Department profile
Duane Morris LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

USA Guide 2026 : Texas: Austin & Surrounds


Duane Morris LLP

Rankings

About

Provided by Duane Morris LLP

Commercial Litigation

Duane Morris boasts several hundred trial lawyers across its entire global footprint. We are highly-sought after for complex, bet-the-company, and large exposure cases requiring deep understanding of a client’s industry and specific business objectives. We work hand in hand with our clients to fully evaluate appropriate strategies and tactics, balanced against each client’s priorities and strategic imperatives.

Securities Litigation

Corporations, board members and management rely on Duane Morris to represent them in high-stakes class, derivative and direct actions in federal and state courts around the country involving claims under federal securities laws as well as under state fiduciary-duty, blue sky and common law.

Appellate

Our appellate lawyers have extensive experience in preserving our clients’ trial court wins and reversing their losses.

Trade Secret and Non-Compete

Our Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Group draws on experience from a range of legal areas—commercial litigation, employment law, intellectual property, cybersecurity and privacy law, and white-collar defense and corporate investigations—to help companies navigate these multifaceted issues across the U.S. and around the world.

Product Liability

Clients ranging from some of the world's largest manufacturers and insurance companies to burgeoning startups turn to Duane Morris for counsel and representation in claims involving products liability and toxic torts.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Austin & Surrounds

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Duane Morris has a respected litigation practice with strength in product liability, intellectual property and commercial disputes. The firm acts for a broad client base in Austin and beyond, including clients hailing from the energy, healthcare and construction sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Duane Morris represented Delaware Passco Tribute DST as lead counsel in a major construction defect claim concerning a building envelope and other issues on a high-end, mixed-use multifamily project in San Antonio, which settled for $39 million.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team is so smart and very helpful. It outlines our options well and tailors its approach for each individual case, working seamlessly together.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Duane Morris's attorneys are diligent and their strategy is clear. They do excellent legal work and analysis and are very commercially savvy.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • The team at Duane Morris is very responsive, proactive and gets up to speed on the issue quickly.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 1Brad Thompson
    Band 1Brad Thompson

    Brad Thompson

    Brad Thompson has considerable expertise in disputes arising from the energy sector as part of his broader commercial disputes practice.
    • Brad is very smart, efficient and business-savvy.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Brad does an amazing job. He treats little matters with as much care as he does with big ones and knows exactly how we operate. He outlines our options well and tailors his approach for each individual case. He leads by example and has high standards for his team.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Brad's practice is doing really well, and he is an excellent trial lawyer.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Band 2Tracy L McCreight
    Band 2Tracy L McCreight

    Tracy L McCreight

    Tracy McCreight is a strong performer across a broad range of commercial disputes, including construction, contract and real estate matters.

Ranked Individuals at Duane Morris LLP (2)

Texas: Austin & Surrounds

Members

Provided by Duane Morris LLP

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership