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Miriam Grunstein was quoted in Market News.
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Pete Riley and Alexandre Chequer were quoted and T&K was featured in Market Watch.
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Bill Banowsky was quoted in Energy Law360.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.
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Scott Stolley was quoted in The Quorum Report.
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Greg Curry was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Chris Schaeper was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.
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Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in International Law Office.
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T&K and Larry Hicks were featured in Texas Lawyer.
T&K was mentioned on CFO.com.
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T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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Stephen Block was featured in REDNews.
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Jerry Metcalf was mentioned in The Deal.
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Greg Curry was mentioned in Inside Collin County Business.
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T&K was mentioned in The Deal.
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T&K was mentioned in Project Finance Magazine.
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Larry Hicks was quoted in The Am Law Daily.
Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in The Am Law Daily.
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Larry Hicks was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
Guillermo Uribe, Alejandro Landa, and Adrián Gay were featured in Latin Lawyer.
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Pete Riley was quoted in Pegasus News.
Carlos Valencia and Miguel de Erice were mentioned on dBusinessNews.com.
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T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.
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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Michael K. Pierce was quoted on Private Equity Central.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on Bloomberg.com.
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Randy Williams was mentioned in Daily Deal/The Deal.
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T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
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Dallas Parker was quoted in The Deal.
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Jorge de Presno was featured in Latin Lawyer.
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Carlos Valencia was interviewed in Latin Lawyer.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Folha de São Paulo.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.
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Jonathan Shoebotham was quoted in the Charlotte Business Journal.
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T&K was mentioned in IP Law360.
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T&K was mentioned in Financial Deals Tracker.
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Ricky Raven was mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
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William Schuerger was mentioned in Mexia Daily News.
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Mark Bennett and Kevin Pennell were quoted in Texas Lawyer.
Harold Kleinman and Bennett Cervin were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Jonathan Shoebotham was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.
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Mark Bennett was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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John Martin was featured in Of Counsel: The Legal Practice and Management Report.
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Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in El Universal.
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T&K was mentioned in The Oklahoman.
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T&K was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Rust Reid, John Anderson, William Lepak, and Daniel Meehan were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Rhett Campbell was quoted on the Texas Attorney Lawyer Blog.
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Jason Davis was quoted on MySanAntonio.com.
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.
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Demetra Liggins and Sara Patterson were mentioned in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Cambio.
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
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T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.
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Ashley Phillips, Demetra Liggins, and Sara Patterson were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Pete Riley and Andrew Derman were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
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Alexandre Chequer was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
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Roger Aksamit was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
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Pete Riley was featured on Lawdragon.com.
Marcello Hallake and Lillian Moya were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
"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
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 ...
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Latin America,
International Energy,
Corporate and Securities,
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
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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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
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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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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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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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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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 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
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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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,
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Environmental Law,
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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
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
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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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,
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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,
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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,
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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
Dallas-based Thompson & Knight is wrapping up its second day 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 ...
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Guillermo Uribe, Alejandro Landa, and Adrián Gay were featured in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight hires ex-regulator"; July 29, 2008
Thompson & Knight has hired a banking and securities team from a rival firm for its Mexico City office ...
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Corporate and Securities,
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Pete Riley was quoted in Pegasus News.
"Thompson & Knight relocates Dallas office to One Arts Plaza"; July 29, 2008
Thompson & Knight LLP announced today that it has begun the relocation of its Dallas office to a new home in the Dallas Arts District. The new office location continues Thompson & Knight's long-time commitment to Dallas' Arts District and the City of Dallas during the Firm's 120-year history. The Firm will occupy approximately 180,000 square feet on six floors in One Arts Plaza, a move that virtually fills the leasable office space in the 24-story, multi-use structure ...
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Carlos Valencia and Miguel de Erice were mentioned on dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Represents HSBC Mexico in Toll Road Project"; July 29, 2008
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP recently represented HSBC Mexico in the successful financing of a key toll road segment for one of the main highways in Central Mexico. The transaction, valued at US$110 million, will fund the construction of the 30-kilometer highway connecting the cities of Irapuato, Guanajuato, and La Piedad, Michoacan. The privately owned roadway is expected to be completed within three years ...
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Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.
"Twenty Thompson & Knight Attorneys Named to Who's Who Legal List"; July 29, 2008
James Morriss, Dorothy Bjorck, Scott Deatherage, Andrew Derman, Sharon Fountain, James Harris, Larry Hicks, Mike Holt, Gregory Huffman, William Katz, John Martin, James McKellar, Harry Roberts, Bruce Sostek, David Wheat, Roger Aksamit, Rhett Campbell, Skip Maryan, Dallas Parker, and Ben Welmaker were named to the Who's Who Legal: Texas 2008 list published by Law Business Research Limited.
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Environmental Law,
Finance,
International Energy,
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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance,
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Antitrust,
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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Big-Tex Firms' Pro Bono Hours Rose by Nearly 15 Percent in '07"; July 28, 2008
'More' is the adjective best suited to describe 2007 pro bono activity at Texas' largest firms -- more total hours and more average hours per attorney, when compared to 2006, according to Texas Lawyer 's annual Pro Bono Survey.
Texas Lawyer asked the 25 largest firms in Texas, as listed on 'The Texas 100' poster published April 28, to provide pro bono information for their Texas offices. Twenty-four of the 25 firms responded; Fort Worth-based Kelly, Hart & Hallman did not respond. Of the 24 firms, 16 increased their pro bono hours in 2007 and six decreased those hours. For two of the firms, 2006 numbers are unavailable ...
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T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; July 28, 2008
T&K received the Ernst & Young Celebration of Diversity Award for Workplace of the Year, given to the company that best uses its influence and resources to promote inclusiveness in the workplace and community. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"The Price of Survival"; July 28, 2008
It was mid-December 2007, the time for holiday cheer, but Houston lawyer John Zavitsanos says he thought he was attending a wake when he met with prospective clients from A&B Valve & Piping Systems ...
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Michael K. Pierce was quoted on Private Equity Central.
"Buy! Buy! Buy!"; July 28, 2008
Despite the recent uptick in the stock market and government actions against short sellers, overall sentiment about the economy continues to be negative. That trend was illuminated this week with the publication of the Association for Corporate Growth's (ACG) Mid-Year 2008 DealMakers Survey ...
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on Bloomberg.com.
"Calderon Bid to Change Pemex Likely to Survive Vote"; July 27, 2008
Opponents of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's plan to give the state oil monopoly more leeway to hire private companies asked residents in Mexico City and nine states today if they agreed with the idea ...
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Oil and Gas,
Latin America,
International Energy
Randy Williams was mentioned in Daily Deal/The Deal.
"St. Stephen the Great: Flimsy case"; July 25, 2008
Religious book seller St. Stephen the Great LLC could have its Chapter 7 case dismissed. Chapter 7 trustee Randy Williams from Houston law firm Thompson & Knight LLP will present his argument for dismissal to Judge Marvin Isgur in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Texas in Houston. A date for the hearing has yet to be scheduled ...
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Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
T&K was mentioned in The Dallas Morning News.
"Today's real estate mess misses '80s mark by a mile"; July 25, 2008
I was visiting with some real estate agents this week, and someone asked if I thought the North Texas property market today was as bad off as in the 1980s ...
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Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
Dallas Parker was quoted in The Deal.
"High oil prices have sparked a gusher of deals"; July 25, 2008
A land grab of sorts is underway in the oil industry as players big and small buy up companies and swaths of land with oil and natural gas reserves discovered - or undiscovered - below them ...
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Oil and Gas,
Corporate and Securities
Jorge de Presno was featured in Latin Lawyer.
"Thompson & Knight lawyer assumes IABA presidency"; July 22, 2008
Thompson & Knight partner Jorge de Presno has begun his term as president of the Inter-American Bar Association. De Presno took office during the IABA's 44th annual conference held in Lima at the end of June. He was elected as president for the 2008 to 2009 session in Mexico City last year and has been serving as vice-president of the association since ...
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Latin America,
Labor and Employment
Carlos Valencia was interviewed in Latin Lawyer.
"The Texans are coming"; July 22, 2008
The logic of a Texas-based Latin America practice go far beyond energy and Mexico, we found at a roundtable with the heads of practice there ...
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Marcello Hallake was quoted in Folha de São Paulo.
"EUA tentaram influenciar reforma política do Brasil"; July 22, 2008
A Usaid, agência norte-americana ligada ao Departamento de Estado, gastou US$ 95 mil em 2005 para promover um seminário no Brasil sobre a reforma política brasileira, informa nesta terça-feira reportagem de Sérgio Dávila, publicada pela Folha (íntegra disponível para assinantes do UOL e do jornal) ...
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Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.
"Panorama sombrío para Pemex"; July 22, 2008
La situación se sale de control. En el primer semestre del año la producción petrolera cayó casi diez por ciento y la importación de gasolinas requirió el desembolso de siete mil 375 millones de dólares, informó ayer Pemex ...
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Latin America,
International Energy,
Oil and Gas
Jonathan Shoebotham was quoted in the Charlotte Business Journal.
"Duke may find villagers suit isn't easy to dismiss"; July 21, 2008
Duke Energy Corp. has joined 23 other major energy companies in asking a federal judge to dismiss $400 million in damage claims made by residents of an Alaskan fishing village ...
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Trial,
Energy,
Environmental Law,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
T&K was mentioned in IP Law360.
"Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation"; July 17, 2008
In a trademark lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Texas, Thompson & Knight was hired to represent plaintiff Archive Supplies Inc. Against defendant Ace Graphic and CAD Supplies LLC et al.
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T&K was mentioned in Financial Deals Tracker.
"Saratoga Resources acquires 100% stake in Harvest Oil & Gas and The Harvest Group"; July 16, 2008
Saratoga Resources, Inc., an oil and gas development, exploration and production company, has acquired 100% stake in Harvest Oil & Gas LLC, an oil and gas company, and The Harvest Group LLC ...
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Corporate and Securities,
Oil and Gas
Ricky Raven was mentioned in The Southeast Texas Record.
"Attorney awaits judge's decision on sanctions"; July 15, 2008
Lawyer Bill Voss has seen two of his colleagues dismissed from the possibility of professional sanctions, but the Houston attorney is still waiting to see if the same will be true for him ...
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William Schuerger was mentioned in Mexia Daily News.
"Permian Tank and Manufacturing acquires Lide Industries"; July 15, 2008
Challenger Capital Group, Ltd., a Dallas-based full-service investment bank, announced today that its client, Lide Industries, has been acquired by Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc. ...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Oil and Gas
Mark Bennett and Kevin Pennell were quoted in Texas Lawyer.
"Super Wise Me: How First Jobs in Fast Food Helped Lawyers Think Outside the Box"; July 14, 2008
Recognize hard work. Pay attention to detail. Treat everyone with respect ...
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Harold Kleinman and Bennett Cervin were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; July 14, 2008
Kleinman is a Texas Bar Foundation 2008 award winner and Cervin has been elected as a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
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Corporate and Securities,
Labor and Employment
Jonathan Shoebotham was quoted in the Houston Business Journal.
"Alaskan village tries tobacco tactics: Kivalina suit against 24 energy companies makes similar case in global warming litigation"; July 11, 2008
Native Village of Kivalina and City of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al. attracted little attention when the lawsuit was first filed on Feb. 26 ...
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Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Trial,
Energy,
Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Mark Bennett was quoted on Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog.
"Attention resume writers: include fast-food experience"; July 11, 2008
So you spent a summer - or longer than that -- working with Wendy. Or Ronald. Or that cute little Taco Bell Chihuahua. Don't automatically diss that fast-food gig, especially when you're applying for an associate position, say law firm partners ...
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T&K was featured in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
"Thompson & Knight Named One Of The 'Best Places to Work'"; July 2008
Pauline E. Higgins, O. Paul Corley Jr., J. Mike Holt, Gregory S.C. Huffman, Ray T. Khirallah, John H. Martin, Mary A. McNulty, Emily A. Parker, Harry M. Roberts Jr., Mark M. Sloan, Bruce S. Sostek, Kevin Thomason, R. David Wheat, Jeffrey A. Zlotky, Peter J. Riley, James W. McKellar, John W. Rain, Rhett G. Campbell, David M. Bennett, Timothy R. McCormick, Scott D. Deatherage, James B. Harris, James C. Morriss III, Kathy L. Poppitt, Herbert J. Hammond, Stephen F. Fink, M. Lawrence Hicks Jr., Andrew A. Ingrum, John R. Cohn, and Dallas Parker were mentioned in the article. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
Practice Areas
Finance,
Tax,
Trial,
Intellectual Property,
Corporate and Securities,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights,
Environmental Law,
Health Law,
Labor and Employment,
Antitrust,
Technology
John Martin was featured in Of Counsel: The Legal Practice and Management Report.
"Dallas Lawyer with Atticus Finch-like Attributes Leads the 'Voice of the Defense Bar'"; July 2008
Perhaps one of the first places that a defense trial attorney goes for support and education is the well-known, 22,000-member organization DRI -- The Voice of the Defense Bar. Sure, the group's counterpart, the American Trial Lawyers Association, now called the American Association for Justice, may grab more headlines, but DRI has quietly gained a reputation as a formidable advocate for defense-bar issues, while providing some of the best continuing legal education programming in the profession ...
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Guillermo Uribe was mentioned in El Universal.
Alberto Aguilar's column "Nombres, nombres y... nombres"; July 4, 2008
Quien Acaba de sumarse al despacho de abogados Thompson & Knight México es el ex de la CNBV, Guillermo Uribe Lara. Lo hará con su equipo especializado en derecho bursátil. Fue director de supervisión del mercado y luego director de emisoras hasta el 2004. Después trabajó, hasta hace unos días, en Thacher Proffitt & Word y en Rubio Villegas como el especialista en esa práctica ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Corporate and Securities
T&K was mentioned in The Oklahoman.
"Business" section; July 2, 2008
Attorneys involved in the creation of OKLA Energy Partners announced Tuesday that a deal involved the acquisition of about 200 producing wells throughout Oklahoma ...
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T&K was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Hello, Sao Paulo"; July 1, 2008
Law firms are hot for Brazil. In the past four years, half a dozen law firms have either opened their own offices in Brazil or have plans to do so later this year. Others are opening offices with affiliate law firms in Brazil ...
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Rust Reid, John Anderson, William Lepak, and Daniel Meehan were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 30, 2008
Reid has received the 2008 Distinguished Probate Lawyer Lifetime Achievement Award. Anderson, Lepak, and Meehan have joined the Firm in Dallas as tax associates. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
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Rhett Campbell was quoted on the Texas Attorney Lawyer Blog.
"Yukos files for U.S. bankruptcy court"; June 30, 2008
Stark Russian oil giant Yukos a last ditch bid law aimed at reducing the threat of its auction of basic skills production unit, the demand for protection of insolvency proceedings in a U.S. court and wants an injunction against the sale ...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Jason Davis was quoted on MySanAntonio.com.
"S.A. growth appeals to major law firms"; June 27, 2008
It's no joke. The lawyers are coming. San Antonio has been steadily adding banks, new buildings and residents the last few years, and as a result, it's getting more lawyers and law firms ...
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Miriam Grunstein was quoted on EXonline.com.
"Ven positivo el arbitraje privado"; June 24, 2008
Contratista y contratado se cuidan las espalda, y si uno incumpliera con lo pactado, lo ideal sería que un ente imparcial fuera el encargado de resolver la querella ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
International Energy
Demetra Liggins and Sara Patterson were mentioned in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
"Members in the News" section; June 2008
Thompson & Knight LLP in Houston announces the expansion of its Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice Group with the addition of Associate Demetra L. Liggins and Staff Associate Sara Mya Patterson ...
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Practice Areas
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
T&K was mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 23, 2008
T&K has been named the winner of the 2008 Obelisk Award for Arts Partnership by North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts, a nonprofit arts advocacy organization. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
Miriam Grunstein was mentioned in Cambio.
"Negro horizonte"; June 19, 2008
Los economistas advierten que será "inmoral" no aprobar la reforma energética cuando alrededor de 42 por ciento de los mexicanos viven en la pobreza. Para que germine la reforma petrolera de Felipe Calderón se debe evitar encerrarse sólo en los temas jurídicos y políticos, ya que la propuesta calderonista tiene que contener mayor profundidad en la parte económica ...
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Practice Areas
Oil and Gas,
International Energy,
Latin America
Marcello Hallake was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
"Preparing for battle"; June 19, 2008
On 25 April, at Telemar's base in Rio de Janeiro, 12 law firms oversaw the signing of over 40 contracts that will create Brazil's biggest telecoms company. Buyers, sellers and their lawyers left the four negotiation rooms satisfied, but wiped out. Some had not slept for 36 hours, and during the final month of talks there were more 24-hour working days than not ...
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Practice Areas
Corporate and Securities,
Latin America
T&K was featured on dBusinessNews.com.
"Thompson & Knight Among the Nation's Leaders in Syndicated Loan Transactions"; June 17, 2008
Loan Pricing Corporation ranks Thompson & Knight 6th nationally in overall financings with transactions totaling $8.8 billion. This include substantial representation of both lender and borrowers, with Thompson & Knight being ranked 7th nationally in lender representation with financings totaling $5.7 billion and 4th nationally in borrower representation with financings totaling $3.1 billion ...
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Ashley Phillips, Demetra Liggins, and Sara Patterson were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Newsmakers" section; June 16, 2008
Phillips, Liggins, and Patterson have joined the Firm as associates. To read the full news item, please click on the link below. Paid subscription is required.
Practice Areas
Environmental Law,
Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Pete Riley and Andrew Derman were mentioned in Texas Lawyer.
"Today Texas, Tomorrow the World"; June 16, 2008
Every time Dallas-based Thompson & Knight opens an office outside Texas, whether inside or outside the United States, it's to fill the needs of one of the oil companies it represents ...
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Alexandre Chequer was quoted in Latin Lawyer.
"Petrobras has enough privileges, say lawyers"; June 16, 2008
As Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, calls for precedence over other bidders for oil and gas concessions, members of the country's bar say it has privilege enough ...
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Practice Areas
Latin America,
Oil and Gas,
International Energy
Roger Aksamit was mentioned in The National Law Journal.
"Movers" section; June 16, 2008
Aksamit joins the firm's tax practice group as partner in the Houston office. Aksamit will focus on counseling energy industry and other clients in mergers and acquisitions, financing and joint venture transactions, and in transactional tax matters and planning. Previously, Aksamit was co-head of Bracewell & Giuliani's tax section in Houston ...
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Pete Riley was featured on Lawdragon.com.
"Lawdragon's 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know"; 2008
The firm leaders in this guide were selected through a combination of submissions from firms and Lawdragon's editorial research. We contacted more than 50,000 legal professionals for their input on the lawyers making news in firm leadership ...
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Marcello Hallake and Lillian Moya were mentioned in Latin Lawyer.
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