| Biography | Recipient: Litigation Star-Commercial, Benchmark Litigation 2011; 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2008-2010; Texas Super Lawyer, 2006-2010; Top Lawyer in Business Litigation, H Texas, 2006-2010; Top 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation, Lawdragon, 2008. Speaker: Keynote Address: "Greed, Ego, Power, Ethics & the Law," NALSC 2011 Spring Conference (2011); "The Financial Serial Killers Among Us," CFA Society of Houston Program (2011); "Turning Commercial Litigation into Commerce-The Corporate Legal Department as a Profit Center," ALM's 2nd Annual Litigation Summit (2010), and ALM's Controlling Legal Costs: Valuing, Measuring and Enhancing the Delivery of Legal Services (2010); "Thinking Like a Plaintiff," Corporate Counsel's 7th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast Conference, 2009; "Regulation D, TICs, and Unlisted REITS," Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 18th Annual Meeting, 2009; "Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations?" Corporate Counsel, 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, 2009; "La Seguridad Empresarial - Cómo Evitar que un Pleito de Negocios Resulte en Cargos Criminales" ("Business Security: How to Prevent a Business Dispute from Resulting in Criminal Charges"), American Chamber of Commerce of México: Reunión del Comité de Seguridad, 2008; "Surviving and Succeeding Under the Media Spotlight," AEGIS Policyholder Conference Roundtable Program: "Success Through Utilizing AEGIS' Gas & Electric Litigation Services," 2008; "A Mock Arbitration: As Close as You Can Get," SIA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 54th Annual Program, 2006; "Mock Arbitration," SIA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 53rd Annual Program, 2005; "Insurance Industry Issues," Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, 2005; "Demonstrative Evidence: Making an Effective Presentation on a Budget," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics, 2004; "Nuevas Responsabilidades Legales de los Fabricantes de Autopartes en el Mercado Norteamericano," Industria Nacional de Autopartes, A.C., XXXIX Reunión de Evaluación del Sector Automotor, 2003; "Securities Fraud and Insider Trading," South Texas College of Law, 2003; "Securities Fraud, Market Abuses and Insider Trading," University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Business Litigation, 2003; "Stock Fraud: Evaluating the Case," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Business Litigation, 2002; "Shareholder Litigation & Officer/Director Liability Post/Sarbanes/Oxley," University of Houston Law Foundation Representing Corporations in a Changed Legal Environment, 2002. Author: "Representing the Hedge Fund Investor," Trial Magazine, 2007; "Getting Grandma's Nest Egg Back," ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter, 2006; "A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process," ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter, 2005; "Legislation for Responding to Hazardous Chemical Accidents," Volume 16/No. 4, State Bar of Texas Environmental Law Journal, p. 74 (April 1986); Managing Editor, Journal of Legislation, 1984-1985; Member, National Moot Court Team. Premier Benefactor, The Sundance Institute. Board of Trustees, Houston Grand Opera. Patron, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Boston. Fellow: College of the State Bar of Texas. |
| Reported Cases | In re Western Aircraft, Inc., 2 S.W.3d 382 (Tex. App.-San Antonio, 1999); Falcon v. Transportes Aeros de Coahuila, S.A. 169 F.3d 309 (5th Cir. Mar., 1999); Service Corp., Int'l. v. Loewen Group, Inc., 1997-1 Trade Cases 71,688 (S.D. Tex. 1996); Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Reynolds, 765 S.W.2d 784 (Tex. 1988). |