© 2015 The Texas Lawbook.
By Brooks Igo
(March 3) – Thompson & Knight recently announced its 2016 class of new partners.
The Dallas-based law firm promoted eight lawyers firmwide, including seven in Texas.
In Dallas, T&K promoted Steven Bartz, Justin Cohen, Janelle Davis, Dan Hopper and Kurt Summers.
Bartz represents private equity funds, family offices and their investors as well as private companies, capital funding sources, financial institutions and other investors in domestic and international transactions.
Cohen focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling, primarily in the areas of software, electrical, mechanical, telecommunications and semiconductor technologies.
Davis focuses her practice on mass tort, products liability, aviation, advertising, business litigation and oil and gas litigation. She represents commercial airlines in litigation arising from passenger claims and product manufacturers in products liability litigation.
Hopper, an SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, focuses his practice on commercial real estate and business transactions. He works with special servicers in the CMBS market and other financial institutions in connection with all aspects of real property secured loan workouts and REO dispositions.
Summers, a Texas Tech University School of Law graduate, represents clients in lending and structured finance transactions, with an emphasis on oil and gas and asset-based transactions.
Katie Coleman, a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, is based in Austin. She focuses her practice on regulatory and administrative law, with an emphasis on state and federal energy regulations, energy markets, energy litigation, and government affairs and appeals.
Robert Vartabedian, a Fort Worth trial lawyer, represents oil, gas and energy companies in litigation matters, including lease termination, other trespass to try title claims, claims for breaches of implied covenants to an oil and gas lease, contract interpretation issues, royalty disputes, suits for breaches of joint operating agreements and surface use disputes.
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