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J. Wesley Jones

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Jones, J. Wesley

Biography
Wes focuses primarily on the representation of publicly traded and privately held companies in corporate transactions, with particular emphasis on private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Some of the key industries in which Wes practices include software and hardware technology, energy, and life sciences.

Wes has practiced law for more than 13 years, including as the General Counsel of both a privately held and a publicly traded software company.

Wes currently serves as the Hiring Partner of the Austin office of Vinson & Elkins.


Representative Experience
Private Equity
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  • Routinely represents investors in connection with private equity and hedge fund investments worldwide
  • Represented a private equity fund in connection with the acquisition of franchisor training company
  • Represented a private equity fund in connection with an investment in a retail clothing portfolio company
Mergers and Acquisitions
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  • Represented Ambion, Inc. in connection with the spin-off of certain assets and the sale of remaining company to publicly traded life sciences company
  • Represented a technology company in connection with the acquisition of a software technology company
  • Represented a technology company in connection with the acquisition of a hardware technology company
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 1995 (Secretary of the Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Texas Law Review)
  • The University of Texas, B.B.A. Finance, 1992
  • Judicial clerk to The Honorable Walter J. Cummings, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, 1995 - 1996
  • Admitted to practice: Texas, 1996
Professional Recognition
  • "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2005 - 2009
Activities and Affiliations
  • Member: Austin Bar Association
Publications and Presentations
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  • “The Use of Open Source Software in Commercial Software Ventures," American Corporate Counsel Association, November 2006
  • “A General Counsel's View on the IPO Process,” Travis County Bar Association, December 2004
  • “Data Protection in the European Union,” Dallas Bar Association, August 2003


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