Barry McFadden

Founding Member

Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions & Outside General Counsel

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713-533-8790 (office)

281-627-4445 (mobile)

832-442-5430 (fax)

barry@ghmclaw.com

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Barry has spent the last 17 years practicing law in Houston, Texas.   Prior to co-founding Greathouse Holloway McFadden in 2016, Barry worked as outside counsel at two of the largest firms in the United States and as Vice President & Associate General Counsel of ExpressJet Airlines (NYSE: XJT), one of the largest commercial air carriers in the United States, and as Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Landry’s, Inc., a national leader in dining, hospitality, entertainment and gaming.    Barry is recognized for his ability to analyze and provide guidance to his clients from both a business and legal perspective, and this talent led to his co-leading the corporate development team at ExpressJet and becoming the youngest Vice President in the company’s long history. 

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Barry decided to partner with Wanda Holloway to co-found Greathouse Holloway McFadden in an effort to break free from the many challenges that come from serving clients in the large firm environment.  He takes great provide in practicing in an environment focusing on maximizing client relationships – instead of maximizing billable hours.   As a result, Barry is driven to provide personal, practical, business-oriented and cost-effective guidance to each of his clients. 

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Barry’s diverse background enables him to provide a broad range of guidance in numerous practice areas.  For example, Barry frequently works with clients on a variety of contractual and other legal matters, including:

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• Outside general counsel services

• Construction, engineering and procurement arrangements in the energy, chemical, entertainment and recreational industries

• Golf course construction and project management

• Commercial lending matters, representing both lenders and borrowers

• Franchise and development arrangements

• Buy and sell-side mergers and acquisitions transactions

• Real estate and leasing matters

• Aviation matters

• Board of Directors and shareholder issues

• Service, consulting and licensing agreements

• Hospitality, gaming and entertainment transactions

• Intellectual property agreements

• Hedging and fixed forward pricing arrangements

• Annual and quarterly reports, proxy filings, earnings releases, press releases and other public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission

• Various restructuring and bankruptcy related matters

• Litigation strategy and management

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Education

• J.D., The University of Texas School of Law (2002)

• B.B.A, The University of Texas at Austin (1998)

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Admissions

• Texas

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Deke Bond 

Consulting Counsel

Labor and Employment, Litigation and Counseling

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(917) 774-4141(office)

832-442-5430 (fax)

deke@ghmclaw.com

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Deke has nearly two decades of experience in employment and labor law. He has counseled and represented some of the world’s leading companies in a broad range of matters and understands that, in addition to substantive legal expertise, clients need practical outside counsel with a strong understanding of their business objectives. Deke’s insightful support on both day-to-day and strategic matters and his skills as an advocate make him a valuable asset to the clients he serves, and his constant focus on excellent client service makes him a trusted partner to in-house counsel and human resources teams alike.   

 

Deke’s primary focus is handling employment disputes, whether through traditional litigation, mediation, arbitration or other alternative means of dispute resolution. Deke regularly represents employers in state and federal court, in mediations and arbitrations, and before state and federal agencies to defend claims arising under the full spectrum of federal and state labor and employment laws. Deke has handled hundreds of employment cases ranging from the single plaintiff discrimination case to class and collective actions, and he successfully partners with clients in the full lifecycle of employment-related disputes, from initial investigation to helping clients minimize the risk of similar claims in the future after the specific matter has been resolved.

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Deke's experience as a trial lawyer also makes him a skilled advisor in the many situations where managing litigation risk is an important part of the solution to a client's problem, and he has worked with employers on compliance and policy initiatives from design to implementation. Deke is effective at working with employees in the front lines as well as the senior management team to help identify and achieve a successful outcome, and he helps clients proactively manage their legal risks through training, effective employee communications, and improved HR processes and procedures.

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Deke frequently represents clients on the following matters

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• Employment litigation, mediation and arbitration

 

• Wage and hour law compliance

 

• Prevention and defense of claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation

 

• Investigation and defense of "whistleblower" claims

 

• Non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants

 

• Compliance with various leave laws

 

• Reasonable accommodations and the interactive

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Education

• J.D., University of Houston Law  Center (1998)

• B.A, The University of Texas at Austin (1991)

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Admissions

• Texas

• New York

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Russ Berland 

Senior Consulting Counsel

Regulatory and Compliance

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785-979-6771

russ@ghmclaw.com

 

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Russ has spent the last 26 years addressing and mitigating legal, compliance and regulatory risks while enabling businesses to succeed in complex and challenging environments globally.  After years in house with such companies as HP and Sprint and at the largest law firm in the world, as well as at one of the highest rated law firms in the Midwest U.S., Russ has seen and addressed a broad array of legal, compliance and regulatory risks.  

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Russ is recognized as a global leader and innovator in helping multinational companies navigate outside of their home countries and in helping them address risks at home too.  Russ applies the law, his deep experience and a grounded, common sense approach to risk environments.  He helps companies address these situations while improving their competitive position and avoiding high costs and extraordinary and often unnecessary measures.  

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In his numerous roles, Russ has helped companies with situations like these:

• Conduct risk assessments and strategic planning to address the company’s unique risk profile and develop multi-function approaches to prevent, detect and mitigate those risks.

• Conduct due diligence on acquisition targets.

• Enhance data protection and GDPR compliance through IT, policies, standard operating processes, training and communications.

• Develop, enhance and audit legal and regulatory compliance programs.

• Address FCPA and anti-corruption matters by investigating and remediating in many countries on several continents and resolving with the DOJ, SEC and local regulators and prosecutors.

• Conduct internal investigations into numerous issues, including fraud, executive misconduct, discrimination and harassment, hidden product quality issues, bid rigging, antitrust, sales side and purchasing side collusion and channel misappropriation.

• Address risks through Codes of Conduct, policies and procedures.

• Develop unique, memorable and highly applicable training and communications that actually impact the organization and which people want to take.

• Develop due diligence for purchasing, business partners, distributors and resellers.

• Prepare ahead of time for crises and work with crisis management teams in the midst of the event.

• Negotiate sales and purchasing contracts.

 

Admissions

• Missouri

• Kansas

 

Key Publications

Chapter Author, General Counsel’s Guide to Government Investigations, Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute.

Chapter Author, The Complete Compliance & Ethics Manual, Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics

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