The Corporate & Commercial Litigation Groups at Shannon Gracey

Members of our Corporate & Commercial Litigation Groups have vast experience assisting clients with legal and practical advice on  business entity selection and formation, corporate finance, corporate law compliance, equity based incentives, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, restructurings, Security and Exchange Commission reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley, charter and bylaw issues and capitalization. 

It’s just a matter of time before a crisis threatens the integrity or reputation of a company, its executives or its products and services.  Shannon Gracey’s trial lawyers have substantial experience handling, trying, and arbitrating cases involving claims against a vast array of business entities and involving all types of business relationships including those associated with public and private companies, directors, officers and employees.  This experience includes general business litigation, corporate authority issues, breach of fiduciary duty claims and various shareholder and shareholder derivative actions.

A Comprehensive Approach

Our Corporate & Commercial Litigation Groups brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who provide ongoing general legal counseling and litigation representation at a high level across Texas and internationally.  Our industry-specific knowledge combined with the extensive resources of the firm have created a reliable, proactive and focused resource for our clients

• Banking & Financial Institutions – Our attorneys assist clients with financial institutions and underwriters regarding start-up capital, leveraged buyouts and corporate reorganizations, provide counsel on alternative vehicles of securing operating capital and help lenders and creditors maximize the value of their assets with bankrupt debtors.
  
  
• Bankruptcy - Our services include negotiating out-of-court work-outs, preparing and filing for Chapter 11 relief and counseling clients to help minimize or eliminate successor liability when acquiring troubled companies.
  
  
• Energy – Our experience includes mergers and acquisitions, formation, project financing, syndications and transactional documentation. 
  
  
• Environmental Law - We provide counsel during all phases of property transactions and filings, as well as help structure effective responses to enforcement actions.
  
  
• Health Care – We assist with practice formation, compliance programs, ancillary service projects, financing, management contracts, employment contracting and various other transactions involving the health care industry.
  
  
• Intellectual Property - Our attorneys counsel clients regarding trademark and other proprietary information matters as well as defend against alleged infringement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
  
  
• International – We provide advice on a wide range of issues relevant to businesses with international operations, whether foreign companies with activities in the United States or domestic companies conducting business abroad.
  
  
• Labor &  Employment - Our attorneys advise employers concerning  a wide variety of employment-related matters, such as executive compensation, employee benefits, policy manuals, grievances, workplace safety, discrimination, compensation, discipline, or severance issues.  Our attorneys also litigate employment-related cases on behalf of employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Texas Workforce Commission.
  
  
• Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities - We handle the full spectrum of corporate and securities work including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, due diligence, corporate governance, corporate controversy, and document review and drafting.
  
  
• Real Estate – We assist in all aspects of the acquisition, financing, development, construction, and leasing and disposition of land including single and multi-unit residential developments and offices throughout Texas and the region.
  
  
• Tax - We are recognized for our ability to understand the business economics of a transaction and to recommend tax-efficient methods of implementation.

Commercial Litigation Attorneys

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Jeffrey R. Allen

Partner

Arlington Office

Jeffrey R. Allen

Partner

jallen@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7616

135

Richard Barrett-Cuetara

Partner

Dallas Office

Richard Barrett-Cuetara

Partner

rbarrett@
shannongracey.com

214.245.3086

147

Thomas D. Berghman

Associate

Dallas Office

Thomas D. Berghman

Associate

tberghman@
shannongracey.com

214.245.3061

48

Peter C. Blomquist

Partner

Houston Office

Peter C. Blomquist

Partner

pblomquist@
shannongracey.com

713.255.4710

117

Melinda R. Burke

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Melinda R. Burke

Partner

mburke@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8158

103

B. Frank Cain

Partner

Fort Worth Office

B. Frank Cain

Partner

fcain@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7614

80

Monika T. Cooper

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Monika T. Cooper

Partner

mcooper@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8187

130

Craig A. Duewall

Partner

Austin Office

Craig A. Duewall

Partner

cduewall@
shannongracey.com

512.610.2716

111

Daniel R. Erwin

Associate

Houston Office

Daniel R. Erwin

Associate

derwin@
shannongracey.com

713.255.4728

96

Tommy Fisher

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Tommy Fisher

Partner

tfisher@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7627

73

Larry L. Fowler, Jr.

Partner

Arlington Office

Larry L. Fowler, Jr.

Partner

lfowler@
shannongracey.com

817.299.2841

95

Paul F. Gianni

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Paul F. Gianni

Partner

pgianni@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7640

100

Mark D. Hatten

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Mark D. Hatten

Partner

mhatten@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8149

119

Sydney B. Hewlett

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Sydney B. Hewlett

Partner

shewlett@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7629

108

H. Brandon Jones

Associate

Fort Worth Office

H. Brandon Jones

Associate

bjones@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8165

54

Melissa Kates

Partner

Arlington Office

Melissa Kates

Partner

mkates@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8152

137

Lisa Vaughn Lumley

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Lisa Vaughn Lumley

Partner

Lvaughnlumley@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8160

89

Chris G. Lyster

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Chris G. Lyster

Partner

clyster@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8148

55

Wesly C. Maness

Partner

Arlington Office

Wesly C. Maness

Partner

wmaness@
shannongracey.com

817.299.2843

120

Kleber C. Miller

Senior Partner

Fort Worth Office

Kleber C. Miller

Senior Partner

kmiller@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8104

91

M. Keith Ogle

Partner

Fort Worth Office

M. Keith Ogle

Partner

kogle@
shannongracey.com

817.882.7668

88

David J. Pels

Partner

Fort Worth Office

David J. Pels

Partner

dpels@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8141

98

Sam Rosen

Senior Partner

Fort Worth Office

Sam Rosen

Senior Partner

srosen@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8108

123

Roland 'Rollie' P. Schafer

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Roland 'Rollie' P. Schafer

Partner

rschafer@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8189

56

C. Mark Stratton

Partner

Austin Office

C. Mark Stratton

Partner

mstratton@
shannongracey.com

512.610.2710

85

Lisa Vaughn Lumley

Partner

Fort Worth Office

Lisa Vaughn Lumley

Partner

Lvaughnlumley@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8160

127

Eamonn J. Wiles

Associate

Fort Worth Office

Eamonn J. Wiles

Associate

ewiles@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8164

67

Rachel L. Wright

Associate

Arlington Office

Rachel L. Wright

Associate

rwright@
shannongracey.com

817.877.8144