Transactional

• Represented growth companies in all operational phases, including corporate structurings, transactions, foreign subsidiary creation, mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales.
• Negotiated $100 million merger of a privately held pharmaceutical company with a publicly held company.
• Served as court-appointed receiver on real estate portfolio consisting of 13 apartment complexes in 10 Texas cities.
• Licensed breakthrough patented technologies from major universities in Texas and Ohio in connection with the launch and financing of start-up companies.
• Represented senior executives in employment agreement negotiations, including compensation and benefit packages, severance arrangements, and non-competition agreements.
• Represented individuals and businesses in real estate sales and acquisitions and in leasing transactions (including the negotiation of commercial leases).
• Represented entrepreneurs and start-up companies in financing negotiations with venture capital funds and assisted in initial public offerings.
• Represented entities in private placement of securities and compliance with federal and blue-sky securities laws.
• Counseled corporate clients on fiduciary duty issues and evolving standards of corporate governance.
• Negotiated and drafted construction agreements.
• Handled bank financings and loan restructurings.
• Assisted clients with copyright, trademark, publishing and licensing agreements, and related issues, including registration of copyrights and acquisition of trademark registrations at state, national, and international levels.
• Drafted wills, trusts, premarital and post-nuptial agreements, and handled probate matters.
• Represented clients in divorces involving business and property issues.
• Represented federally appointed monitor of affordable housing program.

Litigation

• Defended major foreign bank and its subsidiaries in numerous litigations filed by investors alleging civil RICO violations and securities fraud.
• Assisted corporate manager in securing judgment for substantial performance bonus after successful trial.
• Served as litigation counsel for major pharmaceutical company in test case of nationwide significance, involving allegations of Medicaid fraud.
• Represented client in public corporation accounting dispute.
• Represented clients in condominium real estate fraud case.
• Represented the Texas Banking Commission as special litigation counsel in federal and state court lawsuits involving U.S. Comptroller's branch banking policies.
• Represented clients in one of the largest ranch partitions in Texas.
• Served as co-counsel for royalty owners in multi-million dollar litigation involving royalty and production issues and negotiated successful settlement with major oil and gas producers.
• Represented pharmaceutical tablet manufacturer in successful arbitration over product manufacturing dispute.
• Represented publicly held pharmaceutical research company in employment disputes.
• Defended clients in cases involving shareholder oppression and “freeze out” issues.
• Litigated breach of fiduciary duty claims involving corporations, trusts, estates, and partnerships.
• Represented clients in a variety of employment related matters, including before the Texas Human Rights Commission, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, and in state and federal courts.
• In many of our cases, we have succeeded in attaining our clients' objectives without subjecting them to the risk and experience of a trial.