Bruce LaBoon has been practicing in corporate, banking, and public law for over forty years, and has offices in both Houston and Austin. He has extensive experience representing corporate clients in legislative, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory matters. Mr. LaBoon has also represented clients regarding proposed legislation and public companies in defense of unsolicited tender offers. In December 2005, he was recognized for representing “the very best of the legal profession, exemplified through 30 years of practice in corporate, banking and public law” by the State Bar of Texas. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and has previously served as a member of the Boards of Directors of JPMorgan Chase Bank, and its predecessor, Texas Commerce Bancshares (NYSE), Big Three Industries (NYSE) and Gamma Biologicals (AMEX).
In the community, Mr. LaBoon has held leadership positions with a number of prominent organizations, including the National American Red Cross Board of Governors, Texas Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas Christian University, The Nimitz Foundation, and the Board of Visitors of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-University Cancer Foundation.
Education
- LL.B., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1965
Phi Alpha Delta
Order of the Barristers
Order of the Woolsack - B.S., Commerce, Texas Christian University, 1963
Beta Gamma Sigma
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represented clients with respect to proposed legislation.
- Represented public companies in defense of unsolicited tender offers.
- Represented issuers and directors in connection with public offerings of securities.
- Provided advice to management and directors of public companies in merger and acquisition transactions.
Professional History
Senior Partner of the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Former Vice Chairman and General Counsel
of Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc. where he was responsible
for management of the Loan Administration and Review Department,
the Trust Department, the Legal Group and the Security
and Compliance Divisions
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Member, Houston and American Bar Associations
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, American Law Institute
Director, Houston Bar Foundation
Member, The Philosophical Society of Texas
Member, Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Community Leadership
First Vice Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross
Former Director, American Red Cross, Greater Houston Area Chapter
Director, Texas Medical Center
Director and Former Chair, Greater Houston Partnership
Director, University of Houston Law Center Foundation
Trustee, Texas Children’s Hospital
Trustee, The Nimitz Foundation
Director and Former Chair, BioHouston, Inc.
Associate Member, the Board of Visitors of the M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center-University Cancer Foundation
Member, River Oaks Country Club
Former Board Member
Houston Symphony Society
The Society for the Performing Arts
The Lighthouse of Houston (Chair)
Retina Research Foundation
The Houston Club (President)
The Houston International Festival (Chair)
Communities in Schools Houston
Texas Christian University
Houston Bar Foundation
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Texas Environmental Research Consortium (Chair) and Bio-Houston (Chair)