Representative Matters

Represented a manufacturer of large industrial equipment in an EEOC proceeding brought by an employee claiming the termination of his employment was national origin discrimination. The matter involved the employer’s decision to convert the employee’s pay structure from hourly to salary resulting in the potential for employees to make less money when overtime was factored into the hourly rate.

Represented a multi-location dental practice in bad faith claims against an insurance company involving loss of business income, loss of equipment and inventory, and reimbursement for continuing operating expenses and expenses in connection with moving dental practice to temporary locations.

Represented a Houston-based real estate industrial acquisition and development company in connection with various build-to-suit industrial developments nationwide, including acquisition, disposition and capital formation.

Representation of foreign investors in the acquisition of outstanding minority interests in a proprietary pipe coating joint venture including negotiation of access rights over adjacent real property and licensing agreements for proprietary Technology.

Represented Sandbox Enterprises, LLC (a proppant delivery solution product and services company) in its sale to U.S. Silica for a purchase price in excess of $230 million.

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

Regularly handle litigation needs for multi-state mortgage company and worldwide steel distributor

Represented an enhanced oil recovery technology company in connection with private equity investments and capital formation.

Represented the purchaser of an approximately 55,000 square foot, single-tenant facility located within the Tuscany Technology Center, a 600,000 square-foot multi-building office and industrial park development in northeast Austin, Texas.

Represented surgeons leasing space in new Class A medical office building.

Represented a National Drug Testing & DOT transportation compliance company in an aggressive acquisition (30) strategy to quickly increase its overall market share of the workplace safety solution and third-party administrator business in North America.

Represent private industrial developer in development of land for build-to-suit and spec industrial facilities and supportive retail and commercial space.

Represented Houston based construction company in its $8 million finance transaction with Woodforest Bank

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.

Lead counsel in connection with the sale of the company’s refined products brokerage business to BCG 

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.