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Carlos E. Alferez
Associate

Dallas

214.765.6436

Mavish Bana
Senior Associate

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0374

Tom Cason
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0316

Carlos Alferez collaborates with REITs, lenders, and investment firms on a variety of commercial real estate, commercial lending, and other corporate and business matters, creating tailored strategies that evolve with clients’ objectives.

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Mavish Bana focuses her practice on a wide range of complex commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. She is experienced in counseling on matters involving breach of contract, fraud and other business torts, temporary and permanent injunctive relief, racketeering, antitrust, product liability, franchisor/franchisee disputes, labor and employment, deceptive trade practices, non-competition, and theft and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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Tom Cason helps clients navigate complex corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, joint ventures, reorganizations and recapitalizations. In this context, Tom works with clients to gain insight into the unique characteristics and risks of each client’s business to ensure their needs are addressed and the transaction is advanced in an efficient and cost-effective way while not compromising on results.

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Christine Chasse
Associate

Plano, Dallas

214.459.5884

Jason Cross
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5871

Scott L. Davis
Partner

Dallas

469.391.7706

Christine collaborates with small and large institutions in industries such as health care, finance, and education. She utilizes her extensive frontline healthcare experience to assess and successfully resolve professional liability claims for hospital systems and providers. Christine, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), guides her clients with regulatory and compliance enforcement actions and advises on technological issues including cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and cyber incident response matters such as actual or potential HIPAA breaches and data security incidents. She also creates compliance programs, policies, and performs internal investigations on behalf of clients of all sizes.

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Jason Cross is an experienced litigator who represents individuals and companies in complex business disputes all over the world and in all stages of the dispute resolution process. For more than 15 years, Jason has effectively advocated for clients in front of state and federal courts in Texas and throughout the U.S., and for clients involved in cross-border disputes, he has effectively advocated in international arbitrations under the body of rules of some of the world’s leading arbitral institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).

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Scott Davis helps clients resolve complex business disputes through strategic counseling and litigation, advancing their interests while reducing financial exposure as he creates optimal paths for success in and out of the courtroom. His areas of focus include insurance coverage and bad faith claims, environmental disputes, financial disputes, business litigation, and personal injury litigation.

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Brian P. DeVoss
Partner

Dallas

214.765.6423

James T. (Jim) Drakeley
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0350

Preston Enoch
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5879

Brian P. DeVoss represents private developers, institutional investors, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), entrepreneurs, and family offices in the acquisition and disposition of multiple classes of commercial real estate and private operating companies with successful, risk-mitigating strategies cultivated over nearly two decades of experience.

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Jim Drakeley has four decades of experience prosecuting and defending a broad range of business-related litigation, ranging from simple to complex matters. He has achieved meaningful outcomes for clients in disputes over complex contracts, employment matters, covenants not-to-compete, theft of trade secrets, commercial leases, commercial insurance policies, shareholder and partnership relations, and fiduciary duty obligations.

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Preston Enoch represents clients in complex commercial and business litigation, defending and prosecuting lawsuits involving claims for defamation, tortious interference, breach of contract, fraud, deceptive trade practices, negligent misrepresentation, unfair competition, and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets in state and federal courts across the country.

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Sarah B. Fandrey
Partner

Dallas

214.765.6424

Jacob (J.B.) Fishman
Associate

Dallas

469.391.7709

Justin Garcia
Associate

Dallas

214.765.6434

Sarah B. Fandrey represents and advises private equity (PE) firms; real estate investment trusts (REITS); multi-family housing operators; and shopping center, office, warehouse, hotel, multi-family, and single-family housing developers; in addition, she represents and advises railway companies, lenders, trusts, families, restaurants, tenants, joint ventures, non-profits, and investors across the country. Her representation spans corporate transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, development, construction, leasing, and financing, where she proactively mitigates risk and efficiently solves issues that arise in the context of business transactions.

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Jacob (J.B.) Fishman represents clients using all forms of dispute resolution to achieve desirable outcomes. Prior to entering private practice, he externed with a federal magistrate judge and interned with a state district judge, gaining valuable insights which further enhance his ability to advocate for clients.

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Justin Garcia provides valuable counsel on all legal aspects of sophisticated real estate transactions and financings, developing and implementing creative solutions that allow projects to remain on schedule and within budget to the benefit of all key stakeholders.

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Peg Donahue Hall
Of Counsel

Plano, Dallas

214.459.5882

Chris L. Harris
Of Counsel

Dallas

214.765.6425

Joshua L. Hedrick
Partner

Dallas

469.391.7708

Peg Donahue Hall has spent her legal career working hand in glove with clients to counsel them in assessing risk and efficiently resolving thorny business and legal issues – whether by negotiation, litigation, or other dispute resolution mechanisms. Peg’s work spans a broad base of industries. She has represented companies offering products and services in the life sciences, telecommunications and technology, real estate, insurance, automotive, hospitality, and finance and banking sectors.

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Chris Harris helps clients minimize their income tax liability, with a specific focus on structuring and negotiating business transactions in the real estate, oil and gas, health care, and private equity industries. He advises a variety of clients on how to secure the future of their commercial enterprise, non-profit organization, or personal legacy through efficient tax structures.

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Josh Hedrick is a business trial lawyer, who handles a broad array of commercial disputes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation. Equally adept in the courtroom and at the negotiating table, Josh has a track record of successfully handling matters for clients in alignment with their overall goals and objectives. His clients range from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses and individual entrepreneurs.

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Edward (Ed) Herman
Of Counsel

Dallas, Plano

214.750.3685

Andrew Johnson
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5889

Jason Kathman
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0370

Ed Herman helps clients purchase and sell improved and unimproved real property, as well as existing businesses. In addition, Ed assists his clients in addressing the day-to-day transactional issues that arise during the operation of their businesses. Ed currently represents numerous child care franchisees who have purchased and constructed new facilities in Texas.

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Andrew Johnson calls on his proven experience as a lead trial attorney to provide clients with proactive legal advice to avoid litigation. He also utilizes the full range of dispute resolution options that lead to beneficial outcomes, minimizing reputational and monetary damages incurred in the process.

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Jason Kathman represents clients in bankruptcy proceedings and litigation, helping them win favorable outcomes so they can concentrate on running their businesses. He works with clients in a wide variety of industries, with a focus in hospitality, manufacturing, restaurant, and oil and gas industries.

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Tori S. Levine
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0304

Sonja McGill
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5896

Laurie N. Patton
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0342

Tori Levine defends clients in complex disputes including product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, construction litigation, business and commercial disputes, insurance litigation, and noncompete and trade secrets litigation with an acute attention to detail across numerous industries.

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Sonja McGill has spent her entire career helping companies throughout the employment cycle: from hiring to firing and everything in between. Sonja has become particularly skilled at harnessing her corporate experience to help companies make certain key staffing and organizational decisions that are critical to creating a corporate culture that promotes high productivity and morale.

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Laurie Patton represents companies and individuals in a wide range of business and employment disputes and litigation matters, working closely with her clients to identify their objectives and develop a strategy to achieve those goals. She helps clients identify potential vulnerabilities and liabilities related to their business and advises clients on how to implement policies and procedures to minimize those risks. Laurie aggressively advocates for her clients at all stages of the matter and efficiently manages the case while allowing the client to remain focused on running their business.

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Gerrit Pronske
Partner

Plano, Dallas

214.762.1100

Hunter Quinn
Associate

Dallas

214.765.6435

Caleb Rush
Partner

Dallas, Plano

972.324.0319

Gerrit Pronske assists in cutting costs while utilizing the rules of the bankruptcy code to achieve efficient and successful outcomes related to the reorganization process, always with his clients’ goals top-of-mind. He has built strong experience in all areas of bankruptcy, business law, commercial litigation, and real estate, additionally serving as a trained mediator specializing in cases involving bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial disputes.

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Hunter Quinn provides valuable counsel on all legal aspects of sophisticated real estate transactions and financings, developing and implementing creative solutions that allow projects to remain on schedule and within budget to the benefit of all key stakeholders. His experience includes conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, and managing all aspects of real estate with a focus on aligning strategies with his clients’ business goals and objectives.

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Caleb Rush guides lenders and borrowers through the structuring, documentation, and negotiation of various financial transactions.

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R. Scott Seifert
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0340

Kunal Shah
Partner

Plano, Dallas

972.324.0334

David H. Timmins
Partner

Dallas

469.391.7704

Scott Seifert represents businesses of all sizes and individuals in a wide range of litigation matters, and has a strong track record of success presenting to judges, juries, and arbitrators. He has tried many cases in state and federal courts in multiple states, and his experience includes complex contract cases, misappropriation of trade secrets, non-compete / non-solicitation agreements, shareholder disputes, lease disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and construction cases. Scott has notably been involved in over twenty temporary injunction proceedings.

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Kunal Shah provides clients collaborative and proactive counsel, helping identify and avoid legal exposure while simultaneously best positioning them to successfully resolve litigious matters in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

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David Timmins has decades of experience helping insurance companies obtain favorable results in insurance claims and coverage litigation nationwide. He represents insurers in all phases of the insurance claims process. Backed by his knowledge of evolving case law and shifting regulatory and legislative landscapes, David provides critical strategic judgment and advice to help insurers evaluate complex insurance disputes and implement creative strategies to mitigate exposure.

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Shawn Tuma
Partner

Dallas, Plano

972.324.0317

Eric M. Van Horn
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5895

Tracey R. Wallace
Partner

Dallas

214.459.5881

Shawn Tuma helps businesses protect their information and protect themselves from their information. He represents a wide range of clients, from small to midsize companies to Fortune 100 companies, across the U.S. and globally in dealing with cybersecurity, data privacy, data breach and incident response, regulatory compliance, computer fraud related legal issues, and cyber-related litigation.

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Eric M. Van Horn assists clients nationwide with all aspects of bankruptcy, reorganizations, negotiations, collection actions, multi-jurisdictional insolvencies, and corporate liquidations. His work in complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases has involved representing committees of unsecured creditors and investors, debtors, trustees, secured lenders, landlords, and general unsecured creditors, including critical vendors and suppliers. He also defends clients against bankruptcy preference and fraudulent transfer (clawback) lawsuits, and assists clients in bidding on and acquiring assets out of bankruptcy cases. His specific industry experience includes clients in oil and gas, manufacturing, health care, restaurant, manufacturing, retail, and technology industries.

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Tracey Wallace helps clients proactively address critical labor and employment legal issues through preventive advice and counseling, allowing employers to minimize the risk of costly regulatory and compliance issues or litigious claims. With a broad range of experience in private practice, she represents an array of state, national, and international clients in the full spectrum of employment- and discrimination-related matters, often providing advice and counsel regarding reclassification and misclassification concerns and initiatives.

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Mark R. Wasem
Partner

Dallas, Houston

214.459.5878 / 713.212.2604

Natalie Soas Washington
Senior Associate

Dallas

214.459.5891

Tamara H. Waters
Associate

Dallas

214.459.5892

Mark Wasem assists clients in a broad range of oil and gas transactions, including the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties and natural gas pipelines, development and operation of natural gas pipelines, and the contractual and regulatory issues for upstream and midstream energy companies. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry.

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Natalie S. Washington is a trial lawyer who works tirelessly for her clients so they can get back to business. She is known for her relentless pursuit of success which she achieves through creative thinking at the inception of a case and tailored strategy. Natalie is as enthusiastic about courtroom resolution as she is about achieving favorable results one-on-one with the opposition.

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Tamara Waters focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, as well as labor and employment matters. She has experience in all aspects of case management, research, and legal document production. Tamara develops meaningful client relationships and focuses on learning the client’s specific goals and needs.

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Ashley Zárate
Associate

Dallas

469.391.7711

Brian Zavislak
Partner

Phoenix, Dallas

602.333.5456

Ashley represents private and public companies in complex commercial litigation and general business litigation, achieving favorable outcomes with proactive strategies that mitigate risk and maximize value.

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Brian Zavislak assists clients in handling the intricacies and complexities involved in commercial real estate development.

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