- Counsel to a major retail company in a nine-figure IT outsourcing.
- Counsel to a health care technology company in its acquisition of a clinical data company.
- Counsel to a buyer in its acquisition of a provider of health care patient and employee experience and reputation management services.
- Counsel to a client in a contentious unwind of a multibillion-dollar outsourcing.
- Counsel to a technology company in its acquisition of a company providing solutions for travel management companies.
- Counsel to a global building products company in its $2.15 billion sale of its North American building product divisions.
- Counsel to a leading global travel distribution system in the buyout of its Asia-Pacific joint venture and simultaneous negotiation of long-term distribution arrangements with 11 Asian airlines in eight different jurisdictions.
- Counsel to a global insurance company in comprehensive TPA/BPO/IT outsourcing for U.S. businesses.
- Counsel to the seller in the $755 million disposition of its North American fly ash business.
- Counsel to a global investment management firm in outsourcing its retirement recordkeeping business to a leading provider of technology solutions.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 214 922 3401
- Email: darren.hauck@alston.com
Darren closes deals for his clients throughout Asia, Australia, and North and South America. He is practiced at negotiating cross-border M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances for clients in the travel, technology, and manufacturing sectors.
- Counsel to a 50% owner of a North American building products joint venture in the creation and subsequent sale of that joint venture.
- Counsel to a global technology company in successive IT outsourcing negotiations for comprehensive mainframe, midrange, network, and end user solutions.
- Counsel to an airline solutions provider in the negotiation of the use of its reservations system by a major U.S. airline.
- Counsel to various clients in joint ventures and strategic alliances in Asia, North America, the South Pacific, and South America.
- Counsel to health care industry IT vendors and customers in various discreet product and service offerings.
- Counsel to a leading cell phone manufacturer in a global strategic alliance with a mobile operating system provider for the next generation smartphone.
- Counsel to a global building products company for middle market acquisitions and dispositions in North America.
- Counsel to the owners of a leading electronic pharmacy solutions provider in a sale to, and investment in, a private equity portfolio company.
- Counsel to an auto safety parts manufacturer in a cross-border acquisition.
- Counsel to a major Internet site in the buyout of an Asian joint venture.
- Counsel to tier-one outsourcing vendors through various IT outsourcings/RFP pursuits.
Partner Darren Hauck concentrates his practice on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, outsourcings, and other large commercial transactions, with an emphasis on technology and the travel and travel service industries.
Darren’s practice has involved a wide variety of complex transactions, often involving three or more negotiating parties of more than one nationality. He also has advised clients on the creation and maintenance of joint ventures on four continents. Darren’s mergers and acquisitions experience includes a wide variety of transactions, ranging from representing Fortune 500 clients acquiring private targets to advising buyers and sellers in strategic transactions. Darren has also been added to the 2016-2025 lists of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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Press Release November 12, 2021Alston & Bird Repeats as a “Best Place to Work” in the Dallas Business JournalAlston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the second time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual list of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”Press Release November 12, 2021Alston & Bird Repeats as a “Best Place to Work” in the Dallas Business JournalAlston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the second time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual list of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”
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In the News June 30, 2021World Intellectual Property Review | Alston & Bird Hires McKool Tech Litigator as PartnerTed Stevenson is featured for joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office and John Haynes and Darren Hauck are quoted.In the News June 30, 2021World Intellectual Property Review | Alston & Bird Hires McKool Tech Litigator as PartnerTed Stevenson is featured for joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office and John Haynes and Darren Hauck are quoted.
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Press Release June 29, 2021Alston & Bird Adds Prominent IP Trial Lawyer Ted Stevenson as Partner in DallasAlston & Bird has bolstered its patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Ted Stevenson as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Arriving from McKool Smith, Stevenson is a first-chair trial lawyer and registered patent attorney who focuses on intellectual property and competition cases for a marquee list of companies in the telecommunications and technology industries worldwide.Press Release June 29, 2021Alston & Bird Adds Prominent IP Trial Lawyer Ted Stevenson as Partner in DallasAlston & Bird has bolstered its patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Ted Stevenson as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Arriving from McKool Smith, Stevenson is a first-chair trial lawyer and registered patent attorney who focuses on intellectual property and competition cases for a marquee list of companies in the telecommunications and technology industries worldwide.
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In the News June 29, 2021The Texas Lawbook | Alston & Bird Nabs Longtime McKool Smith IP PartnerTed Stevenson is noted for joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office, John Haynes and Darren Hauck are quoted on his joining, and Mike Newton is mentioned.In the News June 29, 2021The Texas Lawbook | Alston & Bird Nabs Longtime McKool Smith IP PartnerTed Stevenson is noted for joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office, John Haynes and Darren Hauck are quoted on his joining, and Mike Newton is mentioned.
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In the News June 25, 2021Law360 | Don’t Miss It: Sullivan, Davis Polk Guide Week’s Hot DealsDarren Hauck, Charlie Yates, Erik Nielsen, and Victoria Kulik are mentioned for representing Boral Industries Inc. on the planned sale of its building products businesses unit to Westlake Chemical Corp. for $2.15 billion.In the News June 25, 2021Law360 | Don’t Miss It: Sullivan, Davis Polk Guide Week’s Hot DealsDarren Hauck, Charlie Yates, Erik Nielsen, and Victoria Kulik are mentioned for representing Boral Industries Inc. on the planned sale of its building products businesses unit to Westlake Chemical Corp. for $2.15 billion.
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In the News June 22, 2021The Deal, The Texas Lawbook | Deal Diary: A Modestly Mega Merger MondayDarren Hauck and Charlie Yates are mentioned for representing Boral Industries Inc. on the planned sale of its building products businesses unit to Westlake Chemical Corp. for $2.15 billion.In the News June 22, 2021The Deal, The Texas Lawbook | Deal Diary: A Modestly Mega Merger MondayDarren Hauck and Charlie Yates are mentioned for representing Boral Industries Inc. on the planned sale of its building products businesses unit to Westlake Chemical Corp. for $2.15 billion.
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Press Release November 17, 2020Alston & Bird Named a “Best Place to Work” by the Dallas Business JournalAlston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the first time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual survey of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”Press Release November 17, 2020Alston & Bird Named a “Best Place to Work” by the Dallas Business JournalAlston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the first time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual survey of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”
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In the News September 9, 2020Reuters | Alston & Bird Taps Thompson & Knight Team for Fort Worth Launch, Dallas GrowthAlston & Bird is featured for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian and Conrad Hester are noted for joining the Fort Worth office; Mitchell Griffith is noted for joining the Dallas office; and Darren Hauck, Dan Diffley, and Justin Howard are quoted.In the News September 9, 2020Reuters | Alston & Bird Taps Thompson & Knight Team for Fort Worth Launch, Dallas GrowthAlston & Bird is featured for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian and Conrad Hester are noted for joining the Fort Worth office; Mitchell Griffith is noted for joining the Dallas office; and Darren Hauck, Dan Diffley, and Justin Howard are quoted.
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In the News September 9, 2020Texas Lawyer | Alston & Bird Launches in Fort Worth, Takes 6-Lawyer Team from Thompson & KnightAlston & Bird is mentioned for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian, Conrad Hester, Alix Allison, and Nick Davis are noted for joining the Fort Worth office; Mitchell Griffith and Connor Bourland are noted for joining the Dallas office; and Rob Vartabedian, Darren Hauck, Dan Diffley, and Justin Howard are quoted.In the News September 9, 2020Texas Lawyer | Alston & Bird Launches in Fort Worth, Takes 6-Lawyer Team from Thompson & KnightAlston & Bird is mentioned for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian, Conrad Hester, Alix Allison, and Nick Davis are noted for joining the Fort Worth office; Mitchell Griffith and Connor Bourland are noted for joining the Dallas office; and Rob Vartabedian, Darren Hauck, Dan Diffley, and Justin Howard are quoted.
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- Georgia
Education
- University of Virginia (J.D., 1991)
- University of Virginia (B.A., 1988)