Michael O'Donnell
USA Guide 2023
Band 1 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 1
About
Provided by Michael O'Donnell
Practice Areas
Litigation and disputes; Class actions; Securities litigation, regulation and enforcement; International arbitration
Career
Mike O'Donnell is the Partner-in-Charge and leader of the commercial litigation practice of Norton Rose Fulbright’s San Antonio office. Mike resolves complex commercial disputes in a strategic and cost-effective manner through multi-party negotiations, dispositive motions, arbitrations and jury trials. Mike has settled high-stakes claims and concluded entangled business divorces without a lawsuit ever being filed. When needed, Mike relies upon his extensive first-chair trial and arbitration experience in high-stakes disputes in diverse industries including commercial real estate, financial services and insurance, utilities, supermarkets, medical devices and energy. He has also taken the lead in a broad array of evidentiary hearings, including hearings to address class certification, the admissibility of expert testimony, injunctive relief, invalidation of liens and lis pendens, election contests and the validation of public securities.
Professional Memberships
Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow); San Antonio Bar Foundation (Fellow); United States Supreme Court Historical Society; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; The San Antonio Children's Museum (Executive Committee and Director; former Board Chair).
Personal
JD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law; BA, Wesleyan University