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Podcast Series

Albert Tan Moderates Privcap Podcast on State of Global Fund Finance Market During COVID-19 Albert Tan, Co-Chair of the firm’s Fund Finance Practice Group and a member of Haynes and Boone’s Board of Directors, moderated a podcast about the state of the global fund finance market amid the coronavirus pandemic. Listen to the podcast.
News

Client Handbook - Bridging the Gap During COVID-19 See here for information on Federal Loan Programs for Small to Mid‑Sized Businesses in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Recognition

Nina Cortell Listed Among 2020’s Top 250 Women in Litigation Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nina Cortell is included in Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 listing of the nation’s top female litigators. The directory, published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, PLC, ranks Cortell among the top 250 Women in Litigation in the U.S. South in the Appellate, Commercial and Securities practice areas, as well as a “Local Litigation Star.”
Growth

Experienced Real Estate Lawyer Joins Haynes and Boone. J. Kelly Bufton, who has almost 40 years of experience handling complex real estate transactions nationwide, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a senior counsel in the Chicago office. Across a range of market and geographic sectors, Kelly has handled large-scale development projects; finance transactions (on behalf of lenders and borrowers); acquisitions and dispositions; joint venture agreements; and leases, among other matters.
Recognition

Haynes and Boone Ranked as Leading Firm in 2020 IPR Intelligence Report Haynes and Boone, LLP and eight of its lawyers are included in the 2020 edition of Patexia Inc.’s IPR Intelligence Report on the nation’s leaders in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Among the report’s highlights, Haynes and Boone ranked as the 7th most active firm for petitioners at the PTAB (up from 10th in 2019) and one of the top ten best performing firms overall.
Growth

Firm Hires Joseph Matal, Former USPTO Director and Primary Drafter of the America Invents Act Joseph Matal, the former Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and one of the principal drafters of the America Invents Act (AIA), has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Washington, D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. Matal brings a wealth of government experience to the firm, having served stints as both the USPTO’s Acting Director and Acting Solicitor.
Energy

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11/30/2020
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The IP Beacon, November 2020

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11/25/2020
Haynes and Boone Contributes Offshore Vessel Construction Disputes Chapter to GAR’s Guide to Energy Arbitrations – Fourth Edition

Haynes and Boone London Partners James Brown, William Cecil and Andreas Dracoulis contributed a chapter in Global Arbitration Review’s (GAR’s) recently published Guide to Energy Arbitrations ...
11/24/2020
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The IRS recently released long overdue guidance removing certain CARES Act tax-related obstacles to merger and acquisition transactions. Under the CARES Act, an employer is permitted to take advantag...
11/18/2020
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11/13/2020
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11/12/2020
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On October 21, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) unveiled its draft of the Personal Data Protection Law (“Draft PDPL”) fo...
11/10/2020
COVID-19 Business Interruption Update: 5 Things We Know From Recent Judicial Decisions

As COVID-19 cases have continued to surge into the Fall, so have the number of lawsuits filed by corporate policyholders seeking to recover part of the billions of dollars in lost income sustained sin...
11/05/2020
China Adopts Export Control Law

The final version of the long-awaited Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “ECL”) was passed and enacted on October 17, 2020 after submission for revi...
10/27/2020
Mexico: Amendments to Rules and Criteria on Foreign Trade

On October 1, 2020, the "Document that modifies rules and criteria of a general nature in matters of foreign trade" (the "Amending Document") was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation ("...

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