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Gibbs & Bruns LLP is a litigation boutique engaged exclusively in high-stakes business and commercial litigation.  The firm is acclaimed for its high-value and precedent-setting work across the banking, energy, technology, and financial services sectors, among others.  Exceedingly rare for a litigation firm, we routinely practice on both sides of the docket.  With both plaintiff and defense experience, we bring a higher level of insight and strategy to complex disputes.  Our lawyers excel in creative approaches to disputes in the context of dynamic and ever-changing industry landscapes.

Founded by Robin Gibbs, named “Father of the Litigation Boutique in Texas” by The Texas Lawbook, the firm sustains a forward-thinking culture of creativity and a personal approach to managing its client matters.  Reciprocity is at the core of all of the firm’s client engagements. Risk sharing with clients and innovative fee arrangements are a hallmark of Gibbs & Bruns’ practice.  The firm’s track record of successes for clients since 1983 attests to the talents, creativity, and dedication of the firm’s trial lawyers.

The firm’s current docket of cases range from high-stakes plaintiffs’ RMBS matters for institutional investors and a high-profile plaintiffs’ patent case against tech giants Apple and Samsung, to the defense of Reynolds & Reynolds in a massive federal antitrust matter, as well as defense of Trustmark National Bank in a complex matter related to the collapse of Stanford Financial Group.  These matters involve billions of dollars in damages. The firm’s energy docket remains as robust as ever, as is the firm’s private client/professional service firm docket.

Recent results demonstrate the significance of our impact nationwide:

• $8.5 Billion Countrywide RMBS Precedent–Setting Settlement Obtained for 22 Institutional Investor Clients (2015)
• $7 Billion Allowed Claim – ResCap Bankruptcy Settlement with 17 Institutional Investors (2013)
• $4.5 Billion Settlement with JPMorgan on Behalf of 21 Institutional Investors (2013)
• $2.4 Billion Settlement with Lehman Brothers on Behalf of 14 Institutional Investors (2017)
• $1.7 Billion Net Settlement Package for Huntsman; including $1.1 billion in financing and $632 million in cash, the largest cash settlement payment ever recovered with respect to a busted LBO (2009)
• $1.13 Billion Settlement with Citigroup on Behalf of 18 Institutional Investors (2014)
• $1 Billion in Total Recoveries for Clients, Including $400 Million Settlement with Credit Suisse – National Century Enterprises (NCFE) Securities Litigation (2013)
• Major Defense Win in Multi-Billion Dollar Environmental Trial for Waste Management; settlement was less than one percent of the government’s demand (2014)
• $196 Million Judgment Win for Plaintiff Client D. Bobbitt Noel Jr. against Devon Energy (2011)
• $100 Million Value Arbitration Award for Venoco against Denbury Onshore (2014)
• $56 Million Take-Nothing Success for Natural Resource Partners (2019)
• $37.2 Million Recovery for Client Against the Port of Houston (Verdict 2010, Finalized 2017)
• $35 Million in Settlements for ERG re: Contract Dispute in the Republic of Columbia (2017)
• $5.65 Million in Damages Awarded in Trial Win for U.S. Pipeline (2018, Affirmed by Nebraska Supreme Court 2019)
• $4.58 Million Jury Verdict for Plaintiff Client SourceGas in Dispute against Noble Energy (2011)
• Successful resolution of seven-year dispute for Chevron re the transfer of its responsibility for massive future dismantling and restoration costs of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline; the firm succeeded on each aspect of the legal disputes involved in this matter (2019)

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Michael Absmeier	Co-Managing Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Sam Cruse	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Robin Gibbs	Founding Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP. Complex commercial litigation.	View Profile
	Mr Mark Giugliano	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Ms Aundrea (Andi) Gulley	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Anthony Kaim	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Ms Ashley Kleber	Co-Managing Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Ms Ayesha Najam	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Ms Kathy Patrick	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP.	View Profile
	Mr Colin Pogge	Associate, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Barrett Reasoner	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Brian Ross	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Charles Rosson	Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr David Sheeren	Associate, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile
	Mr Brice Wilkinson	Associate, Gibbs & Bruns LLP	View Profile