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Firm Advises Dallas Businessman in Honduran Power Project

Haynes and Boone, LLP announced that it successfully represented Kelcy Warren, a Dallas-based businessman, in purchasing a majority interest in the Honduran power distribution company Roatan Electric Company (RECO), the local distribution company for the Island of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. >>

Haynes and Boone Latin America Practice Lauded by Latin Lawyer 250

The 2008 edition of a legal directory published by Latin Lawyer, a UK-based entity tracking leading law firms working throughout Latin America, calls the Haynes and Boone, LLP Latin American practice “strong” and “solid” in its experience and expertise handling complex corporate matters throughout the region.
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Haynes and Boone Helps American Airlines with Moscow Service

Attorneys from Haynes and Boone, LLP have provided assistance to client American Airlines for the carrier’s recent inaugural flight to Moscow and in establishing a Moscow operations office. >>



The Texans Are Coming - Texas-Based Latin America Practices Go Far Beyond Energy and Mexico

The logic of a Texas-based Latin America practice go far beyond energy and Mexico, Latin Lawyer found at a roundtable with the heads of Texas practices. >>



Upcoming Events

Brazilian Oil and Gas Developments - Houston

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the oil, natural gas, and electricity markets have expanded substantially in recent years. The firm is pleased to offer this Houston luncheon presentation, highlighting recent developments in Brazil's oil & gas industry.

Guest speakers for this seminar are Larry Pascal, Partner with Haynes and Boone, LLP and Luis Fernando Pacheco, Veirano Advogados (Brazil).

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Brazilian Oil and Gas Developments - Dallas

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the oil, natural gas, and electricity markets have expanded substantially in recent years. The firm is pleased to offer this luncheon presentation in Dallas, highlighting recent developments in Brazil's oil and gas industry.

Guest speakers for this seminar are Larry Pascal, Partner with Haynes and Boone, LLP and Luis Fernando Pacheco, Veirano Advogados (Brazil).

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Larry B. Pascal

Partner

Dallas


2323 Victory Avenue
Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75219
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Areas of Practice

Education

  • J.D., University of Texas, 1991
  • B.A., University of Kansas, 1988, Phi Beta Kappa; Rhodes Scholar Candidate

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Judicial Clerkships

Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Brown, Federal Judge for the Easten District of Texas, Sherman, Texas; Law Clerk to the Honorable Tom Phillips, Texas Supreme Court, 1990.

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Mr. Pascal, the chairman of the Americas Practice Group, has extensive experience advising multinational companies with their investments and controversies throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (over 35 jurisdictions). He also has served as adjunct professor at SMU Dedman School of Law and University of Texas at Dallas--Graduate School of Business. Mr. Pascal is also a leader in the international bar community, having served as Chair of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, where he headed a campaign to adopt the ABA Model Rule for Foreign Legal Consultants. Mr. Pascal was recognized in Chambers USA 2007 as one of the leading practitioners in the country for Latin American Foreign Investment, and as one of The Best Lawyers in America in International Trade and Finance Law, 2009.

Some representative projects include:

  • Representing U.S. and Latin American clients in Latin American energy projects in Mexico, Peru, Colombia, El Salvador and the United States.

  • Representing U.S. real estate developers in all aspects of their Costa Rican real estate projects, including concession projects at the Papagayo Resort in Guancaste, Costa Rica.

  • Representing Spanish multinational in Texas toll road projects.

  • Representing U.S. and foreign airlines and other aviation clients in their M&A transactions in Latin America.

  • Representing information technology companies in their outsourcing, acquisition, and licensing contracts in Latin America.

Recent Publications and Speeches

  • "The Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sector - Are There Still Opportunities In the Era of Petronationalism?" Latin American Law & Business Report (June - July 2008)
  • "The Oil & Gas Industry in Colombia and the Ecopetrol Partial Privatization," Dallas Bar Association International Law Section (March 2008)
  • "Natural Gas and Electric Markets in South America," Matthew Bender Energy Law and Transactions (2005), (2006)
  • "Modernizing Texas' Foreign Legal Consultant Rule," August 2004
  • Doing Business in Texas: A Guide for Foreign Investors Doing Business in the Lone Star State (Second Edition)
  • Chicago Convention and Nationality of the Airlines, IBA Annual Convention, Chicago, 2006

Selected Representative Experience


Honduran Power Project (RECO)
Advised U.S. investor in purchasing a majority interest in the Honduran power distribution company Roatan Electric Company, the local distribution company for the Island of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, including due diligence review, submission of bid to the Honduran power company ENEE, and negotiation of transaction documents.

Acquisition - TWA Assets
American Airlines in its acquisition of Trans World Airways (TWA) assets out of Chapter 11 proceedings.

2007 Notes Offering - Commercial Metals
Commercial Metals Company sold $400 million principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017. The company used the net proceeds from the offering to repay its 6.80% notes due August 2007, to repay commercial paper and other short-term domestic bank borrowings, to fund construction and working capital for its new micro mill to be built in Arizona, and for general corporate purposes.

Sale of Catering Business to Gate Gourmet
Advising Aerolineas Argentinas, SA (Argentina) in the sale of its majority controlled catering business to Gate Gourmet.

Advising Spanish toll road developer in Texas toll road projects
Advising OHL, SA in two toll road projects located in Texas.

American Airlines Moscow Service
Advised American Airlines in establishing service to Moscow.

Irradia, SRL (Peru)
Advising of Irradia, SRL (Peru) in Cross-Border Financing of Peruvian LNG Facility.

Ecopetrol Acquisition of Propilco, SA, (Colombia)
Advising the Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol in the acquisition of Propilco, SA, one of the largest plastics companies in Colombia.

European Multinational
International Arbitration in Mexico City.

Ecopetrol Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with Exxon Mobil and Petrobras
Advising the state owned Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol in its Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with Exxon Mobil and Petrobras.

Hillwood Investments Real Estate Development at Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Advising Hillwood Investments in connection with the purchase of a concession for a luxury condominium project located at Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

International Arbitration in Mexico City
Advising a large European multinational in a US$1.5 billion ICC construction law arbitration proceeding in Mexico City against a Mexican national energy company.

Watchtower CR, LLC
Watchtower CR Real Estate Investment in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

MSJ Partners Real Estate Investment in Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Advising MSJ Partners in connection with the negotiation of a concession and joint venture agreement with Ecodesarollo Papagayo, SA of a luxury condominium project to be located at Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

MSJ Partners, LLC
MSJ Partners Real Estate Investment in Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Commercial Metals Company's Acquisition of a steel fabrication facility located in Juarez, Mexico
Advising Commercial Metals Company in the purchase of a steel fabrication facility located in Juarez, Mexico from Canam (Canada)

American Airlines Acquisition of TWA's Assets - Latin America and Caribbean
Advised American Airlines in the acquisition of Trans World Airways (TWA) assets out of Chapter 11 proceedings.  Aircraft was located in the U.S. and 13 foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico and parts of Latin America, Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East.

Advising American Airlines in its acquisition of a minority interest in Aerolineas Argentinas, SA (Argentina)
Advising American Airlines in its acquisition of a minority interest in Aerolineas Argentinas, SA (Argentina), including extensive due diligence and shareholder agreement.

Advising AMR in international restructuring of its Sabre business in Latin America
Advising AMR in the international restructuring of its information technology Sabre business located in over 40 jurisdictions in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.

Memberships

  • International Bar Association, Latin America Section
  • American Bar Association, International Law Section
  • State Bar of Texas--Chair of International Law Section (2003-2004)
  • Institute for International and Comparative Law (Advisory Board)
  • Co-Chair, 2005 Symposium for Center for American and International Law

Online Publications

08/08/2008 - The Texans Are Coming - Texas-Based Latin America Practices Go Far Beyond Energy and Mexico
The logic of a Texas-based Latin America practice go far beyond energy and Mexico, Latin Lawyer found at a roundtable with the heads of Texas practices.

07/30/2008 - The Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sector - Part 2
Subtitled, "Are There Still Opportunities in The Era of Petronationalism," this is the second of two parts of an examination of the Venezuelan oil and gas sector written for the Latin American Law & Business Report

06/30/2008 - The Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sector - Part 1
Are There Still Opportunities in The Era of Petronationalism? Haynes and Boone's Larry Pascal examines the Venezuelan oil and gas sector in this first part of a two-article production for the Latin American Law & Business Report.

03/18/2008 - The Oil & Gas Industry in Colombia and the Ecopetrol Partial Privatization

03/05/2007 - 2006 South American Oil and Gas Developments

09/21/2006 - Why the Mexican Election Outcome Matters

04/26/2006 - Latin American Corporate Governance - The OECD Perspective

10/01/2005 - Colombia's Ecogas Privatization Process

11/09/2004 - Franchising in the Dominican Republic

08/01/2004 - Modernizing Texas' Foreign Legal Consultant Rule

01/31/2003 - Latin American Regional Update

01/21/2002 - Tax Reform in Mexico

01/11/2002 - Argentine Devaluation Law

01/03/2002 - ALERT: Recent Developments in Argentina

01/01/2001 - Doing Business in Colombia

12/01/1999 - Doing Business in Texas: A Guide for Foreign Investors Doing Business in the Lone Star State

02/25/1999 - Doing Business in Venezuela