DALLAS, HOUSTON and SAN ANTONIO – Two Bracewell LLP partners have been named 2020 Texas Trailblazers by Texas Lawyer: Constance Gall Rhebergen and Barron F. Wallace. They are among a select group of Texas-based lawyers honored this year for their positive and lasting influence in their firms, practices and communities.
Constance Gall Rhebergen serves on Bracewell’s management committee and chairs the firm’s technology and intellectual property section. She manages Saudi Aramco’s patent portfolio, which she helped grow over the last 20 years into one of the largest patent portfolios of a major oil company in the world. Among various other matters, Rhebergen recently analyzed the technology portfolio of an international pharmaceutical company in connection with a multibillion dollar syndicated loan underpinned by thousands of IP assets in 16 different countries, an analysis complicated by the fact that the concept of perfection doesn’t exist in all countries.
Barron Wallace, co-chair of Bracewell’s public finance practice, has played a central role in building one of the leading public finance practices in the United States. He advises clients on the financing of public improvement projects that create a sustainable infrastructure that empower communities and community members. “Whether financing green spaces or airports or roads, it’s immensely rewarding to see the results of your work and help solve community issues,” said Wallace, who is currently representing Memorial Park Conservancy in its $180 million plan to restore, preserve and maintain Memorial Park, one of the largest parks in the United States. Wallace holds leadership positions in several civic organizations in Houston, including board chairman of the Houston Parks Board.
