BoyarMiller Shareholders Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017; Gary Miller Also Honored as the 2017 Venture Capital Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston

HOUSTON (Aug. 16, 2016) – BoyarMiller announced today that firm shareholders Bill Boyar, Gary Miller and Chris Hanslik have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most-respected peer-review publications.

In addition to his listing in the fields of corporate, mergers and acquisition, and venture capital law, Gary Miller was named Best Lawyers® 2017 Venture Capital Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.

A founding shareholder of BoyarMiller, Miller has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2015. His practice includes extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, contract negotiation/documentation, lending, factoring and day-to-day representation of corporations and other business entities. He frequently participates in the organization and financing of business entities, as well as the negotiation and documentation of complex transactions.

Bill Boyar has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2014 and was recognized this year in the areas of real estate and securities/capital markets law. A founding shareholder, Boyar’s practice focuses on representing parties involved in the acquisition, disposition, capitalization and financing of assets and businesses on a national and international level. He has served as lead counsel on numerous complex, multi-party acquisitions and project financings, with significant experience in corporate finance, healthcare, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and hospitality.

Recognized by Best Lawyers for the second consecutive year in commercial litigation, firm Chairman Chris Hanslik’s practice has spanned the full spectrum of commercial and business litigation, including contracts, business torts, securities and corporate governance, oil and gas, lender liability, trade secrets, non-compete agreements and other employment-related disputes.

Gary W. Miller
Bill Boyar

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About BoyarMiller
BoyarMiller is a mid-size Houston-based law firm that advances client business goals by bringing new possibilities into focus with confidence and clarity to achieve extraordinary outcomes. Since 1990, we have been providing practical and smart business solutions. Our firm is comprised of two practice groups—business law and litigation—and we serve multinational companies, middle-market businesses and entrepreneurs in need of collaborative and strategic representation. See boyarmiller.com for more information.