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Foley Attorneys Named to 2022 Texas Rising Stars List

March 22, 2022

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Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named to the 2022 Texas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor.

The Foley attorneys named to the 2022 Rising Stars list and the practice areas for which they are being recognized are:

Dallas

Chris Babcock – Mergers & Acquisitions
Sara Ann Brown – Business Litigation
Chelsea Hilliard – Securities Litigation
Andrew Howell – Securities Litigation
Rachel Kingrey O’Neil – Business Litigation
J. Michael Thomas – General Litigation
Thomas Scannell – Bankruptcy: Business

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Taylor Appling – Employment Litigation
Katie Harrington – Energy & Natural Resources
Colleen McKnight – General Litigation
Michael Rahmn – Business Litigation

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Christopher J. Babcock

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Dallas 214.999.4370

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Andrew A. Howell

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Dallas 214.999.4538

Rachel Kingrey O'Neil

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Dallas 214.999.4893

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Thomas Charles Scannell

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Dallas 214.999.4289

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