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Reese Marketos was selected as the Litigation Firm of the Year by Texas Lawyer in the small firm category. Click here to view the full article.

On March 18, 2013, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment denying all claims of T. Boone Pickens and Cowboy Athletics, Inc. against Reese Marketos clients and other defendants in a case in which Pickens and Cowboy Athletics sought more than $33 million. Click here to view the Fifth Circuit’s opinion. Reese… Continue reading Summary judgment affirmed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, Reese Marketos partner Pete Marketos and associate Leslie Chaggaris obtained a Final Judgment on behalf of Reese Marketos client Cardenas Metroplex on a unanimous jury verdict awarding fraud damages and exemplary damages against Mercedes-Benz and three of its employees.

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Reese Marketos associate Kendal Simpson argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of a summary judgment that Reese Marketos partners Joel Reese and Brad Gordon, with Kendal’s help, obtained in federal district court. The summary judgment denied all the claims of T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State… Continue reading Associate Kendal Simpson’s argument highlighted in Texas Lawbook and Dallas Morning News

On Friday, February 15, Reese Marketos partner Pete Marketos and attorney Leslie Chaggaris won a major fraud verdict against Mercedes-Benz after a two-week jury trial in Cameron County, Texas. Click here to view the full press release. Click here to view the full article from The Dallas Morning News. A unanimous jury found for Reese… Continue reading Pete Marketos and Leslie Chaggaris win unanimous fraud verdict against Mercedes-Benz

On November 2, 2012, Law360 published an article relating to a multi-million dollar interest rate swap agreement, entitled, “Wells Fargo Can’t Shed Claims in $101M Construction Loan Suit.” Reese Marketos represents the defendants/counter-plaintiffs in that litigation. Click here to view the counterclaims that Reese Marketos filed against Wells Fargo on behalf of its clients.

On November 1, 2012, Reese Marketos filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Nuance Communications in connection with a $45 million acquisition of a privately held software company. Reese Marketos’s clients seek more than $20 million in damages from Nuance after an arbitration panel found that Nuance fraudulently induced the former stockholders in the software company… Continue reading Securities fraud lawsuit filed against Nuance Communications

BusinessWeek magazine published an article by Caleb Hannan on October 4, 2012, entitled “If Only T. Boone Pickens Had Died.” The article discusses Reese Marketos’s defense win in a $36 million lawsuit filed by T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State University against Reese Marketos’s clients.

Reese Marketos’s representation of certain defendants in a case against T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State University was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “Boone Calls the Plays as Largess Complicates Life at Alma Mater.” The front-page story discusses the facts surrounding a pair of cases involving Boone Pickens and includes quotes… Continue reading Defense case highlighted in Wall Street Journal

Partners Joel Reese and Brad Gordon, along with associate Kendal Simpson, prevailed in a much publicized lawsuit against Boone Pickens. On March 9, 2012, U.S. District Judge Jorge Solis granted the motion for summary judgment filed by Reese Marketos team, ending a more than two year lawsuit where Mr. Pickens and Cowboy Athletics sought more… Continue reading Joel Reese, Brad Gordon, and Kendal Simpson prevailed in publicized lawsuit