Daniel P. Neelon

Mr. Neelon focuses his practice on business transactional and business advisory matters (both domestic and international) and litigation related to business and professional disputes.

Mr. Neelon's experience includes providing advice, documentation, negotiation and strategies concerning the following:

Acquisitions, mergers and dispositions of securities and assetsBroker-dealer contracts Company plans for bonuses, profit-sharing and stock optionsCompany investigations of incidents and employeesCorporate governanceCorporate legal strategiesCorporate organization Domestic and transnational business contract negotiation and preparation Energy exploration and development (onshore and offshore), and mining investmentsExecutive compensationExecutive evaluation Hiring and releasing employeesInvestment banking relationshipsJoint ventures related to mining, oil and gas, and other businessesLeases of real estate Private securities placementsRestaurant acquisitions and dispositionsSecurities compliance opinionsTechnology and patent licensesSample Business Transactions and

Representation of an entrepreneur regarding a foreign bank acquisitionRepresentation of an oceanographic instrument development and manufacturing company in patent license acquisitions, sublicensing, international instrument sales, and contracts with national and government-funded research institutions. Representation of developing technology companies in the preparation of stock appreciation rights plans, stock option plans, stock grants, and related deferred compensation issues. Representation of companies and shareholders in multi-million dollar merger and share exchange transactions.Representation of petroleum exploration and production companies regarding international joint ventures.Civil Litigation Practice

Business contract disputesCommercial collections Fraud (business and financial)Securities fraudLegal malpracticeMedical malpracticeState taxation of natural resourcesTrade secret misappropriationUnfair and deceptive trade and business practices

Complex, multistate commercial and securities litigationObtained multiple settlements in federal securities fraud caseObtained preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and damage settlement in trade secret misappropriation caseObtained federal bankruptcy court order denying a debtor's discharge from bankruptcy on the basis of fraudLead attorney in litigating and obtaining a seven-digit settlement of a shareholder derivative action representing over 30 plaintiffs against an issuer of securities and a securities law firm in claims based on securities fraud, misrepresentation and malpractice, 2002 Lead trial attorney in Texas commercial and estate fraud case, resulting in a $1.8 million aggregate judgment based on an approximate $1.366 million jury damage verdict, 1997 (upheld on appeal)Lead attorney in stopping, based on constitutional grounds, a southwestern state's attempts to collect approximately $800,000 of severance taxes from a petroleum company's operations on a Native American reservation, 1989