Mark Knowles Join Dallas law firm Shackelford, Melton & McKinley
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Mark Knowles Join Dallas law firm Shackelford, Melton & McKinley
DALLAS – The Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce the addition of noted financial attorney Mark B. Knowles.
Mr. Knowles joins the firm as Of Counsel, and will work in the firm’s banking, corporate and public finance, bankruptcy, energy, and real estate groups. He brings an extensive background representing senior lenders, credit enhancers, equity sponsors and businesses in complex domestic and international financings. Mr. Knowles has worked with some of the world’s largest financial institutions and corporations on complex financial matters ranging from acquisitions to restructuring.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Knowles currently serves on the Legal Opinions Committee for the State Bar of Texas Business Law Section.
“We are very pleased to have Mark joining our firm,” says John Shackelford, a founding partner of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley. “Given the current difficulties facing the financial sector, having an attorney with Mark’s background will help give our clients an advantage over their competition.”
Mr. Knowles is a former Associate General Counsel and Senior Vice President with NationsBank Corp., where he managed lending groups in the Global Finance Division. He joins Shackelford, Melton & McKinley from the Dallas office of DLA Piper LLP. He earned his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1981.
Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is a business and commercial law firm representing financial institutions, real estate owners and developers, automobile dealerships, and businesses in legal matters across the country. The firm’s attorneys offer a wide range of specialized experience reflecting the increasingly complex legal, financial and social environments confronted by their clients. Learn more about the firm at www.shacklaw.net.
