at Thompson & Knight to assist with his company's acquisition of Millennium Midstream Partners for about $235.5 million ...

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Energy, Corporate and Securities, Oil and Gas, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Tax

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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; November 3, 2008

The following have joined Thompson & Knight as associates in Dallas: Monique R. Alexander, Toni Nicole Anderson, Jennifer M. Avery and Emily S. Tubb, corporate and securities; J. Will Eidson, Timothy L. Evans and Brian Stoltz, trial; Adam B. Hill and D. Michelle Vincent Parker, real estate and banking; Michael Lii, finance; Vishal H. Patel, intellectual property; Cheri Whiteside, tax; and Emily A. Witten, environmental. Joining in Austin is Jon Schnautz, trial. Joining in Houston are David T. Grand Jr., corporate and securities; Karen M. Rose, tax; Edward "Ted" Seilheimer, real estate and banking; and James Sonnier, oil and gas.

M. Lawrence "Larry" Hicks Jr., a real estate and banking partner in Thompson & Knight in Dallas and the firm's administrative partner, has been appointed treasurer of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys 2008-2009.

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Corporate and Securities, Trial, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Finance, Intellectual Property, Tax, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in EIU ViewsWire Select.

"Mexico industry: Energy reform sidesteps core issues"; October 31, 2008

Mexico's energy reform package, passed by Congress this week, represents an incremental advance in strengthening the country's hydrocarbons sector. The reform's seven key bills present a mixed bag of initiatives designed to improve the autonomy, transparency and management flexibility of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex ), the state oil company. Nonetheless, critics remain sceptical over how effective these changes will be. Opportunities for the private sector are limited as well, restricted to service contracts that provide 'cash only' bonuses when firms either introduce new technology or reduce costs/delivery time ...

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International Energy, Latin America, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Sam Burford was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Dallas tenants finding their niche in Arts District, Victory Park"; October 31, 2008

One address is edgy, and the other is artsy. Victory woos tenants with high-energy sports events and trendy watering holes. In another corner of downtown, the Arts District is playing a different tune with world-class cultural venues ...

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John Martin was mentioned in Dallas Business Journal.

"DRI - the Voice of the Defense Bar Elects New Officers"; October 30, 2008

DRI-the Voice of the Defense Bar chose new leaders last week as the 22,500-member organization held its 13th Annual Meeting in New Orleans ...

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Trial

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Alexandre Chequer was mentioned on Manuel de Araujo's Blog.

"Angola"; October 30, 2008

Our 2nd Angola Upstream 2008 Conference takes place in the 7th London Oil Week 2008 on 20 & 21 November, and is designed to expose Angola's exploration and development potential in the light of its vast oil/gas resource base and multiple projects planned for the future ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy, Corporate and Securities

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Reforma.

"Califican como insuficiente lo aprobado en la reforma en relación a los problemas que enfrenta el País"; October 30, 2008

La reforma energética es insuficiente para resolver los problemas pendientes que tiene Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), como la reducción gradual de reservas petroleras y de incentivos para la exploración y explotación de yacimientos en tierra, aguas profundas y someras, detalla una evaluación del Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Oil and Gas, Energy

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Rhett Campbell was interviewed on a-dcenter.com.

"Buying Assets In Bankruptcy"; October 29, 2008

Thompson & Knight's Rhett Campbell discusses opportunities and advantages of buying oil and gas assets out of bankruptcy ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Scott Deatherage was mentioned on the SustainabiliTank Blog.

"A Houston, Texas, 'Energy Solutions' Conference - November 6-7, 2008 - Right After The US Presidential Elections. Time for A Realignement - Maybe?"; October 28, 2008

The defensive line-up of speakers on what tomorrow holds for what is defined as the energy industry ...

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Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Environmental Law

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Alexandre Chequer was quoted, and T&K was featured in The AmLaw Daily.

"Thompson & Knight Advising on $7 Billion Angolan Gas Deal"; October 28, 2008

Four leading international oil and gas companies have announced an agreement with Sonangol, Angola's state-owned oil company, to invest more than $7 billion in a new liquefied natural gas (LNP) project. Announced on Monday, the deal will be the largest foreign investment in Angola and one of the largest of its kind worldwide. Nearly all the gas from the facility--to be built near the northwestern Angolan city of Soyo and operated by Sonangol's Sonagas subsidiary--will be shipped to the United States ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy, Corporate and Securities

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Alexandre Chequer was quoted, and T&K was featured in Market Watch.

"Firm Advises Sonangol in $7 Billion Natural Gas Transaction"; October 27, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight has assisted Sonangol, the state-owned oil company of Angola, in a transaction for one of the world's largest integrated natural gas projects. Under terms of the deal, Sonangol's Sonagas unit and Chevron Corp., together with their European partners Total SA, BP PLC, and Eni SpA, have agreed to invest more than $7 billion in a new liquefied natural gas export facility located near the city of Soyo on Angola's northwest coast ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Energy, Oil and Gas, Corporate and Securities

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Bruce Sostek was mentioned on the Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice's blog.

"'All The News That's Fit to Blawg' - Panel at CAILAW 45th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law"; October 27, 2008

The Center for American and International Law is holding its 46th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law (CAILAW) at its headquarters in Plano on November 10-11, 2008. More information can be obtained at the seminar's website ...

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Intellectual Property

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Jeffrey Andrews and Ricky Raven were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; October 27, 2008

Andrews has joined T&K as a partner in the corporate and securities and intellectual property practice groups in Houston. He previously was with Mayer Brown. Raven, a trial practice partner in T&K in Houston, has been appointed to Houston's Police Officers' Civil Service Commission Board for a three-year term. To read the full news item, please click on the link below.

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Intellectual Property, Trial, Corporate and Securities

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Market News International.

"LatamWatch: Amid Crisis, Mexico Pushes Ahead on Oil Reform"; October 27, 2008

Even amid the severe global financial crisis, or perhaps spurred on by it, Mexican lawmakers have pushed ahead with the historic reform of the state oil industry, and the lower house of Congress is scheduled to vote this week on the package that would allow greater private participation ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Oil Daily.

"Mexico's Senate Backs Modest Energy Reforms"; October 24, 2008

Mexico's Senate has approved energy reform legislation aimed at shoring up state oil company Pemex, in the hopes of arresting a precipitous decline in the nation's oil production. The reforms are expected to win approval by the lower chamber next week before being signed into law by the president later this month ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy

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Jeffrey Boyd was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.

"VINdication"; October 24, 2008

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott concluded in an Oct. 22 opinion that state Government Code §552.130(a) does not prohibit a governmental body from publicly disclosing a manufacturer's permanent vehicle number, if the VIN is not identified with personal information about an individual ...

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Government, Trial

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Rhett Campbell was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Shuttered halls silence area wedding bells"; October 24, 2008

The sudden closure of two popular wedding reception venues has left dozens of prospective brides standing at the altar as unsecured creditors ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Christiano Chagas, Roberto Casarini, Alexandre Chequer, and Ivan Tauil were featured in Latin Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Expands São Paulo Office"; October 22, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP, through its affiliated office Tauil & Chequer Advogados, is pleased to announce the expansion of its São Paulo office with the addition of associates Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo and Roberto Pinatti Casarini, who join the Firm's Tax Practice Group ...

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Tax, International Energy, Energy, Latin America

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Michael Stockham was mentioned on the Writers' League of Texas Web site.

"Writers' League Elects New Board Members"; October 21, 2008

The Writers' League of Texas elected four new members to its board of directors and reelected three current directors at the organization's meeting on October 16. The new members are ...

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Trial

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Reforma.

"Pactan reforma chiquita"; October 21, 2008

El proyecto de reforma petrolera del Presidente Felipe Calderón quedó reducido al mínimo luego de que los senadores del PAN, PRI y PRD alcanzaron un acuerdo para sacar adelante los dictámenes de ley que impiden la maquila en refinación y establece candados para el nuevo régimen de contratos ...

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Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy, Latin America

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Susan Coleman was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Attorney Named a Great Woman of Texas"; October 21, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to congratulate Susan E. Coleman on being named a 2008 Great Woman of Texas by the Fort Worth Business Press. She will be honored at an awards reception and dinner on Thursday, November 6, at The Fort Worth Club ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Invertia.

"(Energia) Pierden Legisladores Foco de Reforma Pemex"; October 20, 2008

Los acuerdos políticos en el Senado sobre la reforma petrolera dejaron fuera de foco aspectos fundamentales para mejorar la situación de Pemex como la urgencia de incrementar reservas petroleras y reducir la dependencia externa de combustibles ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy

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Sharon Fountain was quoted in The New Yorker.

"Late Bloomers"; October 20, 2008

Ben Fountain was an associate in the real-estate practice at the Dallas offices of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, just a few years out of law school, when he decided he wanted to write fiction. The only thing Fountain had ever published was a law-review article. His literary training consisted of a handful of creative-writing classes in college. He had tried to write when he came home at night from work, but usually he was too tired to do much. He decided to quit his job ...

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Tax

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George Chapman was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; October 20, 2008

Chapman has received the Dallas Bar Association's 2008 Morris Harrell Professionalism Award. To read the full news item, please click on the link below.

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Trial

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Jeffrey Andrews was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.

"People in business" section; October 18, 2008

Thompson & Knight announced the addition of Jeffrey Andrews as a partner in the firm's corporate and securities and intellectual property practice groups ...

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Intellectual Property, Corporate and Securities

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Misty Willcox was quoted in The Advocate's Blog.

"The credit crunch, the economy and neighborhood development"; October 17, 2008

Yes, things don't seem as bad here as in the rest of the country -- check out this headline from southern California -- but that doesn't mean we don't have some concerns. Specifically, what's going to happen to all of the residential, retail, and mixed used developments that have been announced in this neighborhood over the past 18 months? ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.

"Reforma a Pemex microscópica: CIDE"; October 17, 2008

Los cambios aprobados por diputados en materia presupuestal, así como los acuerdos alcanzados en el Senado sobre la reforma energética, no marcarán una gran diferencia en la manera en que Pemex opera, afirmaron especialistas del sector ...

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International Energy, Latin America

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Barry Davis was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Attorney Receives American Diabetes Association Volunteer Award"; October 14, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Barry Davis for being named a recipient of the American Diabetes Association's ("ADA") Community Based Volunteer Award for his work as Chair of the Houston Golf Classic, an event that raised nearly $200,000 for the ADA and is the ADA's largest golf tournament nationwide. The award will be presented at the ADA's Community Volunteer Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting held in Tampa, Florida, on November 21-23 ...

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Corporate and Securities

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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in El Economista.

"Reforma petrolera será un engendro"; October 10, 2008

A unos días de que el Senado de la República presente el dictamen de reforma energética, consultores, representantes de organizaciones y académicos reprueban al calificar con 4.3 de promedio a las tres principales iniciativas de reforma petrolera del país ...

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Energy, International Energy

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on Bloomberg.com.

"Mexico Lawmakers' Draft Oil Bills Leave Major Overhaul in Doubt"; October 10, 2008

Mexican lawmakers negotiating an oil- industry overhaul have drafted bills for the least contentious of President Felipe Calderon's proposals amid continued wrangling over his plan to let the state oil monopoly use private companies to reverse declining production ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy

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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned on EXonline.com.

"En Pemex, mejor ya ni le muevan: especialistas"; October 9, 2008

Si del proceso legislativo para aprobar una reforma petrolera, el resultado es una combinación de las propuestas del Ejecutivo federal, del PRI y del Frente Amplio Progresista (FAP), sería mejor que Pemex se mantenga sin cambios, afirmaron especialistas ...

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Energy, International Energy

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Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Reforma.

"Truenan iniciativas petroleras"; October 9, 2008

Las iniciativas de reforma petrolera presentadas por el PAN, PRI y el FAP obtuvieron un calificación reprobatoria de 4.3, según ejercicio comparativo realizado por expertos en el ramo ...

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Energy, International Energy

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T&K was featured in Latin Lawyer.

"Ecopetrol bags US production rights"; October 8, 2008

Thompson & Knight LLP has negotiated the first acquisition of oil and gas producing assets outside Colombia by the country's state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy, Energy

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David Furlow's recent Supreme Court case was referenced in the Jurist.

"Supreme Court hears search and seizure, pension cases"; October 8, 2008

The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases, including two raising issues of criminal procedure. In Herring v. United States [Cornell LII backgrounder; merit briefs], 07-513, the Court will decide whether evidence seized during a search incident to an arrest must be suppressed when the sole premise for the arrest was information later found to be negligently provided by another law enforcement agency ...

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Trial, Employee Benefits (ERISA)

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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Featured Topics" section; October 2008

Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon has been named as Thompson & Knight's Chief Diversity Officer. In her new role, she will develop, implement, and oversee the Firm's internal and external initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace ...

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T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Assists Eagle Rock in $235.5 Million Acquisition"; October 7, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has assisted Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P. ("Eagle Rock") with the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding units of Millennium Midstream Partners LP ("MMP"), and thereby its ownership in MMP's operating subsidiaries, for approximately $235.5 million ...

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Corporate and Securities, Energy, Tax, Labor and Employment, Oil and Gas

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T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Assists Ecopetrol in Acquisition of Producing Assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico"; October 7, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP continues to assist Ecopetrol S.A. , the Colombian national oil company, with its internationalization and strategic growth plan by assisting with the recent acquisition of the company's first oil and gas producing assets in the United States ...

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Oil and Gas, Corporate and Securities, Environmental Law

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David Furlow was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Houston Attorney to Argue ERISA Case at U.S. Supreme Court"; October 7, 2008

David A. Furlow, a partner in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight, will present oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, Oct. 7. In representing the plaintiff in the case, Kennedy v. DuPont, Furlow will contend that the DuPont Corporation acted improperly in distributing pension funds to an employee's ex-wife who had waived her rights to those benefits as part of a divorce decree ...

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Trial, Employee Benefits (ERISA)

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David Furlow was featured in The AmLaw Daily.

"Thompson & Knight Partner to Make First Oral Argument Before Supreme Court Tomorrow"; October 6, 2008

Among the new faces appearing before the Supreme Court this term will be Thompson & Knight partner David Furlow, who will argue tomorrow for the plaintiff in Kennedy v. Dupont Savings. The case considers the complicated question of the proper recipient, under federal common law and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, of pension funds accrued in the account of a deceased Dupont depositor named William Kennedy. Furlow will argue that DuPont should not have turned over the funds to Kennedy's ex-wife, who had waived those benefits in a divorce settlement. DuPont, which will be represented by a Supreme Court regular, Mark Levy of Kilpatrick Stockton, claims that Kennedy did not properly remove his ex-wife as a beneficiary ...

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Trial

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David Furlow was quoted in Texas Lawyer.

"High Court to Hear Arguments on ERISA Beneficiary Designation"; October 6, 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Oct. 7 regarding whether a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act trumps a woman's voluntary waiver of her ex-husband's pension benefits, an issue that has divided federal appeals courts and left divorce lawyers unsure how to advise clients ...

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Employee Benefits (ERISA), Trial

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Rich Phillips was interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"SFAS 5 Tilts The Playing Field Against Defendants - LCJ And The Defense Bar Speak Out"; October 2008

The Editor interviews Richard B. Phillips, Jr ., Associate, Thompson & Knight LLP in its Dallas office. His practice focuses on appellate matters. He has represented a variety of clients in appeals before the Texas courts of appeal, the Texas Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Phillips was named a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly ...

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Trial, Appellate

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Paulo Costa was mentioned in International Law Office.

"September's Corporate Counsel Moves" section; October 2, 2008

Paulo Costa has joined the Sao Paulo office of US firm Thompson & Knight from Infinity Bio-Energy ...

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International Energy, Latin America

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T&K was mentioned in The American Lawyer.

"The Global Issue: Oil in the Blood"; October 1, 2008

To be lord of the oil patch is a prize worth fighting for. As the Magic Circle makes inroads, Texas energy firms ...

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Oil and Gas, International Energy, Latin America

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Tye Hancock was quoted in The Deal.

"CCR to sell property for $600,018"; October 1, 2008

Bankrupt Corpus Christi Resources LLC is set to sell its Brooklyn, N.Y., property for $18 over the minimum bid. At an auction on Monday, Sept. 29, English Kills Ventures LLC was the only bidder, offering $600,018 for CCR's former Morgan Oil Terminal, which still has building shells, pipelines, tanks and other items related to its previous usage at the site, debtor counsel Tye Hancock of Thompson & Knight LLP said ...

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Corporate and Securities, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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George Chapman was featured in the Dallas Bar Association Headnotes.

"George Chapman to Receive DBA's Annual Professionalism Award"; October 1, 2008

The DBA's Morris Harrell Professionalism Award will be presented to George C. Chapman at the Annual Meeting on Friday, November 7, at the Belo Mansion ...

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Trial

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Ira Herman was mentioned in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.

"Mini-workshop for Judicial Law Clerks"; September 2008

Ira L. Herman (Thompson & Knight LLP) will chair an Oct. 24 program aimed at helping new term law clerks to bankruptcy judges become more effective at their new jobs. Judicial law clerks in the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, along with those in New Jersey, will be invited to the one-day program, funded by ABI and held at the bankruptcy court in lower Manhattan ...

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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

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Chris Schaeper was quoted in Securities Law360.

"Bailout Could Accelerate Bankruptcies: Experts"; September 30, 2008

It remains unclear whether Congress will pass a proposed $700 billion rescue package for America's ailing financial industry, but experts agree that the plan won't slow the growing wave of corporate bankruptcy filings -- and could even make it worse ...

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Corporate and Securities, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Finance

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Gregory Huffman was quoted in Competition Law360.

"Antitrust Concerns A Non-Issue Amid Meltdown"; September 30, 2008

With Citigroup's acquisition of Wachovia's banking operations, the U.S. retail banking market is now suddenly heavily concentrated between only three major players. But antitrust concerns have completely faded into the background as the government desperately tries to shore up the critical banking sector amid the worst financial crisis in memory ...

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Antitrust, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Finance

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David White was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Attorney's Insurance Blog Named Among Top 50 by LexisNexis"; September 30, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce David S. White's blog entitled "Law and Insurance" has been named a 2008 honoree for LexisNexis Top 50 Blogs for Insurance. White's blog, available at http://www.lawandinsurance.typepad.com, focuses primarily on developments in Texas insurance law with succinct yet comprehensive analysis of the latest judicial opinions and legislative enactments ...

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Insurance, Trial

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.

"La refinación de EU se afectó y ello orilló a cancelar cargamentos"; September 26, 2008

La interrupción en las operaciones de casi 20 refinerías estadunidenses a causa del huracán Ike obligó a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) a reducir temporalmente su producción de crudo, confirmó ayer la paraestatal en un comunicado ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Global Projects and Infrastructure

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Wes Billingsley was quoted in Corporate Legal Times.

"Fight Spurious Spoliation Allegations"; September 26, 2008

Any rule change can fall short of fixing every problem, and the amendments to the FRCP on unwarranted spoliation claims are no exception, says Wes Billingsley of Thompson & Knight. The new rules put electronic documents under a microscope and escalate litigation involving spoliation ...

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Trial, Information Management and E-Discovery Solutions

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Pablo Ferrante was quoted in Latin Lawyer.

"Of the people, for the people"; September 23, 2008

Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol is determinedly turning itself into the new Petrobras. Clare Bolton looks at this remarkable change from the perspective of the in-house team and the law firms helping them through it ...

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Corporate and Securities, Latin America, Global Projects and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas

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T&K was mentioned in Project Finance.

"People & Places" section; September 2008

T&K has opened an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alexandre Chequer, partner in the Firm's international energy group, has relocated to the new office from Rio De Janeiro to oversee the opening and will head the practice. And T&K's Dallas office has moved to: One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas 75201-2533. Telephone +1 (214) 969 1700, fax +1 (214) 969 1751. To read the news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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International Energy

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Thad Armstrong was quoted in Galveston County's The Daily News.

"Renters have rights to terminate leases"; September 22, 2008

Many of the nearly two-thirds of Galveston residents who rent homes will return to find their homes damaged in some way ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Dallas Parker was quoted in The Deal.

"The Drills Don't Stop"; September 19, 2008

There are two great clichés in the deal business. One is great assets and great companies always attract strong interest from buyers. Another is that the hardest time to buy is always now ...

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Corporate and Securities, Oil and Gas

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Alfred Meyerson was featured in the Houston Chronicle.

"Public Service Motivates Resident"; September 18, 2008

An interest in civil rights, current affairs and public service drew Bellaire resident Alfred Meyerson, 49, into a law career and involvement with the Anti-Defamation League ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Alexandre Chequer was quoted, and Antônio Sarmento, Leonardo Costa, Bruno Belchior, and Vladimir Fortunato were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.

"Brazilian lawyers help draft Angolan biofuels law"; September 17, 2008

Thompson & Knight's lawyers in Rio de Janeiro have helped draft a new law approved this week in Angola, designed to boost the African country's biofuels output ...

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International Energy, Energy, Latin America, Oil and Gas

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Brian Dunning and Irene Dubowy were mentioned in the New York Law Journal.

"Breach Suit Against Iraq Dismissed; War Precluded Contract's Performance, FSIA Service Not Satisfied"; September 17, 2008

This action arises out of a contract (the 'Contract') entered into under the United Nations ('UN') Oil for Food Program ('OFFP'). The motions raise issues of subject matter jurisdiction and service under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §1602 et seq., and the effect of the hostilities in Iraq on the contractual rights of the parties ...

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Trial

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T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.

"78 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Listed in Texas Super Lawyers 2008"; September 18, 2008

Debora Alsup, Jeffrey Boyd, James Cousar, Catherine Greaves, Luke Ashley, Bill Banowsky, David Bennett, Buford Berry, Michael Berry, Dorothy Bjorck, Jane Politz Brandt, John Brannon, Sam Burford, George Chapman, John Cohn, Greg Curry, Joe Dannenmaier, Scott Deatherage, Andrew Derman, Barbara Ferguson, Stephen Fink, Sharon Fountain, Herbert Hammond, James Harris, Martha Harris, Craig Haynes, Larry Hicks, Mike Holt, Gregory Huffman, James Irish, William Katz, Marc Klein, John Mackintosh, John Martin, Timothy McCormick, Mike McCullough, James McKellar, Mary McNulty, William Mureiko, Bryan Neal, David Noteware, Emily Parker, John Rain, Stephen Rasch, Rust Reid, Pete Riley, Harry Roberts, Elizabeth Schartz, Terry Simmons, Mark Sloan, Steven Sloan, Bruce Sostek, Scott Stolley, Kevin Thomason, David Wheat, Arthur Wright, Shelly Youree, Jeffrey Zlotky, Gordon Appleman, Susan Coleman, Roger Aksamit, Mitchell Ayer, Michael Bell, Stephen Block, Timothy Brown, Michael Byrd, Rhett Campbell, Louis Davis, David Furlow, Marc Grossberg, Alfred Meyerson, Dallas Parker, Michael Pierce, Ricky Raven, Robert Shearer, Jonathan Shoebotham, Randy Williams, and Michael McCrum were selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers® 2008, which will be published in the October 2008 issue of Texas Monthly. The list reflects only the top five percent of lawyers in Texas. To read the full article, please click on the link below.

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Appellate, Government, Health Law, Trial, Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Tax, Finance, Intellectual Property, Corporate and Securities, Energy, Environmental Law, Estate Planning and Individual Wealth Management, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Antitrust, Oil and Gas

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T&K was featured, and Dallas Parker was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.

"Hurricane Ike: No damage at Thompson & Knight's Houston office"; September 16, 2008

Hurricane Ike did not damage the downtown Houston office of Thompson & Knight, says Dallas Parker. He's managing partner of the firm's Houston office, which is located in the Allen Center at 333 Clay St. He says the office did not lose electrical power, water, Internet access or sustain any broken windows ...

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Dallas Parker was quoted in The Am Law Daily.

"After Riding Out Hurricane Ike, Law Firms Get Back to Work"; September 15, 2008

Tex Parte Blog, the blog of our sibling publication Texas Lawyer, has been reporting on the aftereffects of Hurricane Ike in Houston and the surrounding areas ...

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T&K was featured, and Dallas Parker was quoted on Forbes.com.

"Thompson & Knight Responds in the Aftermath of Ike"; September 15, 2008

Hurricane Ike severely affected the businesses and infrastructure of Houston. However, the downtown office of the global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP sustained no damage and has fully functional utilities and Internet service as of Monday morning ...

This article was also published by AlphaTrade Finance; Atlanta Business Chronicle; Austin Business Journal; Baltimore Business Journal; Banker and Tradesman; Birmingham Business Journal; Bolsamania; Boston Business Journal; Breitbart.com; Business First of Buffalo; Business First of Columbus; Business First of Louisville; Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee; Business Journal of Phoenix; Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area; Business Review; Charlotte Business Journal; Cincinnati Business Courier; Dallas Business Journal; Dayton Business Journal; Denver Business Journal; Earth Times; East Bay Business Times; Energy Industry Today; Finance Industry Today; Houston Business Journal; Inbox Robot; Inside Collin County Business; Interest!ALERT; Jacksonville Business Journal; KAIT ABC-8; KRON - San Francisco TV4; Kansas City Business Journal; Los Angeles Business; Los Angeles Times; Market Watch; Memphis Business Journal; Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal; Nashville Business Journal; New Mexico Business Weekly;Orlando Business Journal; Pacific Business News; Philadelphia Business Journal; Pittsburgh Business Times; Portland Business Journal; Puget Sound Business Journal; RCR Wireless News; Reuters; SYS-CON India; SYS-CON US; Sacramento Business Journal; San Antonio Business Journal; San Francisco Business Times; San Jose Business Journal; South Florida Business Journal; St. Louis Business Journal; Tampa Bay Business Journal; Triangle Business Journal; WFAA - Dallas/Fort Worth TV8; WISHTV CBS-8; WLEX NBC-18; WNEP ABC-16; WOIO CBS-19; WOOD NBC-8;WPRI FOX-12; WQAD ABC-8; WRIC ABC-8; WSFA NBC-12; WTEN ABC-10; WTHR NBC-13; WTKR CBS-3; WTNZ FOX-43; WTOC CBS-11; WTOL CBS-11; Washington Business Journal; Wichita Business Journal; Yahoo!; Yahoo! Canada; Lab Business Week; Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week; Law & Health Weekly; Health Business Week; Lab Law Weekly; Healthcare Finance, Tax & Law Weekly; State & Local Health Law Weekly; and Science Letter. To read the full article on Forbes.com, please click on the link below.

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Insurance, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Labor and Employment

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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; September 15, 2008

Dotson-Olajuwon has been named chief diversity officer of Thompson & Knight. As an attorney in the firm's Houston office for the past six years, Dotson-Olajuwon has practiced corporate and securities law. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Jim Cousar was quoted in The Austin Chronicle.

"Chamber Takes a Swing Against Proposition 2"; September 12, 2008

For more than a year, Stop Domain Subsidies has focused on one campaign issue: that local businesses suffer when the city pays developers tax dollars to build more stores, such as the high-end shops in the Domain retail center in North Austin. But with the SDS charter amendment - which would ban financial incentives for retail development - on the November ballot, opponents of Proposition 2 are starting to speak out about their own concerns. Should the amendment pass, they claim, it would force the city to renege on a deal, endanger the city's bond rating, and possibly increase taxes. Plus, they argue, it's not just the Domain agreement at stake but another high-profile development: Mueller, the redevelopment site of the city's old airport ...

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Government, Trial, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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T&K was mentioned in Corporate Counsel.

"Who Represents America's Biggest Companies"; September 2008

We researched the Fortune 100 to find out which law firms they used in 2007 in each of the following practice areas: corporate transactions, torts and negligence, commercial law and contracts litigation, employment and labor litigation, and intellectual property. Companies are listed in alphabetical order ...

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Trial, Labor and Employment, Corporate and Securities, Intellectual Property

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Jim Harris was quoted in The Dallas Morning News.

"Ex-land owners seek to invalidate lease for new Cowboys stadium"; September 11, 2008

The owners of some property condemned for the new Dallas Cowboys stadium are seeking to have Arlington's lease with the team invalidated and force the city to reacquire the land ...

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Government, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Jim Harris was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"Arlington landowners fight eminent domain to appeals court"; September 11, 2008

Arlington landowners argued in court Wednesday that the city acted unconstitutionally when it obtained their land through eminent domain for the new Dallas Cowboys stadium ...

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Government, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Mary McNulty was quoted in Tax Notes Today.

"Tax Court Provides Electronic Access to Case Files"; September 11, 2008

The U.S. Tax Court made a large technological stride September 10 when its electronic access to case filings came online ...

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Tax

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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight's Dallas Office Moves"; September 2008

Thomson & Knight LLP moved its office to a new location in Dallas in late July. The new address is One Arts Plaza, 1722 South Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas 75201-2533. All phone numbers and email addresses remain the same ...

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John Martin was quoted in DRI's eNewsletter The Voice.

"Congress Passes New FRE 502"; September 10, 2008

Senate Bill 2450 is a significant amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 502, intended to address attorney work product and the issue of waiver of the attorney-client privilege. The bill was passed by the United States House of Representatives on September 9 and awaits the signature of President Bush ...

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Trial

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Michael Stockham was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; September 8, 2008

Stockham has been elected to the Make-A-Wish Central Regional Advisory Board. To read the full news item, please click on the link below.

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Trial

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Arthur Wright was mentioned on the Energy Matters blog.

"You Missed The A&D Conference? Here's A Ticket"; September 8, 2008

Some 550 of your peers were there. Missed the 7th annual A&D Strategies and Opportunities conference and the encore A&D-The Workshop? See post-panel Q&A videos at www.A-Dcenter.com, or buy a ticket to the presentations and the DVDs by e-mailing cramirez@hartenergy.com ...

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Oil and Gas, Energy

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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.

"People in Business" section; September 6, 2008

Dotson-Olajuwon was named chief diversity officer of Thompson & Knight. To read the full news item, please click on the link below.

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Scott Stolley was mentioned in the Austin American-Statesman.

"Should burned worker be able to sue worksite owner?"; September 4, 2008

José Herrera had been chasing the good money as a contract worker in oil and gas refineries for 20 years. But the perils of the job were never far behind ...

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Trial, Labor and Employment, Oil and Gas

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Paulo Costa was featured in Latin Lawyer.

"Thompson & Knight builds ethanol skill"; September 4, 2008

Thompson & Knight has hired former sugar and ethanol trader, Paulo Costa, as senior counsel, focusing on energy and trade law in the firm's São Paulo office ...

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Latin America, International Energy

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Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon was featured, and Pete Riley was quoted on dBusinessNews.com.

"Thompson & Knight Names New Chief Diversity Officer"; September 3, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has named Nichole Dotson-Olajuwon as Chief Diversity Officer. In her new role, Olajuwon will develop, implement, and oversee the Firm's internal and external initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace ...

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Hunter Barrow and Glenn Reitman were interviewed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Real Estate Workouts And Lender Liability"; September 2008

The Editor interviews Hunter Barrow, Partner, and Glenn Reitman, Associate, in the Workouts and Restructuring Practice of Thompson & Knight LLP ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Trial

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Gregory Binns and Jolisa Dobbs were mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Dallas Bar Schedules Oil And Gas Law Review"; September 2008

The Dallas Bar Association has scheduled a two-day seminar for Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12, titled Review of Oil and Gas Law ...

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Oil and Gas, Energy, Trial

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T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.

"Second high-rise planned in Dallas' downtown Arts District"; August 28, 2008

Developer Billingsley Co. is finalizing plans for its second high-rise in Dallas' downtown Arts District. Two Arts Plaza will include more office and retail space, condos plus loft-style residences on the lower floors and an urban park ...

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.

"Analistas ven limitaciones"; August 27, 2008

Las alternativas planteadas por los tres principales grupos políticos para reformar a Pemex ya están sobre la mesa, pero los argumentos se quedan cortos frente a las necesidades de la paraestatal ...

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Latin America, International Energy, Global Projects and Infrastructure

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John Martin was quoted in Market Watch.

"More Than One Thousand Lawyers to Participate in Litigation Conference"; August 27, 2008

More than 1,000 lawyers who are members of DRI -- The Voice of the Defense Bar will meet in New Orleans from October 22 - 26 for a pragmatic look at how complex litigation affects businesses and individuals. It is the organization's 13th annual meeting ...

This article was also published by Health Business Week; Lab Business Week; Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week; Law & Health Weekly; Lab Law Weekly; Healthcare Finance; Tax & Law Weekly; Pharma Law Weekly; and Science Letter. To read the full article in Market Watch, please click on the link below.

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Trial

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T&K was featured on the New York Paralegal Blog.

"Thompson & Knight Ranked in 2009 Chambers Latin America"; August 21, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to congratulate Alexandre R. Chequer, Jorge G. De Presno-Arizpe, Marcelo Oliveira Mello, Antonio Bastos Sarmento, and Ivan Tauil on their inclusion in the inaugural edition of the 2009 Chambers Latin America "Leaders in their Field" legal directory. The Firm is also pleased to announce its recognition as one of the top law firms in the directory. Thompson & Knight is ranked in Brazil for Corporate/M&A and Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas and in Mexico for Labor & Employment and Real Estate. The directory will be published in October 2008 ...

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Latin America, Corporate and Securities, Energy, Oil and Gas, Labor and Employment, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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T&K was mentioned in the New York Law Journal.

"Employment Litigation Drives Selection of Firm in Survey"; August 21, 2008

The results of Corporate Counsel's seventh annual 'Who Represents America's Biggest Companies' survey made clear that workplace issues are among companies' biggest concerns. Firms that did a substantial amount of labor and employment litigation work for major corporations in 2007 had the most mentions ...

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Labor and Employment

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Market News.

"Mexico Expected to Gradually Cut Subsidies, Raise Gas"; August 20, 2008

Gasoline prices are expected to continue rising slowly in Mexico as the government gradually reduces subsidies that have helped limit inflation but have put an increasing strain on federal coffers ...

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Latin America, Energy, Oil and Gas

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T&K was featured in DRI's eNewsletter The Voice.

August 20, 2008

Thompson & Knight announced recently that it has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil, their fifth office in Latin America. Their other regional offices are located in Rio de Janeiro and Vitoria, Brazil, and in Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico. The expansion is a response to growing demand in the areas of infrastructure, energy, project finance, capital markets, banking, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and real estate.

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Latin America, Energy, Global Projects and Infrastructure, Corporate and Securities, Finance, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Pete Riley and Alexandre Chequer were quoted, and T&K was featured in Market Watch.

"Thompson & Knight Opens Sao Paulo Office"; August 14, 2008

The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the opening of its office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, attaining a strategic foothold in one of the most important financial and commercial hubs in Latin America. This move extends the Firm's impact through its five offices in the region responding to the growing demand in the areas of infrastructure, energy, project finance, capital markets, banking, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate in Latin America ...

This article was also published by FOXBusiness.com; HispanicBusiness.com; Lab Business Week; Blog.Brazil; Health Business Week; Yahoo! Finance; Pegasus News; Congoo; Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week; Law & Health Weekly; Lab Law Weekly; Healthcare Finance, Tax & Law Weekly; Science Letter; eMedia World; and The Retired Millionaire. To read the full article in Market Watch, please click on the link below.

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Latin America, International Energy, Corporate and Securities, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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Bill Banowsky was quoted in Energy Law360.

"Companies Resist Litigation Cost Reporting"; August 13, 2008

A newly proposed accounting amendment that would modify the rules governing the disclosure of the costs of ongoing litigation has drawn fire from some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, which argue that the amendment threatens attorney-client privilege ...

This article was also published in IP Law360, Securities Law360, Employment Law360, Product Liability Law360, Bankruptcy Law360, Competition Law360, Financial Services Law360, Health Law360, Technology Law360, and Environmental Law360. To read the full article in Energy Law360, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Trial

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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.

"Auguran alza de precio del petróleo"; August 13, 2008

El mercado petrolero podría convertirse en una de las víctimas de la guerra iniciada la semana pasada en el Cáucaso, por lo que no resulta aventurado esperar un nuevo repunte en su cotización internacional, señalaron especialistas ...

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Latin America, Oil and Gas, International Energy

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Scott Stolley was quoted in The Quorum Report.

"Defense and Plaintiffs Bar Agree Supremes Got it Wrong on Entergy Case"; August 12, 2008

Rarely in agreement, both plaintiff and defense bar says Supremes erred in ignoring legislative intent in Entergy case As the time approaches for the Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether to rehear the controversial Entergy v. Summers decision, a new briefing filed by the defense counsel's association accuses the justices of misreading legislative intent ...

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Trial

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Greg Curry was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.

"Newsmakers" section; August 11, 2008

Curry has been named a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. In addition, T&K's Dallas office has moved to One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh St., Suite 1500, Dallas. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Trial

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Chris Schaeper was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.

"Modern sleuths from law offices are hot on corporate espionage trail"; August 8, 2008

It was assumed to have happened late in the night. Over a period of several weeks, a group of employees spent hours photocopying their employer's sensitive documents, placed the copies in cardboard boxes and smuggled them out the door ...

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Corporate and Securities

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Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in International Law Office.

"July's Corporate Counsel Moves"; August 4, 2008

In Mexcio, Guillermo Uribe has joined the Mexico City office of US firm Thompson & Knight from the National Banking and Securities Commission.

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Corporate and Securities

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T&K was mentioned on CFO.com.

"Deals: A Maple Leaf Melody"; August 4, 2008

In our M&A roundup for the period ended Aug. 3, Canadian minerals and tobacco products account for much of the activity, although KKR has its day ...

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Corporate and Securities, Energy, Finance

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T&K and Larry Hicks were featured in Texas Lawyer.

"Inadmissible" section; August 4, 2008

Dallas-based Thompson & Knight is wrapping up its first week in its new home. The firm relocated its headquarters from the 1700 Pacific building in downtown Dallas to the new, mixed-use One Arts Plaza building in the arts district. The firm completed its move over the weekend to 180,000 square feet of space on six floors, complete with airy new workspaces that feature 10-foot ceilings and glass dividers instead of walls to improve lighting ...

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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

"Thompson & Knight Honored Again By The Legal 500 US"; August 2008

James McKellar, John Rain, Michael Pierce, Jonathan Shoebotham, James Morriss, Fred Fulton, Jeffrey Zlotky, Alfred Meyerson, Andrew Ingrum, Gregg Davis, John Cohn, Sharon Fountain, Terry Simmons, Kevin Thomason, David Wheat, and Shelly Youree were mentioned in The Legal 500 US.

Harold Kleinman has been presented with the Texas Bar Foundation's "Fifty Year Lawyer Award."

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Finance, Corporate and Securities, Trial, Environmental Law, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Tax

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Stephen Block was featured in REDNews.

"Texas: Island of Prosperity"; August 2008

Stephen Block, Partner of Thompson & Knight LLP, commented on the economy and current commercial real estate trends ...

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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

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T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.

"Knoll moving into downtown Dallas' Arts District"; August 1, 2008

An international furniture and fabrics firm is relocating its Dallas showroom to downtown's Arts District ...

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Jerry Metcalf was mentioned in The Deal.

"Provident Energy sells BreitBurn"; July 31, 2008

Buyout buyers Metalmark Capital and Greenhill pay $295 million in cash and a $10 million note ...

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Corporate and Securities, Energy

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T&K was mentioned in The Deal.

"Avsta, EnCap back Royal Offshore"; July 30, 3008

Avista Capital Partners and EnCap Investments LP are backing oil and natural gas developer Royal Offshore LLC with $245 million equity as part of a larger $350 million deal, Royal said Tuesday, July 29 ...

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Oil and Gas, Corporate and Securities, Energy

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T&K was mentioned in Project Finance Magazine.

"Hermes closes Irapuato bypass"; July/August 2008

Hermes Infraestructura has closed the Ps1.1 billion ($110 million) debt financing of the Libramiento Iraputo real toll road project. The lead arranger of the financing is HSBC, which is in the process of assembling a small arranger group, but has already closed and funded on the loan. The financing is believed to supplement roughly Ps200 million in equity ...

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Latin America, Finance, Corporate and Securities

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Greg Curry was mentioned in Inside Collin County Business.

"People Beat" section; July 30, 2008

Curry has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), a trial lawyer honor society comprised of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.

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Trial

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Larry Hicks was quoted in The Am Law Daily.

"Location: Thompson & Knight Goes Modern"; July 29, 2008

Thompson & Knight is the second Am Law 200 firm in as many weeks to move its founding office. This week, the Dallas-based firm is spending its first days in the brand new One Arts Plaza, on the eastern border of the city's arts district ...

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Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in The Am Law Daily.

"The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200"; July 29, 2008

Thompson & Knight has continued growing its Mexico City office, Thompson & Knight Abogados, with the addition of Guillermo Uribe as a partner, who joins the firm's corporate and securities practice group. Uribe, who focuses his practice primarily on matters related to banking and securities law, national and international securities offerings, and structured finance, previously served as director of market surveillance and director of corporate finance of the National Banking and Securities Commission ...

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Latin America, Corporate and Securities

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Larry Hicks was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.

"Green and lactation-friendly: Welcome to T&K's new digs"; July 29, 2008

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