Partner
Robert S. Harrell
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Public Companies & Corporate Governance
Overview
Robert Harrell represents clients in shareholder and other corporate disputes; class actions; RICO claims; patent infringement; breaches of contract; violations of fiduciary and other professional duties; complex insurance coverage issues; and other types of commercial disputes. He regularly defends officers and directors in shareholder derivative matters, SEC investigations and other disputes involving corporate governance issues, in addition to representing insurers in D&O policy disputes. Bob has experience representing professionals, including lawyers and accountants.
Bob has handled lawsuits and arbitrations in numerous areas involving technology, including computer systems integration, software development and network privacy. These include intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright and trade secrets lawsuits.
Bob has tried more than 50 cases to verdict or judgment in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels.
Earlier in his career, Bob served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joe Ingraham, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Recognition
- Legal 500 US, Intellectual property: patent litigation – hi-tech electronics/IT, The Legal 500
- Legal 500 US, Patent litigation - full coverage, The Legal 500
- The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
- Lawyer of the Year, Houston: Information Technology Law, Best Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
- Local Litigation Star, Texas: intellectual property, general commercial, securities, Benchmark Litigation, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC
- Texas Top Rated Lawyer, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, JD, with honors
- The University of Texas at Austin, BA, summa cum laude
Admissions
- Texas
Courts
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Western District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Texas Court of Appeals
Professional & Community Involvement
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, and Houston Bar Foundation
- Alley Theatre, Board of Directors (2010 - present)
- United Way, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Lawyers Initiative Steering Committee
- University of Texas, Chancellor's Council
- University of Texas School of Law, adjunct professor, trial practice skills (1987 - 1992)