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A Haynes and Boone, LLP appellate team led by Houston Partner Polly Fohn won mandamus relief, persuading a Texas appellate court to overturn a trial court ruling that would have interfered with a client's ability to defend a wrongful death suit. The suit stemmed from an automobile accident in 2016 that resulted in a fatality. The plaintiff sued multiple defendants, alleging they contributed to the collision
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The Dallas Business Journal has featured Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sakina Foster among its 40 Under 40 young leaders for 2018. The honorees were recognized at a March 20 event. In a March 23 article, the Journal called the group "proof that North Texas is well stocked with tomorrow's bastion of leaders" with a list that includes "bold innovators in business, real estate, finance, technology, health care and philanthropy
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Michelle Jacobs was selected for the first class of young lawyers in the Dallas Bar Association�s new leadership development program WE LEAD: Women Empowered to Lead in the Legal Profession. The DBA created WE LEAD with the Dallas Women's Foundation and the Dallas Women Lawyers Association to help identify and train the next generation of women leaders in law
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Legal news website Above the Law ranks Haynes and Boone, LLP among the top 10 U.S. energy law firms based on a survey of in-house counsel in the energy industry in 2018. The industry-specific rankings are part of Above the Law's new Outside Counsel Rankings, based on a national survey of corporate counsel. More than 1,000 in-house lawyers across over 500 companies based in more than 50 cities responded to the survey
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Lawdragon, a legal media company, has named Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nina Cortell among its "500 Leading Lawyers in America" for 2018. This is the fourth straight time for Cortell to make the Lawdragon 500. Those selected include high-profile practitioners, top administration lawyers, litigators who have made headlines in billion-dollar cases and all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices
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Managing IP, which covers intellectual property news and developments worldwide, selected Haynes and Boone, LLP for several top honors at its 2018 Americas IP Awards, held March 15 in New York City. Partner Phillip Philbin was named the Outstanding Litigator in Texas. Philbin was part of the litigation team that won a jury verdict in 2017 for ZeniMax Media Inc
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Haynes and Boone, LLP has been ranked No. 2 among patent law firms in the United States by Juristat, a leading patent analytics company focused on Patent Office practice. This was the third straight time Haynes and Boone appeared among the top 15 firms in Juristat's rankings, moving up from No. 13 in 2016 to No. 6 in 2017 and now up to No. 2
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When lawyers from Haynes and Boone, LLP's Houston office collaborated with ExxonMobil to discuss cybersecurity, employment law and intellectual property issues in late January, it wasn't the usual attorney-client business. The lawyers were teaming up to provide legal insights and one-on-one assistance for 20 nonprofits funded through United Way of Greater Houston
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The 2018 edition of Chambers Global recognized 10 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers across eight practices as leading providers of legal services in the international marketplace. Clients and Chambers researchers praised Haynes and Boone, along with individual lawyers, doing work in the United States, Mexico and Latin America, reflecting another strong year for the firm
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The American Lawyer has named Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sakina Rasheed Foster to its new Young Lawyer Editorial Board. In announcing members of the group on Feb. 26, Gina Passarella Cipriani, The American Lawyer's editor in chief, said they are "truly representative of the up-and-coming leaders of the profession" and already have brought insights to the publication’s coverage of the legal industry
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The 2018 edition of the Chambers USA directory of top lawyers and law firms has recognized more than 50 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers, with several partners newly honored this year. The directory publishes in May. Eli Columbus is set to receive a banding, a tiered designation within the Chambers rankings, for the first time. (Bandings are announced in May
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Haynes and Boone, LLP ranked among the nation's top law firms for lender and borrower representations in syndicated loan transactions in 2017, according to Thomson Reuters' LoanConnector League Tables. In the ranking of the top law firms representing administrative agents and lead arrangers, Haynes and Boone placed 13th based on the number of deals and 14th based on volume, the top Texas-based firm in both categories
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Landry's, Inc., a privately owned, multi-brand dining, hospitality and gaming corporation that operates (through various subsidiaries and affiliates) more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and entertainment destinations across the United States, has selected Haynes and Boone, LLP as its 2017 national law firm of the year. In selecting the firm, Landry's General Counsel Steve Scheinthal highlighted Haynes and Boone’s role in advising Landry's, Inc., and Golden Nugget, Inc
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Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers have authored two chapters in "Global Legal Insight to Funds Finance 2018," which was produced in partnership with the Fund Finance Association. Washington, D.C., Partner Ellen McGinnis, and Dallas Partners Erin England and Rick Anigian wrote a chapter titled: "Enforcement: Analysis of lender remedies under U.S. law in subscription-secured credit facilities
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In a decision that underscores the sanctity of arbitral awards against untimely collateral attacks, a team of Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP litigators in London have secured a victory in the English High Court for client Corretaje Maritimo Sud-Americano Inc (CMSA). Partner Andreas Dracoulis and Associates Jonathan Morton and Matthew Turner successfully defended an application by the Mexican salt mining corporation Exportadora de Sal S.A. de C.V
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Whitney Remily and Associate Maudess Fulton have been selected to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's signature programs aimed at preparing diverse young lawyers for leadership roles in the profession. Remily, a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, was named to the 2018 class of LCLD Fellows
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partners Larry Pascal and Jorge Labastida have been selected by Latinvex for its 2018 ranking of the top 100 lawyers handling legal business in Latin America
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A federal jury verdict that Haynes and Boone, LLP helped win for clients ZeniMax Media Inc. and idSoftware has been recently named the nation's largest jury verdict of 2017 by VerdictSearch. A unit of ALM Media LLC, VerdictSearch collects and categorizes case data, which is drawn from firsthand reporting on both the plaintiff and defense sides of cases
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Albert Tan moderated and spoke on a fund finance panel at the Private Equity International CFOs & COOs Forum 2018 in New York City on January 25, 2018. The panel, "Fund Finance: Utilizing Credit Lines/Subscription Lines of Credit at the Fund Level," focused on subscription financing, the primary fund financing product
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Michelle Scheffler, a commercial litigator with deep experience in the oil and gas arena, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner, continuing the firm's expansion of its energy practice. "Michelle is an exceptional lawyer and will add greatly to the existing strength of our litigation and energy practices," Managing Partner Tim Powers said. "She will provide tremendous value to our clients
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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers led by Houston Partner Bill Nelson advised Alta Mesa Holdings, LP, which on February 9 completed its $3.8 billion combination with Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II and Kingfisher Midstream LLC. Founded in 1987 and based in Houston, Alta Mesa is a leading pure-play exploration and production company focused on the prolific STACK play in the Anadarko Basin
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Michael J. Mazzone has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Houston Chapter of ABOTA. Founded in 1958, ABOTA is an invitation-only national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges that promotes the U.S. Constitution's Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to a civil jury trial
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Seasoned corporate lawyer Bill McDonald has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP's Houston office as a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Practice. "We are thrilled to welcome a lawyer of the caliber of Bill, who has considerable experience handling complex M&A and securities matters in our key industry sectors, including energy and private equity," Managing Partner Tim Powers said. "He will be a wonderful resource for our clients
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Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jim Shimota has been recognized in the Intellectual Property Litigation category of the Illinois 2018 Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) annual award listing. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations
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Southern California's 2018 Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters, has recognized three Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers: Partners Ken Parker and M.C. Sungaila and Counsel Caroline Hurtado Ford. All three are based in the firm's Orange County office. Parker, named for Intellectual Property Litigation, chairs Haynes and Boone's IP Litigation Practice Group. He handles patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets cases not only in California but in courts throughout the United States
