USA Guide 2026 : Texas: Austin & Surrounds
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A&O Shearman is recognized for its growing presence in Texas, with offices in Dallas, Austin and Houston. The firm garners particular praise for its strengthened offering in the securities litigation space, housing preeminent, experienced attorneys skilled in handling shareholder disputes and securities class actions as well as SEC investigations.
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A&O Shearman continued to represent the Hawaiian Electric Company and its officers and directors in a securities class action and related shareholder derivative litigation in connection with the August 2023 Maui wildfires.
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A&O Shearman has an efficient team of highly polished, brilliant and creative attorneys who are expert and experienced in all phases of litigation. Its attorneys are relentless, well respected by opponents and judges alike and do great things for their clients. The firm is near perfect.
A&O Shearman has the expertise for highly complex class action litigation. The firm has immense breadth and is highly responsive.
I really appreciate how fast and efficient A&O Shearman is. The team is very thorough and doesn't ever miss anything. It has a very deep bench and its attorneys are consistently super-responsive; I'm never waiting on them. The firm is 100% able to put its counsel into a business context and understands the implications of how everything will play out.
A&O Shearman's attorneys are very responsive and thorough litigators. They make my questions and concerns a priority, which I really appreciate. The team asks a lot of insightful questions to get to know our business and is very good at sharing legal updates that are relevant to us.
A&O Shearman excels in its creativity and skill. It has the ability to absorb and parse complex information and research and apply it to legal strategy. Its lawyers are superb communicators and provide excellent all-round client care alongside their genuinely impressive legal skill. They take the time to understand the business and meet with all of the people who can give them the detail required to form the litigation strategy.
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Daniel is a great writer and is incredibly smart.
Daniel is a talented, capable and thoughtful partner fighting for us. He is exceptionally patient and I am grateful and appreciative of his desire to do right by his clients.
Daniel is a superb strategist and has a quiet brilliance to his practice.
Speed and efficiency are what set Daniel apart, but he is very thorough and doesn't miss things. He is always very responsive too.
Emily is so impressive. She has sophisticated client skills and is incredibly effective and very clever.
Emily is really terrific. She has a real depth of experience and constantly stays abreast of legal developments in her area. She gives back to the community, has a lovely demeanor and is a lovely person, practicing with dignity and integrity.
Emily is super-smart and practical.
Emily is pragmatic, knowledgeable and has a deep understanding of the field that she works in. All of her advice is very good and angled towards bringing closure to matters. She always provides very sophisticated counsel.
Samuel is excellent. He is practical and a brilliant attorney.
Samuel has good judgment and is a strong commercial litigator and adviser.
Thad is very knowledgeable and steady on the wheel. He is very good in court and able to stand his ground in trial in a tough way against aggressive counsel. He drives cases hard to a good result and is very impressive.
Thad is a very fine lawyer.
Thad is a master litigation tactician and strategist. He sees a complex case as a chessboard and is as talented as any litigator in terms of seeing three moves ahead. He is also very strong on communications and responsiveness.
Thad is a very calm person, which makes him a very effective litigator. He is able to charm people to convince them.
Thad is incredibly strategic and has a great touch with clients.
David Whittlesey advises clients in high-stakes litigation cases across various industries, including intellectual property, tech, energy and finance. He is well versed in a range of disputes, including securities and intellectual property.
David is super-commercial.
David is a terrific lawyer with keen commercial acumen. He knows the judges in Texas and understands complex litigation. He leverages the rest of the firm quite effectively, which has allowed him to build a diverse practice that crosses borders.
David is really good at coming up with creative solutions to move cases forward. He is very good at negotiating resolutions, extremely responsive and very focused on us as a client.
David is expert at the basics of litigation as well as the deep nuances hiding around the corner.
Mallory Tosch Hoggatt is an experienced litigator frequently sought after by financial institutions and corporates to handle complex securities disputes arising from mergers, acquisitions and other transactions as well as alleged breaches of antitrust laws.
Mallory is amazing. She is responsive, easy to work with and produces excellent legal work.
Mallory is very relatable, easy to work with and understands how we do things. She is also efficient to work with and does a great job with witnesses.
Mallory is very capable and poised on her feet.
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: General Commercial
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