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Phone: (512) 328-8155

Address: 816 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

Website: http://www.bickerstaff.com

Rogers & Whitley LLP

Criminal Law

Restraining Order
Including representing clients, both challenging and supporting regulatory decisions, in trial and appellate court appeals of agency decisions, including seeking and opposing temporary restraining orders, injunctions and declaratory judgments; briefing and arguing numerous appeals in all levels of state and federal courts on behalf of clients; and both prosecuting and defending against petitions for injunctive and declaratory relief.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Formed in 1980 by two division chiefs from the Office of the Texas Attorney General who developed a strong practice devoted to state and local government law, the firm has continued to grow by adding senior-level lawyers with practices in litigation, banking, corporate law, water law, and real estate. We are proud that many members of the firm are former elected, appointed, and employed members of local and state government, where they developed knowledge and contacts that assist both private business and public clients.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Including advising clients in contract negotiations and in working with draft contracts; and counseling clients on mergers and acquisitions;
Business Formation
Banking Matters, including representation of banks regarding business formation; representation of banks and borrowers in unsecured and secured loans, purchase and sale of mortgage loans and servicing rights, loan workouts, lender liability issues, enforcement of liens and security interests; and foreclosures of property;
Business Disputes
Syd has represented a broad range of clients focusing on governmental and entrepreneurial matters involving strategic issues. He has advised governmental entities on matters involving environmental regulations; energy, gas and electric utilities, oil and gas leases and royalties, natural gas purchasing and transportation contracting; open records and open meetings; elections, voting rights and redistricting; contracting, competitive bidding and purchasing; and intellectual property. He provides strategic counseling, drafts both complex and routine business documents, and defends against a variety of governmental and business law suits. His scientific and analytical background provide a strong base for complex and technical matters.
Business Transactions
Our clients’ complex business transactions and policy issues increasingly come before federal, state, and local administrative bodies, as opposed to courts or the legislative branch. With one of Texas’ largest groups of lawyers Board Certified in Administrative Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Bickerstaff has the experience and expertise necessary to represent public and private clients in a wide range of federal, state, and local administrative environments.
Limited Liability Companies
Including advising clients in connection with the formation of numerous Texas limited liability companies, including the preparation of the documents required to form the entities and to make them operational; assisting clients in creating numerous general and limited partnerships, including oil and gas partnerships and other specialized partnership investment vehicles; advising clients in the formation of holding companies, reverse stock split transactions, and the formation of Delaware intermediate holding companies to mitigate state franchise tax burdens; advising clients in connection with the creation of a variety of non-profit corporations to be used to acquire and develop affordable housing and to obtain specialized federal tax-exempt status and state certification as a certified housing development organization for each entity; and counseling clients in intellectual property matters; among other areas;
Construction Contracts
Including assisting with the securing and developing financing for international projects; resolving international commercial disputes; negotiating with local, state and federal agencies in the United States and abroad to obtain required governmental approvals; drafting and negotiating international construction contracts; and representing and assisting U.S. entities in developing strategic alliances abroad;
Intellectual Property

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination
Obtained numerous successful dispositive motions for clients, including summary judgments in cases involving race discrimination, failure to hire (ADA), ADEA and First Amendment retaliation claims
Employment Contract
Vanessa leads the firm’s employment law litigation group. She has practiced law for over twenty years and has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2005. Vanessa’s employment law experience includes successful jury trials and the dismissal of numerous claims by motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss. Born and raised in South Texas, Vanessa earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law after completing her B.A. in Speech Communication from Texas A&M University. After law school, Vanessa served as an Assistant Attorney General of Texas, where she represented the Texas Department of Transportation before entering private practice. Vanessa regularly counsels government and private employers to ensure compliance with state and federal employment laws; conducts workplace investigations; prepares and negotiates employment contracts; prepares and updates employee manuals; and provides management training. In addition to traditional employment law claims brought under the FLSA, Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, and the Texas Labor Code, Vanessa has extensive experience defending constitutional employment law claims and whistleblower claims against government entities. Vanessa’s clients have included government entities, institutions of higher education, nation-wide companies, small businesses, and nonprofits. She also counsels institutions of higher education in matters related to the Public Information Act, Title IX, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Clery Act.
Employment Litigation
Employment Litigation – Represented multiple entities charged with discrimination complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Texas Commission on Human Rights.
Severance Agreement
Sexual Harassment

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Including representing cities in connection with the acquisition, condemnation, sale, lease, financing, and development of real property; and providing clients services such as title and survey review, review of environmental site assessments, and negotiation and drafting of purchase contracts, deeds, leases, easements, and other real estate documents;
Premises Liability
Jury Trial experience includes numerous successful premises liability and condemnation cases in state court and successful employment law and civil rights cases in federal courts
Construction Litigation
Construction Cases – Successfully prosecuted and settled claim on behalf of a school district against multiple contractors for failure to perform per the terms of the construction contract.
Eminent Domain
Philip Arnold represents private and public entity clients in litigation matters with a principal area of practice in eminent domain litigation and right of way acquisition.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Including real estate agreements; contracts for the purchase and sale of unimproved property; legal issues related to site selection, such as land use and development issues, subdivision, zoning, and other legal requirements; title issues and insurance; contract issues and disputes; closing complications; and environmental assessments, compliance with remediation and abatement requirements;

Immigration Law

Employment Immigration
Including developing of sound hiring and termination practices; training regarding harassment and discrimination, and the FMLA and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); handling of ERISA, COBRA, Section 125 “cafeteria plan,” and other benefits issues; assisting with state and federal public information laws; and counseling on employment-based immigration needs;

Health Law

Personal Injury
Litigation on Behalf of Cities – Successfully litigated dispute at the trial and appellate levels between two Cities over annexation issues; represented City in tort case involving personal injury at a public event.
Disability Discrimination
Employment litigation experience in state and federal courts includes: defense of race, national origin, and sex discrimination claims; sexual harassment claims; disability discrimination and failure to accommodate cases; Family and Medical Leave Act cases; wage and hour cases; workers’ compensation retaliation; defamation; employment torts; First Amendment claims; due process claims; and claims brought under the Texas Whistleblower Act

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Trusts
Mr. Delgado practices in the Firm’s Corporate and Business, International Law, Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Trusts, and Taxation Practice Groups.

Finance Law

Foreclosure
Including drafting loan documents for lending institutions in connection with residential, commercial and construction loan documentation; assisting clients with asset collection by conducting residential, condominium, shopping center and other types of non-judicial real property foreclosures, as well as non-judicial foreclosures on notes receivable secured by real property and on an assortment of types of personal property; and representing lenders and borrowers in handling loan workouts in which the loans were collateralized by various types of property, such as office buildings, raw land and shopping centers.
Tax Law
Bickerstaff attorneys represent clients in state and local tax disputes with integrity and outstanding quality. Understanding that not all tax controversies should be resolved in court, our attorneys deliver maximum value to clients by using their considerable knowledge and skills to address tax problems as soon as they arise and to take advantage, where possible, of all opportunities to efficiently resolve them in an informal setting. Our state and local tax group brings extensive experience to bear in addressing tax matters, including experience as former tax attorneys with the Texas State Comptroller and the Attorney General’s Taxation Division.

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