Case Results & Representative Matters

Our commercial litigation attorneys have handled some of the most complex and high-stakes business disputes in Texas, across the United States, and internationally. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, tortious interference, trade secrets, antitrust, and catastrophic injury, among many other claims. The following representative matters illustrate our litigation experience and depth.

• Representing a global oilfield services company in an action alleging violation of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and conspiracy.
• Represented one of the country’s largest healthcare providers in a matter alleging antitrust, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference claims.
• Represented a healthcare executive in related litigation in Delaware and Illinois involving the purported cancellation of vested equity shares and breach of contract and non-compete claims.
• Represented a nationwide retailer in a hybrid FLSA collective action with multiple analogous state-law class actions and compelled over 150 named and opt-in plaintiffs to arbitration.
• Directed and supervised legal strategy in an over $100 million multi-district litigation consisting of numerous class actions relating to a building products manufacturer.
• Supervised legal strategy in numerous multimillion dollar class actions involving a copper products distributor.
• Obtained summary judgment in federal court for a Fortune 100 oil and gas exploration and production company against wrongful death and survival claims arising from an offshore platform incident implicating California state law and the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
• Obtained dismissal of claims in Louisiana state court in a wrongful death and survival action on behalf of an industrial services company arising out of a fatality at a Louisiana refinery.
• Successfully represented a major refiner in a multi-plaintiff catastrophic injury case arising from a refinery fire.
• Successfully coordinated legal strategy for a client in connection with an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Managed client’s litigation docket of 100+ matters representing over $300 million in potential exposure.

Cross-border legal work demands a rare combination of substantive legal knowledge, international procedural experience, and cultural fluency. Our attorneys have represented clients in international arbitrations, complex cross-border transactions, and matters implicating the laws of multiple countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and others. The following representative matters reflect the breadth of our international practice.

• Represented a Fortune 500 client in an engineering, procurement, and construction dispute relating to the Olmeca Refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, Mexico, a flagship project for the Mexican government administered by Mexico’s Energy Ministry (SENER).
• Represented one of the largest refining companies in the world in an engineering, procurement, and construction case involving a project in Venezuela that implicated complex contractual and geopolitical issues and sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
• Represented a liquified natural gas company headquartered in Africa in an international arbitration seated in London under the ICC rules.
• Worked with an oil and gas tank storage systems and terminals company to form business entities and establish operations in numerous regions and countries including Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and South Africa.
• Built the legal department of two transnational companies operating in the United States.

Our corporate and transactional attorneys have handled deals spanning hundreds of millions of dollars across real estate, energy, finance, and industrial sectors. Whether representing buyers, sellers, borrowers, or lenders, we bring the same rigor and strategic focus to every transaction we undertake. The following representative matters illustrate the scale and sophistication of our transactional practice.

• Represented an industrial developer in a $250 million industrial real estate sale constituting one of the largest industrial property sales in Latin America.
• Represented a cement company in the proposed sale of one of its cement plants on the East Coast involving proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission.
• Represented a client in a $60 million debt restructuring transaction with a global lender.
• Represented a client in a $32 million loan with a global bank.
• Represented a client in negotiations with a wind blade manufacturer resulting in the leasing of a 200,000 square foot build-to-suit plant.
• Represented an industrial developer in a $25 million industrial lease transaction with an aerospace company.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a shelter and lease transaction with a leading aerospace company.
• Represented a client in a $12.4 million land purchase and the construction and development of a new industrial park.
• Represented a buyer in a $4.5 million purchase of an industrial building.

Effective compliance and governance programs are among the most powerful tools a business can have to prevent litigation, avoid regulatory penalties, and build long-term institutional credibility. Our attorneys have built and overhauled legal and compliance functions for some of the world’s most complex organizations. The following representative matters reflect our compliance and governance experience.

• Overhauled and improved the compliance program of a transnational building materials company and developed relevant compliance policies across the organization.
• Built the legal department of two transnational companies operating in the United States, establishing legal infrastructure, internal policies, and outside counsel management frameworks from the ground up.
• Worked with an oil and gas tank storage systems and terminals company to form business entities and establish operations across multiple regions and countries, including Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and South Africa.