Dallas
Fulbright
& Jaworski's Dallas office opened in 1981 by merging with the bond firm
of Dumas, Huguenin, Boothman & Morrow. For several years, our Dallas
attorneys focused on municipal finance transactions, then expanded to a full-service
office to include: Appellate - Fulbright
& Jaworski's Appellate Practice Group, with more than 30 lawyers, is
acclaimed for handling appeals at all levels in state and federal courts,
covering the entire range of substantive civil law.
- The
core of the firm's appellate practice is writing briefs and presenting oral
arguments in appeals and other proceedings.
- The firm's appellate
lawyers also support trial lawyers by briefing and arguing complex pretrial
issues, monitoring trials with a focus on preserving appellate complaints,
preparing and objecting to the court's charge, and handling critical motions
during and after the trial.
Click here for a description of our Appellate Practice Group.
Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and Creditors' Rights - Representation
in the bankruptcy courts of creditors, trustees, investors, business debtors,
official bankruptcy committees and other entities seeking to secure and conduct
commercial transactions with bankruptcy estates
- "Workouts" and restructurings of debtor-creditor relationships outside the courtroom
Click here for a description of our Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice Group.
Corporate, Securities and Transactions - Counsel
executive officers and boards of directors with respect to a wide variety
of business transactions, as well as corporate and partnership governance
issues
- Public and private equity and debt offerings, lending
transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, corporate
finance, securities law matters and other general corporate work
Click here for a description of our Corporate, Securities and Transactions Practice Group.
Health Care - Acquisitions
and divestitures of health care facilities, joint ventures among health care
providers, physicians and other groups, federal and state regulatory matters
for hospitals and physicians, operational issues involving hospitals, other
health care industry matters
- Representation of lenders and borrowers in tax-exempt and non-tax-exempt financings
- Extensive work in tax-exempt organization medical care areas
Click here for a description of our Health Care Practice Group.
Intellectual Property and Technology - Legal
matters in technical areas such as mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical,
biochemical, aviation, computer, medical, petroleum drilling, production
and refining fields
- Advise clients on trade secret matters,
including developing policies, licensing trade secrets and litigation to
protect trade secrets; litigate patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets
and unfair competition matters; negotiate and prepare trademark, franchise,
agency and management service agreements; obtain and litigate copyrights;
prepare computer software contracts; negotiate and prepare trade secret,
noncompetition and employment agreements; and litigate matters in these fields
Click here for a description of our Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group.
International - Handle
matters for U.S. clients with international activities and for foreign clients
with U.S. investments or operations
- Advise on the international aspects of matters being handled by members of other practice groups
- Negotiate
and draft joint venture agreements, commercial agreements and instruments
relating to international transactions, provide tax planning for international
operations, handle cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, advise on
customs and immigration matters, international financial and investment transactions
and export/import law compliance
- Work closely with foreign
legal counsel, international corporations, and banking and financial institutions
worldwide and, when appropriate, with officials and agencies of the U.S.
and foreign governments
Click here for a description of our International Practice Group.
Labor and Employment Law - Represent employers in all aspects of employment law in regard to compliance, regulatory issues and litigation
- Provide
representation in areas of civil rights laws, management-union relations,
wrongful discharge and employment tort litigation, and issues involving affirmative
action, occupational safety and health, wage-hour and other labor standards
matters, as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act
Click here for a description of our Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Litigation - Business
and commercial litigation including all areas of securities, antitrust, class
actions, bankruptcy, construction, fraud, deceptive trade practices, UCC,
white collar crime and government investigations, as well as other complex
commercial litigation
- Intellectual property litigation including
all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress and trade secret
litigation
- Tort litigation including all areas of business
torts, product liability, toxic torts, professional services liability, libel
and slander, extra-contractual liability, insurance coverage, and catastrophic
personal injury and casualty litigation
- Appellate matters
including all aspects of appeals from the entry of judgment through post-trial
motions, perfection of the appeal, appellate court motions, appellate briefing
and oral argument; includes original proceedings in emergency matters in
the appellate courts; work closely with other lawyers in the litigation practice
group on complex pretrial motions and hearings and on the preservation of
error for appeal
Click here for a description of our Litigation Practice Group.
Public Finance - Municipal
financing by all types of political subdivisions in the state and by some
state issuers, as well as sophisticated transactions of financing by nonprofit
organizations acting for and on behalf of political subdivisions
Click here for a description of our Public Finance Practice Group.
Real Estate - Represent
real estate lenders, developers, investors and entrepreneurs in a variety
of real estate matters, including asset securitizations transactions, sales
and purchases of real estate, loans and other financing transactions, real
estate development matters, leases, loan workouts and foreclosures
Click here for a description of our Real Estate Practice Group.
Tax - Represent large corporate clients and business entities, as well as tax-exempt organizations and individuals
- Handle
the tax aspects of reorganizations, business combinations and separations,
municipal finance issues, tax-exempt organization issues, contested tax matters
with the IRS and corporate, partnership and real estate tax issues
Click here for a description of our Tax Practice Group.
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