Representative Matters

Represented insurance agency in breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trust funds state court lawsuit and related one-week arbitration proceeding before the American Arbitration Association in which over $10,000,000 in damages was in controversy.

Represented clients in all types of contested probate, trust and fiduciary litigation through trial, summary judgment, and mediation.

Won a summary judgment for a popular local restaurant in a lawsuit filed by a competing restaurant in the same shopping center. The plaintiff sued the client in an effort to shut down their operations claiming certain lease covenants were being violated. The competing restaurant alleged it was a third-party beneficiary to the client’s lease with the center’s landlord. After briefing the issues to the trial court a summary judgment was granted dismissing all of plaintiff’s claims within four months from the date the lawsuit was filed.

Assisted with the corporate reorganization of a billion dollar enterprise, including the amended and restated of over 180 limited partnership agreements and limited liability company agreements.

Represented a client that provides offshore mooring systems for the energy industry in the acquisition of the equity of a provider of anchoring and mooring solutions and its subsidiaries. The complex cross-border transaction involved the acquisition of assets located on and entities domiciled in at least twelve different countries and negotiations of definitive agreements with legal counsel in Norway.

Represented developer/purchaser in acquisition of 300+ acres in Harris County ($6MM) and negotiation of water and sewer service contracts.

Represented lead investor in connection with the formation and capitalization of the company

Successfully negotiated seven-figure settlement in construction dispute in favor of clients

Represented Midway in the financing and development of office, retail and multifamly projects related to the revitalization of Levy Park in the Upper Kirby area of Houston.

Representation of the minority owner and operator of free standing emergency centers in the sale of the membership interests to a national hospital operating company.

Won a bench trial for a manufacturing company against a national accountant placement agency. The client sued when it discovered that the controller it hired from the agency had a criminal record relating to theft by hot check. The agency refused to refund the placement fee. The verdict included a violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act resulting in the client receiving a doubling of its damages and the recovery of attorney’s fees.

Represented a development company asserting professional negligence and breach of contract claims against an architectural firm for errors and omissions that caused significant cost overruns during the construction of a $40 million dollar multi-family development.

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.

Majority recapitalization of a monitored security business by a private equity-controlled investor

Represented a Houston-based general contractor in capital formation and senior debt facilities.

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.