http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Jackson Walker L.L.P. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:48:51 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/389706 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker L.L.P. announces the election of 11 attorneys to the firm’s partnership. From the Austin office, Susan D. Ayers, Marilyn M. Montano, and Joshua A. Romero were named partners. From the Dallas office, Sara K. Hollan, Kevin A. Jones, Mary Emma Karam, Nathan T. Smithson, and Shannon Zmud Teicher were named partners. From the Fort Worth office, Joel W. Heydenburk was named partner. From the Houston office, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/389706 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/383136 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Matthew Thompson to the firm. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/383136 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/383141 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker has once again earned the title of “unparalleled leader in client service” on the BTI Client Service A-Team 2012 list. The distinction recognizes Jackson Walker as a top client service leader serving Fortune 1000 companies. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/383141 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/383155 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker partner Bob Latham recently became the first American elected to the International Rugby Board Executive Committee in the organization’s 125-year history. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/383155 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/382868 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Jay Strimel to the firm. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/382868 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/378831 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Jonathan D. Neerman to the firm. Mr. Neerman joins the Litigation group in the Dallas office. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/378831 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/369584 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker has been selected for inclusion in the 2011-2012 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm was ranked nationally in twelve different practice areas, and ranked by metropolitan city in various practice areas. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/369584 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/361941 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Russ Meyer has been reappointed Chairman of the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Court Rules for its 2011-2012 term. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/361941 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/361944 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Sixty-seven Jackson Walker attorneys were selected as Best Lawyers in America 2012. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/361944 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/361491 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:35:10 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Jay Rutherford was recently selected for inclusion in the Fort Worth Business Press’ 2011 “Power Attorneys” list. The prestigious list includes 12 attorneys in the Fort Worth area whose reputation in law is unmatched. The “Power Attorneys” are first nominated by their peers in the legal community; then, an independent panel of judges peruses and researches all [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/361491 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/353289 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker recently received the Lambda Legal Law Firm Equality Award, an honor that recognizes a law firm for its continued support of Lambda Legal and workplace equality. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/353289 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/353276 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker was recently honored in three different Corporate INTL 2011 Global Awards categories: “Clients’ Choice - Texas Energy Law Firm of the Year,” “Clients’ Choice - Texas Real Estate Law Firm of the Year,” and “Texas Corporate Law Firm of the Year.” [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/353276 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/350610 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Jeffrey D. Burbach to the firm. Mr. Burbach joins the Litigation group in the Houston office. Mr. Burbach represents clients, primarily through litigation, to best serve the client’s business objectives. This has resulted in trials and appeals pertaining to oilfield and manufacturing failures, banking disputes, and claims related to construction and property [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/350610 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/350611 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Daniel E. Vineyard to the firm. Mr. Vineyard joins the Environmental & Legislative group in the Houston office. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/350611 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/342404 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Bruce A. Blefeld to the firm. Mr. Blefeld joins the Litigation group in the Houston office. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/342404 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/336894 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome senior counsel Marlene Williams to the firm. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/336894 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/331990 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Six Jackson Walker partners were selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The firm itself has also been ranked for its Energy practice and its Real Estate practice, with sources calling the practice group "A very solid, traditional real estate practice." The Chambers guide identifies leading lawyers and law firms through interviews [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/331990 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/328770 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner John Walter Van Schwartzenburg to the firm. Mr. Schwartzenburg joins the Energy group in the Houston office. Mr. Schwartzenburg represents clients engaged in electrical power generation, natural gas pipeline, and other infrastructure businesses and related engineering, manufacturing and construction fields. He assists clients with respect to the acquisition of assets and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/328770 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/325032 Thu, 19 May 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker was once again selected for inclusion in Corporate Counsel magazine’s annual list of “The Go-To Law Firms of the World's Leading Companies.” The firm was chosen by in-house counsel of Fortune 500 companies as their “Go-To” law firm in the following categories: Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate Transactions/Mergers & Acquisitions, and Labor and Employment. To [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/325032 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/316777 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome Jonathan Lass to the firm. Mr. Lass joins the Intellectual Property group in the Austin office. Mr. Lass represents and counsels clients on matters involving corporate and intellectual property legal matters. With both general counsel and law firm experience, he provides strategic legal advisement, drafting, and negotiation with a practical and problem solving approach to achieving [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/316777 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/315242 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner Will Montgomery to the firm. Mr. Montgomery joins the Litigation group in the Dallas office. Mr. Montgomery focuses his practice on commercial litigation and arbitration. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in both state and federal courts, and has handled numerous appeals in the state and federal courts. Mr. Montgomery has arbitrated dozens of cases before SIFMA and AAA [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/315242 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/315243 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner Aaron R. Allred to the firm. Mr. Allred joins the Corporate & Securities Group in the Dallas office. Mr. Allred has extensive experience in representing public and private clients in merger and acquisition matters. He also regularly advises clients in venture capital, search fund, corporate governance, securities law and distressed acquisition and divestiture transactions. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/315243 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/308043 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Byron Egan was recently selected for inclusion in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2011. The guide will be published in May and as a chapter of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2012. This marks the second time Mr. Egan has been included in the Corporate Governance guide; he was listed in the directory in 2009. Mr. Egan has also consistently been [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/308043 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/293175 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Albon Head, a partner in Jackson Walker’s Forth Worth office, was selected to receive Southern Methodist University’s 2010 Silver Anniversary Mustang Award. Mr. Head was honored on January 22 in Dallas, at SMU’s halftime of their men’s basketball game against Southern Mississippi. The award is the most prestigious award one can receive from SMU’s Lettermen Association. The chosen recipient [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/293175 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/284291 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Jackson Walker has once again earned the title of “unparalleled leader in client service” on the BTI Client Service A-Team 2011 list. The distinction recognizes Jackson Walker as a top client service leader serving Fortune 1000 companies. The BTI Consulting Group’s A-Team 2011 list is the only law firm ranking based on direct, unprompted interviews with more than 300 corporate counsel. BTI surveys [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/284291 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/262670 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm was ranked nationally in five different practice areas, and ranked by metropolitan city in various practice areas. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are decided by reputational survey responses combined with more than 3.1 million evaluations of [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/262670 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/259949 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partners Paul Vrana and Craig Enochs were recently published in the book Energy and Environmental Project Finance Law and Taxation: New Investment Techniques. Their article, “Credit Tools Used in Structured Energy Transactions,” was featured as chapter 19 of the book, which was published by Oxford University Press. The book is a collaboration of internationally recognized lawyers and economists [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/259949 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/258384 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partners Mike Pearson and Randy Young were listed recently in the Guide to the World’s Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers. The Guide’s data is compiled by independent researchers who meet with leading experts across the world – including in-house counsel and peers – in search of practitioners who are known for preeminent work in their field. Both attorneys were also [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/258384 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/256360 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Sixty Jackson Walker attorneys were selected as Best Lawyers in America 2011. The firm itself was ranked number one in many areas of law in the 2011 edition. Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, leading attorneys across the country cast more than 3.1 million [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/256360 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/255664 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Albon Head recently was awarded the 2010 Law “Good Scout” Award by the Longhorn Council of Boy Scouts of America. The Law “Good Scout” Award is an annual award that honors a well-respected attorney known for his or her strong character and respect within the Fort Worth community. The award was presented to Mr. Head in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Head has practiced in the federal [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/255664 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/255139 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Randy Farber recently received the Promethean Award from the Texas Rehabilitation Association. The Promethean Award is given to a person with a disability who has demonstrated self-motivation and personal courage in overcoming the disability beyond the assistance provided by any public service or private helping service agency. The Texas Rehabilitation Association is an organization dedicated to [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/255139 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/254792 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Michael Kaufman has been named a “2010 Five Star: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager” by Crescendo Business Services. Crescendo Business Services conducted a survey where it asked high net-worth consumers and financial service professionals to evaluate wealth managers in the Dallas area. Fewer than seven percent of the wealth managers in the D-FW area were selected. Mr. Kaufman [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/254792 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/253955 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) are pleased to announce that Jackson Walker has been selected as NSHMBA’s National General Counsel. William Hornberger of Jackson Walker will serve as the outside General Counsel to NSHMBA to work on such legal matters as the Chief Executive Officer and the National Board direct. “We’re honored that NSHMBA selected our firm to serve as [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/253955 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/252742 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner Randel Young to the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Young has almost 30 years’ experience in the energy, natural resource and electric power and related service sectors, with an emphasis on structuring, negotiating and documenting oil and gas, natural resource and other projects and transactions. Mr. Young’s practice is focused on U.S. and international project [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/252742 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/251808 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Michael W. Wood to the Corporate/Energy group in the Houston office. As an attorney in private practice, Mr. Wood has handled several billion dollars of commercial transactions involving corporate reorganizations, acquisitions and debt restructuring. He focuses on all phases of project development, including contract negotiation, financing and development, and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/251808 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/249968 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Three Jackson Walker partners were selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The Chambers guide identifies leading lawyers and law firms through interviews with thousands of lawyers across the U.S. and their clients. The criteria for selection in the guide include recommendations by clients, the attorney’s visibility in his or her [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/249968 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/249489 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker proudly welcomes Shawn R. O'Brien to its Houston office as a tax partner. Mr. O'Brien advises clients in all types of federal and state tax issues. Mr. O'Brien regularly represents clients in civil and criminal tax controversies and litigation. He is an advocate for his clients in trial and appellate litigation on multi-industry tax issues. Mr. O'Brien also advises and represents clients seeking federal [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/249489 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/245845 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker partner Charles L. “Chip” Babcock was selected as one of Texas Lawyer’s “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century” in a special 25th anniversary issue of the publication. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/245845 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/244541 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner David Seidler to the firm’s Fort Worth office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance defense, and alternate dispute resolution. Since 1992, Mr. Seidler has conducted more than 1,900 mediations of federal and state court cases involving every conceivable type of dispute. He is an immediate past Board Member of the Tarrant County Bar Association and a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/244541 Jackson Walker L.L.P. http://www.pr.com/press-release/243973 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome partner Tracey Wallace to the firm’s Dallas office. Ms. Wallace joins the firm’s Labor and Employment group. Her practice focuses on the defense and trial of complex employment cases in federal and state courts. She represents a broad range of state, national and international clients in the full spectrum of employment and discrimination related matters. She has also [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/243973 Jackson Walker L.L.P.