Background

Vernon Rew has over 35 years of legal experience representing business clients in corporate matters, contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions transactions and securities law compliance matters. Vernon has represented both public companies and privately held entities in a wide variety of industries.

Vernon’s mergers and acquisitions practice has included representation of both sellers and buyers in a large number of transactions throughout the course of his career. He has worked in a wide range of manufacturing and service industries in his corporate and contract negotiating practice. In his securities law compliance practice, he has counseled clients with SEC filings, tender offers, public offerings and going private transactions. Vernon considers himself a relationship lawyer and is an experienced counselor and negotiator on behalf of his clients.

Awards & Recognitions

Named a Top Attorney in Corporate Finance/ Mergers & Acquisitions by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

Named a Top Attorney in Tarrant County by 360 West Magazine for 2017 to present

Named a Power Attorney by the Fort Worth Business Press for 2013

AV-Rated Martindale-Hubbell®: Preeminent™

Areas of Practice

Business Transactions

Contract Negotiations

Corporations

Mergers & Acquisitions

Securities

Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association Member of Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee.

Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tech Fort Worth.

Board of Directors (past Chairman) of the Amon G. Carter Downtown Fort Worth YMCA.

Texas Bar Association, member of the Business Law Section.

Publications & Presentations

Presentation at City Club Fort Worth: "Are you Protected? Update on Texas Entities" (November 2011)

State Bar Section Newsletter, Corporate Counsel Section: SEC Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites (State Bar of Texas, Spring 2009)

Securities Law Techniques, Chapter 4: Securities Regulation of Sales of Oil and Gas Interests (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 2006).

 

 

Testimonials

“Vernon Rew is well respected in the community, having the character traits of a true leader. Never boastful or self-seeking, he leads by example, always exhibiting the qualities of a true gentleman.”

Jay Scheideman, Past Chief Financial Officer of the Wm. Rigg entities

Education

JD University of Texas School of Law (1979)

BA with Honors, University of Texas at Austin (1976)

Bar/Court Admissions

Texas Bar

9/16/20

Vernon Rew – Guest Speaker on Colonnade Advisors PODCAST

Vernon Rew was the guest speaker on the Middle Marker Mergers & Acquisition podcast by Colonnade Advisors, Episode 7.  Striking...
8/30/19

Whitaker Chalk represented a privately held animal pharmaceutical company

Vernon Rew, Tom Brandon, Clark Cowley, Tim Harvard, Rick Sanchez, Jessica Lavely, and Tave Parker Doty represented a privately held...
4/30/19

Rew, Lavely, and Doty represented a privately held land services company

Vernon Rew, Jessica Lavely, and Tave Parker Doty represented a privately held land services company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas...
6/19/18

Vernon Rew and Clark Cowley represented a company headquartered in The Woodlands

Vernon Rew and Clark Cowley represented the founder and a principal shareholder of a company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas...
4/30/18

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce represented premium finance company

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce represented a privately held premium finance company headquartered in Frisco, Texas in its sale to...
10/7/17

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce Represent Client in Strategic Acquisition

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce represented a privately held industrial wood and packaging products company in its strategic acquisition of a...
7/11/17

Whitaker Chalk proudly announces 29 of 36 attorneys selected as “2017 Top Attorneys”

Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC proudly announces 29 of our 36 attorneys have been selected as "2017 Top Attorneys in Tarrant...
12/17/14

Whitaker Chalk Lawyers Represent Finance Company in Sale

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce represented a privately held insurance premium finance company company headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth...
3/1/14

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce Assist Railroad in Successfully Obtaining Construction Loan Financing

Vernon Rew and Jason Pierce represented one of the largest short line railroads in Texas in successfully obtaining construction loan...
10/9/13

Vernon Rew Named a 2013 Power Attorney by the Fort Worth Business Press

Vernon E. Rew, Jr. is one of the 2013 Power Attorneys to be honored by the Fort Worth Business Press....