Attorneys

Steven R. Block | Warren W. Garden | Christopher M. McNeilll

Steven R. Block

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

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance
Corporate and Securities

Technology Areas

Financial Services
Internet

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

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 and 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).

Christopher M. McNeill, Associate

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

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance
Corporate and 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.

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).