Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Phone: 713-223-2300
Website: www.bracewellgiuliani.com
About Us:
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is an international law firm with 470 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Seattle, Dubai, and London. We serve Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmental entities and individuals concentrated in the energy, technology and financial services sectors worldwide.

Main Areas of Practice

Bracewell provides guidance on business law, finance, litigation, government relations and regulatory policy. As a full services firm, Bracewell has considerable bench strength in all requisite practice areas including government relations, strategic communications, tax, trial, labor and employment law, intellectual property, real estate, government contracting and school and public law. In addition, the firm has developed highly regarded concentrations in specific industries and disciplines. These include:
- Energy
- Technology
- Environmental Strategies
- Banks and Financial Institutions
- Financial Restructuring
- Private Investment Funds
- White Collar Criminal Defense

Contributing authors from Bracewell & Giuliani LLP:

Alan Albright Partner Alan Albright is a partner in Bracewell & Giuliani's IP litigation group. He routinely counsels his clients regarding patent litigation, licensing, protection and enforcement of...	Jay Aldis Partner Jay Aldis represents and counsels employers in the litigation of matters arising in all areas of employment and civil rights. These cases include claims of age, disability, gender and...
Richard Alonso Partner Richard Alonso is a partner in the firm’s Environmental Strategies Group in its Washington, D.C. office. He advises manufacturers and energy companies on environmental...	John H. Barr Jr. Partner John Barr is a commercial litigator with particular skill in disputes involving patent litigation and other intellectual property issues such as patent infringement, breach of patent...
Richard W. Beckler Partner Richard Beckler is a partner in Bracewell's white collar defense practice and head of the litigation practice in Washington, D.C. His practice focuses on complex civil and...	Lance W. Behnke Partner Lance Behnke is a Partner in the firm's tax section. His practice focuses on federal and state tax issues relevant to both global and U.S. clients. His experience includes mergers and...
James E. Bradley Partner Jim Bradley practices patent, trademark, copyright and general intellectual property law, with an emphasis in the area of mechanical devices. He has experience in all phases of intellectual...	John R. Brantley Partner John Brantley provides mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance advice to public and private companies operating in the United States and internationally. Mr. Brantley...
J. Brett Busby Partner Brett Busby is an experienced appellate and trial partner who has presented oral argument before the United States Supreme Court and briefed several cases there, including the landmark...	Leslie Selig Byrd Partner Leslie Selig Byrd has more than 25 years experience in the counsel and representation of management in labor and employment issues and controversies. Ms. Byrd represents public and private...
Michael Chibib Partner Michael Chibib is a partner in the Austin office of Bracewell & Giuliani. His practice emphasizes intellectual property litigation in the areas of semiconductors, telecommunications,...	Renée M. Dailey Partner Renée Dailey is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's Financial Restructuring team. Ms. Dailey's practice focuses on representation of hedge funds and institutional...
David A. Domansky Partner Dave Domansky is a partner in the Seattle office of Bracewell & Giuliani, where his practice focuses on the representation of project developers in connection with the acquisition,...	Kevin A. Ewing Partner Kevin Ewing counsels domestic and international companies seeking to cure systemic environmental problems through improved compliance infrastructure, corporate governance and disclosure,...
Jennifer Feldsher Partner Jennifer Feldsher's primary area of practice is corporate restructuring and insolvency law. She represents interested parties in bankruptcy proceedings and complex corporate debt...	Evan D. Flaschen Partner Evan Flaschen is the chair of the Financial Restructuring Group at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. His practice includes representation of many of the world's largest institutional...
Kelly Frels Partner Kelly Frels, the firm's managing partner from 1995 through 2001 and the managing partner of the Houston office from 2001 to 2003, has been an attorney for public and private schools,...	Robert S. Frenchman Partner Robert Frenchman has experience representing broker-dealer and other financial services clients in enforcement and other proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...
Victoria M. Garcia Partner Focusing on immigration, labor and employment law for over 21 years, Victoria Garcia represents domestic and international companies in all aspects of labor and employment, and...	Jonathan P. Gill Partner Jon Gill represents private investment firms that seek control positions through debt and equity investments in public and private companies, principally in distressed and special...
Rachel B. Goldman Partner Rachel Goldman has wide-ranging litigation experience in both the private and public sectors. She has represented institutional and corporate clients facing a variety of issues, including...	Amy Karff Halevy Partner Amy Halevy counsels and represents employers in all areas of employment law. Specifically, Ms. Halevy guides her business clients in the preparation and application of employment policies...
Jonathan N. Halpern Partner Jonathan Halpern is a partner in Bracewell & Giuliani's litigation practice and focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations, trials, appeals...	Warren W. Harris Partner Warren Harris heads the firm's appellate practice. He is a past chair of the IADC Appellate Practice Committee, the ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section Appellate Advocacy...
Michael C. Hefter Partner Michael Hefter is a partner in Bracewell's New York office and a member of the litigation group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state...	Daniel E. Hemli Partner Daniel Hemli advises clients on antitrust issues relating to mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and advocacy before federal, state and foreign antitrust authorities. He has...
Erin S. Hennessy Partner Erin Hennessy is an intellectual property partner in Bracewell & Giuliani's Seattle office. Her practice focuses on trademark law with an emphasis on the media and...	Cheri L. Hoff Partner Cheri Hoff is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Securities section. Her practice focuses on providing advice to private investment funds, investors and advisers. Ms. Hoff forms and...
Jarvis V. Hollingsworth Partner Jarvis Hollingsworth provides legal counsel and strategic representation to public entities and officials, including municipalities, pension funds and retirement systems, educational...	Joe Hull Partner With more than four decades of experience, Joe Hull's legal practice concentrates on federal, state and local taxation, including both planning and controversy work. Mr. Hull has...
Jason B. Hutt Partner Jason Hutt advises manufacturers, refiners, project developers, investor groups and financial institutions about environmental risks and liabilities associated with regulatory compliance,...	Albert B. Kimball, Jr. Partner Al Kimball represents litigants in patent infringement litigation for patentees and for those alleged to be infringers. He also represents multinational companies, both United States and...
James H. Kizziar Jr. Partner Practicing law since 1978, James (Jim) Kizziar represents and counsels the managers and owners of diverse companies and business entities in all aspects of labor and employment law,...	Al Kyle Partner Alfred Kyle represents financial institutions, non-traditional lenders, real estate developers and investors in real estate, finance and business transactions. Mr. Kyle’s real estate...
Dee Martin Partner Dee Martin assists clients in navigating the complex federal landscape by providing integrated advice that coordinates the political, judicial and public affairs components so necessary...	Kurt A. Mayr Partner Mr. Mayr, recently named by Turnaround & Workouts as one of only 12 outstanding young restructuring partners in the U.S., represents a wide range of parties in domestic and...
Elizabeth L. McGinley Partner Elizabeth McGinley is a member of the firm's tax department. Her practice includes representation of funds and institutional investors in connection with acquisitions,...	Marc L. Mukasey Partner Marc Mukasey is the leader of the firm's White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations practice. A former federal prosecutor and SEC enforcement attorney, Mr. Mukasey...
Robert S. Nichols Partner Robert Nichols represents employers in litigation, administrative actions and arbitrations concerning discrimination and retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, occupational safety and...	Heath A. Novosad Partner Heath Novosad is a general civil litigation attorney, representing clients in federal and state courts in the trial of commercial disputes, business torts, patent infringement lawsuits...
Gregory W. Nye Partner Gregory Nye is a Partner on the Financial Restructuring team, where he focuses on out-of-court and chapter 11 restructurings, with a particular emphasis on litigation assessment,...	Kevin J. O'Connor Partner Kevin O'Connor, former Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice, and United States Attorney for Connecticut, is a...
Nancy M. O'Connor Partner Nancy O'Connor represents client interests in compliance and dispute management in general commercial employment settings. She has conducted numerous internal investigations...	Christopher D. Olive Partner Christopher (Chris) Olive is a partner in the firm's energy, finance, and banks and financial institutions practice groups. Chris represents domestic and foreign banks, bank and...
Gary W. Orloff Partner Gary Orloff has experience in domestic and foreign transactions, with specific emphasis on the legal and business implications of business plans and strategies, particularly in the areas...	Michael D. Pegues Partner Michael Pegues has 20 years experience in complex business litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation. He has also litigated cases involving copyrights, trademarks and trade...
David M. Perlman Partner David Perlman is a partner in the energy practice in Bracewell & Giuliani's Washington, D.C. office. He represents and counsels clients before regulatory bodies such as the Federal...	Bridget O'Toole Purdie Partner Bridget Purdie's practice focuses primarily on trust and estate administration, fiduciary litigation and guardianships. Ms. Purdie assists clients in all aspects of estate and...
Julian Rainero Partner Julian Rainero is the head of the firm's broker-dealer and market regulation practice. Mr. Rainero advises broker-dealers and alternative trading systems on compliance with SEC, self-...	James D. Reardon Partner Jim Reardon's primary practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, partnership tax, financial products, and the taxation of cross-border transactions, including in-bound...
Constance Gall Rhebergen Partner Constance Rhebergen is a registered patent attorney who counsels and represents business clients in the protection, maintenance, licensing and transfer of intellectual property assets and...	Sandy Rizzo Partner Sandy Rizzo is a partner in the firm's Energy Regulatory Group. Her clients primarily include electric utilities, power marketers, independent power producers, and investment and...
Michael R. Samardzija, Ph.D. Partner Dr. Samardzija’s practice focuses on the prosecution of patents in biotechnology and the lifesciences, specifically physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology,...	Andrew J. Schoulder Partner Andrew Schoulder's practice focuses on financial reorganizations, bankruptcy law and mergers and acquisitions involving distressed companies. He represents clients in bankruptcy...
Bob Sheeder Partner In private practice since 1976, Bob Sheeder represents clients in all aspects of labor and employment law before federal and state agencies and courts. As head of the firm's...	Barry K. Shelton Partner Barry Shelton is a partner in Bracewell & Giuliani's IP litigation group. His practice focuses on patent litigation, jury trials and administrative proceedings before the U.S. ITC...
David S. Sieradzki Partner David Sieradzki is a partner in Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's broker-dealer and market regulation practice. His practice focuses on representing broker-dealers, investment advisers...	Laurence A. Silverman Partner Larry Silverman heads up the civil litigation practice in the firm's New York office. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigations and investigations representing...
Connie S. Stamets Partner Ms. Stamets has experience representing clients on securities and corporate matters, including public company reporting, corporate governance and capital raising. Her practice...	Michael S. Telle Partner Michael Telle represents a variety of clients, including issuers, underwriters and investors, in public offerings and other registered and unregistered offerings of debt...
Joseph G. Tirone Partner Joseph Tirone is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's energy practice. His work focuses on energy project and infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, and project...	Robb L. Tretter Partner Robb Tretter advises private investment firms, corporations and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, financing arrangements, securities law...
Jeffery B. Vaden Partner Jeff Vaden, former First Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Texas, is a Partner in Bracewell & Giuliani's White Collar Defense Practice Group. Prior to...	Jeffrey S. Whittle Partner Jeffrey Whittle has experience representing clients in various technology-based transactions, including licenses, agreements for technology development, transfer, acquisition, joint...
Tim Wilkins Managing Partner, Austin Tim Wilkins is the head of Bracewell & Giuliani's firm-wide Environmental and Natural Resources practice group and Managing Partner of the firm's Austin office. He assists...	Greg Williams Partner Greg Williams has, for over 20 years, counseled U.S. and Canadian clients in both the electric and natural gas industries on matters such as transmission development and operation (...
Lon R. Williams Jr. Partner Lon Williams advises, counsels and trains management concerning employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, equal employment opportunity, occupational safety and health, wage and hour...	Daniel Witschey Partner Daniel Witschey counsels and represents issuers and underwriters, companies, their boards of directors, and special committees in corporate finance, disclosure and other securities law...
Jonathan D. Wry Partner Jon Wry's practice includes experience in acquisition finance, syndicated loans, first lien/second lien financings, bridge financing, asset-based lending, letter of credit financings...	Keith R. Derrington Senior Counsel Ron Derrington has drafted, filed, and prosecuted numerous patent applications directed to oilfield exploration and production hardware (including sub-sea applications), refining...
LaShon Kell Senior Counsel LaShon Kell focuses her practice on securities regulation and enforcement, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. Ms. Kell was an attorney in the Division of...	Thomas F. Kokalas Senior Counsel Thomas Kokalas is senior counsel in Bracewell's New York Office, where he is a member of the firm's White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement...
Marvin R. Lange Senior Counsel Marvin Lange’s practice focuses on the resolution of complex commercial disputes. He has represented clients in state and federal court, arbitration and mediation, in cases arising...	Joshua C. Zive Associate Josh Zive is an advocate for clients at the intersection of policy, law and politics. Mr. Zive assists clients in every stage of formal and informal policymaking. This includes ...
John A. Ferguson Jr. Counsel John A. Ferguson Jr. advises employers on all aspects of traditional labor and employment law, and has developed a specific litigation capability in defending employers before state and...	Tracy D. Hester Senior Counsel Tracy Hester is a professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Director of UHLC's Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Center. After serving as a partner for...
Jacqueline R. Java Counsel Jacqueline (Jackie) Java focuses her practice on antitrust counseling. She advises clients involved in transactions and day-to-day operations that raise antitrust issues regarding...	Judy K. Jetelina Counsel Judy K. Jetelina has practiced in the area of labor and employment law for more than 20 years. She represents management in the full range of labor and employment matters, including...
Laurence A. Levy Counsel Laurence (Larry) Levy brings a rich blend of skills developed over 35 years of practice to his position as counsel in Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office. Mr. Levy works with...	Sandra Ramos White Counsel Sandra Ramos White practices in Bracewell & Giuliani's labor and employment and employee benefits section. Her practice includes the representation of management in a full range of...
David A. Spotts Counsel David Spotts is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's broker-dealer and market regulation group. He provides comprehensive regulatory advice on compliance with federal, state and...	Ashlie W. Alaman Associate Ashlie Alaman is an associate in the firm's Environmental Strategies Group. She advises clients in the energy, waste disposal, storage and transportation sectors on the...
Jennifer Ashton Senior Paralegal Jennifer Ashton is a senior paralegal in Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s intellectual property section. Throughout her career, she has managed and maintained U.S. and international...	Robert D. Ayers Jr. Associate Robert Ayers is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's litigation group. His practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Ayers has represented clients in...
David J. Ball Associate David Ball is an associate in the trial section of Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office. His litigation practice focuses on trial and appellate work in both general...	Denver S. Bisignano Associate Denver Bisignano’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, infringement studies and opinions, licensing and related...
Seth M. Cohen Associate Seth Cohen is an associate in the trial section of Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office. He litigates a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters in federal and...	Keith L. Cooper Associate Keith Cooper is a member of the firm's tax section. His practice focuses on representation of funds and institutional investors in connection with acquisitions, dispositions,...
Tracy C. Davis Associate Tracy Davis counsels and represents electric energy clients in regulatory proceedings and disputes before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Energy (DOE) and...	Marc-Anthony Deeby Associate Mr. Deeby is a member of the firm's Business and Regulatory Group. His practice focuses on corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and company and commercial work. He has...
Mark E. Dendinger Associate Mark Dendinger is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's Financial Restructuring team. Mr. Dendinger's practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors, fund...	Mark E. Dendinger Associate Mark Dendinger is a member of the firm's Financial Restructuring team. Mr. Dendinger's practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors, fund managers and...
George D. Fatula Associate George Fatula is a member of the firm's energy practice. He focuses on energy-related transactions, regulatory matters, projects, and controversies. Mr. Fatula advises clients in contract...	Israel Garcia, Jr. Associate Israel Garcia counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and related matters. During law school, Mr. Garcia served as a law...
Jonathon K. Hance Associate Mr. Hance focuses his practice on energy and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on complex commercial disputes relating to energy-supply agreements, and particularly, ISDA...	Michael F. Hay Associate Michael Hay is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Houston office of Bracewell and Giuliani. Mr. Hay focuses his practice on U.S. and foreign patent prosecution...
Colleen M. Higgins Schultz Associate Colleen Higgins Schultz focuses her practice on representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law, including the litigation and arbitration of matters involving...	Jacqueline R. Java Counsel Jacqueline (Jackie) Java focuses her practice on antitrust counseling. She advises clients involved in transactions and day-to-day operations that raise antitrust issues regarding...
Alexander W. Jones Associate Alexander Jones' practice focuses on the federal income taxation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. Mr. Jones' practice areas include mergers and acquisitions,...	Brian J. Kelly Associate Brian Kelly is a member of the firm's Energy, Finance and Real Estate practice. His work focuses on energy project and infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, and...
Ashley L. Kirk Associate Ashley Kirk is an intellectual property attorney whose practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and technology transfer, as well as intellectual property litigation....	Kelly Koscuiszka Associate Kelly Koscuiszka joins Bracewell & Giuliani LLP after one year of practicing at a boutique criminal defense firm in New Jersey, where she primarily represented clients in state...
David L. Lawton Associate David Lawton is a member of the firm's Financial Restructuring team. Mr. Lawton's practice focuses on the representation of hedge funds, institutional investors, fund managers and...	Katherine L. Lindsay Associate Katherine Lindsay is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's Financial Restructuring group. Ms. Lindsay's practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors, fund...
Katherine L. Lindsay Associate Katherine Lindsay is a member of the firm's Financial Restructuring group. Ms. Lindsay's practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors, fund managers and lenders...	Michael J. Lombardino Associate Michael Lombardino is a member of the firm's labor practice. He represents employers involved in federal and state court litigation and advises and represents them with respect to...
Frank V. Maisano Senior Principal Frank Maisano is a skilled media specialist with a track record of success in working with media outlets across the country. National Journal calls his impact profound, saying "people...	Mary Elizabeth Mason Associate Mary Mason represents and counsels clients in the areas of income, gift and estate tax planning. Ms. Mason also assists clients with all aspects of estate and trust...
Ryan B. McBeth Associate Ryan McBeth is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani’s technology section, representing clients in a variety of intellectual property matters. He has experience in the preparation and...	Josephine Moon Associate Josephine Moon's practice focuses on advising private investment firms, corporations and financial institutions on mergers, acquisitions and the sale of corporate assets, private...
Linda L. Morgan Associate Linda Morgan represents commercial clients in corporate acquisitions and mergers, buy-sell agreements, and the formation and maintenance of business entities. She also counsels clients in...	Soham D. Naik Associate Soham Naik is an associate in the Business & Regulatory Section at Bracewell & Giuliani. He maintains a dual finance and financial restructuring practice, with an emphasis...
James S. Needham Associate James Needham is a member of Bracewell's trial section. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and general commercial and...	Nelli Nikova Associate Ms. Nikova has experience with employment-based non-immigrant visas for alien employees. (O-1 exceptional abilities, H-1 specialty occupation, H-2B temporary non-qualified...
Ilia M. O'Hearn Associate Ilia O'Hearn is a member of the firm's Financial Restructuring team. Her practice focuses on representation of institutional investors in complex workouts and insolvency...	Andrew K. Rafalaf Associate Andrew K. Rafalaf is an associate in the trial section of Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office. His litigation practice focuses on general commercial litigation, internal...
Michael L. Raspino Associate Michael Raspino is a member of Bracewell's intellectual property section. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property and commercial litigation. Mr. Raspino has experience...	Matt Schneller Associate Matt Schneller counsels clients on matters related to trademarks, domain names and copyright prosecution and enforcement, in the U.S. and internationally. Matt helps clients with...
Mike Sellers Associate Mike Sellers is an associate in Bracewell & Giuliani’s technology practice. His practice focus is on patent prosecution, client counseling and intellectual property-related...	David A. Shargel Associate David Shargel is an associate in the trial section of Bracewell & Giuliani's New York office. His litigation practice focuses on internal investigations, white collar criminal...
Christopher A. Shield Associate Chris Shield counsels clients in various aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, infringement studies and opinions, licensing, patent litigation,...	LaTasha Mabry Snipes Associate LaTasha Snipes counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and related matters. Prior to entering the legal profession, Ms...
Sandra Y. Snyder Associate Sandra Snyder is an associate in Bracewell's Environmental Strategies Group. Ms. Snyder advises manufacturers, refiners, project developers, investor groups and financial institutions...	Glenn M. Strapp Associate Glenn Strapp is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Houston office of Bracewell and Giuliani. Mr. Strapp focuses his practice on U.S. and foreign patent...
Jeffrey B. Swartz Associate Jeff Swartz is a member of Bracewell’s technology section. He represents clients in matters related to patents, trademarks and copyrights, with a focus on patent prosecution and...	Anthony E. Wehrs Associate Anthony Wehrs’ practice focuses on advising private investment firms, corporations and financial institutions on mergers, acquisitions and the sale of corporate assets, private equity...
Christina F. Welch Associate Ms. Welch counsels clients in matters involving employee benefits, including health and welfare plans and retirement plans. Ms. Welch advises employers regarding compliance with Federal...	Lauren A. West Associate Lauren West is a member of Bracewell & Giuliani's Labor and Employment group. She represents employers involved in federal and state court litigation and before...
John A. Yates Associate Jay Yates counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and related matters. Mr. Yates was general counsel for State Senator...	Salo Zelermyer Associate Salo Zelermyer is an associate in the firm's Environmental Strategies Group (ESG). The ESG includes environmental and energy attorneys, public policy advocates, and strategic...

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