DALLAS -
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010 has singled out 45 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers for recognition in its annual law firm rankings. The firm has also been honored for having 15 leading practice areas at the state and national levels.
Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys have advised Manufacturas Especializadas, SA (“MESA”), a member of the Elizondo Group of Monterrey, Mexico, in the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Snoke Special Products Company, Inc of Jacksonville, Texas.
The Haynes and Boone team was led by Dallas Partner
Larry B. Pascal, the head of the firm’s Americas Practice Group. Other members of the Haynes and Boone team who worked on the project included Dallas Partner
Darrel Rice; Dallas associates
Tom Tippetts,
Iain Wood,
Barbara-Ellen Gaffney and
Keenan Kolendo; Austin Of Counsel
Cari Goodman McKinney; and Dallas Foreign Associate
Nara Porto.
In a significant victory for Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corp., Haynes and Boone, LLP acted as appellate counsel in a trial that secured a favorable jury verdict for the property company in excess of $80 million in combined actual and punitive damages.
Haynes and Boone appellate Partner
Alan Wright of Dallas, Houston Partner
Mark Trachtenberg and Houston Associate
Polly Graham were hired by Crouch & Ramey to represent Keystone as appellate counsel. The Haynes and Boone appellate team participated in the five-week trial to ensure an accurate record in anticipation of appeal. The verdict is not yet final and is subject to post-trial motions.
Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Newfield Exploration Co. in the Feb. 11 purchase of assets in the Maverick Basin of Southwest Texas from TXCO Resources Inc., a San Antonio-based oil and natural gas exploration and development company.
Newfield and the Anadarko Petroleum Company are the purchasers of substantially all the assets of TXCO for $310 million pursuant to an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.
NEW YORK – In a major expansion of its East Coast real estate, finance and real estate restructuring practices, Haynes and Boone, LLP announces the addition of six partners who bring a wealth of experience, particularly representing top-tier New York financial institutions, real estate funds and private equity groups.
All six partners are making the move to the Haynes and Boone
Finance Practice from the Paul Hastings New York-based real estate finance and restructuring practices. Four of the six are focused on
real estate finance. They are
Kenneth J. Friedman,
Robert J. Grados,
Steven Koch and
Walter F. Schleimer. The other two –
Lawrence Mittman and
Carolyn E. Sullivan – concentrate on
real estate restructurings. The group’s collective experience will be invaluable to Haynes and Boone clients for real estate finance, and as restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies continue to create opportunities.