Phong Tran
Phong Tran is an associate in the Finance Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone. Phong concentrates his practice on representing financial institutions and borrowers in connection with bank financings in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
Before joining the firm, Phong externed for the Honorable Catharina Haynes of the Fifth Circuit and interned for the Honorable Jane Boyle of the Northern District of Texas and the Honorable Roberto Canas of Dallas County. Phong has also volunteered at the Human Rights Initiative and the Innocence Project of Texas. While in law school, Phong served as Managing Editor of the SMU Law Review and was a proud member of the Barristers.
Phong earned the designation of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) in 2015.
Selected Publications
- “Texas Environmental Law,” co-author, Volumes 45-46, Thomson Reuters, 2017 and 2018.
- "Suspended Innovation – The Collateral Effects of the International Trade Commission’s Exclusionary Powers," 1 Charlotte Intell. Prop. J., Spring 2014.
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Dallas Asian American Bar Association
- Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2023-2024
Education
B.S., Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas, 2009
J.D.,
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2014, magna cum laude; Managing Editor, SMU Law Review; The Barristers
Clerkships
Judicial Extern, The Honorable Catharina Haynes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judicial Intern, The Honorable Jane J. Boyle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Judicial Intern, The Honorable Roberto Canas, Dallas County Criminal Court #10
Admissions
Texas
Subscription-secured credit facilities, or subscription facilities, are typically formed as revolving credit facilities that are secured by the right to call on the unfunded capital commitments of investors in real estate opportunity funds. However, as the private equity industry matured and investors and sponsors became more comfortable with subscription financing, its usage has become increasing [...]
Haynes and Boone Lawyers Contribute to Texas Environmental Law Treatise
December 18, 2017