Team Members

• Anna Elizabeth 'Anna' Williams - Associate - Civil Appeals, Appellate Practice, Litigation, Civil Litigation
• Byron C. Keeling - Member - Commercial Litigation and Appeals
• Ruth B. Downes - Member - Commercial Litigation and Appeals

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Other Law Firms in Houston, Texas

• Dentons US LLP - 1221 McKinney St. - Aboriginal Law -Canada, Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Competition and Antitrust, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Employment and Labor, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Franchising and Distribution, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Life Sciences, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Native American Law and Policy- United States, Notary Services- Germany, Pensions, Benefits and Executive Compensation, Privacy and Security, Private Equity, Project Development, Public International Law, Public Law, Public Policy and Regulation, Real Estate, Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities and Corporate Finance, Tax, Trade, WTO and Customs, Transportation, Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation, Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies
• Oberheiden P.C. - 440 Louisiana St #200 - federal criminal defense; white-collar crime defense
• Reed Smith LLP - 811 Main St., Ste. 1700 - Advertising, Technology & Media, Antitrust & Competition, Appellate, Aviation Litigation, Bankruptcy & Commercial Restructuring, Complex Litigation Strategy, Construction and Engineering, Corporate & Securities, Data Privacy, Security, Management, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Law, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, Export, Customs & Trade, Finance, Financial Services Litigation, Financial Services Regulatory, Global Regulatory Enforcement, Government Contracts & Grants, Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense, Health Care, Hedge Funds, Higher Education, Insurance Recovery, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investment Management, Life Sciences Transactions & Regulatory, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Pensions, Private Equity, Pro Bono, Product Liability, Public Policy & Infrastructure, Real Estate, Records & E-Discovery, Region-Specific Business, Sanctions, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Shipping, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Sports Group, State Tax Practice, Tax-Exempt / Nonprofit Organizations
• Arnold & Porter LLP - 700 Louisiana Street, Ste. 4000 - Accounting, Cost, and Pricing (Government Contracts), Accountants' Liability (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Acquisitions and Dispositions (Real Estate), Advertising Substantiation (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Advocacy Before the Congress and the Administration(Legislative and Public Policy), Airline Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Anti-Money Laundering and USA Patriot Act Defense (Financial Services), Antitrust (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Antitrust (White Collar Criminal Defense), Antitrust/Competition, Antitrust and Competition (Financial Services), Antitrust Litigation (Antitrust/Competition), Antitrust Litigation (Litigation), Appellate and Supreme Court, Appellate Practice (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Arbitration and Mediation (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Asia Pacific Practice, Audit/Due Diligence (Product Liability Litigation), Audits and Investigations (FDA and Healthcare), Banking and Financial Institutions (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bankruptcy Advice and Counseling (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Workouts (Real Estate), Bankruptcy Litigation (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bid Protest Litigation, Biosecurity (FDA and Healthcare), Biotechnology Industry, Broadcast/Multichannel Video, Broker-Dealer Matters (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Broker-Dealer / Securities Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Build-to-Suits (Real Estate), Business Litigation, Business Restructuring, Business Transactions and Bankruptcy Counseling (Compensation and Benefits), California Proposition 65 (Consumer Protection and Advertising), California Proposition 65 (Environmental), California Proposition 65 (Product Liability Litigation), Capital Markets Transactions (Corporate and Securities), Capital Markets Transactions (Government Contracts), CFIUS and Exon-Florio (National and Homeland Security), Charter Assessment (Financial Services), Chemicals (Environmental), Chemicals Industry, Civil Antitrust Investigations, Claims Litigation (Government Contracts), Class Actions (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Class Actions (Litigation), Climate Change, Colleges, Universities, and Other Nonprofits (Real Estate), Commodities and Derivatives (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Compensation and Benefits, Compliance and Counseling (Employment), Compliance, Regulatory, Legislative, and Enforcement(Information Security), Congressional Investigations, Congressional Investigations (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Congressional Investigations (White Collar Criminal Defense), Congressional Oversight and Investigations (Legislative and Public Policy), Consolidation of Strategic Industries (National and Homeland Security), Construction (Government Contracts), Consumer Product Safety (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Consumer Product Safety (Product Liability Litigation), Consumer Products Industry, Consumer Protection and Advertising(Antitrust/Competition), Consumer Protection and Advertising, Consumer Protection/Privacy/Telemarketing (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Contaminated Sites, Contract Compliance (Government Contracts), Copyrights, Corporate and Securities, Corporate and Securities Transactions (Biotechnology Industry), Corporate Control Contests and Corporate Governance (Financial Services), Corporate Debtors (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Corporate Governance (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Corporate Governance, SEC Reporting, and Compliance, Corporate Real Estate (Real Estate), Corporate, Securities, Banking, and Finance (Tax, Trusts, and Estates), Corporate Transactions (Employment), Corporate Transactions (Government Contracts), Coverage and Reimbursement (FDA and Healthcare), Creditors' & Equity Committees, Criminal Antitrust/Cartel Investigations, Crisis Management (Securities Enforcement and Li
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP - 600 Travis St. - Intellectual Property, Advertising, Marketing & Promotions, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Life Science, Copyright, Trademark, Internet & Advertising Litigation, Data Security & Privacy, Information Technology Transactions, Internet & E-Commerce, Open Source Software, Patent Infringement Litigation, Patent Licensing, Patent-Related ITC Proceedings, Strategic Alliances, Technology Transactions in the Financial Services Industry, Telecommunications, Technical & Service Procurement Arrangements, Trademark Licensing, Corporate, Asset Finance & Securitization, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance & Counseling, Debt Finance, Energy Transactions, Environmental Transactions, Information Technology Transactions - Corporate, Initial Public Offerings, Investment Management, Leveraged Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mezzanine Finance, Outsourcing - Corporate, Private Company, Private Equity, Private Funds, Real Estate, Restructuring, Client Representation Experience, Industry-Related Restructuring Experience, International and Cross-Border Insolvency, Restructuring Practice Area Experience, Government & Internal Investigations, Criminal Antitrust Investigations and Trials, FCPA & Anti-Corruption, Antitrust & Competition, Antitrust & Competition Law Materials, Antitrust Litigation, Hart-Scott-Rodino, Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures, Pricing, Distribution & Compliance Counseling, Litigation, Accountant Liability Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Class Action, Mass Tort & Toxic Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, ERISA Litigation, First Amendment & Defamation, Franchise & Distribution, Insurance Litigation, International Arbitration & ADR, Product Liability & Mass Tort Litigation, Shareholder & Derivative Litigation, Regulatory, Derivatives, Employment & Labor, Energy, Environmental, Government Contracts, International Trade, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Tax, Benefits & Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Tax, Trusts & Estates
• Latham & Watkins LLP - 811 Main St., Ste. 3700 - Antitrust & Competition, Banking, Benefits, Compensation & Employment, Capital Markets, Communications Law, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, Emerging Companies, Environment, Land & Resources, Export Controls, Economic Sanctions & Customs, Financial Regulatory, Government Contracts, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Arbitration, Investment Funds, Islamic Finance, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Private Equity, Private Equity Finance, Product Liability, Mass Torts & Consumer Class Actions, Project Development & Finance, Public & Tax-Exempt Finance, Public Company Representation, Real Estate, Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts, Securities Litigation & Professional Liability, Special Situations, Structured Finance & Securitization, Supreme Court & Appellate, Tax, Technology Transactions, White Collar Defense & Investigations
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - 1000 Louisiana St., Ste. 4000 - Advertising, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Antitrust, Business & Finance, Climate Change, E-Data, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy, Environmental, FDA & Healthcare, Government Contracting, Immigration & Nationality Services, Industries, Intellectual Property, International Trade & Economic Sanctions, Investment Management, Labor & Employment, Latin America, Life Sciences, Litigation, Morgan Lewis Resources Workplace Training, Personal Law, Real Estate, Tax, Washington Government Relations & Public Policy
• DLA Piper LLP - 1000 Louisiana St., Ste. 2800 - Antitrust and EU Competition, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Commercial Contracts, Energy Sector, Franchise and Distribution, Franchise and Technology, Franchise Litigation, International Franchise and Distribution, Project Finance, Construction, Aviation, Capital Markets, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate and Securities, Education Sector, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, Fund Formation and Operations, International Tax, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Public Company and Corporate Governance, Retail and Consumer Products Practice, Securities Enforcement, Subprime Mortgage, Tax, Tax Controversy, Technology, Sourcing and Commercial, Trusts and Estates, Employment, Pensions and Benefits, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Derivatives, Insurance and Reinsurance, Public Finance, Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Finance, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks, International Arbitration, International Trade, Litigation and Arbitration, Class Action, Criminal Antitrust, Drug and Medical Device, Electronic Discovery Readiness and Response, Health Care, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Privacy Litigation, Product Liability and Mass Torts, Qui Tam/False Claims Act, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation, State Legislation and Public Policy, White Collar, Corporate Crime and Investigations, Product Liability, Projects and Infrastructure, Government Real Estate, Real Estate, Acquisition and Disposition, Affordable Housing and Community Development, Condominium Development, Corporate Real Estate, Cross-border Investment, Green Real Estate, Homebuilding and Master Planned Communities, Hospitality and Leisure, Land Use, Development and Government Relations, Landlord Leasing, Mixed Use Development, Real Estate Restructuring and Loan Workouts, Retail Development and Finance, Retail Leasing, Sports Facilities Development, Tenant Leasing, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Banking and Financial Services Regulation, Communications, Defense, Electronic Commerce and Privacy, Energy Regulatory and Policy, Environmental, Federal Law and Policy, Government Affairs, Government Contracts, Government Controversies, Health Care Enforcement and Compliance, Tax Policy and Legislation, Restructuring, Technology and Media, Advertising, Promotion and Trade Practices, Domain Name Practice, Intellectual Property and Technology, Media and New Media, Social Media
• Hogan Lovells US LLP - 700 Louisiana St., Ste. 4300 - Corporate, Finance, Government Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Arbitration, Pro Bono
• Paul Hastings LLP - 1000 Louisiana St., 54th Fl. - Corporate, Environmental, Project Development and Finance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Tax Advisory