Primary Area(s) of Practice

• Complex Business & Commercial Litigation
• Directors & Officers Litigation

Additional Experience

• Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Disputes
• Real Estate & Land Use
• Chinese Business & Litigation

Associations

• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Bar College
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Young Lawyers Association 
• Dallas Asian American Bar Association

Education

St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas

Juris Doctorate, 2017

• Emphasis: Trial Practice / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Compliance / Securities

University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

The Program of Studies on Global Legal Issues, 2016

• Emphasis: International Business Transactions / Global Corporate Governance / Corporate Law / Equal Protection

University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2012

• Major: Political Science - Emphasis: International Politics / Economic Development
• Minor: History

Representative Matters

• Obtained dismissal of $50 Million lawsuit for a world leader in the manufacture of COVID tests, along with its president, against claims brought by Swiss medical supply company, for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting in the District Court for Harris County, Texas.
• Obtained complete summary judgement for prominent North American engine manufacture in toxic tort/wrongful death case, pending in Phoenix, Arizona. 
• Obtained voluntarily non-suit via summary judgment on all claims brought against chemical manufacture client in high-profile wrongful death action in Camden, Arkansas. 
• Obtained complete dismissal via pre-answer motion to dismiss of class action suit brought against prominent livestock husbandry operation based in Arkansas, for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Arkansas Minimum Wage Act.
• Obtained complete dismissal via pre-answer motion to dismiss on all claims against major travel agency based in Tulsa, Oklahoma against causes of action for breach of contract; insurance bad faith; fraud; and Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act. 
• Obtained successful defense for managing members of limited liability company against claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and conspiracy, involving misappropriation of EB-5 loan proceeds.
• Obtained pre-trial dismissal of certain claims, and favorable final settlement on remaining claims for general contractor client against claims for wrongful death, premises liability, and negligence action.
• Obtained release of proceeds from tax increment financing for real estate developer client after entry of a temporary restraining order to block payment based upon claims of alleged misappropriation. 
• Successful defense of suit brought against real estate developer client via plea to the jurisdiction, relating to claims of misappropriation of EB-5 loan proceeds and proceeds from tax increment financing.
• Successful prosecution for limited liability company client against former company officers based upon claims under the Texas Theft Liability Act, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. 
• Successful defense via summary judgment for residential developer client against claims brought by competing developers, including tortious inferences, misappropriation of trade secrets, and conversion.

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

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