2 New Tax Partners at Gardere in Dallas and Houston

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has announced the promotion of nine new partners in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices, effective April 1, 2007. Of the nine, two are tax partners:

John A. Eliason practices in all areas of federal and state taxation with an emphasis on structuring complex U.S. and international commercial transactions. He represents clients in cross-border and domestic structured financings of high value assets such as power plants, electricity networks, oil tankers and aircraft. He practices i Gardere’s Dallas office.

John T. Woodruff has a particular emphasis on cross-border mergers, as well as inbound and outbound acquisitions. He has represented clients in a broad range of industries and has particular experience with multinational oil and gas exploration and production companies. He also has represented private equity investors and targets structuring venture capital and mezzanine investments. He practices in Gardere’s Houston office.

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an AmLaw 200 firm, was founded in 1909 and is one of the Southwest’s largest full-service law firms. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City, Gardere provides business and litigation services to private and public companies and individuals in the areas of corporate, banking, real estate, bankruptcy, legislative and regulatory affairs, tax, labor, environmental, and intellectual property.