Haynes and Boone, LLP

Growth

Employment Litigator Michael Gaston-Bell Rejoins Haynes and Boone Michael Gaston-Bell, who has litigated employment disputes in state and federal courts across the country, has returned to Haynes and Boone, LLP as a counsel in the Dallas office. Michael represents clients on a range of critical matters, including noncompete agreements and disputes involving Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Recognition

Anne Johnson Named Litigator of Week in AmLaw Litigation Daily The AmLaw Litigation Daily named Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Anne Johnson “Litigator of the Week” for leading a Haynes and Boone appellate team that persuaded an appellate court to overturn a $110 million fraud verdict against BBVA Compass. “Anne Johnson and her team persuaded a Texas appellate court to take the extraordinary step of tossing a jury verdict after the court found that the borrower plaintiff couldn’t establish the basic elements of his fraud claim,” the publication stated.
Diversity

Haynes and Boone Earns Perfect Score in Corporate Equality Index for Third Consecutive Year For a third consecutive year, Haynes and Boone, LLP has earned a 100 percent rating in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index and the distinction of being one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”
Deal News

Haynes and Boone Represents Leading Financial Institution in $2.5 Billion Credit Facility Haynes and Boone, LLP Houston Partner Brent Shultz led a cross-office team that represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a fully underwritten $2.5 billion term loan to ONE Gas, Inc. The transaction was completed Feb. 22, 2021 and fully documented on a highly expedited basis. The proceeds of the loan will be available to ONE Gas for natural gas purchases as a result of the 2021 winter weather events and the repayment of indebtedness.
Featured

Taylor Rex Robertson Featured in D Magazine Article - Being a Sommelier ties to Legal Career Associate Taylor Rex Robertson is featured in a D Magazine article that shows how being a sommelier and award-winning wine taster ties to Taylor’s legal career. His passion for wine tasting has taken him all over the world. A certified sommelier, Taylor won the U.S. Wine Tasting Open in 2019 with tasting partner Jacob Fergus. That earned him a spot at the World Wine Tasting Championship in France. At both events, Robertson was the only lawyer in the room.
Growth

Patent Lawyer Benjamin Pelletier Joins Haynes and Boone’s Precision Medicine and Digital Health Practice Benjamin Pelletier, a patent lawyer with a strong focus on the biotech, pharmaceutical, life science, and medical device industries, has joined Haynes and Boone’s growing Precision Medicine and Digital Health Practice Group in the San Francisco office. A former biochemical engineer, Ben has spent much of his legal career advising clients in the complex and fast-evolving areas of biology, medicine, engineering, and data science.
Energy

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Recent Alerts

03/05/2021
Estate Planning in Uncertain Times

With the Senate controlled by Democrats, Congress may propose major changes to the estate and gift tax rules soon.
03/04/2021
Reminder: OCIE Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Compliance Programs

As Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) prepare to file annual updating amendments to their Form ADVs, RIAs should be reminded to also examine the adequacy and ef...
03/04/2021
Changes to the Electricity Industry Law

After discussion and approval by the Chamber of Representatives, on March 2, 2021, the Senate of the Republic approved the Order that amends certain provisions of the Electricity Industry Law (the “Or...
03/03/2021
The Central Role of Hydrogen in the UK's Green Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges

In recent years, the UK’s energy sector has increasingly been viewed as one of the cleanest and most innovative industries in the world. Last November, with a view to the 26th UN Climate Change Confer...
03/01/2021
UK-EU Trade Deal: 6 Key Takeaways for Businesses

Following intensive negotiations, and against the background of a threat of “no deal” in the middle of a global pandemic, the United Kingdom and the European Union agreed a new Trade and Cooperation A...
02/26/2021
Implicit Misrepresentations and Reservation of Rights

The recent case of SK Shipping Europe plc v (3) Capital VLCC 3 Corp (5) Capital Maritime Trading Corp [2020] EWHC 3448 (Comm) concerned the time charter of a very large crude...
02/25/2021
Last shot always wins? Not when it misses the target.

The English High Court has recently revisited the long standing “battle of the forms” with a rare result as to which party’s “shot” successfully incorporated its standard terms into the contract.
02/22/2021
Better Late Than Never - Publication of UK Approved List of Ship Recycling Facilities

On 5th February 2021, the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) published (with an update on 12th February 2021) Maritime Information Notice MIN 657 (M+F) setting out the United Kingdom...
02/19/2021
New York Adopts New Regulations Requiring Registration and Examination for Certain Investment Adviser Personnel and Solicitors

The New York State Department of Law recently adopted new regulations, effective February 1, 2021, governing registration and examination requirements of natural persons representing New York register...
02/19/2021
Texas Storm Impact on the Energy Sector – A Checklist for Policyholders

As winter storms continue to grip Texas, the energy sector has been hit hard. Some companies have been left without power and water for days on end.

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