Ms Ayesha Najam > Gibbs & Bruns LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibbs & Bruns LLP
1100 LOUISIANA
SUITE 5300
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
TEXAS
United States

Position

Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Career

Ayesha Najam focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with a more recent focus on disputes involving energy and construction.  With over a decade of litigation experience, Ayesha’s client base has spanned a swath of industries, including energy, manufacturing, health care, software, construction, and commercial real estate.

Following law school, Ayesha was a law clerk to Judge Stephen H. Glickman, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, from 2004 to 2005.

She is a consummate professional and unflappable.  She is a great trial lawyer.

– Chambers USA 2023

She’s a really good lawyer and very skilled. She’s a tough negotiator.

She’s responsive and very astute at grasping the business issues.

She just knocks it out of the park and is a terrific lawyer.

She’s a fabulous lawyer; just very knowledgeable, hard-working and all-around very good.

– Chambers USA 2022, 2021

Ayesha has been recognized in several legal industry directories by her peers and clients, including Legal 500Chambers USABenchmark LitigationLawdragon, and Thomson Reuters‘ “Texas Super Lawyers.”

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Houston-based law firm Gibbs & Bruns LLP specializes in handling commercial disputes, with a focus on the banking, energy, technology, and financial services sectors. The firm’s experienced team is capable of representing both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad range of subjects. Robin Gibbs is highly regarded for his extensive experience as a trial attorney, while Kathy Patrick has regularly returned successes for longstanding high value clients. Barrett Reasoner is an expert in handling energy-related disputes and co-leads the practice alongside Gibbs and Patrick. Brian Ross  is particularly knowledgeable in the oil and gas industry and has expertise in market defining cases. Other notable members of the team include securities specialist Sam Cruse , energy and construction advisor Ayesha Najam , and David Sheeren . Denise Lambert Drake and Jorge M. Gutierrez Gutierrez Jr. were promoted to partner in October 2022.