1. Matthew Thomas Caldwell
Title: Attorney
Law School: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Class of 2015, J.D.
College: Western Governors University, Class of 2012, B.S.
Admitted: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Class of 2015, J.D.
Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation
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2. Mr. Ryan Allen Hackney
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Texas, Class of 2009, J.D., with highest honors
College: Harvard University, Class of 1997, B.A., magna cum laude, , Harvard University, Class of 1997, M.A., History of Science
Admitted: University of Texas, Class of 2009, J.D., with highest honors
Practice Area: Litigation, Commercial
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3. Nathan Campbell
Title: Associate
Law School: Harvard Law School,, Class of 2015, J.D.
College: College of the Holy Cross, Class of 2008, B.A., summa cum laude
Admitted: Harvard Law School,, Class of 2015, J.D.
Practice Area: Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation
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4. Weining Bai
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Class of 2016, J.D., Associate Blog Editor - Penn Intellectual Property Group, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Program, Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project
College: Washington & Lee University, Class of 2013, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admitted: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Class of 2016, J.D., Associate Blog Editor - Penn Intellectual Property Group, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Program, Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project
Practice Area: Litigation, Patents
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5. Reies Moctezuma 'Rey' Flores
Title: Associate
Law School: University Of Texas, J.D., 2010
College: United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, B.S., 2002; The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Admitted: University Of Texas, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Civil Practice; Complex Litigation
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6. Sammy Ford IV
Title: Partner
Law School: The University of Texas School of Law, Class of 2007, J.D.
College: Harvard University, Class of 2004, A.B.
Admitted: The University of Texas School of Law, Class of 2007, J.D.
Practice Area: Litigation: Commercial, Litigation: Personal Injury, Securities Law
Membership: State Bar of Texas, Member, Computer & Technology Section Council, 2011 – Present Thomas High School, Board of Directors, 2013 – Present Houston Bar Association, Member, Law Week Committee, 2011 – 2015 Houston Bar Association, Member, Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 2011 –… Read more State Bar of Texas, Member, Computer & Technology Section Council, 2011 – Present Thomas High School, Board of Directors, 2013 – Present Houston Bar Association, Member, Law Week Committee, 2011 – 2015 Houston Bar Association, Member, Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 2011 – 2015 Houston Bar Association, Co-Chair, Golf Committee, 2012 – 2013 Houston Bar Foundation, Member, 2013 Texas Bar Foundation, Fellows, Member, 2013 Houston Trial Lawyer Association, Board of Directors, 2011 – 2012 Thomas High School, Member, Alumni

7. Foster C. Johnson
Title: Associate
Law School: Stanford Law School, J.D.
College: Stanford University, B.A., with honors; Stanford University, M.A.
Admitted: Stanford Law School, J.D.
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Antitrust & Competition; Consumer Litigation & Class Actions; Intellectual Property Litigation & Enforcement; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Securities Litigation & Enforcement; Supreme Court & Appellate
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8. Benjamin Foster
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Chicago, J.D., 2010
College: Rochester Institute of Technology, B.S., 2007
Admitted: University of Chicago, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Civil Practice
Membership: Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association.

9. Jordan Lyn Warshauer
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 2014
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., with distinction
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., 2014
Practice Area: Complex Litigation(100%)
Membership: Houston Bar Association; Houston Association of Women Attorneys; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

10. Taylor L. Freeman
Title: Associate
Law School: New York University, J.D., 2012
College: Texas A & M University, B.S., 2008
Admitted: New York University, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Complex Litigation
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11. Masood Anjom
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude, 2006
College: University of Houston, B.S., Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude, 2006
Practice Area: Intellectual Property Practice; International Trade Commission Practice (ITC)
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12. Scott Wayne Clark
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
College: University of Texas, B.S.Ch.E., with high honors, 1993
Admitted: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
Practice Area: Energy and Chemicals - IP, Intellectual Property, International Trade Commission, IP Litigation, Life Sciences - IP, Life Sciences & Medical Products
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations State Bar of Texas Houston Young Lawyers Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.

13. Cameron Byrd
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2015
College: Baylor University, B.A., magna cum laude, honors program with distinction, 2012
Admitted: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2015
Practice Area: Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation
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14. Monica Uddin
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2010
College: Stanford University, B.S. in Symbolic Systems, 2007
Admitted: University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation
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15. Megan Bibb
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2010
College: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.M., Vocal Performance/German Studies, magna cum laude, 2003; University of Texas at Austin, M.M., Musicology, 2005; University of Texas at Austin, M.S.I.S., Information Studies with an Advanced Certificate in Preservation Administration, 2007
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Oil and Gas Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex Business Litigation
Membership: American Bar Association (ABA Energy Litigation Website Subcommittee); Institute for Energy Law (Young Energy Professionals Committee Member); Houston Bar Association.

16. Neal A. Sarkar
Title: Associate
Law School: Chicago, University of, J.D., 2012
College: Dartmouth College, B.A., History, High Honors, cum laude, 2008
Admitted: Chicago, University of, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Complex Litigation(100%)
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17. Michael Jason "Jason" Ballard
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Texas School of Law, JD, Thad T. Hutcherson Moot Court Competition, 2016
College: University of Texas, BA, 2003
Admitted: University of Texas School of Law, JD, Thad T. Hutcherson Moot Court Competition, 2016
Practice Area: Litigation; Intellectual Property
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18. Todd W. Mensing
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1999
College: Stanford University, B.A., with honors, 1994
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1999
Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation, Energy, Business Law, Torts, Commercial Litigation
Membership: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations Houston Young Lawyers Association Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

19. Ariadne S. Montare
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1994
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1987
Admitted: Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Complex Business Litigation, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Creditor-Debtor, Debt Settlement, General Practice
Membership: Houston, New York State and American Bar Associations; Association of Women Attorneys (Houston).

20. Debora Simon Pacholder
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 1992
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.J., with honors, 1989
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Torts; Appellate Practice
Membership: Houston Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; State Bar of Texas.

21. Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher
Title: Associate
Law School: College of William & Mary, J.D., 2006
College: Kenyon College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1997
Admitted: College of William & Mary, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Civil Litigation
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association

22. Jane Robinson
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Duke University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
College: Dartmouth College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1995
Admitted: Duke University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1998
Practice Area: Complex Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals
Membership: Houston Bar Association State Bar of California State Bar of Texas.

23. Justin Y. Chen
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2010
College: Rice University, B.S., Electrical/Computer Engineering, cum laude, 2007; The Wharton School (Certificate in Business/Public Policy, 2010)
Admitted: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Patents
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24. George W. Webb, III
Title: Associate
Law School: Tulane Law School, J.D., Order of Barrister, Honors in Trial Advocacy, Chief Justice of Tulane Moot Court, 1997
College: Rice University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1988; Rice University, Master of Electrical Engineering, 1991
Admitted: Tulane Law School, J.D., Order of Barrister, Honors in Trial Advocacy, Chief Justice of Tulane Moot Court, 1997
Practice Area: Patents(80%); International Trade(20%)
Membership: Licenses & Admissions: State Bar of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Federal Circuit; Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. International Trade Commission; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Memberships: IEEE; Federal Circuit Bar Association; ITC Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Austin Intellectual Property Law Association.

25. Alisa A. Lipski
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 2003
College: University of Texas, B.S., Biochemistry, 2000
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Intellectual Property(100%)
Membership: Texas State Bar; California State Bar; AIPLA (Member, Litigation Committee); Houston Bar Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.

26. Joseph Y. Ahmad
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
College: Lawrence University, B.A., with honors, 1984
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations (Sections: Litigation Labor and Employment Law Co-Chair of Trade Secrets, Covenants Not to Compete and Duty of Loyalty Subcommittee)State Bar of Texas (Sections: Labor Litigation)Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationThe Association of Trial… Read more Houston and American Bar Associations (Sections: Litigation Labor and Employment Law Co-Chair of Trade Secrets, Covenants Not to Compete and Duty of Loyalty Subcommittee)State Bar of Texas (Sections: Labor Litigation)Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationThe Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaNational Employment Lawyers AssociationHouston Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association (past president – 2000)Fellow, Houston Bar FoundationFellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Read less

27. Shawn M. Bates
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Georgetown University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2000
College: Loyola College, B.A., 1987
Admitted: Georgetown University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2000
Practice Area: Complex Litigation
Membership: Houston Bar Association (Member: Administration of Justice Committee, 2004—; Fee Dispute Committee, 2004—); State Bar of Texas.

28. Tiffany Joudi
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2008
College: University of Texas at Austin,, B.A. in Government in 2005
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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29. P. Kevin Leyendecker
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Texas, 1992, J.D.
College: University of Texas, B.B.A., 1989
Admitted: University of Texas, 1992, J.D.
Practice Area: Consumer Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

30. David E. Warden
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1981
College: Purdue University (B.S., 1972; M.S., 1973)
Admitted: University of Virginia, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Patents; Intellectual Property; Business Litigation; Arbitration
Membership: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

31. Kyril Talanov
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2010
College: Texas Tech University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 2002
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation
Membership: Houston Bar Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

32. Reed Smith
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2008
College: University of Florida, B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 2001
Admitted: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Civil Litigation
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33. Amir H. Alavi
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, 1995
College: Stanford University, B.A., 1992
Admitted: University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, 1995
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations State Bar of Texas Houston Young Lawyers Association College of the State Bar of Texas . | Bar Fellowship: of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been consistently recognized by Texas Law and Politics and Texas Monthly magazines on their "Texas Super Lawyers" listing and by H Texas Magazine as a "Top Lawyer in Houston." Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Alavi was the general counsel of a privately-held company… Read more of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been consistently recognized by Texas Law and Politics and Texas Monthly magazines on their "Texas Super Lawyers" listing and by H Texas Magazine as a "Top Lawyer in Houston." Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Alavi was the general counsel of a privately-held company with over 5,000 employees. While there, he managed the mergers and acquisition departmen

34. Demetrios Anaipakos
Title: Partner
Law School: Stanford University, J.D., 1995
College: Stanford University, B.A., with highest honors, 1992
Admitted: Stanford University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Patents, Complex Commercial Litigation
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations State Bar of Texas National Hispanic Bar Association National Employment Lawyers Association Houston Young Lawyers Association Houston Trial Lawyers Association Texas Trial Lawyers Association. | Bar Fellowship: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation.

35. John Zavitsanos
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
College: Loyola University of Chicago, B.S., magna cum laude, 1984
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Torts, Trade Secrets, Oil and Gas
Membership: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Employment) Houston Bar Association Committee Member - Speaker Bureau State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation) Houston Trial Lawyers Association Texas Trial Lawyers Association Houston Bar Foundation… Read more Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Employment) Houston Bar Association Committee Member - Speaker Bureau State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation) Houston Trial Lawyers Association Texas Trial Lawyers Association Houston Bar Foundation Texas Bar Foundation-Board member, Texas Minority Counsel Program. Read less

36. Timothy Shelby
Title: Partner
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., 2002
College: Baylor University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1997; Texas A&M University, M.P.S.A., 1999
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Civil Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trade Secret Misappropriation
Membership: Houston Bar Association (Member, CLE Committee, 2008-2009 2010-2011) State Bar of Texas Houston Young Lawyers Association Institute for Energy Law (Advisory Board, 2010-2011)

37. Chris W. Lacy
Title: Associate
Law School: A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center of the University of Houston Law Center, Certification in Advanced Arbitration; University of Houston Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude, fifth in class, 2004 Notes & Comments Editor, Houston Law Review
College: University of Texas, B.A., Communication, 2000; Captain, Individual Events Team, one of top two teams in nation; Two-time National Finalist and Top 20 Overall Individual Speaker, National Collegiate Speech Tournament
Admitted: A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center of the University of Houston Law Center, Certification in Advanced Arbitration; University of Houston Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude, fifth in class, 2004 Notes & Comments Editor, Houston Law Review
Practice Area: Litigation; Energy Litigation; International Arbitration and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution
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38. Sean Gorman
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1988
College: University of Houston, B.A., 1985
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Litigation; Energy Litigation; International Arbitration and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution; Securities, M&A and Corporate Governance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property
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39. Jamie Alan Aycock
Title: Associate
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005 Staff Member, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
College: Cornell University, B.A., Government/Economics, summa cum laude, with distinction, 2001
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005 Staff Member, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Practice Area: Litigation; Energy Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice
Membership: Texas Young Lawyers Association.

40. Steven J. Mitby
Title: Partner
Law School: Harvard University, J.D., with honors, 2002
College: Harvard University, A.B., summa cum laude, 1999
Admitted: Harvard University, J.D., with honors, 2002
Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation
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41. Karen B. Peck
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Yale University Law School, J.D., 1987
College: Tulane University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1984
Admitted: Yale University Law School, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Employment; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

42. Michael McBride
Title: Partner
Law School: Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
College: Fordham University, B.S., summa cum laude
Admitted: Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice, Dental, Health Care, Insurance
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43. Brian E. Simmons
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 1997
College: Texas Tech University, B.A., Chemistry, 1990
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing
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