Straight Talk Appearances

Speeches

1/29/2009 - Platts 9th Annual Caribbean Energy Conference
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Lawyer(s): Vera A. Rechsteiner

12/18/2008 - "Demystifying E-Discovery: A Practical Approach" (with Frank Perez),
Location: presented at Andrews Kurth
Lawyer(s): Michele R. Blythe

11/13/2008 - "Data Preservation Duties and Protocols"
Location: University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Conference, Dallas, Texas
Lawyer(s): James D. Higgason, Jr.

11/6/2008 - "Data Preservation Duties and Protocols"
Location: University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Conference, Houston, Texas
Lawyer(s): James D. Higgason, Jr.

10/21/2008 - Federal Cleantech Funding
Location: Washington, DC
Lawyer(s): Roger D. Feldman, Andrew M. Tucker

10/15/2008 - "Bankruptcy Trustee Suits: How to Handle and Benefit from the Coming Deluge"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Hugh M. Ray, Jeffrey E. Spiers

10/15/2008 - "Barriers to Financing Indian Renewable Energy"
Location: Washington, DC
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

10/15/2008 - "International Opportunities in Water Investment in India"
Location: Washington, DC
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

10/3/2008 - "The Challenges of Biofuels Finance"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

9/18/2008 - "Transmission Planning: Who Should Build It?" (pdf)
Location: Organization of PJM States, Inc.
Lawyer(s): Richard A. Drom

9/11/2008 - Practical Approaches to Carbon Developments
Location: Houston, Texas
Lawyer(s): Roger D. Feldman, George Humphrey, Shemin V. Proctor

7/30/2008 - "The Challenges of Biofuels Finance - Fuel Ethanol, Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel"
Location: Orlando, Florida
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

6/12/2008 - Platts 11th Annual Private Power in Central America
Location: Panama City, Panama
Lawyer(s): Vera A. Rechsteiner

5/19/2008 - Hot Topics in Biodiesel -- Renewable Diesel Versus Biodiesel
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

3/7/2008 - Structuring International Operations And Deals Tax Effective Structuring Of Investments In India Mauritius, Singapore, Cyprus, Dubai, Brazil, The USA And Malta
Location: San Francisco, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

3/6/2008 - Biofuels Finance-Renewable Diesel Versus Biodiesel
Location: Washington, DC
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

3/5/2008 - Overcoming Operational Challenges of Investing in India
Location: San Francisco, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

1/16/2008 - Renewable Diesel Versus Biodiesel
Location: New York, New York
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

11/30/2007 - International Opportunities in Water Investment in India
Location: New York, New York
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

11/28/2007 - "Venture Financing: Forming an Emerging Company - Laying the Foundation for Venture Capital Investment"
Location: Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

10/30/2007 - Barriers to Financing Indian Renewable Energy
Location: Washington, DC
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

10/8/2007 - "The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as Applied to Recent Art Restitution Disputes"
Location: Washington, D.C.
Lawyer(s): L. Eden Burgess

9/18/2007 - "Angel Financing: Selecting the Investor and Negotiating the Term Sheet - The Entrepreneur's Perspective"
Location: Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

9/18/2007 - "Positioning Your Company for the Smooth and Successful Sale"
Location: Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

9/7/2007 - "Crisis Management for Corporate Counsel"
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch, J. David Washburn

9/6/2007 - "Creditor Exempt Assets -- When You Can’t Take It With You, and the Creditor's Can't Take it Either" (pdf)
Location: South Texas College of Law
Lawyer(s): James H. Stilwell

6/22/2007 - Help Wanted: General Counsel
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

6/18/2007 - Renewable and Alternative Fuels Industry
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

6/4/2007 - “Cost Allocation Developments for Network Upgrades in RTOs/ISOs” (pdf)
Location: 30th Annual National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys
Lawyer(s): Richard A. Drom

5/11/2007 - "Conducting an Effective, Efficient and Objective Internal Investigation"
Location: Austin, TX
Lawyer(s): J. David Washburn

4/26/2007 - "Bioenergy and Biofuels"
Location: Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

4/23/2007 - "New Beginnings: Financing Biodiesel"
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

4/19/2007 - Internal Investigations
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/12/2007 - "Biodiesel Deal Structures"
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

4/12/2007 - Internal Investigations
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/11/2007 - Natural Gas Storage
Location: El Paso Energy Corporation
Lawyer(s): Shemin V. Proctor

4/9/2007 - Traps for the Unwary (Or Things You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way)
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Jack E. Fields

4/4/2007 - "Venture Financing: Selecting the Investor and Negotiating the Term Sheet - The Entrepreneur's Perspective"
Location: Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

3/27/2007 - Third Renewable and Distributed Generation Task Force Meeting
Location: San Diego, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

3/23/2007 - Antitrust Issues in Franchising
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Kay Lynn Brumbaugh

3/7/2007 - "Overcoming Operational Challenges of Investing in India"
Location: San Francisco, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

3/7/2007 - "Structuring International Operations and Deals: Tax Effective Structuring of Investments in India: Mauritius, Singapore, Cyprus, Dubai, Brazil, The USA and Malta"
Location: San Francisco, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

2/27/2007 - Internal Investigations
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

2/15/2007 - Enforcement and Compliance Issues in Construction Storm Water Programs in Texas
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s):

2/14/2007 - "Overcoming Operational Challenges of Investing in India"
Location: New York, New York
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

2/14/2007 - "Structuring International Operations and Deals: Tax Effective Structuring of Investment in India: Mauritius, Singapore, Cyprus, Dubai, Brazil, The USA and Malta"
Location: New York, New York
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

1/10/2007 - Papering the Deal: The Basics of Term Sheets and Other Documentation in Private Equity Transactions
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

11/3/2006 - What to do When the Government Comes Knocking
Location: Plano, TX
Lawyer(s): Kara Altenbaumer-Price, Spencer C. Barasch

10/13/2006 - Internal Investigations
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

10/10/2006 - "Investing in India: Venture Capital for Private Equity for One of the Fastest Growing High Tech Hubs in the World"
Location: San Francisco, California
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

10/8/2006 - What to Do When the Whistle Blows: Practical Tips for Handling Whistleblower Complaints
Location: Vail, CO
Lawyer(s): Bennee B. Jones

10/5/2006 - “Integrating Stakeholder Interests for a Brighter Energy Future” (pdf)
Location: 26th Annual Bonbright Center Conference
Lawyer(s): Richard A. Drom

10/1/2006 - Decoding the Backdating Scandal
Location:  
Lawyer(s): J. David Washburn

9/28/2006 - Buying and Selling the Business
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

9/28/2006 - Labor and Employment Update: An Overview of Title VII Retaliation, Texas Non-Compete Law, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Status, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Electronic Discovery
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Bennee B. Jones

9/28/2006 - Stock Option Dating Issues
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

9/21/2006 - Buying and Selling the Business
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

9/6/2006 - Decoding the Stock Option 'Backdating' Scandal
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch, J. David Washburn

8/28/2006 - Decoding the Stock Option Backdating Scandal
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

7/24/2006 - Turning Off the Lights: Going Dark or Going Private
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

6/17/2006 - Valuation of Mortgages, Mortgage Instruments, Mortgage Securitization and Regulatory Challenges/Mortgage Securitization Workshop
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Lawyer(s): David Barbour

5/18/2006 - Capitalize on Your Leverage
Location: MBA's CREF/Multifamily Asset Administration and Technology Conference
Lawyer(s): Patrick C. Sargent

5/17/2006 - Coping with the SEC's Division of Enforcement
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

5/2/2006 - The Future of Open Source Peer Production Models: Business and Legal Frontiers
Location: University of Texas at Austin
Lawyer(s):

4/27/2006 - Corporate Governance Issues in the Oil and Gas Setting
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/26/2006 - International Trade Risk – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/13/2006 - "Understanding Common Credit Support Documents: Guaranties and Letters of Credit"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Robin Russell

4/10/2006 - US Fuel Ethanol Program and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

4/6/2006 - Role of Bond Counsel in a Texas City Financing
Location: Irving, Texas
Lawyer(s): Jerry V. Kyle, Jr., Rick A. Witte

4/6/2006 - Street Smarts for Small-Cap Companies - Stock Promoters: Behind the Scenes
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/4/2006 - Fraud Prevention Tactics-Audit Committee Roundtable
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/4/2006 - Hot SEC Issues Facing Corporate America
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/1/2006 - Calculating Overtime: Traps for the Unwary and Tips for Compliance
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Linda R. Stahl

4/1/2006 - SEC Trends in 2006-View from a Recent Insider
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

3/14/2006 - Resolving Conflicts Between Surface and Mineral Development
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s):

3/9/2006 - Buying and Selling the Business
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

3/2/2006 - Buying and Selling the Business
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

2/22/2006 - Doing Business in Brazil - Main Business, Tax and Regulatory Concerns
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s):

2/15/2006 - US International Trade Commission Section 337, Learn the Ropes to Stay off the Ropes
Location:  
Lawyer(s):

12/15/2005 - Let There Be Light: An Overview of Texas Non-Compete Law
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Bennee B. Jones

12/1/2005 - "New Developments in Securities Law - Mergers & Acquisitions Trends and Developments"
Location: Bowne/Practicing Law Institute, Houston, Texas
Lawyer(s): David C. Buck

12/1/2005 - Hedge Funds and SEC Regulations
Location: New York, NY
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

11/18/2005 - Commercial Lending: New Trends and Revisiting the Basics
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Robin Russell

11/17/2005 - SEC Enforcement Developments
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

11/15/2005 - Hot SEC and Accounting Issues
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

11/10/2005 - Top Ten Things Real Lawyers Know That Bankruptcy Lawyers Should Know
Location: Austin, TX
Lawyer(s): Gogi Malik

11/9/2005 - The Top 10 Things to Think About When Selling Your Business
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Mark S. Solomon, Jannat C. Thompson

11/4/2005 - Update on Legal Opinions: The Effect of the TBOC on Legal Opinion Practice
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Gail Merel

11/3/2005 - Developments in SEC Enforcement
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

10/27/2005 - Culture of Compliance as Seen From the Government's Perspective
Location: San Antonio, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

10/25/2005 - Key Enforcement Issues Affecting Public Companies
Location: Austin, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

10/20/2005 - Developing Compliance Plans for Energy Companies
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

10/1/2005 - Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operation in Texas
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s):

8/25/2005 - Joint Operating Agreement: Review of Oil and Gas Law XX (pdf)
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s):

8/18/2005 - SEC Regulation and Enforcement
Location: Panama City, Republic of Panama
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

6/24/2005 - Struggle Among the Classes: Dueling Bond Groups
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Robin Russell

6/23/2005 - A Texas Antitrust Case from Trial through Appeal to the Texas Supreme Court
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Jerry L. Beane, Kay Lynn Brumbaugh

6/18/2005 - Valuation of Mortgages, Mortgage Instruments, Mortgage Securitization and Regulatory Challenges/Mortgage Securitization Workshop
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Lawyer(s): David Barbour

6/16/2005 - Is your hedge fund protected? How to fend off law suits, protect against fraud and tighter government scrutiny
Location: Webcast
Lawyer(s):

6/2/2005 - "Everything I Know About Ethics I Learned in Kindergarten" (pdf)
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Kendall M. Gray

6/2/2005 - The New Securities Enforcement Environment
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

5/17/2005 - The New Securities Enforcement Environment
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch

4/28/2005 - Legal Issues in the Restitution of Art Looted by the Nazis or Otherwise Displaced during World War II, Association of Women Attorneys, Houston
Location: Holocaust Museum Houston, 5401 Caroline
Lawyer(s): Thomas R. Kline

3/18/2005 - Project Finance India 2005 - Overcoming Hurdles to Growth
Location: Cafe Royal, London, England
Lawyer(s): Mark J. Riedy

2/1/2005 - "Papering the Deal": The Basics of Term Sheets and Other Documentation in Private Equity Transactions
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Jannat C. Thompson

1/20/2005 - Developing and Pleading Effective Causes of Action in Bankruptcy Cases
Location: Austin, TX
Lawyer(s): Jason S. Brookner

6/19/2004 - Valuation of Mortgages, Mortgage Instruments, Mortgage Securitization and Regulatory Challenges/Mortgage Securitization Workshop
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Lawyer(s): David Barbour

4/12/2000 - "Opening Statement to the Committee on Art & Cultural Property Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Thomas R. Kline


Events


Seminars

4/18/2008 - "Venture Financing: Selecting the Investor and Negotiating the Series A Term Sheet - The Entrepreneur's Perspective" (pdf)
Location: Central Texas Funding Symposium, Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s):

11/1/2007 - "SEC's Recent Interest in 10b5-1 Sales by Insiders" webinar
Location: Dallas, Texas
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch, J. David Washburn

4/19/2007 - Anti-Market Manipulation Rules Under FERC Order No. 670
Location: SUEZ Energy
Lawyer(s): Mark F. Sundback, Kenneth L. Wiseman

3/8/2007 - Natural Gas Storage
Location: KinderMorgan
Lawyer(s): Shemin V. Proctor, David G. Runnels

11/1/2006 - "Straight Talk on Backdating" webinar
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Spencer C. Barasch, J. David Washburn

4/27/2006 - Commercial Securitization for Real Estate Lawyers
Location: Dallas, TX
Lawyer(s): Patrick C. Sargent

3/14/2006 - Resolving Conflicts between Surface and Mineral Development
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Jack E. Fields

1/3/2006 - Trigild Lenders Conference
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Brigitte G. Kimichik

6/21/2005 - "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): Robin Russell

6/2/2005 - All I Really Need to Know About Ethics I Learned in Kindergarten
Location: University of Texas School of Law 15th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals
Lawyer(s): Kendall M. Gray

1/21/2005 - "Constitutional Underpinnings of Administrative Law and the Mechanics of the Contested Case"
Location: Houston, TX
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

1/15/2005 - Technology Day: Building Your Business
Location: University of Texas at Dallas
Lawyer(s): Alexander M. Szeto

7/29/2004 - "How to Try the Complex Administrative Case"
Location: The University of Texas School of Law
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

5/21/2004 - Building Fences on the Electronic Frontier
Location:  
Lawyer(s):

5/6/2004 - Technology Partnering and Strategic Alliances
Location:  
Lawyer(s):

5/4/2004 - "Financing Strategies" (pdf)
Location: Texas Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Conference, Austin, Texas
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

5/4/2004 - Austin Technology Council`s Annual "Texas Executive Summit"
Location:  
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

4/22/2004 - Legal Issues Involving Direct E-Mail Marketing
Location:  
Lawyer(s):

4/21/2004 - Texas Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Conference
Location:  
Lawyer(s): J. Matthew Lyons

12/11/2003 - "Allocation of Equity in Start-Ups"
Location: South Texas College of Law
Lawyer(s): Eddy J. Rogers, Jr.

12/11/2003 - "Equity Incentive Programs"
Location: South Texas College of Law
Lawyer(s): Eddy J. Rogers, Jr.

7/1/2001 - "The Legal Framework of Affirmative Action Programs in Public Contracting: A Primer"
Location: Southwest Transit Association, 2000 & 2001 Transit Law Seminar
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

10/1/1997 - "Hot Topics in Constitutional Law for Cities"
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

8/1/1997 - "Legal Insights Regarding Public Contracting and Purchasing Programs"
Location: University of Texas
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

7/1/1997 - "Affirmative Action: It's Foundation and Its Future"
Location: State Bar of Texas Conference, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities
Lawyer(s): Lino Mendiola, III

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