Star Individuals
Provided by Michael O'Donnell
Litigation and disputes; Class actions; Securities litigation, regulation and enforcement; International arbitration
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.
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).
JD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law; BA, Wesleyan University
Provided by Chambers
Michael O'Donnell of Valkenaar O'Donnell PLLC has a wealth of commercial litigation expertise, offering adept handling of trials and arbitrations.
Provided by Chambers
Michael is super-smart and understands all the issues. He is great on communications and makes them easy to digest for clients. He is a great partner to us.
Michael is super-smart and understands all the issues. He is great on communications and makes them easy to digest for clients. He is a great partner to us.