We are seeking a mid-level/senior-level Corporate Finance Associate to join our Corporate Finance Practice Group at our Houston office. Our ideal candidate will have ‎3 - 8 years (classes 2016 - 2021) of extensive finance transaction experience with a primary focus on leveraged finance and structured finance experience at an Am Law 100 firm. Specific experience to include representation of lenders and/or borrowers in connection with single-lender and syndicated credit facilities, securitization transactions, venture lending transactions, asset-based lending, leveraged buyouts, corporate recapitalizations, and reorganizations. Ideal candidates will have borrower-side and/or private equity experience. Interested candidates must possess a high level of academic achievement, solid law firm experience, and well-developed problem-solving, writing, and communication skills. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a mid-level/senior-level associate to work out of our Houston office. The mid-level candidate will have 3 - 8 years (classes 2016 - 2021) of strong complex commercial litigation experience, including taking and defending depositions, researching, drafting pleadings, and handling large-scale document productions. Experience with civil/criminal antitrust, class action, product liability, securities, environmental, corporate governance litigation, or internal investigations is helpful but not required. Judicial clerkship is a plus. U.S. Federal Court experience is required. Superior academic credentials, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required. Texas State Bar is required.

Our Private Equity Group is seeking to hire a mid-level/senior-level associate to join our Houston office. The ideal candidate will have 3 - 8 years (classes 2016 - 2021) of experience representing closed-end private investment fund managers, which may include private equity, venture capital, or funds-of-funds. Experience with fund formation, offering and closing processes for private funds, and private equity transactions is a plus. The associate must have the ability to draft and negotiate Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs), partnership agreements, investment management agreements, and subscription agreements; negotiate assignment and assumption agreements; perform investor-side fund reviews and negotiate side letters. Working knowledge of the Securities Act and Investment Advisers Act is also a plus. Superior academic credentials and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a mid-level/senior-level Energy Regulatory Associate to work in our Houston office. The candidate should have 3 - 8 years (classes 2016 - 2021) of transactional or litigation experience in the energy or utility sector. Experience with prosecuting administrative litigation and regulatory approvals for natural gas and liquid pipelines before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and negotiation of agreements for the use of oil and gas infrastructure, such as transportation, gathering, and processing agreements and related marketing agreements are required. Regulatory compliance counseling and regulatory support for mergers and acquisitions are a plus. Interested candidates must possess a high level of academic achievement, Am Law 100 firm experience, and superb writing and communication skills. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a highly qualified and motivated associate to work out of our Houston office. The mid-level candidate will have 3 - 7 years (classes 2017 - 2021) of employment law litigation and counseling. Employment litigation experience will include wage and hour class-action lawsuits, EEO, whistle-blower, and/or trade secrets/restrictive covenant litigation, and employment and compliance counseling experience. Trial management in federal and state courts, including class actions; arbitration and appellate; retaliation and harassment litigation, and wrongful discharge actions are preferred. Experience advising clients on employment-related issues in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions is a plus. Interested candidates must possess a high level of academic achievement, Am Law 100 firm experience, and superb writing and communication skills. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a highly-qualified and motivated mid-level associate for our Intellectual Property & Trademark Practice Group in Houston. Ideal candidates will have 3 - 5 years (classes 2019 - 2021) of experience in U.S. and international trademark clearance, copyright counseling, and prosecution. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings experience are required. Superior academic credentials, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are also required. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a highly qualified Capital Markets Associate to work in our Houston office. The Capital Markets associate will have 3 - 7 years (classes 2017 - 2021) of capital markets experience, including IPOs, debt-equity offerings, SEC compliance and disclosures, corporate governance compliance, and general ‘34 Act reporting. Candidates with experience dealing with technology companies are a plus. Superior academic credentials and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required. Texas State Bar is required.

We are seeking a mid-level/senior-level Project Finance Associate to work in our Houston office. The candidate should have 3 - 8 years (classes 2016 - 2021) of project finance experience with an emphasis on the energy and power sector (including renewable energy). Experience may include representing borrowers/sponsors or lenders/arrangers in connection with domestic or international non-recourse or limited recourse project finance transactions, acquisition financing, tax equity financings, and other secured financing transactions involving projects or portfolios of projects. We expect the associate to have some or all of the experience as follows, e.g., (drafting credit agreements, depositary agreements, third-party consents, and related ancillary financing documents, as well as experience in drafting, evaluating, and negotiating project contracts such as power purchase agreements, balance of plant agreements, turbine supply agreements, solar equipment supply agreements, operating and maintenance agreements, energy management agreements, and other project contracts customarily associated with wind, solar, and other power developments). Interested candidates must possess a high level of academic achievement, Am Law 100 firm experience, and superb writing and communication skills. Texas State Bar is required.

Seeking a Patent Prosecution Associate with 3 - 7 years (classes 2017 - 2021) of patent prosecution experience to work in the firm’s Life Sciences patent group in the Houston office. Candidates are expected to draft and prosecute patent applications, prepare patent opinion letters, provide IP counseling to clients, and conduct patent due diligence studies in connection with business transactions. Candidates are also expected to supervise junior attorneys and patent agents as part of global client service teams. Superior academic credentials and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required. Candidates with a Ph.D. in the science field are required. Texas State Bar and admission to the USPTO are required.