• Defended a medical device company in a jury trial lasting more than three weeks and helped secure a complete defense verdict against plaintiff’s products liability claims seeking in excess of $28 million. The Courtroom View Network listed this verdict in its Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2022. 
• Represented a commercial plaintiff in a jury trial on claims of breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference and helped secure a jury verdict for the client.
• Represented a health care company in a case involving complex employment and business disputes in a Texas county court on claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of noncompetition covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, conspiracy and statutory theft. The health care company client prevailed, securing a multimillion-dollar jury verdict that was listed in the Texas Lawyer Verdicts Hall of Fame.*
• Represented two entrepreneurs in a fraud case against two other individuals involved in the VideoGames YouTube channel. Our clients alleged fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy and breach of contract concerning the formation and operation of the VideoGames YouTube channel. The North Texas federal jury decided in favor of our clients and awarded nearly $34 million, which included $16 million in punitive damages. The jury determined that the partnership existed and also found that our clients owned 60 percent of the partnership. The case was tried in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Represented an education-industry client claiming trademark infringement in a jury trial and secured a jury verdict of trademark infringement for the client
• Represented a health care company and company chairman/CEO who secured a take-nothing jury verdict against civil fraud and contract claims arising from a hospital asset purchase transaction. The client also secured a favorable jury verdict on a civil wiretapping counterclaim*
• Represented a national homebuilder who secured a defense verdict from a federal court jury following a two-week jury trial of an employment dispute involving allegations of non-compete violations, misappropriation of trade secrets and defamation*
• Represented a national bank who secured a defense judgment after a week-long bench trial of a dispute involving a borrower’s claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, deceptive trade practices and other alleged statutory violations concerning the marketing and sale of a complex interest-rate swap*
• Represented a single-purpose investment venture who secured a revocation of discharge judgment and a monetary award of $5.8 million after a week-long bench trial of a bankruptcy adversary proceeding involving a complex fraud, claims of alter ego and veil piercing theories*
• Represented an individual in a high-net-worth divorce matter and prevailed in a bench trial, securing a favorable judgment establishing the enforceability of a post-nuptial property agreement
• Defended a pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement case, coming in on the eve of jury trial and securing a jury verdict in the damages range proffered by the defense’s patent-damages expert
• Represented an individual in a white collar criminal matter (tax evasion) and preserved error during the jury trial of the matter, resulting in a reversal for the client by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Represented a national bank in a complex bench trial of a tortious interference claim brought against the bank by a borrower in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding. The bank secured a defense judgment.*
• Represented a Dallas City Council member before the city's Ethics Advisory Commission and secured an exoneration after an evidentiary trial before the commission
• Represented a Dallas-based company in an arbitration matter involving misappropriation of trade secrets, trademark infringement, and breach of contract, and, following final hearing of the matter, secured a multimillion dollar award for the client
• Represented an entertainment client and secured a dismissal, immediately before jury selection, of a criminal charge alleging that an expensive piece of costume jewelry made for an album cover ("Brass Knuckles," Nelly) was a "prohibited weapon" and restored the forfeited jewelry to the client Nelly's possession*
• Defended the wife of a Dallas City Council Mayor Pro Tem in a public corruption jury trial spanning a three-month period, which was the largest public corruption trial in Dallas history*
• Substituted in as counsel for a major hospital system in a trial court matter pending in the Rio Grande Valley; overturned death penalty sanctions and a multimillion damage award in the business torts case, in the trial court; and ultimately secured a favorable settlement through use of insurance funds
• Secured a favorable settlement for a client with the SEC; and then, through a series of pre-indictment proffer sessions, secured a declination by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas of wire fraud and securities fraud charges
• Secured a favorable settlement in an SEC enforcement matter arising from a municipal bond offering related to the financing and development of an entertainment and events arena in Washington state*
• Secured a summary judgment disposing of claims of negligence asserted against the client—a former NFL player and Hall-of-Famer
• Represented a multinational energy company who obtained a consent judgment affording nationwide protection against business disruptions caused by illegal and tortious conduct, after securing a landmark temporary injunction provided nationwide protection (Greenpeace, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 133 S.W.3d 804, Tex. App.–Dallas)*

*These matters occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.