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Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 
Houston, Texas Office
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1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas  77010-3095
(Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Telephone: 713-651-5151
Fax: 713-651-5246
http://www.fulbright.com



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About this office:

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a full-service, international law firm serving the needs of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and individual clients around the world. Fulbright is one of the largest law firms in the United States with nearly 1,000 attorneys and more than 50 integrated practice areas. There are 16 Fulbright locations worldwide, with international locations in Beijing, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Dubai and Riyadh.

The firm's growth, since its founding in 1919, has been built on a strong belief in the personal relationship between client and attorney and a desire to excel on behalf of every client. Our success practicing those ideals every day can be measured in part by the recognition that the firm consistently receives from peers and clients.

Recent Rankings of Fulbright & Jaworski:

For the second time in three years, Fulbright honored with the Client Choice Award for excellence in client service in the U.S., International Law Office, 2009

For a fifth consecutive year, Fulbright identified as one of 13 firms included in The BTI Power Elite, BTI Consulting, 2009

16 Fulbright practice areas and 14 individual Fulbright lawyers ranked among leading lawyers worldwide, Chambers and Partners, 2008

Fulbright recognized in 19 different categories and listed 17 Fulbright lawyers in its rankings, PLC's Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008

Fulbright identified as one of the top 20 corporate law firms in the nation, Corporate Board Member, 2008

Fulbright as one of the most prestigious law firms in the nation, Vault, 2008

Fulbright recognized in 12 different categories, with 28 individual lawyers, including five on the national level, The Legal 500, 2008

Fulbright named to the Litigation Department of the Year Honor Roll as one of the top litigation firms in the U.S., American Lawyer, 2008.



 

Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details:
Administrative LawAdmiralty
AerospaceAlternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust, Marketing, and Trade RegulationAppellate Practice
AutomotiveBanking & Financial Services
BankruptcyBiotech & Life Sciences
Business LawChemicals
Class ActionsComputer & Data Services
ConstructionConsumer Products
Corporate, Securities, and TransactionsE-Commerce
EducationElectronics
Eminent DomainEmployment Benefits
EnergyEntertainment & Sports
Environmental LawFamily Law
FinanceFood & Beverage
GovernmentHealth Care
Information ServicesInsurance
Intellectual PropertyInternational Law
Labor & EmploymentLitigation
ManufacturingMedical Malpractice
Mergers & AcquisitionsMining & Metals
Natural ResourcesOccupational Safety & Health
Petroleum RefiningPharmaceuticals
Products LiabilityProfessional Services
Public FinancePublic Law
Real EstateSecurities
SemiconductorsTaxation
Technology and ScienceTelecommunications
Toxic TortsTransportation
Travel, Leisure & HospitalityTrusts & Estates
UtilitiesVenture Capital
White Collar Crime


Bar Register Practice Area Bar Register Practice Areas:     Learn More about the Bar Register
General Practice


Statement of Practice Summary:
General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Admiralty, Alternative Energy, Antitrust, Arbitration and Mediation, Aviation, Banking, Climate Change, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Corporate and Securities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Finance, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Litigation, Municipal Law (Including Municipal Bonds), Oil and Gas, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Law, Public Private Partnerships, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Subprime and Credit Crisis, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital.


Articles Authored by Lawyers at this office:

HIPAA Privacy and Security Update: HHS and FTC Provide Guidance on Preventing Security Breach
Robert F. Corrigan, Cheryl S. Camin, May 12, 2009
On April 17th the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published guidance on the steps that entities with access to protected health information may take to secure this information and that would preclude them from being subject to the Health Information Technology for Economic and...

Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Strict Scienter Requirement In Securities Fraud Cases
Gerard G. Pecht, Richard S. Krumholz, Peter A. Stokes, April 30, 2009
On April 8, 2009, the Fifth Circuit issued a published decision affirming the complete dismissal of a securities fraud class action filed against Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH, and, formerly, TXU Corp.) and its former chief executive in the Northern District of Texas. Fulbright's securities...

Implied Promise to Provide Confidential Information May Support Covenant Not to Compete, Texas Supreme Court Rules
T. J. Wray, April 29, 2009
Where an employee promises in an employment agreement not to disclose confidential information, and the employee's duties are such that the employer will reasonably be required to provide confidential information to the employee, a promise to provide confidential information will be implied, the...


Year Established: 1919

Languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu, Arabic.


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