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Publication
5/1/2008
"Inbound US M&A: decline of the dollar attracts foriegn buyers" (pdf)
Sonia Kalsi
 

4/28/2008
Soapbox: Federal Arbitration Act Tested (pdf)
Aurther Felsenfeld
The Deal

4/1/2008
"Q&A with Thomas Kline" (pdf)
 
Art and Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter

3/24/2008
"What Women Lawyers Can Learn From Hillary"
Kathleen J. Wu
Texas Lawyer

1/17/2008
"Drafting Agreements With a Litigator's Eye: a Practical Guide"
Lynne M. Fischman Uniman
New York Law Journal

1/1/2008
"Fraudulent Conveyances: Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Adopts Third Circuit’s 'Public Markets' Test"
Jason S. Brookner
ABI Commercial Fraud Task Force Committee Newsletter

12/24/2007
"The Comeback, Kids: Gain a Recruiting Advantage By Bringing Back Departed Lawyers"
Kathleen J. Wu
Texas Lawyer & New York Law Journal

12/1/2007
"Finding Work/Life Balance in Heels"
Kathleen Wu
Embracing Diversity, ABA Newsletter

11/30/2007
"Of Turnips and Tulips and Carbon"
Roger D. Feldman
Power Marketing Association Online

9/1/2007
"10b5-1 Plan Abuse"
J. David Washburn, Spencer C. Barasch and Christopher McRorie
LJN - The Corporate Counselor

9/1/2007
"More Attractive Than Wall Street?"
Quentin Faust
CEO-IQ

6/18/2007
" 'Motorola': Absolute Priority Rule, FRBP 9019 Settlements"
Peter S. Goodman
New York Law Journal

6/12/2007
"Supreme Court Decisions Rouse Debate"
 
Employment Law 360

6/1/2007
The Rejectability of Arbitration Clauses: Part II
Jason S. Brookner and Monica S. Blacker
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

5/8/2007
"Clean Out the PIPEs: Concerns Over SEC Comments, Rules on Transactions"
Roy E. Bertolatus
Texas Lawyer

4/3/2007
"2007 Corporate Scorecard" (pdf)
 
The American Lawyer

4/1/2007
The Rejectability of Arbitration Clauses
Jason S. Brookner and Monica S. Blacker
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

3/19/2007
German State Claims a Treasure Here
Joseph Goldstein
The New York Sun

2/22/2007
A Conversation with Gene Locke - University of Houston Alum - 1969
Sheryl E. Taylor
University of Houston magazine web site

1/10/2007
"Straight Talk on Backdating" webinar
Spencer C. Barasch and J. David Washburn
 

1/10/2007
Foundation Returns Ancient Religious Icons to the Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus (pdf)
The Charles Pankow Foundation and The Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus
 

12/25/2006
"Stock Option Scandal"
Spencer C. Barasch, David Washburn and Brian Moroney
Texas Lawyer

11/1/2006
"Christie's New York To Auction Picasso's Still Life"
Tom Kline
artdaily.com

10/27/2006
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations" (pdf)
Tom Kline
C-Level Business Intelligence

10/1/2006
"Straight Talk About Confidentiality Provisions"
Quentin Faust
CEO-IQ

8/1/2006
"Wiesenthal Centre Challenges Hunt Museum on Looted Art Issues-Hunt Museum Evaluation Group Reports Response to Irish Museum Community"
Thomas R. Kline
Kunst und Recht

7/1/2006
"Straight Talk About Corporate Ethics and 'Tone at the Top'"
Quentin Faust
CEO-IQ

6/15/2006
Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations (pdf)
Tom Kline
C-Level Business Intelligence

6/2/2006
"I’m All Verklempt!" (pdf)
Kendall M. Gray
 

6/1/2006
"Decoding the Stock Option Backdating Scandal"
Spencer Barasch and David Washburn
Corporate Counsel State Bar Section Newsletter

5/30/2006
"Law Limits Executive Compensation"
Jason S. Brookner
Executive Legal Adviser

5/1/2006
"Managing Confidential Relationships in Intellectual Property Transactions: Use Restrictions, Residual Knowledge Clauses, and Trade Secrets"
Scott M. Kline and Matthew C. Floyd
The Review of Litigation, University of Texas School of Law

3/1/2006
"Straight Talk About Records Retention"
Quentin Faust
CEO-IQ

2/15/2006
"Ed Cavazos Quoted on Issues Posed by GPL 3 and Open Source Licensing"
 
Electronic Commerce & Law Vol. 11, No. 7

1/1/2006
"Corporate Governance Seen Through the Eyes of the Enforcers: An Unlikely Place to Find Meaningful Guidance"
Spencer C. Barasch
Bloomberg Law Reports Corporate Governance

12/1/2005
"Joint Operating Agreement: Review of Oil and Gas Law XX" - Part II
Stuart C. Hollimon
 

12/1/2005
"Turning Off the Lights: 'Going Dark' or 'Going Private'"
Jannat Thompson
Wall Street Lawyer

11/2/2005
"Reverse Cramdown: The Senior Creditor’s 'Tip' to The Lower Classes"
Hugh Ray and Jon Daly
79th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

10/1/2005
Joint Operating Agreements — Part 1 (pdf)
Stuart C. Hollimon
Texas Oil and Gas Law Journal

9/1/2005
"Straight Talk About Employee Blogging"
Quentin Faust
CEO-IQ

8/25/2005
"Joint Operating Agreement: Review of Oil and Gas Law XX"
Stuart C. Hollimon
 

8/1/2005
"Being Prepared for an SEC Investigation"
Spencer C. Barasch
Headnotes, official publication of the Dallas Bar Association

7/18/2005
"SEC in Transition: Key Enforcement Issues Affecting Public Companies"
Spencer C. Barasch
Texas Lawyer

7/1/2005
"Overview of New Provisions on Sale of Personally Identifiable Information"
John Sparacino and John Melissinos
ABI Asset Sales Committee E-newsletter

4/29/2005
"Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977"
Wes Dorman and Brian Martin
 

4/1/2005
"Salary Gap Impedes Judicial Process in Texas"
Rocky Robinson
Houston Business Journal

3/1/2005
"US wind power: Gales of opportunity"
George Humphrey
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

2/1/2005
"Supreme Court Update -- Settling A Case? Call Your Tax Lawyer."
Kendall Gray
 

2/1/2005
"Appellate Tech Update -- A New Filing Technology"
 
 

2/1/2005
"Fifth Circuit Update -- Contractor’s Amended Claim Relates Back To Failed 'Employee' Pleading"
 
 

1/26/2005
"Certain Steps to Setting Up a Retail Electric Provider ("REP") to Self-Provide Electricity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT")"
 
 

1/1/2005
"Contingent Notional Principal Contracts: No More Wait-and-See?"
Thomas R. Popplewell and William B. Freeman
Taxation of Financial Products

1/1/2005
"Chain of Fuels"
Mark Thurber
Project Finance Magazine

12/31/2004
"Texas Update -- A Flurry Of Year-End Activity, And Then Some"
Liz Wiley
 

12/1/2004
"Down for the Count: The SEC Regulates Hedge Funds"
Victor B. Zanetti and Alexander M. Szeto
Wall Street Lawyer

11/1/2004
"Structural and Legal Issues in Commercial Mortgage Securitization Transactions"
Patrick C. Sargent
Corporate Counsel Review

6/1/2004
"Indemnification of Directors and Officers: A Different Side to the Problem of Corporate Corruption"
Alexander M. Szeto & J. David Washburn
Wall Street Lawyer

6/1/2004
"U.S. Citizen Can Sue Austria: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Klimt Claimant"
Thomas R. Kline
ArtNews

3/29/2004
"The Chicken or the Egg - Insurance and Indemnification Clauses in the Same Contract"
James Stilwell
 

3/29/2004
"Lawyers for a Small Business: Why You Need Them and How to Find Them"
David Griffith
Houston Business Journal

3/29/2004
"Why Aren't More Companies Going Private?"
Eddy Rogers
 

3/15/2004
"FERC Cases Require Knowledge of Facts and Policy"
Michael Fremuth
The National Law Journal

9/1/2003
"Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements in Bankruptcy"
Kari Moore & Thomas J. Perich
 

6/2/2003
"Whistling in the Dark: Whistleblower Programs Under Sarbanes-Oxley"
Quentin Faust
Wall Street Lawyer

1/1/2003
"Unfinished Business: Returning Looted War Assets," a Book Review by Thomas R. Kline
 
Public Affairs

11/1/2002
"Navigating the Minefield of the SEC’s Ethics Reform Measures"
David Washburn & Dan A. Bailey
Wall Street Lawyer

8/1/2002
"Environmental Case Law Update—Anything Goes"
Carrick Brooke-Davidson
Environmental Law Superconference

5/31/2002
"Succession Planning for Family Owned Businesses"
Eddy Rogers
 

4/12/2002
"Delete Button Not Secure"
Quentin Faust
Fort Worth Business Press

4/4/2002
"What We’ve Got Here Is a Failure to Communicate: Update on the Law of Lawyering"
Kendall Gray
Texas Association of Defense Counsel Spring Meeting

12/31/2001
"E-Commerce: A Sticky Legal Arena"
Jeff Dodd
 

11/1/2001
"The Report of my Death Was an Exaggeration: ERISA Preemption and Related Issues in Welfare Plan Litigation"
Kendall Gray and John Shely
Second National Legal Forum for Healthcare Attorneys and Corporate Counsel in Managed Care Organizations

10/1/2001
"The Care and Feeding of Attorneys: An Environmental Engineer's Guide to Working with Lawyers"
Carrick Brooke-Davidson & Steve Morton
Environmental Engineer

10/1/2001
"The Investment Role of International Development Institutions"
Raymond M. Auerback
Journal of International Banking Regulation

10/1/2001
"Buying Power—A Guide to the Competitive Electricity Market in Texas"
Stephanie A. Kroger & Lino Mendiola, III
Texas Business Review

9/20/2001
"What We've Got Here Is a Failure to Communicate: Update on the Law of Lawyering"
Kendall Gray
Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course

9/1/2001
"State of the Art: An Analysis of Portfolio Power Project Financing"
George Humphrey & Thomas J. Perich
Project Finance Magazine - Power Report Supplement

9/1/2001
"Can Practitioners and the Courts Work in Tandem?"
Daniel A. Sullivan
Butterworth's Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

7/8/2001
"Attention Choice of Law Litigants: The Evidentiary Rules of the Foreign Law Game Have Changed"
Elizabeth Wiley
The Appellate Advocate

7/3/2001
"Crisis management: an outline of the legislative moves toward a solution to Brazil`s energy crisis"
J. Todd Culwell, Horacio García Masi & Frederico P. Porto
Project Finance - Latin American Report

6/1/2001
"Discovery Toolkit for Probate, Trust, and Guardianship Litigation"
Suzanne E. Goss & Kenneth J. Fair
 

6/1/2001
"Partnership Reimbursement of Preformation Expenses: Tax-Free Cash"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

3/13/2001
"What`s Up—Docs? Re-Imagining CMBS Document Automation"
Charles J. Altman & Peter K. McKee, Jr.
 

11/12/2000
"Creating the Ultimate Board in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Post-Enron Era"
David Washburn and Quentin Faust
Securities Regulatory Update

11/1/2000
"IRC Section 1031 and Real Estate: Tenants In Common and Dissentient Partners"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

10/31/2000
"Understanding Restrictions on Competition"
Eddy Rogers
 

7/4/2000
"IRC Section 1031: Hither and Yon"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

6/5/2000
"Establishing Liability Under CERCLA: The Causal Nexus and the Alternative Liability Theory"
Patricia E. Lin & Tom Starnes
ABA Brown Bag Series

4/12/2000
"The New York State Law Initiative"
Thomas R. Kline
 

3/1/2000
"Non-Tax Legal Issues Associated with the Placement of Wireless Communications Equipment on Church Property"
Thomas E. Starnes
Quarterly Legal Update—General Council on Finance & Administration of the United Methodist Church

1/31/2000
"Adapting Tenancy-in-Common Structures to SPE Requirements"
Patrick C. Sargent
 

12/31/1999
"Resolving Stolen Art Theft Claims"
Thomas R. Kline
Congress Monthly

11/1/1999
"Unrelated Business Taxable Income from Rental of Real Estate: Parking Issues"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

9/27/1999
"E-mails, Computers and the Courthouse"
Joe C. Holzer
Highlights Houston Association of Legal Secretaries

9/23/1999
"Bond Defaults: Critical Issues & Strategies"
Jeffrey E. Spiers
 

9/23/1999
"Deregulation of the Gas & Electric Industries & The `State - Action` Doctrine"
Michael J. Fremuth
 

8/1/1999
"Affirmative Action: Crafting a Challenge Proof Program"
 
American City and County

8/1/1999
"Incorporating a Partnership to Form a Real Estate Investment Trust"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

7/28/1999
"Beyond Diplomacy: Protecting the Cultural Heritage of Cyprus"
Thomas R. Kline
 

5/31/1999
"Intricate Ingredients: Counsel's Recipe for Commercial Mortgage-Backed"
Charles Marshall
Texas Lawyer

6/1/1998
"Recent Developments in the Recovery of Old Master Drawings from Bremen"
Thomas R. Kline
The Spoils of War International Newsletter

6/1/1998
"Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: Provisions Affecting Real Estate Investment Trusts"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

5/21/1998
"Equipment Leasing Issues in Bankruptcy"
Jason S. Brookner & Peter S. Goodman
New York Law Journal

1/1/1998
"Dividend Reinvestment Plans and Direct Purchase Plans for Real Estate Investment Trusts"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

12/31/1997
"Fraud: The Longest Arm of the Law"
Thomas Starnes
International Commercial Litigation

12/31/1997
"The Russian Bill to Nationalize Trophy Art: An American Perspective"
Thomas R. Kline
The Spoils of War International Newsletter

12/31/1997
"Legal Issues Relating to the Recovery of the Quedlinburg Treasures"
Thomas R. Kline
The Spoils of War

11/30/1997
"In Re Kingston Square Associates: Questioning Independent Director Provisions"
Patrick C. Sargent
 

11/7/1997
"Suspending Enforcement of the Trial Court’s Judgment"
Kendall Gray and Lori Gallagher
Seminar on Trial and Appellate Procedure

10/1/1997
"Investing in Texas Real Property—of Entity"
Thomas R. Popplewell
The Real Estate Tax Digest

2/14/1997
"Brownfields in the Commercial Context: The Federal Perspective"
John Dugdale
Environmental Law Institute: An Advanced Course Covering Emerging Issues and Trends

12/31/1996
"A General Review of Fiduciary Liability and Litigation Management"
Suzanne E. Goss & William T. Miller
 

12/1/1996
"Recovering Wartime Losses and Other Stolen Art and Cultural Property Found in the United States"
Thomas R. Kline
The Spoils of War International Newsletter

11/5/1995
"US Court Orders Return of Drawings Stolen After World War II to Kunsthalle Bremen"
Thomas R. Kline & Willi A. Korte, Historian, Washington, DC
The Spoils of War International Newsletter

1/4/1994
"Treading the Mine Field: Suing and Defending Non-Residents in Texas State Courts"
Kendall Gray and Louis Muldrow
46 Baylor L. Rev. 581

1/5/1993
"Merchantability and Used Goods: Do You Really Get What You Pay For?"
Kendall Gray
45 Baylor L. Rev. 665

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