Derrick Mitchell Joins Bracewell & Giuliani in Houston.HOUSTON -- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol announced today that Derrick Mitchell, a lawyer with substantial expertise in corporate transactions and public finance, has been named a partner in the Public Law Section of its Houston office, effective July 16, 2007. Mr. Mitchell has extensive experience serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter's counsel for a variety of entities, including national and regional investment banking firms, and several city, county and state agencies. He focuses his practice on general obligation and revenue bonds, including transportation revenue, industrial revenue, higher education, mortgage revenue, pollution control, and non-profit hospital bonds. Mr. Mitchell currently serves on the Leadership Advisory Council of the United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for African-American students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. (Houston office), the Houston Chapter's Executive Committee of the National Black MBA Association The National Black MBA Association is a professional association for African Americans with a Master of Business Administration. The National Black MBA Association was formed in 1970 and currently has 40 chapters and 6000 members in the United States. , the Board of Directors of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority, and is the Policy Council Chair of the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . Mr. Mitchell is a 1999 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center The University of Houston Law Center—founded in 1947 as Bates College of Law—is an American Bar Association accredited law school and one of the 13 academic colleges at the University of Houston. It awards the Juris Doctor (J.D. and is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, and the Houston Lawyers Association. Prior to joining Bracewell, Mr. Mitchell was a shareholder at Winstead PC in Houston. About Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is among the world's most prominent law firms. With 400 lawyers in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Connecticut, Texas, Washington, D.C., Dubai, Kazakhstan and London, we are well positioned to serve clients concentrated in the energy and financial services sectors worldwide. In 2005, former New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a senior partner. His international reputation for leadership and problem solving is a unique asset for our clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmental entities and individuals. For more information about Bracewell & Giuliani, visit www.bgllp.com. |
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