http://www.fulbright.com/news News from the International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 30 http://www.fulbright.com/img/logos/logo_RSS.gif http://www.fulbright.com/news 144 48 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10114&site_id=286 Jeffrey Kuhn Partner San Antonio Deborah Gitomer Partner Houston Gerard Pecht Partner Houston James Repass Partner Houston Fulbright partners Jeff Kuhn , D Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:58 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10114&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10107&site_id=286 James Tussing Partner New York Fulbright partner James Tussing has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation . The Foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges and law professors whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. With membership limited to a third of one percent of America's lawyers, an invitation is considered a great honor. Members are nominated by Fellows in the Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:03:22 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10107&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10103&site_id=286 Download Fulbright's Global Infrastructure Report VI Recent developments in the exploitation of shale gas reserves have changed the outlook for energy investments in the United States and globally. Shale gas, including the investment in what is required to exploit and market it, seems to hold great promise for fueling economic growth. Fulbright's Global Infrastructure Report, Volume VI explores the impacts for infrastructure participants of recent developments in the natural gas industry through articles by lawyers from Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12:05 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10103&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10101&site_id=286 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:16:06 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10101&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10095&site_id=286 Gail Watkins Partner Houston Gail Watkins has been selected by Chambers & Partners Women in Law as one of its ten potential candidates for the Energy/Projects Lawyer of the Year . Chambers Women in Law will hold an awards ceremony to recognize the female stars of the USA legal community at The Plaza in New York on February 2, 2012. Chambers & Partners is a publisher of some of the most highly regarded guides to the legal profession in the world. They select the award nominees based on information gathered by t Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:05:07 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10095&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10087&site_id=286 Nitin Sud Associate Houston Houston associate Nitin Sud joins ten other Fulbright attorneys who are board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) as labor and employment lawyers in the state of Texas. TBLS promotes the availability, accessibility and quality of attorney services in 21 practices and advances the standards of the legal profession. Sud has assisted Fulbright's labor and employment group since 2010. He represents and counsels employers in all aspects of employm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:55:23 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10087&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10078&site_id=286 L. Henry Gissel Retired Partner Houston The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAECP) inducted former Fulbright trusts and estates chair and retired senior partner L. Henry Gissel into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame. Gissel will be a recipient of the 2011 Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) designation. The NAECP , a national organization of professional estate planners and affiliated estate planning councils, is focused on establishing and monitoring the highest professional and educational standards. The NAECP annually presents the AEP... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:37:46 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10078&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10081&site_id=286 In its 2012 edition, The Best Lawyers in America lists 179 Fulbright lawyers from its U.S. offices. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 24,126 leading lawyers cast more than 2.8 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties. Listed below are Fulbright's Best Lawyers in America and their practice areas. Lawyer Practice Charles R. Acker Bet-the-Company... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:11:37 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10081&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10084&site_id=286 Ancela Nastasi Partner New York A senior bankruptcy lawyer has joined the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski. Ancela R. Nastasi joins Fulbright as the head of the New York office's bankruptcy and insolvency practice group . Her extensive experience includes prominent roles in complex restructuring and chapter 11 cases, including insolvency and bankruptcy related litigation and transactions. Nastasi represents lenders, investors, debtors, chapter 11 trustees and creditors in matters involving myriad industries, including financial services... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:47:17 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10084&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10085&site_id=286 Gina Shishima Partner Austin Fulbright partner Gina Shishima was honored by an association of more than 200 lawyers who recognize women in the Texas capital county who have used their law degrees in ways that inspire. Shishima was honored as a 2012 Pathfinder by Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA) at the annual Pathfinder's Lunch on January 18, 2012. Every year, the association selects a panel of "pathfinders" who represent a diversity of life and work experiences. Shishima was nominated by the board of the Austin Asian American... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:11:32 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10085&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10075&site_id=286 Lawdragon has named five Fulbright partners to Lawdragon 500 , the marking the publication's sixth annual list of the 500 leading lawyers in America. Below are Fulbright's honorees: Lawyer Practice Area Location Linda L. Addison Litigation New York C. Mark Baker ADR <a href="http://www.fulbright.com/index.cf Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:20:30 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10075&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10074&site_id=286 Tonja De Sloover Partner Houston Sarah Devine Partner Washington, D.C. Sam Eversman Partner Riyadh Kristian Gluck Partner Dallas John Jennings Partner San Antonio<b Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:04:37 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10074&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10069&site_id=286 Pamela Jones Harbour Partner Washington, D.C. The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will present Fulbright partner Pamela Jones Harbour with the Kay Crawford Murray Award at the January 24 th Eighth Annual Edith I. Spivack Symposium . The award recognizes an attorney with a distinguished legal career who has increased the value of diversity in the legal profession and has advanced the professional and personal development of women attorneys. The eponymous award is named for Kay Crawford Mur Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:51:42 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10069&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10063&site_id=286 Fulbright represented Skokie, Ill.-based EPN Group, in connection with a $1.4 billion deal to sell 47 shopping centers it owns across the US to a joint venture between New York-based Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Ohio-based DDR Corp. The transaction is expected to close in June 2012, and is subject to conditions. EPN Group was jointly formed by Tel Aviv, Israel- based Elbit Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) and its subsidiary Plaza Centers N.V., with Eastgate Property LLC in order to pursue real estate investments in the US. Fulbright's team—led by Austin... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:18:36 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10063&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10058&site_id=286 Mike Regitz Sr. Associate Dallas Continuing its commitment to the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) , Fulbright's Dallas office sponsored its first Veterans Legal Clinic of 2012. Citibank and Fulbright lawyers teamed up to counsel more than 40 veterans. Mike Regitz , co-founder of the Veterans Legal Clinic and recipient of last year's 2011 Outstanding Clinic Attorney – Veterans Clinic , said that at one point there were more veterans being counseled at on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:16:18 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10058&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10051&site_id=286 Fulbright represented TOTAL E&P USA, INC. in connection with its purchase of an undivided 25% interest in, and the joint development of, 619,000 net mineral acres of oil and gas properties located in the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio from Chesapeake Exploration L.L.C. and certain affiliates of EnerVest Ltd. TOTAL paid approximately $690 million in cash at the closing of the transaction and will pay the balance of the consideration in the form of a carry toward the cost of certain development operations undertaken after closing. The transaction also involved the formation of an... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:24:25 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10051&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10052&site_id=286 Fulbright represented Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corporation, a unit of China's Sinopec Group, in connection with its purchase from an affiliate of Devon Energy Corporation of an undivided 33.3% interest in, and the development of, approximately 1.2 million acres of oil and gas properties located in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Mississippi, the Niobrara in Colorado and Wyoming, the Mississippian in Oklahoma, the Utica Shale in Ohio and the Michigan Basin. The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2012. Sinopec... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:56:31 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10052&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9938&site_id=286 Jennifer Sherrill Counsel Austin The 2011 CREW Austin Nominating Committee has recently named Fulbright counsel Jennifer Sherrill as President-Elect for 2012. Sherrill follows Fulbright partner, Jane Smith , into office who has had significant involvement as president of CREW Austin in 2005 and the CREW Network in 2009. CREW Austin represent a diverse and dynamic group from all areas of the commercial real estate industry. As m Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:19:10 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9938&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9953&site_id=286 Susan Sample Counsel Houston Houston Woman Magazine has chosen Fulbright counsel Susan Sample as one of Houston's 50 Most Influential Women of 2011 . Sample joins Peggy Heeg as another one of the Fulbright women to receive this award. Heeg, a partner at Fulbright, was selected as a 2010 honoree . <p Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:02:14 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9953&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10048&site_id=286 Four Fulbright lawyers have been listed in the Irish Voice's Fourth Annual Irish Legal 100 . New York of counsel John Tully , New York partners Sean Corrigan and David Rosenzweig and Houston partner Kevin O'Gorman are among the honorees. The Irish Voice , a U.S. publication, works with U.S. law schools, Irish American bar associations, former honorees and a number of legal directories to compile their list. The intent is to create a strong Irish American legal presence. Read the entire issue of the 2011 Irish Legal 100 . Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:23:58 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10048&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10049&site_id=286 Gina Shishima Partner Austin Fulbright partner Gina Shishima has been selected as the Southwest Regional Governor of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) . Starting this past November, she will serve a 2-year term on the NAPABA Board of Governors. NAPABA is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) lawyers, judges, law professors and law students. It provides a national network for its direct and affiliate members. The organization advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and represents the interests... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:44:56 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10049&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10025&site_id=286 Who's Who Legal has named six of Fulbright's international arbitration lawyers as the most highly regarded individuals in the International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration 2012 . Each year, Who's Who Legal canvasses the world, conducting extensive research to discover which lawyers are considered to be the most skilled arbitration practitioners. After receiving recommendations from around the globe, 568 arbitration practitioners from 77 countries were selected. Fulbright's arbitration practice has handled a variety of international disputes... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:07:46 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10025&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10042&site_id=286 Stephen Carroll Partner Houston Tamarah Feigl Sr. Associate Houston With the help of Fulbright real estate partner Steve Carroll , inmate Ricky Kerr avoided the death penalty and was given a reduced sentence of life in prison. In the fall of 2010, Fulbright was asked to assist the Texas Defender Service in the defense of a prisoner on death row. Needing a lawyer extremely well-versed in real property law, Steve Carroll volunteered. Carroll conduc Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:05:48 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10042&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10039&site_id=286 Fulbright has been named by Financial Times to its FT Law 25 as part of the 2011 US Innovative Lawyers Report . The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report —now in its sixth year—was conceived as an alternative way to measure law firm success. The project breaks with the traditional method of looking at fees and profits as the measure of success. As the category rankings are based primarily on client reviews, the FT Law 25 shows firms that were consistently found to be creating transformative solutions for clients. This year's US Innovative... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:38:25 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10039&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10035&site_id=286 James Repass Partner Houston Thomas Paul Partner Houston Two Texas-based Fulbright partners— Jim Repass and Tom Paul —have been acknowledged in the IAM Licensing 250 , identifying them as market leaders in Texas for intellectual property patent and technology licensing . In addition, Tom Paul was recognized for his efforts in the life sciences cat Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:08:08 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10035&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10030&site_id=286 On December 19, 2011, American Gateways held a reception to honor Fulbright's dedication to the pro bono representation of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States. Lawyers in Fulbright's Austin office have represented a number of immigrants seeking asylum to escape torture and abuse in their home countries. At the December 19th reception, American Gateways highlighted one of Fulbright's cases in a new video produced by the organization. In it, a Nepali man who obtained asylum with Fulbright's help is reunited with his family for the first time in... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:11:07 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10030&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10023&site_id=286 For the second year in a row, Fulbright arbitration partner Mark Baker kicked off the opening session of one of the most important global arbitration conferences in the world. On November 30, just over 100 arbitrators and lawyers made their way past 2 million picketing Londoners to attend the second annual Global Arbitration Review. London workers were protesting against public sector and pension cuts. Baker led the discussion on how to handle challenges against arbitrators. The panelists included independent arbitrator Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, Weil, Gotshal lawyer... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:22:38 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10023&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10008&site_id=286 The Government Investigations practices of the London and Washington, D.C. offices of the Firm have come together to collaborate in writing a chapter for " Serious Economic Crime: A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance", a book recently published in association the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"). Lista M. Cannon , partner, London, and Richard C. Smith , partner, Washington, D.C., led Fulbright's team in writing the chapter. The book includes national and global perspectives from significant government and non-governmental... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:54:06 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=10008&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9995&site_id=286 Michael Metteauer Partner Austin Fulbright partner Michael Metteauer has been elected by The International Trademark Association (INTA) to serve as Counsel, the only officer-level position open to law firm members of INTA. Founded in 1878, INTA is dedicated to advancing the interests of trademark owners around the world and currently has almost 6000 members in over 190 countries. Metteauer previously served on INTA's Board of Directors and has chaired its Leadership Development, Trade Dress and Issues & Policy Committees, in addition to serving in a... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:04:41 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9995&site_id=286 http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9990&site_id=286 Clients ranked Fulbright 11th out of 306 law firms in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2012 survey, placing the firm once again in the highly regarded BTI Client Service 30. The BTI Consulting Group's annual survey of more than 240 corporate counsel recognizes law firms that provide excellent client service. Firms in the top 30 "perform 4 to 15 times better than all other law firms" and provide "the absolute best client service." This is the eighth year Fulbright has been listed in the BTI Client Service 30 and is ranked as a Client Service Standout... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:31:47 CST http://www.fulbright.com//index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&article_id=9990&site_id=286