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| Adam W. Vanek, Associate |
Adam W. Vanek concentrates his practice in representing entrepreneurs and small to medium size businesses in transactional and litigation matters. Adam has established a successful record representing business owners in complex litigation and high technology lawsuits, including ownership disputes and disputes among partners, errors & omissions claims, Board of Directors' liability, dissenting shareholder claims, copyright infringement, tortious interference with business relations, fiduciary liability and breach of contract claims. Adam also represents companies in general corporate matters, including corporate formation and governance, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, stock purchase agreements, copyrights & trademarks, and software licensing.
Adam received his Juris Doctorate from the Wake Forest University School of Law and his Bachelors of Business Administration from Texas A&M University, where he was a College of Business Administration Fellow and a recipient of the prestigious Buck Weirus Spirit Award. Adam is admitted to practice in Texas, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Adam was an international banker specializing in Fortune 500 corporate syndications. Adam is an active member and past president of the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation, and served on the national Board of Directors for the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce as its national legal counsel.
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Education
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Justice Joseph Branch Inn, Moot Court Board, Trial Advocacy Board, Honors Council
Texas A&M University, B.B.A., 1992
Honors: College of Business Administration Fellow, Buck Weirus Award, Alpha Kappa Psi
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Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 1998
District of Columbia, 1999
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Representative Cases
Partnership for Community Values v. Texas Wings Incorporated (2004)
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Articles, Interviews, and Published Works
Complying with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Privacy and Safeguards Rules (2007)
Preventing Data Breach and the GLBA (2007)
Mr. Vanek has been interviewed by KXAS-TV, KLIF-AM, and the Dallas Observer regarding legal issues involving local community rights and freedom of speech. Mr. Vanek has also been quoted in the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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