Attorneys

Steven R. Block | Warren W. Garden | I. Richard Levy | Christopher M. McNeill | Susan K. Frierott

Steven R. Block

Contact Information
block@bgvllp.com
214-866-0992-direct

Practice Areas

Corporate & Securities
Corporate Finance

Education

Indiana University B.A. 1977 with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
Emory University J.D. 1980
Research Editor, Emory Law Journal

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Texas.

Civic Activities

Advisory Board to the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences - Indiana University Board of Directors - Chronic Disease Fund (the largest charitable organization in the United States serving underinsured patients with co-pay assistance)

Professional Experience

Steven Block's practice emphasizes corporate, securities, and banking law. Mr. Block was previously a Principal and Chair of the Corporate Practice Group of Fish & Richardson P.C. (2000-2007), a Partner with Block & Balestri, P.C. (1992-2000) and a Partner with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (1986-1992).

Warren W. Garden

Contact Information
garden@bgvllp.com
214-866-0993-direct

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance
Corporate & Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hedge Funds

Education

University of Notre Dame B.B.A. 1984 with honors
Harvard Law School J.D. 1987
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley 1986-1987
Harvard-Berkeley Exchange Program

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Texas.

Professional Experience

Mr. Garden was previously in solo practice where he primarily represented a number of affiliated private hedge funds (2003-2007), a Principal of the national law firm of Fish & Richardson P.C. (2000-2003), the Deputy General Counsel of publicly-traded Pioneer Natural Resources Company (1997-1999), a Partner in the Dallas law firms of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. (1995-1997), and Johnson & Gibbs, P.C. (1993-1995), and an Associate at the Minneapolis Law firm of Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P. (1987-1990).

I. Richard Levy

Contact Information
levy@bgvllp.com
214-866-0996-direct

Practice Areas

Business bankruptcy & restructuring
Bankruptcy & business litigation

Education

Yale University B.A. cum laude 1981 Political Science, with distinction, and Economics
University of Texas School of Law J.D. with honors 1986
Teaching Quizmaster (Legal Research and Writing Instructor)

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Texas
Admitted to the bar of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Admitted to practice before the federal courts (and bankruptcy courts) for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas

Certifications

Certified in business bankruptcy law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the American Board of Certification. Mr. Levy serves on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization's bankruptcy credentials committee

Professional Experience and Honors

Mr. Levy's practice emphasizes Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters and bankruptcy and related business litigation. Mr. Levy was previously the principal attorney of I. Richard Levy, P.C. (2003 - 2010); a shareholder with Gerard, Singer & Levick, P.C. (1999 - 2003); senior counsel in the national bankruptcy practice at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (1992 - 1999), and an associate at Akin, Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (1986 - 1992).

Mr. Levy has been recognized in the Bar Registry of Preeminent Attorneys for the past 15 years; and is profiled in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.

Christopher M. McNeill

Contact Information
mcneill@bgvllp.com
214-866-0994-direct

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance
Corporate & Securities
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

The University of Mississippi B.A. Political Science 1998
summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi
Harvard Law School J.D. 2001
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Texas.

Admitted to practice before the federal courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas and the bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Professional Experience

Mr. McNeill is experienced in mergers and acquisitions, securities and blue sky law, financial transactions, corporate governance, and bankruptcy. He previously worked as an Associate with Fish & Richardson P.C. in the Corporate and Securities group (2003-2007) and as an Associate with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in the Corporate, Securities and Transactions Department (2001-2003).

Susan K. Frierott

Contact Information
frierott@bgvllp.com
214-866-0998-direct

Practice Areas

Corporate & Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

The University of Texas at Austin B.S. Corporate Communication 2000
Summa cum laude, Outstanding Student
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law J.D. 2003
Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Texas.
Admitted to the bar in California.
Admitted to practice before the federal courts in the Northern District of Texas.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Block & Garden, Ms. Frierott was an actress in Los Angeles, where she appeared in several national commercials and campaigns. She also appeared in film, television and music videos, working with talent, such as Tom Hanks, William Shatner, and Brad Paisley. Ms. Frierott has experience in entertainment litigation as an attorney with Johnson & Johnson, L.L.P. in Beverly Hills (Spring 2010). She was also previously a Corporate Associate with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. in New York (2004-2005) and a Corporate Associate with Fish & Richardson, P.C. in Dallas (2003-2004).