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Two shareholders at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Dallas, Texas, USA), a law firm with over 100 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, have been named to the 2011 list of Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. William (Chip) T. Cavanaugh, Jr., and Mark D. Downey are among those honored.

William (Chip) T.  Cavanaugh
Chip is the Section Head of the firm’s Real Estate group, which consists of over 25 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas. His practice focuses on real estate, hospitality and health care companies with respect to a variety of real estate, corporate/securities and general business matters. In his career, Chip has represented investors, developers, private equity funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT's), management companies, lenders and corporations in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management and sale of office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, health care, seniors' housing and residential properties. Chip has particular experience in the formation of partnerships, joint ventures and funds for the investment of capital in real estate opportunities.

Mark D. Downey
Mark focuses his practice on Employment & Labor and has defended management for several Fortune 100 companies and smaller public or privately held corporations. He advises and trains clients on state and federal employment issues consisting of employee benefits, discrimination, and wage and hour matters. Mark's experience has included appearances before state and federal agencies and regulatory boards, litigation in both state and federal courts, defense of class actions and appearances before courts of appeal. Some of these employment related matters include age, race, national origin, disability and sex discrimination charges, sexual harassment claims, wrongful termination suits, defamation actions, family leave issues, employee benefits, health and safety matters, and wage and hour disputes. Mark is a frequent speaker and author on employment and labor related issues and assisted in the development of the employment law pattern jury instructions for use in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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