Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Willie Hornberger, partner in the firm’s Tax practice in Dallas, has been honored with the Constantine “Connie” Konstans Excellence in Corporate Governance Award, one of the highest awards given by the financial community in North Texas.
The annual Financial Executive Awards, presented by D CEO in partnership with Financial Executives International (FEI), honors the top corporate finance professionals in North Texas. Recipients of the Constantine “Connie” Konstans Excellence Award are chosen for their commitment, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and achievement of excellence in corporate governance that inspires others.
Willie has been widely recognized for his work in tax law, including receiving multiple honors as one of The Best Lawyers in America and being recognized by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year in tax law in 2013. Willie’s broad transactional tax practice includes mergers and acquisitions, complex partnership, joint venture, real estate and private equity arrangements and complicated cross-border business structuring matters involving investors from multiple countries.
Finalists and honorees will be featured in the May issue of D CEO and were recognized at an exclusive awards ceremony held on April 28. Jackson Walker congratulates Willie, along with all nominees and winners of the 2026 Financial Executive Awards.
Meet Willie
William H. Hornberger’s tax practice has touched nearly every area, including corporate, partnerships, and LLCs; international; real estate; corporate; oil and gas; bankruptcy; tax credit and tax controversy; and procedural matters. His broad transactional practice includes mergers and acquisitions, complex partnerships, joint ventures, real estate and private equity arrangements, complicated cross-border business structuring matters involving investors from multiple countries, tax treaties, and IRS Competent Authority matters. He has represented taxpayers on tax controversy matters in IRS administrative appeals and before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
