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Haynes and Boone, LLP

Legal Services | California, USA
tel: +1 650 687 8800 | fax: +1 650 687 8801
525 University Avenue | Suite 400 | Palo Alto | California | 94301-1918 | USA

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Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

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Offices

Palo Alto, California | Shanghai, China | London, England | Mexico, D.F., Mexico | Costa Mesa, California | Denver, Colorado | Washington, D.C. | Chicago, Illinois | New York, New York | Charlotte, North Carolina | Austin, Texas | Dallas, Texas | Fort Worth, Texas | Houston, Texas | Richardson, Texas | San Antonio, Texas | The Woodlands, Texas

Overview

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with 19 offices, spanning Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Virginia, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With nearly 700 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer. It was recognized in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2022 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service. The firm is also recognized as a leader in DEI initiatives. It achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification in 2022 after completing a rigorous 12-month collaboration with Diversity Lab.

Lawyers Worldwide: 650

Notable

Areas of Practice

  • Advertising, Marketing, and Promotional Law
  • Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
  • Anti-SLAPP and First Amendment Rights
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Antitrust Counseling and Compliance
  • Appellate
  • Appellate Case Evaluation and Advice
  • Asia
  • Aviation
  • Bankruptcy Appeals
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Canada
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Chapter 11 Debtor
  • Chemical
  • Class Action Defense
  • Climate Change and Corporate Sustainability
  • Cloud Computing
  • Commodities
  • Construction and Conversion
  • Construction Litigation
  • Copyright
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Strategic M&A
  • Corporate Tax
  • Counterparty Insolvency and Risk Management
  • Cuba
  • Debt and Equity Financing
  • Distressed M&A
  • Distressed Real Estate
  • Domain Name Disputes
  • Downstream
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
  • Employee Benefits M&A
  • Employment Litigation
  • Energy Appeals
  • Energy Finance
  • Energy Investment Funds and MLPs
  • Energy Litigation
  • Energy Power and Natural Resources
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Energy, Power and Natural Resources
  • Environmental
  • Environmental Crimes
  • Environmental Due Diligence
  • Environmental Litigation
  • ERISA and Other Benefits Litigation
  • ESOPs and Other Stock-Based Plans
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Executive and Incentive Compensation
  • Export Controls and Trade Compliance
  • False Claims Act/Qui Tam
  • Family Law
  • Family Office
  • Family Wealth and Estate Planning
  • FDA - Medical Device, Food and Cosmetics
  • Fiduciary Disputes
  • Finance
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance Finance
  • Financial Regulatory
  • FinTech Virtual Currency and Blockchain
  • Food, Beverage and Restaurant
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  • Franchise and Distribution
  • Franchise Litigation
  • Fraud, Abuse, and Compliance
  • Fund Finance
  • Fund Formation and Management
  • Government and Public Policy
  • Government Audits and Investigations
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Enforcement and Litigation
  • Government Relations
  • Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
  • Hatch-Waxman/ANDA
  • Health and Welfare Plans
  • Health Privacy (HIPAA) and Healthcare IT
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Healthcare Transactions and Regulatory
  • Higher Education
  • Hospitality
  • Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Immigration
  • Import Relief
  • India
  • Indian Law
  • Insurance Recovery
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Internal Investigations and Crisis Management
  • International
  • International Arbitration
  • International Cartels
  • International Franchise and Distribution
  • International Tax
  • International Trade Commission Section 337 Proceedings
  • Internet
  • Investment Banking and Broker Dealer
  • Investment Management
  • Israel
  • Joint Ventures
  • Labor and Employment
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Lender Representation
  • Leveraged Financings
  • Life Sciences
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
  • Litigation
  • Mechanical
  • Media and Entertainment Litigation
  • Media and First Amendment Appeals
  • Media, Entertainment and Sports
  • Merger Clearance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mexico
  • Mexico Energy Reform
  • Midstream
  • Mining and Metals
  • Multi-Currency/Cross Border Financings
  • NAFTA
  • Networking
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and Workplace Disasters
  • Offshore Oil and Gas
  • Offshore Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution
  • Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
  • Oil and Gas
  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Oilfield Services
  • Outsourcing Transactions
  • Patent Litigation
  • Patent Office Trials
  • Patent Prosecution and Counseling
  • Patents
  • Permitting, Regulatory Counseling, and Compliance
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Plan Fiduciaries Counseling
  • Portfolio Companies and Investors
  • Power and Renewables
  • Prime Brokerage and Equity Lending
  • Privacy and Data Security
  • Private Antitrust Litigation
  • Private Clients and Estate Planning
  • Private Equity
  • Products Liability Litigation
  • Project Finance and Development
  • Public Company Transactions
  • Public Finance
  • Public Law
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • REITs and REMICs
  • Remediation and Brownfields Developments
  • Restructuring
  • Retirement Plans
  • SEC Enforcement
  • Securities and Shareholder Litigation
  • Shareholder Activism
  • Ship Construction and Conversion
  • Ship Sale and Purchase
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Dispute Resolution
  • Social Media
  • Software
  • Spain
  • Sports Law
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Tax
  • Tax Controversy
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations and Private Foundations
  • Technology
  • Technology and Intellectual Property Appeals
  • Technology Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Technology Transactions
  • Tort and Products Liability Appeals
  • Trade and Export Finance
  • Trade Secret Litigation
  • Trademark Cancellations and Oppositions
  • Trademark Litigation
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Trademarks
  • Trademarks Advertising and Brand Management
  • Traditional Labor Law
  • Trust and Estate Administration
  • U.S. Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions
  • U.S. Inbound Investment
  • Venture Capital and Emerging Company
  • Wage and Hour Litigation
  • Water Rights

Representative Clients

  • Agilent (GIO) Technologies, Inc.
  • Allergan
  • AMR Corp. (American Airlines)
  • Archon Group, L.P.
  • AT&T
  • Aviall
  • Baylor Health Care System
  • Bank of America
  • Bank One
  • Blockbuster Inc.
  • Boeing
  • Bombay Company
  • BP Amoco Corporation
  • BNSF Railway
  • Calyon
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Celanese
  • Chase Medical
  • Cisco
  • Citi
  • Clear Skies Solar
  • Commercial Metals Company
  • Credit Agricole
  • Credit Suisse
  • Dean Foods
  • Dell Computers, Inc.
  • Dynegy Inc.
  • eBay
  • Ecopetrol SA (Columbia)
  • El Paso Energy
  • Exxon-Mobil
  • Five Mile
  • Flowserve Corporation
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Halliburton
  • Highland Capital
  • Hillwood
  • Hilton Hotels & Resorts
  • Home DepotHorizon Wind Energy
  • Humana
  • Hyatt
  • IATA
  • IHOP
  • InspireMD
  • InterOil
  • Inventory Locator Services (ILS)
  • Irradia
  • Krispy Kreme
  • Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
  • LaQuinta Inns
  • Leading Brands Incorporation
  • Lothian Oil, Inc.
  • Lowe's
  • Mirant
  • MMX Mineracao e Metalicos S.A.
  • Natixis
  • NEC
  • Pabst Brewing Company
  • Panda Energy International
  • pcOrder.com, Inc.
  • Qualcomm
  • Rackspace
  • RBS
  • Samsung
  • SL Green
  • SMBC
  • Sysco
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
  • Trilogy Software, Inc.
  • Trinity Industries, Inc.
  • Triton Energy Corp.
  • Union Pacific
  • Valero Energy Corp.
  • Wells Fargo
  • WhiteWave
  • 7-Eleven

Professionals

Partners

Tom Chen

Tom Chen

Partner
Tamara I. Devitt

Tamara I. Devitt

Partner
Gary J. Edwards

Gary J. Edwards

Partner
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

Partner
Brian C. Kwok

Brian C. Kwok

Partner

Associates

Charlene Liu

Charlene Liu

Associate
Brittany Parks

Brittany Parks

Associate
Lin Yang

Lin Yang

Associate

Counsel

Bruce M. McNamara

Bruce M. McNamara

Senior Counsel
Michael Shenker

Michael Shenker

Counsel

Other

Daniel Kennedy*

Daniel Kennedy*

Patent Agent

Articles

Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023

Haynes and Boone, LLP, January 2023

Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023 December 28, 2022 Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Roger Royse was featured in an AgFunderNews Q&A about environmental, social & governance (ESG), private equity, and initial public offering prospects for agtech in 2023. Below is an excerpt: AFN: Tell us a few really noteworthy investment trends you saw in 2022. RR: One was the dominance of ESG [environmental, social & governance] in agtech...

ESG Decision-Making —What are the alternatives?

Haynes and Boone, LLP, April 2022

ESG—environmental, social, and [corporate] governance—is the focus of socially responsible investing, reflecting the notion that corporations should serve the interests of not only their shareholders, but of all their stakeholders. This paper suggests NEPA’s EIS process provides a possible go-by for corporate decision-makers to use in ensuring that their ESG policies consider the big picture--the cons as well as the pros of their ESG policies. The NEPA process begins when an agency proposes to take action...

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Press

Haynes Boone Advises Construction Partners, Inc. on Pending Acquisition of Lone Star Paving

Haynes and Boone, LLP, October 2024

Haynes Boone represented Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (“CPI”) in its pending acquisition of Asphalt Inc., LLC, d/b/a Lone Star Paving, a prominent Austin, Texas-based asphalt manufacturing and paving company.The deal is valued at approximately $950 million, including $654 million in cash, 3 million shares of CPI Class A common stock, reimbursement of working capital and a future purchase commitment.CPI is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction, repair and maintenance of surface infrastructure across six southeastern states...

Haynes Boone Advises Golar LNG Ltd. on $2.2 Billion FLNG Project

Haynes and Boone, LLP, September 2024

Haynes and Boone, LLP London Office Managing Partner William Cecil, Partner Andreas Silcher and Counsel Mette Duffy assisted Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”), a NASDAQ-listed liquefied natural gas (LNG) maritime infrastructure company, in its $2.2 billion USD MK II floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) conversion project. The project, expected to be delivered in Q4 2027, will convert the Golar-owned LNG carrier Fuji LNG into a MK II FLNG vessel with an annual liquefaction capacity of 3.5 million tons of LNG.The recent signing of the $1...

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