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Linda represents financial institutions, oil and gas producers, and a variety of other publicly traded companies in complex commercial litigation matters at both the state and federal level. While she has handled a wide variety of commercial litigation disputes, Linda has developed particular expertise in the area of commercial mortgage-backed securities related litigation; intellectual property protection in a changing corporate environment; executive employment agreements; and commercial contract disputes, including disputes arising under oil and gas operating agreements. Linda also has extensive experience in the drafting and enforcement of covenants not-to-compete and in cases enforcing common-law duties of confidentiality and loyalty.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Successfully tried first post-9/11 lawsuit confirming lenders’ rights to require borrowers to maintain insurance against acts of terrorism for properties securing loans included within a CMBS pool
Defended on appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals summary judgment dismissing employment discrimination claims brought by a physician against a large Houston hospital
Obtained dismissal of multi-million dollar claim against former executive of sterilization test manufacturer on jurisdictional grounds, and successfully defended the dismissal on appeal to the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas
Regularly advises and negotiates on behalf of high-level executives through employment status changes caused by corporate merger, acquisition or asset sale
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Author
Wage and Hour Law: Answers to Everyday Questions, Calculating Overtime: Traps for the Unwary and Tips for Compliance, National Business Institute (April 2006)
Executive Legal Advisor, Copyright Protection and Employee E-Mail Searches (January 2005)
BRIEFINGS, SEMINARS & SPEECHES
Presenter
Calculating Overtime: Traps for the Unwary and Tips for Compliance, National Business Institute (April 2006)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Foundation
2004 Co-Chair, Pro Bono Activities Committee
Member, Pro Bono Activities Committee, 2002-present
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Virginia
Listed
Named by her peers in 2004, 2005 and 2006 as a Rising Star as published in Texas Monthly magazine. | 