About R.
Clarke represents a wide array of businesses in many different types of business transactions. For more than 40 years, he has successfully negotiated commercial leases for tenants and landlords, formed venture capital funds for institutional investors, represented management in various transactions involving employment agreements, separation agreements, and various types of equity and phantom equity compensation arrangements.He is committed to providing cost effective, high quality legal services with an emphasis on providing practical advice based on a deep understanding of his clients’ business concerns. Through the years he has been named The Best Lawyers in America© Austin Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, Austin Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, and Austin Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year.Clarke has been widely recognized in the Austin community, receiving Austinite of the Year in 2014 from the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Pioneer Award, Best volunteer in Texas from the United Way of Texas, and the Byron Cox Community Service Award from Care Communities. He is highly committed to serving the Austin community.
Clarke represents a wide array of businesses in many different types of business transactions. For more than 40 years, he has successfully negotiated commercial leases for tenants and landlords, formed venture capital funds for institutional investors, represented management in various transactions involving employment agreements, separation agreements, and various types of equity and phantom equity compensation arrangements.
He is committed to providing cost effective, high quality legal services with an emphasis on providing practical advice based on a deep understanding of his clients’ business concerns. Through the years he has been named The Best Lawyers in America© Austin Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, Austin Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, and Austin Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year.
Clarke has been widely recognized in the Austin community, receiving Austinite of the Year in 2014 from the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Pioneer Award, Best volunteer in Texas from the United Way of Texas, and the Byron Cox Community Service Award from Care Communities. He is highly committed to serving the Austin community.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Austin (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Austin (2012)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Austin (2010)
- Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law, Austin (2009)
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Recognized: Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Recognized: Real Estate Law
- Special Focus: Banking
- Special Focus: Bond Finance
- Special Focus: Business Planning
- Special Focus: Commercial Finance
- Special Focus: Corporate Finance
- Special Focus: Emerging Business
- Special Focus: Finance
- Special Focus: General Corporate
- Special Focus: Health Care
- Special Focus: Industrial Revenue Bond Financing
- Special Focus: Limited Partnerships
- Special Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Focus: Private Equity
- Special Focus: Private Placements
- Special Focus: Real Estate
- Special Focus: Structuring of Business Entities
- Special Focus: Transactions
- Special Focus: Venture Capital
- Awarded, United Way of Texas, Pioneer Award, Best volunteer in Texas from larger metropolitan United Ways (2013)
- Awarded, United Way/Capital Area, Community Champion Award (2005)
- Recipient, People’s Community Clinic, W. Neal Kocurek Award for Health Care Advocacy (2005)
- Recipient, Austin Bar Foundation, David Walters Community Excellence Award (2007)
- Recipient, Care Communities, Byron Cox Community Service Award (2008)
- Recipient, First Tee of Austin Award for Judgment (2010)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale.com
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, Austin Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year (2009); Austin Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year (2010;) Austin Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year (2012)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, (1993 – 2017)
- Recipient, Health care Advisory Award from University Medical Center at Brackenridge (2012)
- Recipient, Jurisprudence Award from the Anti-Defamation League (2013)
- Awarded, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austinite of the Year (2014)
- Listed in Texas Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters (2003-2011; 2013-2017)