Anime enthusiasts would be jealous of the lawyers at Kelly Hart & Hallman and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher who just handled Sony Pictures’ majority stake purchase of Flower Mound-based Funimation, the anime distributor giant behind titles such as “Dragon Ball Z,” “Cowboy Bebop,” and “One Piece.”
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Gibbs & Bruns Partner Barrett Reasoner Inducted as Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers
The IATL has an exclusive membership of 500 active trial lawyers under the age of 70.
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John Guaragna focuses his practice on technology and intellectual property counseling and litigation.