DALLAS – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys assisted Fossil, Inc. in its just-announced agreement to acquire Skagen Designs, Ltd. and certain of its international affiliates for approximately $225 million in cash and 150,000 shares of Fossil common stock. The acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval, is expected to be finalized in February.
Randy S. Hyne, Fossil’s vice president and general counsel, led the transaction, assisted by a Haynes and Boone deal team that included Dallas partners
Tom Harris and
Garrett A. DeVries, and associates
David J. Colletti Jr. and
Mark J. Robinson Jr.
DALLAS – Five associates and four of counsel at Haynes and Boone, LLP have been elevated to partnership in 2012. The newly elected partners are Daniel Gold, Dustin Johnson, Jeremy Kernodle, John McGowan, Matt Zmigrosky, Ralph Arpajian, Gregg Miller, Noah Shapiro and George Parker Young.
“I am proud to announce and congratulate the class of 2012 partners,” said Managing Partner Terry Conner. “They are not only knowledgeable and skilled in their profession, but are excellent representatives of the client-centric focus we promote at Haynes and Boone.”
HOUSTON – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys has successfully defended client Curves International, Inc. against trademark and antitrust claims asserted in federal court by Go Figure, Inc. (Civil Action No. 4:09-CV-2930)
After more than two years of litigation, Houston Partners
Yasser Madriz and
Mike Powell joined Houston Associate
Mike Raab and Washington, D.C. antitrust Partner
Richard Ripley in the Dec. 12 trial before Judge Hoyt in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
SAN ANTONIO – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers successfully represented
Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corporation in an appeal arising out of a failed sale of the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel.
Keystone owned the land underlying the hotel, and HMC Hotel Properties II Limited Partnership leased the land from Keystone. HMC later sued Keystone for breach of the lease as Keystone was set to close an agreement to sell the land to a third party. After the sale fell through, Keystone filed counterclaims against HMC for slander of title and tortious interference with contract.