Kenneth C. Johnston, a partner at Johnston Clem Gifford PLLC in Dallas, specializes in complex legal matters across financial services, corporate governance, dispute resolution, and insolvency. His typical clients include top-20 U.S. banks and mid-to-lower market oil and gas companies. Significant matters he has led include a $29m high-stakes dispute for a former software general counsel against a major video game developer and its CEO, securing an appellate victory upholding non-disparagement agreements; serving as lead counsel for a sophisticated investor embroiled in a $20m quasi-Ponzi scheme spanning multiple industries and states; and spearheading a $50m+ rescission transaction for an aerospace company in a post-M&A dispute, ensuring retention of critical assets.
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Key clients

  • Perchetti Energy Holdings LLC
  • Former Gearbox Software general counsel
  • CEO of Albers Aerospace
  • Truist Investment Services Inc.
  • Large Operating LLC and affiliates
  • Longboat Energy LLC, Cottonwood Minerals LLC