Don Glendenning, Co-Chair of the Firm's Corporate and Transactional Department and Managing Partner of the Firm's Dallas office, has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate and securities matters and transactions. He is experienced in private equity and venture capital transactions, senior and subordinated debt financings, asset and stock acquisitions, going-private transactions and divestitures, spin-offs, and corporate mergers, one of the most recent of which has been representation of Southern Union Company in its $10.3 billion acquisition by Energy Transfer in early 2012. He represents public and private companies in public offerings and private placements, advises issuers and investors concerning corporate governance, securities law disclosure and filing requirements, and also is active in a number of civic and charitable organizations. Mr. Glendenning is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers, which refers to him as “brilliant and one of the most client-service oriented lawyers out there.” He was also the recipient of the 2011 Justinian Award, from the Dallas Bar Association, which recognizes an attorney who has "actively demonstrated a long-standing dedication to volunteer service in the Dallas community."
Education
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1979
Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review - B.A., magna cum laude, Rice University, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represent public and private companies in merger and acquisition transactions (asset sales, stock sales, spin-offs and mergers).
- Represent investors and issuers in private equity, venture-stage and growth companies.
- Advise issuers and investors concerning corporate governance and securities law disclosure and filing requirements.
- Represent special committees and acquirers in going-private transactions.
- Represent issuers in domestic and European bond offerings and technology and manufacturing clients in international joint ventures in Asia and Latin America.
Professional History
- Associate (1979 – 1986) and Partner (1986 to present), Locke Lord LLP (and predecessor firms)
- Managing Partner, Dallas
- Co-Chair, Corporate and Transactional Department
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Recipient, 2011 Justinian Award from the Dallas Bar Association
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law (2013)
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law
- Listed, Chambers, Corporate Law
- Named, Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
- Listed, Who's Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in American Law
- Member, Dallas, Texas and American Bar Associations and Dallas and Texas Bar Foundations
Community Leadership
- Co-Chair, The Campaign for Parkland
- Past Chairman, Thanks-Giving Foundation
- Past Chairman, Dallas Zoological Society
- President, Scenic Dallas and Scenic Texas
- Past President, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
- Past President, Rice University DFW Alumni
- Director, Dallas Chamber of Commerce
- Director, Dallas Holocaust Museum
- Director, KERA
- Director, Parkland Foundation
- Director, TACA, Inc.
- Director, Texas Trees Foundation
- Trustee, Arbor Day Foundation
- Former Member, United Way Tocqueville Cabinet
- Former Director, National Tree Trust
- Recipient, Anti-Defamation League of Dallas Schoenbrun Jurisprudence Award
- Recipient, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas “Angel of Freedom” and “Distinguished Lifetime Service” Awards
- Recipient, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Pro Bono Award
- Recipient, Dallas Zoological Society “Good Egg” Award
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