HMC Hotel Properties II Ltd. Partnership v. Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corp., No.05-CI-14229 (166th Dist. Ct., Bexar County, Tex.)
Assisted trial team with strategy, legal briefing, and preparing and arguing the jury charge in a trial that resulted in a favorable jury verdict in excess of $80 million in actual and punitive damages.

Community Initiatives v. Chase Bank of Texas, N.A., et al., 153 S.W.3d 270 (Tex. App. - El Paso 2004, no pet.)
Successfully defended summary judgment on tort claims related to a national financial institution’s business practices.

Community Initiatives, Inc. v. Chase Bank of Texas, 153 S.W.3d 270 (Tex. App. - El Paso 2004, no pet.)
Successfully defended on appeal a summary judgment on tort claims related to a national financial institution’s business practices.

Citizens Nat’l Bank v. Allen Rae Investments, Inc., 142 S.W.3d 459 (Tex. App. - Fort Worth 2004, no pet.)
Won reversal of an award of credit-reputation damages in a lender-liability suit.

Chapter 11 for Entertainment Company
Represented the trustee in connection with the liquidation of this international operator and franchisor of entertainment centers. The case involved extensive tracing of assets in foreign jurisdictions and significant litigation against accountants, officers and directors. There were numerous appeals and the case took nearly 10 years to complete.

Western Oil & Gas JV Inc. v. Castlerock Oil Co., 91 Fed. Appx. 901 (5th Cir. 2003)
In an oil and gas case, successfully defended on appeal an order dismissing fraudulent transfer, unjust enrichment, and conspiracy claims.

Sweet v. Inkjet International Ltd., No. 05-03-00233-CV, 2003 WL 22254695 (Tex. App. - Dallas Oct. 2, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.)
In a trade secrets and fiduciary duty case that resulted in a multi-million dollar damages award, handled pre-trial matters including the successful defense of an appeal from a temporary injunction, the preparation and argument of the jury charge, all post-verdict briefing, hearings, and judgment formation.

In re Mirant Corp., 378 F.3d 511 (5th Cir. 2004)
Obtained reversal of district court’s jurisdictional ruling in a Chapter 11 proceeding.

City of San Antonio v. Stucky, 307 F.3d 315 (5th Cir. 2002), on remand from, 536 U.S. 936 (2002)
Through a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, upheld a municipality’s right to impose safety regulations on municipal towing services.

Stucky v. City of San Antonio, 307 F.3d 315 (5th Cir. 2002), on remand from, 536 U.S. 936 (2002)
Through a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, upheld a municipality’s right to impose safety regulations on municipal towing services.

National Development & Research Corp. v. Panda Global Energy Co., No. 05-00-00820-CV, 2002 WL 1060483 (Tex. App. - Dallas, May 29, 2002, pet. denied) (mem. op.)
In a case in which a power plant developer obtained declatory relief and defended against contract claims asserted by a consulting firm, successfully defended a judgment awarding the developer more than $400,000 in attorneys' fees.

Mayhew v. Town of Sunnyvale, 964 S.W.2d 922 (Tex. 1998)
Won reversal of a multi-million dollar judgment in a zoning dispute against a Texas municipality.

Semiconductor Trade Secret Litigation
Represents a major international semiconductor-manufacturing company—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (“TSMC”)—in a trade-secret case pending in California state court. TSMC alleges that a Chinese competitor stole semiconductor-fabrication technology that it then unlawfully deployed in its business.