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After years of pitched litigation with the City of Costa Mesa over its ordinance restricting occupancy at local motels to no more than 30 days, the parties reached a settlement in a housing discrimination suit brought in Orange County Superior Court. The settlement also resolved the companion suit in Los Angeles against the City and developer Miracle Mile, LP over the closure of the Costa Mesa Motor Inn and eviction of its long-term residents
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A Haynes and Boone, LLP legal team led by Partners Leslie Thorne and Emily Westridge Black won a major victory July 13 for a Honduran client seeking asylum when Chief United States District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, of the Southern District of Texas, exercised jurisdiction over immigration proceedings and granted a temporary restraining order enjoining the client’s removal from the United States
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sakina Rasheed Foster is no doubt on the rise in her career. After receiving accolades from The American Lawyer and the Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) earlier this year, Texas Lawyer selected Foster for its 2018 “on the rise” list of lawyers under the age of 40 who have made their mark on the legal profession in Texas. Foster, a partner in the Finance Practice Group in Dallas, has worked at Haynes and Boone since 2007
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Benchmark Litigation Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC has selected Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Michelle Scheffler to its 2018 40 & Under List. The publication commemorates the notable up-and-coming litigation attorneys in the United States. Those named to the list, Benchmark said, have had a hand in noteworthy recent cases and have earned praise from clients and peers regarding the quality of their work
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Nine Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers have been listed in the 2018 Top Attorneys directory, published by Fort Worth’s 360 West Magazine. The winners were honored at a reception on June 28. The Top Attorneys directory is generated by nominations from lawyers, who vote on which Fort Area attorneys “exemplify excellence” in 44 designated practice areas
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Henry Welch has been named a Northern California Rising Star in the 2018 Super Lawyers directory, published by Thomson Reuters. Welch, who is based in the Palo Alto office, is listed for intellectual property law practice. This is Welch’s third selection as a Northern California Rising Star
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LONDON, 03 JULY 2018: Haynes and Boone CDG have won an English High Court judgment on behalf of Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited worth $273 million, plus interest and legal expenses. At issue was a five-year drilling contract for Seadrill’s semi-submersible drilling rig “WEST LEO” concluded with Tullow Ghana Limited in 2012 for a drilling campaign offshore Ghana. Pursuant to the contract, Tullow was obligated to pay a daily rate of around US$ 600,000 for the rig
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Finance Partner Albert Tan helped organize and lead a successful 2nd Annual Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium in Hong Kong for the Fund Finance Association as a member of its steering and marketing committees. Tan was also part of a panel discussion titled: “Overview of Fund Finance in Asia
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Law360 has ranked Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Top 10 law firm for minority attorneys and minority equity partners. The 2018 Diversity Snapshot surveyed more than 300 law firms and highlighted the firms who met or surpassed the national average of minority representation for their size brackets. Among firms of 300 to 599 lawyers, Haynes and Boone ranked 8 for having 10.43 percent minority equity partners. Additionally, the firm tied for 6th for its 19.5 percent of minority attorneys
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Jason Jordan has received the Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award from the Texas Tech School of Law. He was recognized at the Texas Tech School of Law alumni reception during the annual State Bar of Texas meeting on June 21. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus who has served as a goodwill ambassador through demonstrating dedication and fellowship to the school and community
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Haynes and Boone, LLP and seven of its partners, located coast-to-coast from California to Texas to Washington, D.C., were recognized in the 2018 edition of the independently-researched Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 legal directory. The IAM Patent 1000 is designed to shine a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in the patent practice
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Haynes and Boone, LLP has significantly expanded its international arbitration and litigation capabilities with the addition of four lawyers who have experience handling disputes on behalf of clients in a wide range of industries, including energy, construction, hospitality and hotels. Melanie Willems joins as a partner and head of international arbitration in the London office
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Haynes and Boone, LLP has joined 33 other major law firms that have pledged to help ensure representation for legitimate asylum seekers and to help reunify children in federal custody with their families. The 34 law firms will work with the legal services community to provide needed services. In a New York Times article, Brad S. Karp and Gary M. Wingens — writing on behalf of the 34 law firms — explained the firms’ commitment
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Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP is pleased to announce that the fifth edition of “The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts”, the only current English law textbook specifically concerning shipbuilding, will be published in December 2019. The book is a long established guide (the first edition was published in 1991) which is used by shipping industry participants and their commercial and legal advisers worldwide. The new edition will update and expand the current fourth edition, which was published in 2012
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The Women and the Law Section of the State Bar of Texas selected Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Lynne Liberato as the 2018 winner of the prestigious Louise B. Raggio Award. The award recognizes an attorney who has actively addressed the needs and issues of women in the legal profession and the community. Liberato received the award at the state bar’s annual meeting in Houston on June 21, 2018
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Haynes and Boone, LLP has received the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) Gold Standard Certification for the seventh year. The certification recognizes law firms that successfully demonstrate that women represent a meaningful percentage of the firm’s equity partners, highest leadership positions, governance and compensation committees, and of their most highly compensated partners
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Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Alta Mesa Holdings, LP in a merger that Texas Lawyer has selected as one of the state’s top deals in 2017. Houston Partner Bill Nelson led the team that advised Alta Mesa, which on February 9 completed its $3.8 billion combination with Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II and Kingfisher Midstream LLC
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Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Callon Petroleum Company as issuer’s counsel in its private offering of $400 million of 6.375 percent senior unsecured notes due 2026. The offering closed on June 7, 2018. Haynes and Boone also advised Callon in its previously announced public offering of 25,300,000 shares of its common stock. The offering closed May 30, 2018 and generated approximately $288
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate David Clark has been named a Southern California Rising Star for Business Litigation in the 2018 Super Lawyers directory, published by Thomson Reuters. Clark is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in the Orange County office of Haynes and Boone
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Laura Lee Prather participated in a panel discussion on June 8 at the American Bar Association’s 2018 Paris Sessions. The ABA event commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and featured discussions on a range of topics, including legal issues related to cybersecurity, climate change, and cross-border investigations
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Haynes and Boone, LLP is opening an office in The Woodlands, a fast-growing corporate hub near Houston. The new office, the firm's 16th worldwide, will allow Haynes and Boone to better serve its clients, including those with offices in The Woodlands, which is home to many major energy and oilfield services companies. Haynes and Boone joins only a handful of the nation's largest law firms with an office in The Woodlands
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Haynes and Boone, LLP CDG lawyers and staff took part in the May 21 London Legal Walk, an event that drew thousands of participants to raise funds for legal aid groups. Partners Emma Russell and Zo� Connor, Associate Emily Fuller and legal secretaries Fiona Bishop and Tracey Ludlow walked in the event, a 10-kilometer walk led by the Lord Chief Justice of England, President of the Supreme Court and more than 100 other top legal officials, judges and members of Parliament
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Haynes and Boone, LLP hosted 10th graders from L.G. Pinkston's Collegiate Academy for a "mocktail" reception to help the students hone important skills needed to get jobs in the business world
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A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Tom Harris and Brandon McCoy represented SunTx Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, in the sale of Carolina Beverage Group to Cold Spring Brewing Company, a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners. The transaction was announced May 16; financial terms were not disclosed. Tom Harris leads Haynes and Boone’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and is the administrative partner of Haynes and Boone’s Dallas office
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Haynes and Boone, LLP successfully represented Commercial Metals Co. as issuer's counsel in the acquisition financing for the Company's previously announced acquisition of certain assets of the business, and certain outstanding common stock, belonging directly or indirectly to GNA Financing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Acquisition")
