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Paul D. Ackerman Partner Paul's practice involves all aspects of intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent litigation and trial. He has represented clients in a wide range of popular forums for patent... paulackerman@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Katie Kennon Ahlrich Associate Katie's practice focuses primarily on eminent domain matters and assisting governmental entities with redistricting and election matters. In her eminent domain practice, Katie has... katieahlrich@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Andrews Kurth Decades ago, our founder Frank Andrews envisioned a firm where every individual practiced law in a manner “that the firm would have always the full confidence of clients and the trust of... www.andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	David Anthony Associate David is an English law qualified Associate in the London office. He joined Andrews Kurth from a leading international law firm in London, where he trained and, following qualification,... davidanthony@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Mark B. Arnold Partner Mark practices in the public law and real estate areas. His work includes all facets of commercial real estate and construction practice, with an emphasis on the development, construction... markarnold@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group Andrews Kurth offers a sophisticated insolvency practice, representing creditors and debtors nationwide in large, complex bankruptcy cases. The Bankruptcy/Restructuring practice ranks among... webmaster@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Jerry L. Beane Retired Senior Partner Jerry Beane’s practice focuses on antitrust and commercial litigation. He has more than 45 years of experience defending federal and state antitrust cases and governmental investigations in... jerrybeane@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Will S. Becker Partner Will's practice focuses on federal income tax matters and Texas margin tax and sales and use tax matters, with an emphasis on real estate, asset securitization, corporate mergers and... willbecker@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Micala R. Bernardo Senior Attorney Micala advises clients on compliance with WARN, the FMLA, the FLSA, Title VII, the ADA, OSHA, OWBPA obligations in connection with reductions-in-force and other state and federal employment... micalabernardo@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Andrew L. Bethune Associate Andrew is an Associate in the Public Law section of the Austin office. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. While in law school, Andrew was a Judicial Intern for The Honorable Marvin P... andrewbethune@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Alan Bickerstaff Partner Alan Bickerstaff is a Corporate and Securities partner who focuses on representing entrepreneurs and public and private emerging growth companies on formation, operations and corporate... abickerstaff@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Zaed M. Billah Associate Zaed has a decade of experience with patent litigation in U.S. District Courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. He also has substantial experience with inter partes review... zbillah@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Robert Blackett Associate Robert, a qualified barrister (called 2004), is a litigation associate who concentrates his practice on international arbitration, and acts as advocate in arbitrations and court proceedings... robertblackett@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Michael J. Block Associate Michael is an Associate in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s New York – Battery Park office. He focuses his practice on patent litigation and dispute resolution, especially in... michaelblock@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Michele R. Blythe Associate Michele’s experience includes representing chemical and energy clients in complex environmental matters including defending clients in state cost-recovery and enforcement actions and... micheleblythe@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Kerry Calvert Senior Attorney Kerry’s areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, corporate set-ups, commercial contracts, agency agreements, banking, international joint ventures and non-contentious employment.... kerrycalvert@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Elizabeth A. Campbell Partner and Chief Diversity Officer Elizabeth is an attorney and diversity practitioner with a successful record of working with business leaders, executives and teams to accomplish organizational goals. In her role as... elizabethcampbell@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Ross Campbell Associate Ross is active in the firm’s Corporate and Financial Restructuring practice groups. He regularly advises clients on the negotiation and execution of complex business transactions,... rosscampbell@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com	Sushila Chanana Associate Sushila represents clients at both the trial and appellate levels in federal and state court. Her primary area of practice is complex civil litigation with a focus on intellectual property... sushilachanana@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Jerry Chandapillai Associate Jerry's practice covers a wide variety of general corporate and securities matters, including public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions.... jerrychandapillai@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Cathleen Chang Associate Cathleen is an Associate in the Public Law section of the firm’s Houston office. Her practice focuses on public finance which includes representing local governments, state agencies and... cathleenchang@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Mark A. Chapman Partner Mark focuses his practice on representing domestic and foreign high-technology and medical device clients in patent infringement and related litigation, as well as opinions, licensing and... markchapman@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	John B. Clutterbuck Partner John is a Partner and practices in the corporate and securities area. He has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements, guiding... johnclutterbuck@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Edward T. Colbert Partner Edward is co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology practice. He has over 30 years of experience handling litigation, licensing and other adversarial proceedings... edwardcolbert@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Robert M. Collie, Jr. Of Counsel Bob practices in the public law area. His focus is public finance, serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel or underwriter's counsel in tax-exempt bond transactions for cities, counties... bobcollie@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Jon W. Daly Partner Jon’s area of practice is corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and the representation of issuers and investment banks in connection with public and... jondaly@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Jean E. Dassie Associate Jean is an Associate in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s New York – Battery Park office. Intellectual property issues are critical to the success of any business, regardless... jeandassie@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Timothy A. Davidson II Partner Tad is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice, where his practice includes representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and various committees in... taddavidson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Lee Davis Associate Lee's practice focuses on intellectual property (IP) and technology and includes advice and counseling, procurement, licensing and acquisition, and litigation regarding all aspects of... leedavis@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
J. Russel Denton Partner Russ has experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, proxy solicitations and other contests for corporate control, corporate governance and SEC compliance and disclosure... russeldenton@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Richard D. Deutsch Partner Rich is a litigation partner who focuses his practice on both commercial litigation and international arbitration. Rich has represented clients in international arbitrations under various... richarddeutsch@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Jay Dewald Partner Jay’s practice focuses on internal investigations, crisis management, regulatory and civil enforcement, trial work, and white collar criminal defense. Jay is a white collar litigation... jaydewald@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Jeff C. Dodd Partner Corporate, Securities and Corporate Finance: experience in diverse domestic and international corporate transactions, including representing issuers and underwriters (and investment bankers... jeffdodd@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Linda I. Dole Of Counsel Linda has specialized in private financing since 1978. Her transactional practice includes representation of banks, insurance companies and other institutional investors, and borrowers and... ldole@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	J. Wesley Dorman, Jr. Partner Wes has broad experience in corporate transactions, including entity formation, operation, reorganization and dissolution, with domestic and foreign corporations, limited liability... wesdorman@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Energy Law Practice The energy industry by its nature is complex, and so are its legal matters. Businesses that explore, develop, produce, store, market, transport and process energy resources are among the... webmaster@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Markus Esly Partner Markus is a dispute resolution lawyer who focuses his practice on international arbitration. He has experience arbitrating matters under the major international rules, including ICC and... markusesly@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Carolyn A. Exnicios Associate Carolyn assists clients in capital market transactions and advises clients regarding periodic reporting and corporate governance obligations under the federal securities laws as well as the... carolynexnicios@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com

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Matthew J. Faust Associate Matthew has nearly a decade of experience with intellectual property matters with a specific focus on patent litigation in U.S. district courts and the International Trade Commission.... matthewfaust@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Andrew Feiner Partner Andy has a general corporate tax practice, focusing on acquisitions, restructurings, inbound and outbound transactions, tax controversies and state tax matters. Representative Experience... andyfeiner@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Katrin Feldhaus Associate Katrin is a German as well as U.S. educated lawyer whose practice focuses on representing international companies in intellectual property disputes. Katrin is fluent in German, her native... katrinfeldhaus@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Erika N. Finn Of Counsel Erika Finn is part of the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice at Andrews Kurth. Erika advises investment banks and hedge funds on legal issues related to the purchase and sale... erikafinn@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Tanya A. Fischer Partner Tanya practices in the public law area. Her focus is public finance, serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriters' counsel in tax-exempt bond transactions for school... tanyafischer@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Thomas W. Ford, Jr. Partner Tom's practice includes experience in the federal income taxation of business transactions and business entities, including formations, mergers and securities offerings of partnerships (... tford@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Bradley W. Foster Partner Brad Foster represents clients in securities litigation and other complex business disputes. His experience includes securities class actions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) litigation... bradfoster@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Hugh Fraser Partner Hugh is the Managing Partner of Andrews Kurth (Middle East) DMCC located in Dubai. He is a Scottish corporate lawyer, originally from Aberdeen, based in the Middle East for 12 years and... hughfraser@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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J. Wiley George Partner Through the years, Wiley has resolved a wide variety of complex commercial disputes through trial, arbitration, motion practice and settlement. He has considerable first-chair experience... wileygeorge@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Armin Ghiam Associate Armin’s practice focuses on patent litigation with an emphasis on electrical, mechanical and telecommunication arts. He has a broad background in litigation matters, including defending... arminghiam@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Edward A. (Ted) Gilman Partner Ted's practice includes corporate and securities law, predominantly in the context of entrepreneurial and emerging growth companies. Ted represents several publicly traded companies with... tgilman@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Carmelo Gordian Partner Carmelo has practiced corporate and securities law throughout his 25-year legal career. Carmelo is known as a leader in the Texas venture capital and private equity community and was... carmelogordian@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Kendall M. Gray Partner Kendall is a board certified civil appellate specialist who has represented clients in state and federal appellate courts such as the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the... kendallgray@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Tonya M. Gray Partner Tonya's practice encompasses complex civil and commercial litigation matters at both the trial and appellate levels and in both federal and state court. She has significant experience in... tonyagray@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Christopher Gresalfi Associate Christopher focuses his practice on patent litigation and prosecution, primarily in the electrical and mechanical arts. Christopher has experience in various phases of post-grant review... cgresalfi@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Meghan E. Griffiths Partner Meghan specializes in administrative law and litigation, judicial appeals of agency matters, energy regulatory, and electric utility law. Meghan has represented and advised clients in... meghangriffiths@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Lydia González Gromatzky Of Counsel Lydia has a broad-based regulatory, transactional and litigation practice involving domestic and Latin American environmental law. She has extensive experience advising clients on... lydiagromatzky@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Matthew B. Grunert Partner Matt's practice focuses on tax matters with an emphasis on employee benefits. Matt works with clients in the design, implementation, maintenance and termination of defined contribution... mattgrunert@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Kulsoom Hasan Associate Kulsoom represents clients in complex patent litigation and post-grant review proceedings in the electrical, mechanical, chemical and pharmaceutical sciences, with an emphasis on inter... kulsoomhasan@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Henry Havre Partner Henry's practice involves a broad range of domestic and international corporate and securities matters. Henry has represented securities issuers, investment banking firms, private equity... henryhavre@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
James A. Hernandez Partner James practices in the public law area and also has experience in corporate and securities and real estate law. His focus in the public law area primarily has been in public finance,... jameshernandez@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Ignacio Hirigoyen Associate Ignacio is an Associate in the Corporate/Securities section of the Dallas Office representing domestic and international clients. His practice focuses on a variety of general corporate and... ignaciohirigoyen@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Matthew Hoeg Partner Matt has broad experience in employment, personal injury, commercial and fiduciary litigation. He practices in both state and federal courts, and he handles litigation at both the trial and... matthewhoeg@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Clayton T. Holland Associate Clay is an associate in the Public Law section of the Houston office. He has experience serving as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and bank counsel in tax-exempt financings for cities,... clayholland@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Donald J. Horton Of Counsel Don's practice is devoted exclusively to representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination litigation, wrongful discharge litigation,... dhorton@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	J. Marshall Horton Associate Marshall focuses his labor and employment practice on representing employers in litigation involving Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), Americans with Disabilities... marshallhorton@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
David J. Hoyt Partner David advises investment banks and hedge funds on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of loans and securities of distressed and bankrupt companies, including bank debt, notes,... dhoyt@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	John R. Hutchins Partner John handles a variety of patent-related matters, including litigation in federal district court and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, client counseling,... johnhutchins@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com

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Andrews Kurth has a seasoned intellectual property practice dedicated to ensuring our clients’ IP assets, business brands and global presence are consistently, strategically and effectively...

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Austen is an Associate in the Labor & Employment section of the firm's Dallas office. The relationship between employers and employees is closely regulated through Federal and State ...

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Jane Jiang Associate Jane’s experience mainly involves international business development and multinational project execution primarily in the oil and gas industry. In the four years when she was in-house... janejiang@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Gregg Jones Partner Gregg has delivered tax opinions as bond counsel or special tax counsel in connection with financings for states, cities, counties, school districts and other political subdivisions. He has... gjones@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Frederick Junkin Partner Fred focuses his practice on civil litigation and appeals. His background includes litigation involving public law issues and real estate and commercial disputes. Fred has represented... fredjunkin@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Erik C. Kane Counsel Erik’s practice focuses on providing clients, primarily in the computer arts, with litigation, licensing and counseling services. He regularly advises on patent, copyright, trademark, trade... erikkane@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Andrew D. Kasnevich Associate Andrew focuses his practice on patent litigation before federal courts and the International Trade Commission and patent prosecution and post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and... andrewkasnevich@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Marc D. Katz Partner Marc is the Chair of the firm's Labor & Employment section and focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment litigation and counseling. His experience includes drafting,... marckatz@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Nilesh Khatri Nilesh concentrates his practice in the area of patent prosecution and patent litigation. He has drafted and prosecuted numerous patent applications in the wireless communications, mobile... nileshkhatri@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Tony Khoury Attorney Tony practices in the areas of energy law, corporate structure and governance, mergers and acquisitions, international trade regulations, compliance and business dispute resolution,... tonykhoury@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Stephanie A. Kroger Partner Stephanie is in the firm’s public law section and concentrates her practice on electricity regulation and transactions. She brings substantial expertise on all issues related to electric... stephaniekroger@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Jerry V. Kyle, Jr. Partner Jerry practices in the public law area. With a focus in public finance, he serves as bond counsel or underwriters' counsel in tax-exempt bond transactions. Jerry has been active in... jkyle@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Terri Lacy Partner Terri focuses her practice on personal tax planning, with particular emphasis on structuring estate plans for high wealth individuals. She also has developed extensive experience in... tlacy@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Barbara Jane League Counsel Barbara provides tax advice in connection with tax-exempt financing transactions for cities, counties, states, school districts, charter schools, housing authorities, higher education... barbaraleague@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Parker A. Lee Associate Parker focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic and private equity investments, project development and project finance matters for clients in the energy... parkerlee@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Ji (Alex) Lei Associate Alex’s practice focuses on patent prosecution. Alex has represented inventors in a variety of electrical and mechanical technology areas, including computer software, microprocessors,... alei@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Gerald "Gary" L. Lett Of Counsel Gary is Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property section, after a lifetime of experiences spanning between a patent litigation partnership in a Washington firm to in-house counsel... garylett@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Jerry Jie Li Partner For 11 years Jerry handled, managed and supervised certain of legal affairs of China’s largest national oil and gas company. His experience involves international business development... jerryli@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Susanna P. Lichter Associate Susanna represents clients in complex copyright and trademark matters, as well as patent litigation. While in law school, Susanna taught copyright in Harvard Law School’s CopyrightX class.... susannalichter@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Litigation and Dispute Resolution For more than a century, Andrews Kurth lawyers have combined legal skill, business experience and aggressive advocacy to achieve our clients’ litigation objectives. Backed by a proven... katieahlrich@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Lindsay Littler Associate Lindsay’s practice focuses on patent litigation, primarily in the mechanical and electrical arts. She also has experience with preparing and prosecuting patent applications involving... llittler@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Bethanie Livernois Associate Bethanie is an Associate in the Litigation section of the firm’s Dallas office, where she practices general commercial litigation. Our Litigation practice consists of more than 100 lawyers... bethanielivernois@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com

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James Edward Maloney Partner A trial lawyer, Jim Maloney began his career in 1975 trying cases for Southern Pacific Railroad Co., the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, Bridgestone/Firestone and the Ford Motor... jamesmaloney@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Mark S. Mandel Partner Mark, a former chief of the New York office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Broker-Dealer Enforcement, focuses his practice on complex securities-related... markmandel@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Allison D. Mantor Partner Allison's practice includes experience in various federal income tax matters with an emphasis on domestic business transaction planning. She has significant experience advising both private... amantor@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Eric R. Markus Partner Eric R. Markus is a partner in the firm's Corporate/Securities practice. Eric has a broad practice that encompasses complex corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities law... ericmarkus@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Lisa M. Marshall Associate Lisa Marshall is an Associate in the Litigation section of the firm's Dallas office, where she practices general commercial litigation. Our Litigation practice consists of more than 100... lisamarshall@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Matthew Martin Associate Matt is an Associate in the Tax section of the firm's Houston office. One certainty about taxes is that the codes and statutes governing businesses are complex and ever changing. Andrews... mattmartin@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
John H. McDowell, Jr. Partner John McDowell is a first-chair trial lawyer hired for complicated, large-scale litigation in Federal Courts across the United States. He also appears in Texas State Court for long-time... johnmcdowell@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Bonnie Rubey McMurtry Senior Attorney Bonnie is a Senior Attorney in the Business Transactions section. She has worked extensively representing developers, lenders and equity investors in the wind energy industry. Her... bmcmurtry@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
L. Lee McMurtry III Partner Lee concentrates his practice on employee benefits and compensation issues. Particularly, Lee designs and drafts incentive compensation, bonus, retention, change-in-control and severance... leemcmurtry@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Robert J. McNamara Partner Robert’s practice focuses on advising U.S. based businesses and investors on federal income tax matters with an emphasis on business transaction planning. Robert regularly counsels publicly... rmcnamara@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Matthew G. Nielsen

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Matthew Nielsen is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense practice group. Matthew's practice focuses on conducting internal investigations; assisting...

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Shawn W. O'Dowd Partner Shawn focuses his practice on patent prosecution, counseling and litigation. His practice covers a large number of technological fields, including microprocessor system design, bus... sodowd@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	G. Michael O'Leary Partner Mike is a member of the Policy Committee and co-chair of the Corporate/Securities practice. Mike has an extensive corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions practice with particular... moleary@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Scott L. Olson Partner Scott practices in the firm's Corporate/Securities section. His experience includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities for corporations, master limited partnerships... solson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Eric G. Osborne Associate Eric focuses his complex commercial litigation practice on appellate and trial level briefing of the most complex issues in federal and state courts, including many issues of constitutional... ericosborne@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Dena Palermo Partner Dena Palermo’s litigation practice focuses on the trial of commercial cases and corporate investigations. In litigation, Dena has extensive experience representing prominent individuals, as... denapalermo@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Adrian Patrick Patterson Partner Adrian's practice focuses on public finance and public law matters. In public finance matters, he serves as bond counsel, underwriters counsel and disclosure counsel for bonds for cities,... adrianpatterson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Dragan Plavsic Associate Dragan represents firm clients in patent litigation matters and in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings. In addition, he prepares and prosecutes patent applications and provides IP... draganplavsic@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Thomas R. Popplewell Partner Tom is experienced in real estate income tax matters, in structuring and implementation of U.S. and international asset securitization and in mergers and acquisitions of corporations. He... tpopplewell@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Gregory L. Porter Partner Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and... gregporter@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Rose Cordero Prey Partner Rose’s practice focuses on patent litigation and licensing in the mechanical, electrical and computer science arts. With over 10 years of experience in IP litigation, she has represented... roseprey@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Austin N. Priddy Associate Austin is an Associate in the Litigation section of the firm’s Houston office, where he practices general commercial litigation. Our Litigation practice consists of more than 100 lawyers,... austinpriddy@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Britney J.P. Prince Associate Britney is an Associate in the Litigation section of the firm’s Dallas office. For more than a century, Andrews Kurth lawyers have combined legal skill, business experience and aggressive... britneyprince@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Paul T. Qualey

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Paul has experience in a variety of areas of intellectual property law with a particular emphasis on patent litigation in trial and appellate courts and at the International Trade...

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Allison A. Reddoch Associate Allison's practice focuses on employment matters involving federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, TCHRA, ADAAA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, FCRA and USERRA. She counsels businesses,... allisonreddoch@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com	Jason R. Regas Associate Jason is an associate in the Labor & Employment section of the Dallas office. He has defended a variety of state and federal labor and employment law matters, including claims of... jasonregas@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Jonathan D. Reichman Partner Jonathan has over 30 years’ experience in litigation, licensing and counseling matters in copyright, trademark, unfair competition and right of publicity law, particularly for clients in... jonathanreichman@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Georg C. Reitboeck Partner Georg focuses on intellectual property litigation. He has experience in all phases and aspects of patent infringement cases in U.S. courts. Georg also counsels clients on trademark and... georgreitboeck@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Angela T. Richards Partner Angela's practice includes experience in various federal income tax matters with an emphasis on domestic business transaction planning. She has significant experience advising publicly-... angelarichards@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Kent W. (Rocky) Robinson Partner Rocky Robinson is a partner of the firm and practices in the litigation area. His practice focuses on complex commercial and business litigation and arbitration. He has tried more than 60... rrobinson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Doris Rodríguez Partner Ms. Rodríguez has a transactional practice concentrated on a broad range of domestic and international corporate, finance, energy and real estate transactions in a variety of sectors. Ms.... drodriguez@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Douglas W. Rommelmann Partner Doug has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law. Doug has advised on patent procurement and designing... dougrommelmann@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
Kenneth L. Rothenberg Partner Ken advises investment banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds and other financial institutions on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of domestic and international par and distressed... kenrothenberg@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Joseph Rovira Associate Joseph is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy Section, where his practice includes representing numerous debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and various committees in Chapter 7 and... josephrovira@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Thomas A. Sage Partner Tom counsels both issuers and underwriters in almost every aspect of tax-exempt financing and infrastructure development. Tom emphasizes his practice in the realm of school finance,... tomsage@andrewskurth.com 713-220-3833 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Kelly Sandill Partner Kelly is a partner in the firm’s litigation group. She focuses on the representation of businesses and governmental entities in high-profile cases in the state and federal courts. Through... kellysandill@andrewskurth.com 713.220.4181 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Michele P. Schwartz Partner Michele’s practice focuses on intellectual property with an emphasis on trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, advertising, unfair competition, rights of publicity and domain names. She... micheleschwartz@andrewskurth.com 214-659-4578 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Ben Setnick Associate Ben is an Associate in the Litigation section of the Dallas office. His experience includes patent litigation and domestic and international trademark and copyright enforcement and... bensetnick@andrewskurth.com 214-659-4737 www.andrewskurth.com
John R. Seward Counsel John counsels foreign and domestic clients on the antitrust aspects of litigation, mergers and acquisitions, dominant firm practices, joint ventures and intellectual property licensing. He... johnseward@andrewskurth.com 202-662-3043 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Daniel G. Shanley Partner Daniel focuses his practice on electro-mechanical patent matters. His practice includes preparing and prosecuting U.S., P.C.T. and foreign utility and design patent applications; patent... danielshanley@andrewskurthkenyon.com 202-662-3047 www.andrewskurth.com
Vaibhav M. Sharma Associate Vaibhav is an Associate in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s New York – Battery Park office. Intellectual property issues are critical to the success of any business,... vaibhavmsharma@andrewskurthkenyon.com 212-908-6250 www.andrewskurth.com	Ryan J. Sheehan Associate Ryan’s practice focuses on patent litigation, primarily in the mechanical and electrical arts. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. District Courts, in the U.S.... ryansheehan@andrewskurthkenyon.com 212-908-6130 www.andrewskurth.com
Lisa Montgomery Shelton Partner Lisa's practice focuses on environmental, health and safety counseling, compliance and liability. She has extensive experience analyzing environmental, health and safety issues associated... lisashelton@andrewskurth.com 512-320-9222 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Paul N. Silverstein Partner Paul Silverstein is a member of the firm's Executive Committee, a member of the Policy Committee and co-chair of the Bankruptcy/Restructuring practice. Paul's practice includes the... paulsilverstein@andrewskurth.com 212-850-2819 www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Ksenia Takhistova Associate Ksenia’s practice focuses on IP litigation and client counseling across a wide variety of modern technologies. She has substantial experience in all aspects of litigation, representing both... ktakhistova@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Jocelyn Tau Associate Jocelyn is an Associate in the Tax section of the Houston office. One certainty about taxes is that the codes and statutes governing businesses are complex and ever changing. Andrews Kurth... jocelyntau@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com
W. Roberts "Rob" Taylor, Jr. Partner Rob practices in the areas of corporate finance, international and domestic project development and project finance, securities, bank finance, derivatives, structured finance and energy-... robtaylor@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Jonathan W. Thomas Associate Jonathan focuses his practice on counseling, enforcement, and litigation matters concerning trademarks, trade dress, domain names, copyrights, advertising, sweepstakes, and promotions. He... jonathanthomas@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Stine Thorup Associate Stine has significant experience with a variety of issues concerning the operation of corporate entities in the United Arab Emirates and has provided legal advice with respect to various... stinethorup@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Mark J. Thurber Partner Mark has led transactions across varied sectors of the energy and infrastructure industries during his career, including oil and gas, thermal power, renewable energy, LNG, carbon... markthurber@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Patricia Tiller Partner Patricia is an experienced commercial projects lawyer advising clients on the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects, from acquisition and financing to project development.... patriciatiller@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com	Jerry E. Turner Of Counsel Jerry has over 40 years of experience in public finance and has served as senior attorney in connection with the representation of various public clients, including state agencies,... jturner@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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William R. Uhr Associate William’s practice focuses on patent litigation in the U.S. District Courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission, primarily in the electrical and mechanical arts. His... williamuhr@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com	Clifford A. Ulrich Partner Clifford devotes his practice to patent litigation, post-grant review proceedings before the USPTO, patent counseling, patent portfolio analysis and patent prosecution (both foreign and... culrich@andrewskurthkenyon.com www.andrewskurth.com
Kelly A. Ultis Associate Kelly concentrates her practice in the area of Executive Compensation/Employee Benefits. She works with both private and public companies on an array of employee benefits, including... kellyultis@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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George J. Vlahakos

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George’s practice covers general corporate and securities matters with an emphasis on registered securities offerings, private placements (including transactions with Rule 144A resale...

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Angela Wallace Paralegal Angela is a paralegal who is studying to become a qualified solicitor. She has a keen interest in the energy industry and oil and gas work, and works closely with the transactional team in... angelawallace@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Ping Wang, M.D. Partner Dr. Wang’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent prosecution, patent interference and patent litigation. Dr. Wang has drafted, filed and prosecuted... pingwang@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
David P. Whittlesey Partner David focuses his practice on complex commercial, business and intellectual property litigation. He has litigated numerous cases involving shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions,... davidwhittlesey@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com	Melanie Willems Partner Melanie is Head of International Arbitration for Andrews Kurth. She focuses her practice on international arbitration and is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution (... melaniewillems@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
James C. Willson Associate James is an Associate in the Intellectual Property section of the firm’s Houston office. Intellectual property issues are critical to the success of any business, regardless of its size.... jameswillson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com	Claire C. Wilson Associate Claire is an Associate in the Corporate/Securities section of the firm’s Dallas office. Claire has a broad corporate/securities practice with a focus on private M&A transactions (... clairewilson@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Rick A. Witte Partner Rick practices in the public law area. His focus is public finance, serving as bond counsel, bank counsel, disclosure counsel or underwriters' counsel in tax-exempt bond transactions for... rickwitte@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Kyle Wood Counsel Kyle Wood is counsel in Andrews Kurth’s Corporate and Securities Group in Dallas. Kyle focuses his practice on intellectual property issues in major corporate and financial transactions and... kylewood@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com
Sean S. Wooden Partner Sean’s practice focuses on advising clients on their intellectual property needs (including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) and other areas of law related to technology.... seanwooden@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com	Crystal Jamison Woods Associate Crystal is an Associate in the Litigation section of the Dallas office. She focuses her practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on securities matters and oil and gas disputes. crystaljamison@andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurthkenyon.com

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Patrick Yarborough

Associate

Patrick is an Associate in the Litigation section of the firm’s Houston office, where he practices commercial litigation. Patrick has advised and represented clients in many stages of...

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Michael Xuehai Ye, Ph.D.

Partner

Michael’s practice area is intellectual property, especially in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry, bioinformatics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He works directly with inventors...

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Victor B. Zanetti

Partner

Vic has a broad corporate and securities practice that focuses on a variety of matters. Vic has extensive experience in M&A transactions (for both buyers and sellers), including...

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David A. Zdunkewicz

Partner

David's practice includes workouts and commercial bankruptcy proceedings in a wide range of industries. He has represented debtors, secured creditors, and individual creditors as well as...

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