Brandon has represented clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to multi-national corporations in connection with a variety of business transactions and corporate matters. Brandon’s experience includes entity formation and business startup, partnership agreements, credit arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, private securities transactions, and domestic and international public securities offerings. Brandon advises clients on state and local matters in Texas and also provides support and guidance in connection with international matters involving multiple jurisdictions. Prior to founding Bennett llp, Brandon was counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he worked in the Austin, Houston, London and Moscow offices during almost seven years with the firm. Prior to receiving his law degree, Brandon managed several projects in Russia and Kazakhstan involving privatization, currency exchange and public relations. He also became proficient in the Russian language in his time spent abroad. EDUCATION The University of Texas School of Law Austin, Texas | J.D. with High Honors, May 1999 | · Texas Law Review · Chancellor-at-Large (top 16 in class) · Order of the Coif | · Dean’s Achievement Awards: International Business Litigation and Accounting for Lawyers |
The American University Washington, D.C. | | Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Economics, August 1993 |
PUBLICATIONS - Under the Ground, Inside the Company, and On the Surface: Where to look to help your oil and gas clients find their “proved” reserves, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report of the State Bar of Texas (June 2006)
- Secured Financing in Russia: Risks, Legal Incentives, and Policy Concerns, Texas Law Review (May 1999)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS - State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
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Jennifer’s practice includes an array of business and corporate matters. Jennifer has represented issuers and underwriters in public and private debt and equity transactions, borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured credit facilities, and buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions. She also counsels clients on entity formation and governance matters, partnership agreements and cross-border transactions. Prior to founding BENNETT LLP, Jennifer was an associate in the Houston and London offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Before law school, Jennifer earned an MBA from Thunderbird. Additionally, she has been a professional photographer and has worked for two nationally known non-profit organizations, training volunteers and developing education and community service programs. EDUCATION University of Houston Law Center Houston, Texas | J.D. Summa Cum Laude, May 2002 | · Houston Law Review, Senior Notes and Comments Editor · Jacqueline Lang Weaver Excellence Award in Oil & Gas Law | · American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence · Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons · Trained Mediator |
Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management Glendale, Arizona | Master of International Management with Honors, August 1998 |
The American University Washington, D.C. | | Bachelor of Arts, Photojournalism and French, May 1992 |
PUBLICATIONS - The Discovery Rule: Should Oil and Gas Leases be Different?, Houston Law Review (Spring 2001)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS - State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
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