Bruce LaBoon has been practicing in corporate, banking, and public law for over forty years, and has offices in both Houston and Austin. He has extensive experience representing corporate clients in legislative, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory matters. Mr. LaBoon has also represented clients regarding proposed legislation and public companies in defense of unsolicited tender offers. In December 2005, he was recognized for representing “the very best of the legal profession, exemplified through 30 years of practice in corporate, banking and public law” by the State Bar of Texas. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and has previously served as a member of the Boards of Directors of JPMorgan Chase Bank, and its predecessor, Texas Commerce Bancshares (NYSE), Big Three Industries (NYSE) and Gamma Biologicals (AMEX).
In the community, Mr. LaBoon has held leadership positions with a number of prominent organizations, including the National American Red Cross Board of Governors, Texas Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas Christian University, The Nimitz Foundation, and the Board of Visitors of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-University Cancer Foundation.
Education
- LL.B., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1965
Phi Alpha Delta
Order of the Barristers
Order of the Woolsack - B.S., Commerce, Texas Christian University, 1963
Beta Gamma Sigma
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represented clients with respect to proposed legislation.
- Represented public companies in defense of unsolicited tender offers.
- Represented issuers and directors in connection with public offerings of securities.
- Provided advice to management and directors of public companies in merger and acquisition transactions.
Professional History
- Senior Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Former Vice Chairman and General Counsel, Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc. where he was responsible for management of the Loan Administration and Review Department, the Trust Department, the Legal Group and the Security and Compliance Divisions
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Member, Houston and American Bar Associations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, American Law Institute
- Director, Houston Bar Foundation
- Member, The Philosophical Society of Texas
- Member, Texas Association of Bank Counsel
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
Community Leadership
- First Vice Chairman, Board of the American Red Cross
- Former Director, American Red Cross, Greater Houston Area Chapter
- Member, Board of Directors, National Urban Air Toxics Research Center
- Director, Texas Medical Center
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Director, University of Houston Law Center Foundation
- Trustee, Texas Children’s Hospital
- Trustee, The Nimitz Foundation
- BioHouston, Inc.
- Associate Member, Board of Visitors of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-University Cancer Foundation
- Member, River Oaks Country Club
- Former Board Member:
- Houston Symphony Society
- The Society for the Performing Arts
- The Lighthouse of Houston (Chair)
- Retina Research Foundation
- The Houston Club (President)
- The Houston International Festival (Chair)
- Communities in Schools Houston
- Texas Christian University
- Houston Bar Foundation
- The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
- Greater Houston Community Foundation
- Texas Environmental Research Consortium (Chair) and Bio-Houston (Chair)
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