Fiduciary Duty, Governance, and Securities Litigation

• Multinational telecommunications company – defense of company and its officers and directors in federal securities litigation
• Public technology company – defense of company and its officers and directors in federal securities litigation and SEC investigation
• Pharmaceutical company – defense of company and its officers and directors in multiple federal and state securities litigations and related derivative actions
• Energy exploration company – defense of company in federal securities litigation and related derivative actions
• Fracking company – defense of federal Section 11 securities class action in Texas state court
• Directors of Starz – defense of Delaware shareholder litigation challenging Starz's merger with Lions Gate Entertainment
• AT&T – defense of Delaware derivative fiduciary duty action
• Officers and directors of Adeptus Health, Inc. – defense of securities class action in the Eastern District of Texas, state-law fraud and securities claims in Denton County, Texas, and fiduciary duty claims in Delaware court
• Major oilfield services company – dismissal of Section 10b-5 claims in the Northern District of Texas, Magruder v. Halliburton Co., 359 F.Supp.3d 452 (N.D. Tex. 2018)
• Major oilfield services company – more than a decade-long defense of securities class action in the Northern District of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States, which issued a landmark ruling allowing defendants to challenge applicability of the fraud-on-the-market presumption at the class-certification stage, Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2398 (2014)
• Big Four accounting firm – defense of securities class action in the Southern District of New York
• Major accounting firm – defense of securities class action in the Southern District of New York
• Major oilfield services company – defense of securities class action in the Northern District of Texas
• Former CEO of major asset management firm – defense of securities class action in the Southern District of New York
• Large manufacturing company – defense of securities class action in the Northern District of Texas
• Receivership – representation of receiver who was placed in charge of a multi-billion dollar enterprise accused by the SEC of operating a Ponzi investment scheme

Other Complex Commercial Litigation

• Major international natural gas company – defense of $1.5 billion dispute involving claims of tortious interference and trade secret misappropriation; case ended in dismissal of all claims after four weeks of trial.
• Consumer products company – granted emergency injunction and eventual favorable jury verdict in suit involving theft of trade secrets by former employees and competitor
• International technology company – represented company in international arbitration involving claims of fraud and unjust enrichment that resulted in a multi-day arbitration hearing
• Fluor Corporation/Del-Jen, Inc. – defended Del-Jen, Inc., a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation in qui tam false claims act case where court granted Del-Jen’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, affirmed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• International battery manufacturer – prosecution of complex breach of contract action against governmental entities related to environmental abatement issues
• National tire retailer – counsel in class action against nation's largest tire retailer in the Northern District of California
• Real estate developer – defense of breach of contract related to design of amusement and theme park
• Consumer website – representation in claim for indemnity against software licensor
• Major business outsourcing company – appeal of an unlawful employment termination claim