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Larry is a partner in the Corporate Group. His experience includes serving a broad range of domestic and international clients in the food and beverage, high tech, media, and entertainment industries, on a scale that takes him across the country and around the world. His practice experience is broad based, with particular emphasis on strategic joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.

Credentials

  • St. Mary's University School of Law, 1978, J.D.
  • Southern Methodist University, 1978, Finance & Accounting for Lawyers
  • Trinity University, 1975, BSc. (Hons)

  • Texas
  • New York

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York

  • Governing Committee Member, American Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Practice Forum
  • Past president, Texas State Bar Entertainment and Sports Section
  • Chair, Texas State Bar, Copyright Section
  • Governing committee, Texas State Bar, Intellectual Property Section
  • Member, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
  • Member, New York Bar Entertainment Practice Section
  • Voting member, NARAS (Grammys)

  • Spanish
  • French
  • Russian
  • Portuguese

Awards & Recognition

  • AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named a Texas Super Lawyer (2003-2010)-2025
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Entertainment and Media Law, 2016-2019, and for Copyright Law, 2024-2025