Andrews & Kurth Adds Corporate and Securities Partner Henry Havre

HOUSTON -- Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. announced today that Henry Havre has joined Andrews & Kurth's nationally recognized corporate and securities practice as a partner. Havre has practiced law in California and Texas for more than 10 years, with an emphasis on domestic and international corporate and securities matters.

"We are pleased to have Henry join our corporate finance and securities team here in Houston. His background, knowledge and experience will serve as a valuable resource to our clients," said Robert V. Jewell, co-head of the firm's corporate practice in Houston and the office's managing partner.

Havre represents securities issuers, investment banking firms, private equity firms and other institutional investors with respect to a wide variety of business transactions including public offerings, and private placements of equity and debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers.

Andrews & Kurth is recognized as having one of the most active and creative corporate and securities groups in the nation. In the past two years, Andrews & Kurth was involved in more than 78 securities offerings valued at approximately $18.5 billion, and mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $34 billion.

Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. was founded in Houston in 1902 and today has 230 lawyers in offices in Austin Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, London, New York, The Woodlands and Washington D.C. The firm's practice areas include bankruptcy, business transactions, energy, environmental, corporate and securities, labor and employment, litigation, public law, project finance, real estate, structured finance, technology and tax law for U.S. and international clients.

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Havre received his J.D. from Stanford Law School 1989 and earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University in 1985. He is a member of the Houston and American Bar Associations and the State Bars of Texas and California.