Sixty-Five Gardere Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016

    AUSTIN, TX, August 19, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce that 65 of the Firm's attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America including a Dallas partner who earned a "Lawyer of the Year" distinction.

"The number of Gardere attorneys included on the Best Lawyers 2016 list is a prime example of the Firm's dedication to providing the highest level of legal service to our clients," says Gardere Chair Holland N. O'Neil. "We are extremely honored to have so many of our attorneys recognized in this year's edition."

For a second time, Firm partner Scott D. Deatherage has earned recognition as the Best Lawyers Dallas Environmental Law "Lawyer of the Year." Mr. Deatherage represents clients throughout Texas and other states before local, state and federal environmental agencies, as well as state and federal courts. For nearly 30 years, he has earned praise from clients and colleagues for handling environmental law matters affecting a variety of industry sectors.

Gardere attorneys named to the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list include:

Austin:
Edward D. Burbach, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Mark Vane, Government Relations Practice
Catherine J. Webking, Energy Law
Kimberly A. Yelkin, Insurance Law

Dallas:
Val J. Albright, Tax Litigation and Controversy, Tax Law
David G. Cabrales, Commercial Litigation
Steven S. Camp, Banking and Finance Law
Chris Converse, Corporate Law
Scott L. Davis, Commercial Litigation
Scott D. Deatherage, Environmental Law
Marshall J. Doke, Jr., Commercial Litigation
Michael J. Donohue, Tax Litigation and Controversy, Tax Law
Michael W. Dubner, Intellectual Property Litigation
W. Robert Dyer, Jr., Real Estate Law
T. Mark Edwards, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Craig B. Florence, Commercial Litigation
Dwight M. Francis, Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey M. Gaba, Environmental Law
Kenneth R. Glaser, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law
Lawrence E. Glasgow, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Beverly B. Godbey, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Lawrence B. Goldstein, Corporate Law
Stephen D. Good, Tax Law
Randy D. Gordon, Antitrust Law
Douglas D. Haloftis, Employment Law Management, Labor Law Management
Douglas A. Harrison, Family Law
Jack W. Hawkins, Trusts and Estates
Michael S. Haynes, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Marcus Helt, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Carrie B. Hoffman, Employment Law Management, Labor and Employment Litigation
Kevin L. Kelley, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
Stephen A. McCartin, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Cynthia Nelson, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
Keith V. Novick, Trusts and Estates
Holland N. O'Neil, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Alan J. Perkins, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Frances E. Phillips, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Clifford J. Risman, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
Deirdre B. Ruckman, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Robert Sarfatis, Corporate Law
Larry Schoenbrun, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Paul V. Storm, Intellectual Property Litigation
Andre M. Szuwalski, Intellectual Property Litigation
David H. Timmins, Insurance Law
Richard A. Tulli, Corporate Law
Peter S. Vogel, Information Technology Law, Technology Law
Richard L. Waggoner, Corporate Law

Houston:
Michael A. Abbott, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Eric A. Blumrosen, Corporate Law
Geoffrey H. Bracken, Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law
Robert W. Bramlette, Real Estate Law
Daniel L. Cohen, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James Cooper, Insurance Law
Allen B. Craig III, Corporate Law, Tax Law
Jeffrey S. Davis, Product Liability Litigation Defense
Douglas K. Eyberg, Corporate Law, Energy Law
Thomas A. Hagemann, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Antitrust Litigation, Securities Litigation
James Howard, Tax Law
John P. Melko, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Chris P. Perque, Technology Law
Lawrence J. Pirtle, Trusts and Estates
Frank M. Putman, Corporate Law
N. L. Stevens III, Corporate Law
Hoang Quan Vu, Banking and Finance Law
T. Michael Wall, Commercial Litigation

Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has become known as the definitive guide to legal excellence. More than 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and over 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 6.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 55,000 leading lawyers in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed so that inclusion in Best Lawyers continues to be considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an Am Law 200 firm founded in 1909 and one of the Southwest's largest full-service law firms, has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City. Gardere provides legal services to private and public companies and individuals in the areas of corporate, energy, environmental, financial restructuring and reorganization, financial services, government affairs, hospitality, insurance, intellectual property, international, labor and employment, litigation, private equity, real estate and tax.

For more information, contact Jennifer Dilworth at 214-999-4718 or [email protected], or Connie Thompson at 214-999-4288 or [email protected].

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