Loving Securities Lawyers

Ms. Shannon A. Lang is a dedicated attorney with extensive experience in complex business and commercial litigation. Ms. Lang attended San Diego State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in both Sociology and Biology. Before attending law school, Ms. Lang earned Master’s Degree in Forensic Science from Marshall University. In 2007, Ms. Lang graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with her Juris Doctor. Upon graduating law school, Ms. Lang worked as a law clerk for Judge Nancy Friedman Atlas in the Southern District of Texas before joining Covington & Burling. Ms. Lang honed...

Hamp Skelton grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton University in 1978 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981. He and his wife, Karen, have three sons, now all in their mid-20s. Hamp has tried lawsuits in Texas for more than 40 years. He began his career at Vinson & Elkins in Houston in 1981, practicing in its commercial litigation section. He moved back to to Austin in 1986, joining Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. He built a litigation section for that office, serving as partner in charge of litigation. His present...

Mr. Crawford has more than 30 years of experience in handling complex commercial litigation, including securities fraud, receiverships, oil and gas, employment, insurance and general business disputes.

Representative Matters

Mr. Crawford has successfully represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation, including cases involving:
• Securities Fraud
• Oil and Gas Fraud
• Software licensing issues
• Employment disputes, including proprietary information, agreements and covenants not to compete
• Stock option agreements
• Copyright issues
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Partnership...

Arnold Shokouhi is an equity owner and the Managing Partner for McCathern. Arnold currently practices in the area of commercial, director and officer liability, and employment litigation. Arnold also heads McCathern's Banking and Mortgage section, and has extensive experience in the mortgage banking industry. His section handles everything from drafting mortgage documents to dealing with state and federal compliance matters for financial institutions and service providers. Additionally, his experience handling transactional matters has given him the ability to effectively filter through the intricacies of complex commercial litigation matters. Arnold has played a critical role in the litigation of multi-million dollar...

Will Stafford is Of Counsel in Crain Caton’s Corporate, Business Transactions and Tax Group. With over a decade of legal experience, Will has developed a broad corporate practice, with an emphasis on securities offerings, business transactions, and general corporate governance. He has extensive experience representing individuals, public and private companies, financial institutions and local governments in a wide variety of matters including capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, early-stage and venture capital investments, technology transactions, commercial contracts, securities regulation and compliance, corporate structuring and formation, and general corporate matters.

Will has represented corporations in the issuance of debt, equity and convertible...

Mr. Showman has handled numerous complex commercial matters and securities class actions (for both plaintiffs and defendants).  He has represented both claimants and respondents in FINRA securities arbitrations.  He has also represented clients in FINRA investigations and has conducted internal corporate investigations.  He has lectured on securities litigation at NYU and Fordham University.  Mr. Showman is also an arbitrator for FINRA customer and employee arbitrations.

With nearly 30 years of complex commercial litigation experience, Robert R. Burford has distinguished himself as an aggressive and successful attorney for his clients. Mr. Burford has handled business disputes of nearly every variety for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Burford has skillfully handled nearly every type of high-stakes business disputes including litigation involving fiduciary duties, securities fraud, mergers and acquisitions, Director’s and Officers’ liability, legal malpractice, oil and gas matters, partnership disputes, intellectual property disputes, theft of trade secrets, healthcare related matters and complex contractual disputes. Mr. Burford graduated from the University of Houston in 1981...

At Tri Nguyen Law Office PC we bring our 19 years of legal experience, insight and business knowledge to serve your Houston small and medium business and to increase the value you will receive from engaging with us.

As we specialize in serving small and medium companies, we have aligned our services with your interests through activities such as our fixed price arrangements, the adoption of the latest communication technologies, continuous learning, and serving as a business partner without a ticking clock in the background.

Yes, we work on a fixed price arrangement with no billable hour or hourly rate. After over...

Susan Turney has practiced business law in The Woodlands since 2004. She is committed to protecting her clients’ best interests with not only legal, but practical advice, and timely, responsive communication.

Susan Turney represents companies, owners, and executives. Her practice includes the review, negotiation, and documentation of all types of contracts, including master service agreements, manufacturing agreements, contractor and subcontractor agreements, sales contracts, distributor agreements, licenses, and commercial leases. She provides legal counsel on startups, entity formation, corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, corporate governance, partnership governance, shareholders’ agreements, buy-sell agreements, buy-out agreements, redemptions, partnership and limited liability company agreements,...

Steve Sapp has extensive experience in the representation of clients in both public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, corporate and securities reporting and compliance matters, Board of Directors representation, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he represents many of his public and private corporate clients, both nationally and internationally, in the prosecution and protection of substantial technology and intellectual property portfolios, related administrative proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and disputes concerning trademark rights, domain names, and copyrights on the Internet. Due to the breadth of his experience and aptitude for client service, he also...

Mark R. Basile started his career at Shea & Gould in New York City and throughout the course of his career has, and continues to represent small publicly traded companies in securities and corporate finance litigation in both state and federal courts around the country. Mr. Basile won a landmark decision (2021) for small public companies in the New York Court of Appeals that agreed that certain corporate funding instruments are subject to NY's criminal usury laws. Mr. Basile is also a Professor of Law & Entrepreneurship at The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in New York teaching a course that he...

I am Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. My employment practice is limited to representation of management and high level executives. I am listed as a Best Lawyer in America 2009 in employment law (copyright 2008 by Woodward/White Inc. of Aiken, SC). I was selected as a Super Lawyer for 2004; 2007-09 by Law and Politics Magazine. I also handle commercial litigation in the areas of banking, energy and securities.

I litigate, arbitrate, and try multimillion dollar disputes for individuals and businesses located in the United States and abroad. I have experience in a wide array of legal and procedural areas including: pharmaceutical, product liability, and environmental torts; multidistrict and class action cases involving antitrust, securities, and consumer fraud violations; individual personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from general negligence, medical malpractice, toxic exposures, defective products (drugs, autos, medical devices); lawsuits on behalf of businesses, partnerships, and franchisees for damages related to fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and statutory claims; and claims for ...

My practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration. I represent clients in high-stakes, high-dollar disputes involving breach of contract, employment law, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, insurance coverage, securities disputes, class actions, and whistleblower claims. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants before state and federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Over the course of his career, Doron Levin has represented thousands of clients in advocating for their rights. Defendants who have been the subject of Levin's efforts are among the largest international conglomerates and corporate giants.

During law school, Mr. Levin distinguished himself as a recipient of the Albert Sidney Burleson Scholarship and the Legal Writing Honors Award. He was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity and interned for the Supreme Court of Texas.

Levin is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and is licensed by the District of Columbia Court of...

Recipient: Awarded Best Article, 1986-1987 Edition of Texas Tech Law Review. Publications: A Detailed Analysis of United States v. O'Hagan: Onward Through the Evolution of the Federal Securities Laws, 59 La. L. Rev. 1 (1998); State Takeover Laws, Insider Trading, and the Interplay Between the Two: A New Perspective, 91 W.VA. L. Rev. 1001 (1989) (co-authored); Why The Approach of Heckman v. Ahmanson Will Not Become the Prevailing Greenmail Viewpoint: Race to the Bottom Continues, 18 TX. Tech L. Rev. 1083 (1987); Effective Supervision, Investor Confidence and Capital Formation, Practicing Law Institute, Corporate Law and Practice, Securities Arbitration 2006, Vol....

Josh has over two decades of experience guiding insurance companies and other providers of financial services through the complexities of regulatory compliance and corporate transactions. Josh has served as the U.S. general counsel for a top North American insurance and financial services provider, and also previously led non-legal operations and marketing functions at two different industry providers. He uses this extensive background to counsel clients across a vast array of legal, compliance, operations, and marketing challenges, including: Corporate / Transactional Life Insurance & Annuities Insurance Holding Company Act General Insurance Regulatory Reinsurance & Risk Management Executive Management Support Mergers & Acquisitions Distributor Contracting & Regulation Outside General Counsel In the compliance...

I am Michael A. Weaver, a corporate transactions, estate planning, employment, and technology attorney with a Martindale Hubble 5.0 AV Rating, and I have been practicing law for the past 30 years. In 2020, I expanded my practice areas to include Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning about five years ago and currently serve clients at Saunders, Walsh & Beard in McKinney, Texas. When it comes to estate planning, I often recommend a Living Trust over a Will for several significant reasons, depending on the estate's size and complexity. My legal career includes extensive experience as an in-house general counsel and as...

Structured Capital LLC (SC LLC) is a private investment banking firm dedicated exclusively to the private placement market. The Company has completed over 450 senior, subordinated and private equity financing, totaling more than $14 billion. SC LLC offers its clients experience, technology, resources and expertise in accessing the private placement capital markets.

SC LLC is a highly experienced independent investment bank, who principal owner and managing director was licensed with the following regulatory agencies for over 30 years:

My clients are business owners who are concerned that they are not complying with employment laws. I work with them to create policies, procedures, and manuals and provide training, investigations, and counseling regarding hiring, firing, and compliance with employment laws. I also work with business owners who want to start, buy, operate, or sell a business or a commercial real estate property.

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