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T&K Promotes Seven to Partner

March 28, 2017 Mark Curriden

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By Brooks Igo
(March 28) – Thompson & Knight recently announced that seven attorneys have been promoted to partner.
Andrew Cookingham is a Dallas trial attorney and SMU Dedman School of Law graduate. He focuses his practice on healthcare reimbursement and coverage litigation, both in ERISA and non-ERISA contexts.
Melissa Davis, a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, concentrates her Austin-based practice on appellate law and litigation matters. She has participated in appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Texas, the federal circuit courts of appeals and the Texas courts of appeals.
Robert Dougherty is a Dallas oil and gas transactional attorney. He has advised on acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures relating to oil and gas properties and exploration and production companies located in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Bakken, Niobrara, Barnett, Haynesville and other shale formations.
Adam Hill focuses his practice on commercial real estate and banking, which includes interim, permanent and construction financing related to loans secured by commercial real estate. He is based in Dallas.
Wade Johnson, a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, has a trial practice that involves energy, oil and gas, intellectual property, antitrust, product liability, environmental, securities and commercial litigation matters. He is in the firm’s Houston office.
Vishal Patel is based in Dallas and concentrates his practice on intellectual property litigation in the areas of software, electrical, mechanical and semiconductor technologies. He is a University of Houston Law Center alumnus.
Ashley Phillips is an Austin attorney and UT School of Law graduate. She focuses her practice on environmental regulatory matters.

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