Long-term business success depends largely on factors such as profitability, growth, prudent corporate governance, regulatory compliance and financial strength. However, problems, concerns and opportunities arise daily that could hinder or help a business achieve its goals.

Since the Dallas Office opened in 1986, our lawyers have provided clients with sophisticated advice on the ever-changing laws that face Texas businesses, as well as extend beyond Texas borders, across North America and abroad. Our clients include local and regional business organizations, domestic companies and Fortune 500 corporations. They are leading manufacturers, food suppliers, technology companies, insurance companies, financial institutions, retailers, and oil and gas producers/ distributors.

We offer our clients the benefit of working with local lawyers who have the support of 3,300 lawyers located in all major markets and most jurisdictions throughout the world, who share the commitment to understand our clients' business and keep their business interests our priority. The result, a committed and business-friendly culture with a reputation for quality both locally and across the world.

How We Can Help

• Bankruptcy – We advise companies with pre-bankruptcy planning and alternative restructuring options, debtors on reorganization or liquidation of assets, creditor’s committees and creditors/parties in interest with bankruptcy-related issues and litigation.
• Corporate and securities – We provide a full range of legal services to public and private enterprises, including advising on public and private offerings, mergers & acquisitions, SEC and regulatory matters, corporate finance, corporate governance and corporate compliance.
• Employment – We advise clients on employment practices, union and employee claims, employment disputes involving arbitration, litigation, trial, appellate cases and class actions, as well as defend employers against administrative agency.
• Health – We handle mergers & acquisitions transactions involving hospitals, medical groups, joint ventures, management service organizations and a variety of other healthcare enterprises. We also assist clients in responding to investigations, state and federal fraud and abuse, Stark law analyses and the establishment of compliance programs.
• Intellectual property – We assist clients with obtaining, defending and enforcing intellectual property rights. We have experience in litigation, prosecution, licensing and other commercial transactions involving patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
• International/commercial - We counsel clients on US and foreign law implications and the resulting risks related to international sales contracts, distribution and sales representation agreements, joint venture agreements, mergers & acquisitions, licensing agreements, warehousing arrangements and other international or cross-border transactions.
• Litigation (commercial) – We handle disputes from the pre-trial to trial and appellate stages or in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. We handle class-action suits and are involved in cases that include various contract disputes, consumer fraud claims and the defense of certain types of tort claims.
• Tax – We handle matters that involve international tax planning, transfer pricing, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax planning projects and tax controversy matters.