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ISS Publishes Guidance on New Methodology for Evaluating Pay-for-Performance Alignment and Updates to its Governance Risk Indicators: 1/10/2012; Author: Jeff C. Dodd, Dudley W. Murrey and Edward A. Gilman

ISS Publishes 2012 Updates to Benchmark U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines: 12/1/2011; Author: Jeff C. Dodd, Edward A. Gilman and Dudley W. Murrey

Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger?: 10/6/2011; Author: Jeff Dodd and Wiley George

DC Circuit’s Proxy Access Decision to Stand, but SEC to Allow “Private Ordering” of Proxy Access: 9/20/2011; Author: Melinda Brunger, Jeff Dodd and Scott Olson

PCAOB Floats Possibility of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation: Financial Fraud Report (January 2012); 8/31/2011; Author: Dudley Murrey and Quentin Faust

DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule: Does the Decision Create a Blueprint to Attack Other SEC Rules Being Issued Under the Dodd-Frank Act?; 7/28/2011; Author: Melinda Brunger, Jeff Dodd and Scott Olson

SEC Proposes “Family Office” Exemption Under Dodd-Frank: 10/27/2010; Author: Vic Zanetti, Peter Bogdanow, and Katie Kane

SEC Proposes Enhanced Short-Term Borrowing Disclosure Rules: 10/20/2010

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance Regarding Liquidity and Capital Resources Disclosures: 10/20/2010

SEC Stays Proxy Access Rules: 10/6/2010; Author: David C. Buck

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions: 7/21/2010; Author: David Buck, Mike O'Leary, Gislar Donnenberg and Brooks Antweil

"Inbound U.S. M&A: Decline of the Dollar Attracts Foreign Buyers": Financier Worldwide; May 2008; Author: Sonia Kalsi

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

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

"10b5-1 Plan Abuse": Practical Steps to Detect and Prevent; LJN - The Corporate Counselor; September 2007; Author: J. David Washburn, Spencer C. Barasch and Christopher McRorie

"More Attractive Than Wall Street?": CEO-IQ; September 2007; Author: Quentin Faust

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

"2007 Corporate Scorecard": The American Lawyer; 4/3/2007

"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; Author: Jannat Thompson

"Straight Talk About Confidentiality Provisions": CEO-IQ; October 2006; Author: Quentin Faust

"Straight Talk About Corporate Ethics and 'Tone at the Top'": CEO-IQ; July 2006; Author: Quentin Faust

"Turning Off the Lights: "Going Dark" or "Going Private": Bowne's Digest for Corporate and Securities Lawyers; April 2006; Author: Jannat Thompson

"Straight Talk About Records Retention": CEO-IQ; March 2006; Author: Quentin Faust

"Doing Business in the State of Texas": Doing Business in States Other Than the State of Incorporation; BNA Corporate Practice Series Number 85; 2006; Author: Quentin Faust

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

"Straight Talk About Employee Blogging": CEO-IQ; September 2005; Author: Quentin Faust

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Legislating Corporate Morality: Corporate Governance Under Sarbanes-Oxley": RR Donnelly Financial's 2003 Addendum to the SEC Handbook Covering Rules; 2003; Author: Quentin Faust

"Navigating the Minefield of the SEC's New Ethics Reform Measures": Wall Street Lawyer Cover Story; November 2002; Author: Quentin Faust

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

"Now It's Personal: The Real Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Directors and Officers": Wall Street Lawyer; September 2002; Author: Quentin Faust

"Succession Planning for Family-owned Businesses": 5/31/2002; Author: Eddy Rogers

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

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

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

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

"Understanding Restrictions on Competition": 10/31/2000; Author: Eddy Rogers

"The SEC and Your Pre-IPO Venture Capital Financing": Venture Capital Journal; April 2000; Author: Quentin Faust and Mark S. Solomon

"Otto Candies, L.L.C. v. Nippon Kaiji Kyojai Corp.: Further Extending Negligent Misrepresentation to Protect Third-Party Buyers that Rely on Erroneous Certificates Issued by Vessel Classification Societies": Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Volume 28:2; Author: Courtney P. Cochran

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2. InterContinental Finance Magazine—Recognized as a Leading Federal Income Tax Law Firm of the Year in North America, August 2011.

3. Deal Makers Law Awards—Recognized as Law Firm of the Year in Mergers & Acquisitions, June 2011.

4. Chambers and Partners—Recognized as one of the leading Bankingand Finance practices in Latin America, June 2011. Recognized as one of the leading Renewables & Alternative Energy (Projects), Oil & Gas (Transactional, Regulatory and Litigation), Oil & Gas (Projects), Electricity (Regulatory and Litigation) practices in the United States, June 2011.

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7. Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables—Ranked #2 in U.S. Equity Offerings (IPO), Manager Advisor ($3.47 billion; 2 issues) for Capital Markets Q2 2011, July 2011.

8. Named one of best law firms in the nation for women, two years in a row by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC.

9. Created first MLP—master limited partnership—to help energy clients grow. Participated as issuer, underwriters or investor counsel in approximately 80% of all MLP securities offerings, including initial public offerings (IPOs), and royalty trusts.

10. Counselors in project financing one of the largest wind projects in the United States, Sweetwater Wind Farm.

11. Helped launch Houston Urban Debate League to encourage success of public high school students.

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