Andrews Kurth Announces Policy Committee Election

Houston - Andrews Kurth has announced the election by the partners of the new Policy Committee.

The Policy Committee serves as the principal governance body of the law firm.

Members of the committee for the 2007-2008 term are:

Jeff Dodd (Houston)

Tom Ford (Houston) - New Member

Bob Jewell (Houston) - Managing Partner

Tom Kline (Washington, DC)

Terri Lacy (Austin, Houston) - New Member 

Gene Locke (Houston)

Mike O'Leary (Houston)

Tom Perich (Houston)

Robin Russell (Houston)

Dennis Ryan (Dallas)

Pat Sargent (Dallas)

John Shely (Houston)

Paul Silverstein (New York)

Marty Smith (Houston)

Tom Taylor (Houston)

Tim Unger (Beijing, Houston) - New Member

Rex VanMiddlesworth (Austin)

Kathleen Wu (Dallas)

The following partners will serve as advisory members of the Policy Committee for the 2007-2008 term:

Howard Ayers (Houston) - Chairman

Richard Caldwell (Houston)

Jonathan Day (Houston)

Hugh Ray (Houston, New York)

Mark Solomon (Dallas)

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on the belief that "straight talk is good business." Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm's relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.