Cornell College Awards Nicholas Even with Leadership and Service Award

October, 2014 - Dallas, Texas

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nicholas Even has been selected as a recipient of Cornell College’s Leadership and Service Award, recognizing him among three Cornell alumni who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their careers, and “whose work has contributed to the betterment of their community and its citizens, and whose commitment to the college has remained strong for many years."

At Haynes and Boone, Even chairs the firm's Securities and Class Action Litigation practice and is co-chair of the Attorney Diversity Committee, which develops initiatives that open doors and create windows of opportunity, with the goal of advancing the hiring, retention and promotion of diverse lawyers in the firm.

Even has more than 25 years of experience in cutting-edge securities litigation and complex business disputes. He has achieved victories for clients in the Texas Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as well as numerous wins at the trial court level for companies, officers, directors, underwriters and other defendants in shareholder suits and class actions.

An active supporter of the arts, Even serves in several community leadership roles. He is vice president of the Dallas Opera Board, trustee of the Dallas Opera Foundation and a co-chair of the Opera’s opening night celebration on Oct. 24. He is also a director of The Arts Community Alliance in Dallas and a past president of the WaterTower Theatre board in Addison, Texas.

Even, a native of Jefferson City, Missouri, received his bachelor of arts from Cornell College in 1984 and graduated magna cum laude. While at Cornell, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of Mortar Board, the Student Senate, and the Performing Arts and Activities Council. He then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1987.

Honorees will be recognized during Cornell’s Homecoming Convocation on Oct. 18 at Cornell College’s King Chapel.

About Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Shanghai and Mexico City, providing a full spectrum of legal services. With more than 500 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by The National Law Journal and has been named winner of a 2013 Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.

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