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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Rankings

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Phelps Dunbar offers a wealth of experience in commercial disputes, benefiting from a team with notable expertise in representing corporate clients and financial institutions. Its expertise includes insurance coverage matters, real estate disputes, labor matters and intellectual property.

Work Highlights

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  • Phelps Dunbar acted for National Association of Vision Care Plans to bring First Amendment claims, alongside a number of other plaintiff healthcare companies, against the Texas Governor, Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner to prevent the enforcement of HB1696, a recently enacted law alleged to restrict vision care plans from communicating to their insureds over potential cost savings.

Strengths

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  • They were all very good, on top of things, and responsive.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • They were competent, comprehensive, prepared, and had a forward-looking plan in litigation. I was impressed with their work and coherence.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Blake Bailey
    Band 4Blake Bailey

    Blake Bailey

    Blake Bailey offers broad experience in commercial litigation, including professional liability and contractual disputes.

    • Blake does things very well. He is practical and matter-of-fact in his approach to figure things out and get things done.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Blake is knowledgeable, responsive and proactive.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Blake is a technician and does a good job at crafting summary judgments.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Blake is a good trial lawyer. He has an affable, traditional Texas trial persona and can wow juries with effective analogies and charisma. He is good at taking complex legal concepts and simplifying them. He is detail-oriented and I think very highly of him.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
    • Blake is a very good, smart and tactical lawyer. He is aggressive but appropriately so.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Band 5Kenneth Johnston
    Band 5Kenneth Johnston

    Kenneth Johnston

    Dallas-based Kenneth Johnston is adept at representing clients in the financial services and energy sectors, among others, in class actions and other commercial disputes.
    • Kenneth is a very smart and respected litigator. He has special expertise in banking and commercial litigation.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

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Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds

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