Jannat C. Thompson
Counsel

1717 Main Street
Suite 3700
Dallas TX 75201
P: 214.659.4630
F: 214.659.4853

Jannat’s practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, securities laws compliance and reporting, and general corporate and partnership representation.

Articles / Publications

  • "Papering the Deal: The Basics of Term Sheets and Other Documentation in Private Equity Transactions" VC Experts Private Equity and Venture Capital Expertise (vcexperts.com) (January 2007)
  • "Turning Off the Lights: "Going Dark" or "Going Private" Bowne's Digest for Corporate and Securities Lawyers (April 2006)
  • "Turning Off the Lights: "Going Dark" or "Going Private" Securities Mosaic's Daily Securities News (January 3, 2006)
  • "Turning Off the Lights: 'Going Dark' or 'Going Private'" Wall Street Lawyer (December 1, 2005)
  • “Annual Report and Proxy Season Update” Corporate Counsel; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 2004)
  • “Space for Rent: The International Telecommunications Unim, Space Law and Orbit/Spectrum Leasing” Journal of Air Law and Commerce; Vol. 62, No. 1 (September 1996)

Briefings, Seminars & Speeches

Speaker

  • "Papering the Deal: The Basics of Term Sheets and Other Documentation in Private Equity Transactions," CEO Netweavers Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, Dallas, TX (January 10, 2007)
  • "Buying and Selling the Business," University of Houston Law Center Conference on "Advising Small and Emerging Businesses," Dallas, TX (September 28, 2006)
  • "Buying and Selling the Business," University of Houston Law Center Conference on "Advising Small and Emerging Businesses," Houston, TX (September 21, 2006)
  • "Turning Off the Lights: 'Going Dark' or 'Going Private,'"DBA Securities Section, Dallas, TX (July 24, 2006)
  • "Buying and Selling the Business," University of Houston Law Center Conference on "Advising Small and Emerging Businesses," Dallas, TX (March 9, 2006)
  • "Buying and Selling the Business," University of Houston Law Center Conference on "Advising Small and Emerging Businesses," Houston, TX (March 2, 2006)
  • "The Top 10 Things to Think About When Selling Your Business," presentation to the Women President's Organization (with Mark Solomon)(November 9, 2005)

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
Practice Areas
Education
  • JD, 1997, cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Order of the Coif
  • BA, 1994, summa cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Phi Beta Kappa
Admitted
  • Texas 1997
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