Released on: December 19, 2007, 2:52 pm

Press Release Author: Thompson & Knight

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is
pleased to announce the appointment of Managing Partner Peter J. Riley as a Board
Member of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce effective January 18, 2008.

Press Release Body: The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased
to announce the appointment of Managing Partner Peter J. Riley as a Board Member of
the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce effective January 18, 2008. Riley will serve
a three-year term. Along with the other members of the Chamber\'s Board of
Directors, Riley will be responsible for the management and control of the business
and affairs of the Chamber.

Riley has served as Thompson & Knight's Managing Partner and Chairman of the
Management Committee since 2001. He also serves as Executive Committee Chairman of
the Firm's energy consulting subsidiary, Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services,
LLC. Additionally, Riley has more than 20 years of experience representing
multi-party bank groups in complex financial reorganizations in and out of court.
He has also represented business organizations in complex financial reorganizations,
including matters that involved several of the largest bankruptcy cases in U.S.
history, through consensual workout, pre-packaged plans, and contested plan
confirmations.

Riley joins a prominent group of business leaders appointed to the Chamber\'s Board,
including Baxter Brinkmann, President and CEO, The Brinkmann Corporation; Bruce
Church, Senior Location Executive, IBM Corp.; Coley Clark, President and CEO,
BancTec Inc.; Phyllis Farragut, CEO, Admiral Communications Inc.; Mark Fewin, Senior
Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis; Bill Henry, Chairman and CEO, McQueary Henry
Bowles Troy L.L.P.; Gail W. Lawrence, President, The Warrior Group; Anne
Motsenbocker, President, Chase-Dallas; Bob Shaphard, Chairman and CEO, ONCOR; and
Mark Speese, Chairman and CEO, Rent-A-Center Inc.

About the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Dallas Chamber is an alliance serving the business interests of the
region. The organization dates back to the Board of Trade, established in 1874. The
initial formation of the Chamber as it now exists occurred in 1909, when the
Commercial Club, the 150,000 Club, and the Freight Bureau merged with the Board of
Trade to form the original Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Since then, the Chamber has
evolved into one of the largest voluntary membership driven organizations of
businesses in the United States, and it is the largest business leadership
organization in the region. The Chamber effectively focuses upon economic prosperity
and quality of life issues important to the entire area. It is the leading business
development and economic development organization for the region. The role of the
Chamber has become increasingly important as it tries to improve the local economy.
The Chamber consists of 3,000 businesses located in 88 different cities in the
region.

About Thompson & Knight

Since 1887, Thompson & Knight LLP has consistently made a positive impact on its
clients' successes. With its practice focused on the energy industry, the Firm has
extensive resources in litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy
matters. The Firm has approximately 420 attorneys, and has offices and alliances in
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Thompson & Knight represents
companies, government entities, and individuals in local, regional, and national
markets around the world.


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