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James F. Brashear

James F. Brashear

Partner
 
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700
Dallas, Texas  75219
(Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)

Telephone: 214-651-5029
Fax: 214-200-0597
http://www.haynesboone.com/jim_brashear/



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Experience & Credentials
 


Practice AreasAviation; Corporate Law; Transactions; Corporate Governance; Securities
 
EducationUniversity of San Diego School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1982, University of California, San Diego, B.A., 1979
 
Admitted1982, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1991, Texas
 
LanguagesSpanish
 
BornSan Diego, California
 
BiographyPhi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Constitutional Law and Evidence. Executive Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Comment, San Diego Law Review 263, 1981. Frequent speaker on corporate governance matters. Selected Professional Activities and Honors: Two-term National Director (2004—) Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Member (1997—), Securities Law Committee (XBRL Working Group), Corporate Practices Committee, Public Company Affairs Committee, National Conference Committee; Member, Board of Advisors, TheCorporateCounsel.net (2007—). Recent Publications: Quoted in Minutes of Integrity, 23 Corporate Secretary magazine (June 2007); Quoted in Reclaiming your Property. 21 Corporate Secretary magazine (September 2005); Interview: Jim Brashear on Holding Executive Sessions and Drafting Charters, TheCorporateCounsel.net (January 20, 2004); Article: IATA Airline Liability Conference, Carriers Prepare to Modernize the Warsaw System, The Air & Space Lawyer, Fall 1995, Vol. 10, No. 2; Paper: The Effects of Chapter 11 on Competition in the Airline Industry, American Bar Association Air & Space Law Forum, June 1994 (co-authored with Anne H. McNamara, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of American Airlines); Faculty, Online Tutorial—Corporate Minutes: What You Need to Know, The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals.
 
ISLN908836060
 

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SEC to Allow More Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk Management and CEO Succession Planning
Arthur S. Berner, James F. Brashear, Rick A. Werner, November 18, 2009
On October 27, 2009, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance ("Staff") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E, which provides guidance about how the Staff will consider under the SEC's proxy rules shareholder proposals...

Additional Extension of Compliance Date of Auditor Attestation Requirement for Non-Accelerated Filers
James F. Brashear, Bruce Newsome, November 5, 2009
On October 2, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") extended by six months the compliance date for non-accelerated filers to provide in their annual reports on Form 10-K an auditor attestation report on internal control over financial reporting. Previously, those...

SEC Delays Until 2010 Proposed Amendments Facilitating Shareholder Nominations of Directors
James F. Brashear, Bruce Newsome, November 5, 2009
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently said that it will delay until 2010 its vote on amendments, proposed earlier this year, to facilitate shareholders' rights to nominate directors. As a result, it is unlikely any of the proposed amendments will apply during...



 

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