A partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Houston office since January 1991, and head of the firm's Securities Practice Group, Charles Strauss has specific experience in matters involving:

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• Public (including initial public offerings) and private issuances of equity and debt securities
• Exchange and tender offers
• Corporate restructurings
• Joint ventures
• International law
• 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance and disclosure matters
• Representation of nationally recognized and regional investment banking firms in various transactions

Charles advises companies and boards of directors regarding numerous corporate matters, including relating to communicating with securities analysts and the press, indemnification and employment agreements, change of control agreements, antitakeover matters, stock purchases/sales and insider trading issues.

Charles has represented public and private companies in the oil and gas exploration and production, oil and gas service, refining and marketing, pipeline, chemical, petrochemical, transportation, helicopter, information technology and computer industries. 

Charles is a member of several firm committees, including the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

• State Bar of Texas
• Houston Bar Association
  • Corporate Counsel Section, Board of Directors (2004 - 2006)

• Best Lawyers in America, selection based on evaluations from the top U.S. attorneys (2007 - 2012)
• "Texas Super Lawyer," Securities & Corporate Finance, Law & Politics (2008 - 2011) 

• Co-author, "Communicating with Securities Analysts and Making Forward-Looking Statements," The International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski - Securities, March 2011
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• Co-author, "Proposed Amendments to Rule 10b-18's 'Safe Harbor' Regarding Issuer Repurchases," Fulbright Briefing, February 1, 2010
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• "Current Issues for Energy Companies in the Capital Markets," State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section Report, September 2005
• "Current Issues for Energy Companies in the Capital Markets," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, August 2005
• "Mandatory Edgar Filing for Foreign Issuers," Fulbright ALERT, May 17, 2002
• "Communicating with Securities Analysts and the Press," February 2000
• "Communicating with Securities Analysts and Making Forward-Looking Statements," Corporate Counsel's Guide to Securities Regulation Business Laws, Inc., 1995

• Panelist, "M&A: What Now? The New Realities for Buyers and Sellers", Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Corporate Breakfast Seminar, 2008
• "Corporate Communications with Securities Analysts", Houston Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section, 2001
• "Communicating with Securities Analysts and the Press," CFO Energy Roundtable, KPMG Financial Leadership Series, 2000
• "SEC Plain English Rules and Aircraft Carrier Release," CFO Energy Roundtable, KPMG Financial Leadership Series, 1999
• "Communicating with Securities Analysts and Making Forward-Looking Statements," The University of Texas School of Law and the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas 17th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, 1995
• "Current Developments in Securities Aspects of Limited Partnerships," The University of Texas School of Law Conference on Current Issues in Partnerships, 1992

1982 - J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
1979 - B.A., Political Science, Emory University

Charles was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1982.

• President's Volunteer Service Award, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (2008)
• Mayor's Volunteer Houston Award, The City of Houston Volunteer Initiatives Program and Volunteer Houston (2008)
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast & Louisiana, Board of Directors (1996 - present)
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors (1999, 2007 - 2008)
  • Wish Volunteer (1995 - present)
• Chapelwood United Methodist Church
  • Global Mission Work Team -  Kenya (2004, 2005, 2007), Beaumont, Texas (2006) and San Salvador (2002)
  • Chapelwood Foundation Global Advisory Committee