AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, is opening an office in Austin, Texas, which will be led by its newest partner, Shauna Martin. With more than 16 years’ legal experience for both public and private companies in the high-tech industry, Martin brings extensive M&A, corporate governance, compliance, intellectual property, and commercial experience to her position. She has been hired to build Wick Phillips’ practice in Central Texas, with a focus on growing the firm’s transactional and technology practice groups.
As Forbes Magazine’s No. 1 fastest growing city in the U.S., Austin, Texas’ continued high-tech growth makes it a strong business market for firms like Wick Phillips, according to Bryan Wick, a founding partner of Wick Phillips. “International entity formation, corporate governance, and technology law – the type of business expertise Shauna brings to the table – represent areas of law in high demand throughout the Austin area,” he said. “For over a decade, Shauna has represented technology companies ranging from start-ups to international corporations and boasts an extensive knowledge of both the city and industry. We are excited to have her on board and confident she’s the right person to spearhead our Austin office and build our presence in the market.”
Prior to joining Wick Phillips, Martin served as executive vice president and General Counsel – Strategic Transactions for GENBAND, an international telecommunications company which provides IP network solutions to customers worldwide with active operations in over 50 different countries. In addition to managing the company’s day to day legal affairs, Martin also led the company to close over a dozen technology and asset acquisitions as well as several technology divestitures.
Martin was the 2010 winner of the ACC Corporate Counsel award for Best General Counsel; the 2009 winner of the Dallas Business Journal Best Corporate Counsel award; and named a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine. She has been an active member of the Texas General Counsel Forum, the Association of Corporate Counsel and is a founding member and former President-Elect of the Association of Women in Technology.
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