Representative Matters

Represented the purchaser of an Eclipse EA-500 jet aircraft for $850,000.

Represented non-profit for the development of park, open space and community facilities within the City of Houston, including construction manager at risk agreements, contractor agreements and architects agreements using AIA Contract forms and other negotiated forms, and negotiation of agreements with governmental entities related to such developments.

Successfully obtained injunction on behalf of client against former employee. The client was a refinery maintenance contractor who brought suit alleging the former employee breached non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, and the former employee asserted counterclaims for damages arising out of termination of employment. After securing a Temporary Injunction that prohibited the former employee from competing and soliciting clients, the matter ultimately settled with entry of Permanent Injunction and no payment to employee for alleged damages.

Represented a Houston-based medical transcription business in the sale of the business to a strategic purchaser located in Atlanta, Georgia

Won summary judgment dismissing a Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act suit filed against a Texas-based, public accounting and advisory services company in which the plaintiff alleged our client was the wrongful recipient of over $1.8 million worth of client information and company goodwill. Entire case dismissed on summary judgment.

Successfully defended a hospital system in a qui tam action alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud under FCA. Representation included working with DOJ who declined to intervene and then successfully defending the underlying lawsuit against the qui tam Relator.

Represented supplier of oilfield steel for use in the oil and gas industry in a lawsuit brought by a competitor alleging a former employee provided our client (his new employer) with confidential customer lists, vendor contact information and sales data owned by his former employer.

Represented the members of a business that developed innovative and proprietary offshore exploration technology in the divesture of the Company’s intellectual property to a supermajor oil company.

Sale of substantially all of the assets of a company engaged in the business of placing and servicing insurance products and related services

Representing a world leader in premium insulation coatings against former employees and distributor for misappropriation of its confidential information and trade secrets. Successfully obtained a temporary injunction to prevent the use and/or disclose our client’s confidential insulating coating formulas and manufacturing processes.

Represented the owners of a horizontal boring business in partial recapitalization and debt restructure.

Represented a Houston-based telecommunications company in connection with its acquisition of 219 telecommunications stores.

Represented a national home builder in the acquisition of an approximately 80-acre tract of land in Harris County for development as a residential subdivision community, and negotiation of associated conveyance documents, land bank documents, development agreements with adjacent land developer, and financing and reimbursement agreements with the Municipal Utility District.

Successfully defended both a no-evidence and a traditional motion for summary judgment moving to dismiss all claims filed by a mixed-use real estate developer against its former joint-venture partner.

Restructure of buy/sell provisions and deadlock provisions for a jointly owned Technology development company.

Sale of all of a business engaged in servicing and supplying the wholesale HVAC, welding supply and plumbing supply markets with bulk and cylinder gases and supplies for cash and notes.